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PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2

LEARNING MODULES
IN

RHYTHMIC ACTIVITIES

FERDINAND R. CUNANAN, LPT, MAED

Instructor, College of Arts and Sciences

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MIDTERM MODULES IN
PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2: RHYTHMIC ACTIVITIES

LINE DANCE

Objectives

The learners…

1. Students will be able to define what line dancing is.

2. Students will be able to perform the basic steps of line dancing.
3. Students will be able to identify the counts of line dancing.
Lecture:

Line dancing is exactly what its name implies: people dancing in lines to music. Line
dances are choreographed dances with a repeating series of steps that are
performed in unison by a group of people in lines or rows, most often without the
dancers making contact with one another.

All the dancers performing a line dance face the same direction and perform the
steps at exactly the same time. Although there are usually several lines, small groups
may only form one line, but it's still considered a line dance even if only two people
are participating.

From the American immigrants' adaptation of polka and the waltz in the 1800s that
developed into square dancing to folk dances in schools of the 1900s, the origins of
this dance format are widespread. Discover more about this centuries-old dance
format and how to line dance below.

Line Dancing History

Although many popular line dances are set to country music, the first line dances did
not originate from country-western dancing. Line dancing is believed to have
originated from folk dancing, which has many similarities.
Contra dancing, a form of American folk dance in which the dancers form two
parallel lines and perform a sequence of dance movements with different partners
down the length of the line, probably had a huge influence on the line dancing steps
we are familiar with today.
During the 1980s and 1990s, line dances started being created for popular country
songs. One example is a dance made for Billy Ray Cyrus' 1992 smash hit "Achy Breaky
Heart." Even pop music began to see an upswing in line dances in the 1990s, with "the
Macarena" serving as a sort of hybrid folk-pop dance number that swept the world by
storm.

Line Dance Format

Basic line dances focus on movements of the legs and feet, with more advanced
dances including the arms and hands. The movements of a line dance are marked as
"counts," where one count generally equals one musical beat. A particular movement
or step takes place at each beat.

A line dance will have a certain number of counts, meaning the number of beats in
one complete sequence of the dance. For example, a 64-count dance would

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contain 64 beats. The number of beats does not necessarily equal the number of
steps, however, as steps can be performed between two beats or over more than
one beat.

Line dances are made up of a certain number of steps, with each step identified by a
catchy name. The Texas Two-Step, the Tush Push, the West Coast Shuffle, the Redneck
Girl, and the Boot Scootin' Boogie are all well-known line dances still performed in
country-western bars today.

Line Dancing Today

Because its steps are simple and don't involve dancing with a partner, line dancing is
ideal for singles and people who don't normally dance. Line dancing is taught and
practiced in country-western dance bars, social clubs, and dance halls around the
world.
One of the most popular line dances performed today is the "Cha-Cha Slide," whose
easy-to-follow steps are dictated right in the lyrics to the song, though you may be
unfamiliar with certain moves like the Charlie Brown. The "Cupid Shuffle" also became
largely popular at high school dances in the early 2000s and is still played in clubs.
Wherever the line dance originated, one thing's for certain: this easy-to-learn group
dance format isn't going anywhere anytime soon!

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Basic Steps of Line Dance

32 count, 4 wall, ultra beginner level line dance.

A. Right Step cross 1,2,3,4

B. Left step cross 1,2,3,4
C. Back step close 1,2,3,4
D. Small steps forward, close steps 1,2,3,4
E. Bleking steps R/L R 1,2, L 1, 2
F. Double point steps R/L R 1,2, L 1,2
G. Single point steps, 1,2,3,4
H. Jump & turn

Activity 4: My Own Line Dance version 2.1

Instruction: Choreograph your own style of line dance. Choose your

own music. Ask a family member to take videos of you while doing the line
Dance. Upload the video of your performance in your FB account in a private
setting and tag it to your instructor for checking. The score of your performance
will be commented on the comment section of your post. Be sure that only your
instructor can see your video in your FB account. You will be given an authority
to share it to the public once it has been checked.

If unable to upload the video, save it in your mobile phone and submit the
file to your instructor at the end of the semester.

Criteria
Mastery 20points
Energy 15 points
Uniqueness 15 points
Total 50 points

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