Tutorial

Long Live the Chief by Jidenna

Tutorial Video:

Song Video:

Designed By:

Laurie-Lynn Macdonald

FIT Categories:

Elements/Purpose:

Categories:

Travel-Isolation

Tempo:

Mid-Tempo

Time:

2:40

Age Group:

Genre/Year:

Hip Hop, 2017, 10s

Themes:

Explicit Language

Moves:

walk-6-pose-2 / walk-2-dance-2

Style Words:

Hip hop, heavy, gritty, attitude, big, bold, bad-ass, urban, raw, rough

Access Level:

Adult Facilitator

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Coaching Notes:

Pre-Teach: yes, show dab and options for attitude poses
Focus: external
Purpose: To explore and play with attitude in your expression

***Explicit Language***

First move: Start with the 6 walks and then hold the dab for a pose with lots of attitude for 2 counts. For those of us over 25 (haha) dab is the latest dance move in the clubs where you bury your head in your elbow as the other arm reaches up.
I thought it was silly but then this song made it fun to play with. If you’re not comfortable with the dab you can switch it out for a salute to the chief or a really bad-ass pose.
You’ll take them through this combo 4 times.

Second move: Walk 2 and dance 2 at 0:25 when the music changes.
Use style words to get them into the fullest expression of this music like: raw, gritty, rough and invite them to use their whole bodies, making gestures with their hands and arms and facial expressions.
Encourage them to try to make it different every time. Show other people in the room their attitude and style etc.

It will be back and forth with the two moves throughout the song distinctly.

Transitions:
0:00 short intro (only 2 secs)
0:02 walk 6 pose 2]
0:25 walk 2 dance 2
1:10 walk 6 pose 2
1:33 walk 2 dance 2
2:18 walk 6 pose 2