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Warm up

  • Preparatory  5-10 min
  • Main          10-15 min
  • Individual      5-10 min

Main body of class

  • Dance activity

Cool down        

  • Cool down  5-10min

A class for youngsters of about 3-4 years would proberly last no more the 3/4 of hour of activity.

Warm up 20 mins

  • Preparation 5 mins
  • Main 10 mins
  • Individual 5mins

Main Teaching activity 20 mins

  • Main dance activity 15 mins
  • Performance             5 mins

let the children perform to you as a group, in to groups to each other or as indviduals if they have the confidence never push it.

Cool down 5 mins

Children & Teenagers

Length of warm up will depend on ability and fitness

For a class that lasts  an hour

Warm up 25 mins

  • Preparation 5 mins
  • Main        10 mins
  • Individual 10 mins

It is important while children are still growing not to over do jumping and deep bends rember that addolesence is at different times for girls to boys and that during this time growth spurt happend.

The warm up or cool down is a good time to flag up issues healty eating, body image, amout of exercise.

Main Teaching activity 20 mins

  • Main dance activity 15 mins
  • Performance             5 mins
      • let the children perform to you as a group
      • or in to groups to each other
      • or as indviduals if they have the confidence never push it.

Cool down 5 mins

  • cool down 5 mins

Adults

Again this will depend on class ability. For a class lasting an hour

Warm up 25 mins

  • Preparation   5 mins
  • Main          10 mins
  • Individual   10mins

The warm up is a good time to flag up issues such as old injuries, and lifestyle. It is important that you know any injuries old or new.

Main Teaching activity 20 mins

  • Main dance activity 15 mins
  • Practice                    5 mins

Note I have change the word performance for practice, many adults dance for fun and the idea of preforming would horrify them. You still need time time evaluate there learning though, so a 5 minute practice where they leave you alone to watch and where you do not teach just evaluate is important this time may only need to be 3 mins it depends on the class and routine but will help you know how plan for the next lesson.

Cool down 5 mins

  • cool down 5 mins

Not these times are for an active adult class in many cases adults have not exercise for years or incases of older classes have problems with certain movements. Old injury such as a knee operation or replacement can be a problem so it is important to ask a) if there is any problems and b)what there consulatant says the can and can't do. Example in the case of a hip relacement they should not cross their legs i.e grapevine and in the case of a knee relacement they should not kneel on the knee.