Tutorial

Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera) by Maroon 5

Tutorial Video:

Song Video:

Designed By:

Nadine Collins

FIT Categories:

Elements/Purpose:

Categories:

Travel-Isolation

Tempo:

Mid-Tempo

Time:

3:23

Age Group:

Genre/Year:

Pop, electronic, house, 2011, 10s

Themes:

Dance-Party

Moves:

Walk / knee drop groove out / slow walk

Style Words:

Fun, Funky, pop, energetic, spunky, attitude, confident, loose

Access Level:

Adult Facilitator

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Coaching Notes:

Pre-Teach: no
Focus: External
Purpose: To explore and express their cool confidence, bringing out their personality

First move: Walk: Rockstar, confident tempo walk can count them in if you observe it is needed, getting the confident rock vibe in the walk, exploring the space, changing directions.
Show off your personal and unique style, coach for attitude, lots of personality, can touch walls , this is your DanceFLOOR! There is a short bit When Christina comes in when the walk will go into a more slow diva walk.
Coach for even more confidence and attitude

Second move: Knee drop groove out: feet wide, knees are soft alternating dropping one knee towards the floor.
Allow the rest of the upper body to move with you by encouraging them to get their arms and heads involved in the dance, show off your moves!
“You got the moves like Jagger”. See if you can travel and really groove out that knee drop.
Let me see what you got. Let you whole body dance it.

For zoom: on the knee drop invite them to show off their moves like Jagger. Go for it.

Transitions:
0:00 Slow Walk.
0:07 tempo walk
0:46 Knee Drop groove out
1:15 tempo walk
1:45 Knee Drop groove out
2:16 Diva walk, slow
2:30 Tempo walk
2:48 Knee drop groove out