Welcome To Burlesque by Cher

Coaching Notes:

Pre-Teach: No
Focus: External
Purpose: To explore expressing dramatic and sexy energy through movement

First move: Is a slow dramatic walk. Once you have united everyone in the walk, tell them to walk dramatically, with sass and confidence and allow themselves to be seductive as they dance. Whole use of space, and use walls and pillars if they are there. Coach for adding the arms to the walk and also allow hips and shoulders to move.

Second move: Is a pose. It comes several times in the song, sometimes you add a little wiggle after the pose, it will be clear where when you practice the song. Coach for dramatic, sexy and over-the-top poses.

Third move: is a 1-2-3-knee. First connect them to the rhythm: 1-2-3-knee, 1-2-3-knee. Then have them add hands, head, arms and upper body as they lift the knee. Use the style words sassy, dramatic and seductive to get them into full expression of the move.

Fourth move: is hands and hips. Have them hold the spot, and allow hands and hips to dance. You can circle hips, or do figure eights and the hands circle as they dance around the body. Invite them to explore a mysterious and alluring dance with hands and hips.

Transition:
0:00 Walk
0:18 Pose
0:20 Walk
0:34 1-2-3-knee
0:45 Pose and wiggle
0:49 Walk
0:54 Pose
0:56 Walk
1:10 1-2-3-knee
1:38 Hands & Hips
1:53 1-2-3-knee
2:03 Pose
2:07 Walk
2:27 Ending pose with Jazz hands