Tutorial

Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) by Mark Ronson (KIDS)

Tutorial Video:

Song Video:

Designed By:

Torild Thornsohn

FIT Categories:

Elements/Purpose:

Categories:

Connection-Interaction

Tempo:

Mid-Tempo

Time:

4:30

Age Group:

, 4-6, 7-11, 12-14, Teens-Tweens, Family-Groove

Genre/Year:

Funk, Soul, 2014, 10s

Themes:

Verse-Chorus

Moves:

clap / dance walk / Arms up & little runs / Poses / Optional: soul train

Style Words:

funky, fun, playful, cool

Access Level:

Kids Facilitator

Other Music Link

Coaching Notes:

Pre-Teach: No
Focus: External
Purpose: Warm-up, Interactive, confidence

First move: Clap. You’ll hear a distinct clap in the music. Connect your participants to the clap.

Second move: Dance walk. Ask your participants to put the beat in their feet and dance walk around the room.
Encourage high fives and some interactions.

Third move: Arms up & little runs

Fourth move: Poses. On the spot get your participants to strike rockstar poses and point to each other.

Fifth move: Soul train. As an option, you can ask your participants to form two lines to prepare for a soul train. Call out partners to dance walk down. Get your participants to clap and cheer each other on. This is really fun for kids!

Transitions:
0:00 Clap
0:17 Dance walk
0:51 Arms up x3 & little runs OTS
1:07 Dance walk
1:22 Pose x4
1:33 Dance walk
2:06 Arms up x3 & little runs OTS
2:22 Dance walk
2:38 Poses x4
2:47 Clap and start organizing soul train
4:26 End with Rockstar pose