DARKSIDE by Neoni

Coaching Notes:

Pre-Teach: Yes
Focus: External
Pre-Teach: Stomp-stomp-pose-x4. In this song we are going to explore a mysterious, creepy and bizarre expression: we are gonna stomp twice and then pose 4 times. Try it with me: a heavy stomp-stomp-pose-pose-pose-pose. Again: this time allow yourself to be creepy and bizarre in your poses, use levels, different body parts and don’t forget to add a weird and creepy look on your face!
First move: Snap. Listen to the song and connect to the snapping. Explore snapping different places around your body. Cool. Confident. How can you dance your snap? Can you travel with it? Dance it in your own way and add your own cool personality to it.
Second move: Bouncy walk. Walk to the beat and add some bounce to it. Cool and confident. Dance your bouncy walk as you travel the room. Maybe you can walk in different directions? Or turn? Can you add your arms? Your hands? You can also allow your shoulders and upper body to your dance. How can you get your entire body dancing? Listen to the song and let the music inspire your dance walk. Don’t shy away from expressing yourself the way you want – this is your dance floor, you can only get it right!
Third move: Transitioning poses. Stay on the spot and slowly start to move through creepy poses. Moving fluently from one pose to the next. Creepy. Bizarre. Weird. Spooky. Allow yourself to put a creepy smile on your face or open your eyes wide and look around. You can also explore the ticks in the song as you pose. Can you add you arms? Can you play with your levels? How can you move your spine? Is it possible to add your fingers in a creepy way? Maybe you can move your neck and shoulders in weird and bizarre ways? Give yourself permission to explore the the creepy expression – dance it your way!
Fourth Move: Stomp-stomp-pose-x4. Give me a heavy stomp-stomp and now pose-pose-pose-pose. Heavy stomps and four quick creepy poses. Travel your stomp. And add your arms and upper body to it. Can you pose in different ways every time? Using levels and different body parts: Neck, Elbows, Hands, Face, Chest, Shoulders, Spine, Hips. Create your own unique dance with creepy poses! Maybe your can dance your bizarre poses with the person next to you? Allow yourself to be weird, creepy and theatrical!
Transitions: 0:00 Snap 0:17 Bouncy walk 0:35 Transitioning poses 0:52 Stomp-stomp-pose-x4 1:10 Bouncy walk 1:27 Transitioning poses 1:44 Stomp-stomp-pose-x4 2:02 Transitioning poses 2:28 Stomp-stomp-pose-x4