Athletic Step

This step is more athletic and less like dance. Men will participate. It can be very advanced with faster music and higher impact or beginner/inter. I have both levels in my classes so I always show the low impact option and then go on to the higher. Please feel free to email me with any questions.

Warm up

About 3-5 minutes of floor aerobics and stretching. Hustles, grapevines, knee lifts, etc. Then on the step for getting a feel for the height and reminding everyone to step "whole foot on the bench".

• 4 Basic right then left
• 2 Basic right then left
• Alternating basic right then left 8x
• Alternating knee lift right then left 8x

** Each one of the following patterns can be practiced and demonstrated as many times as necessary while teaching. Then they will finally come down to these repetitions.

On the step

• 4X 3 Basic then corner leg lift
• 4X 1 Basic then corner leg lift
• 2X Alternating triple knee front right then left
• 2X Alternating triple knee corner - corner (at this point I will show a triple knee hopping across the step as an advanced option)

• 4X (turn pattern)
• 2X Turnstep
• 1X Over the top
• 1X Walk around the end to the front (I will also show a 1/2 hop across as an advanced option)

• 1X Triple knee around the world (I will show the option triple knee hop like before)
• 2X Single knee around the world

• 4X Corner corner alt knee facing front (not corner)
  show a knee and tap down then a grapevine (low impact option)
  show a 1/2 L and across the top (high impact option)
• 4X Single knee lift across the top OR grapevine
• 8X Over the top OR grapevine

Upon exit turn to face the end of the step

• 4X (T pattern)
• 1X T-step
• 2X Jacks (high or low)
• 1X Walk to other end (low) or 1/2 hop across the top (high)

• One basic on the end
• Step hop behind exit

• 2X 4 March on step 4 march on floor (low impact option)
• 2X 4 Jog on step 4 march on floor (intermediate)
• 2X Tick tock 4 march on floor (advanced)
• 6X Whichever option they choose to do.

• 8X Options (L pattern)
• 2X L-step travel to other end (low)
• 2X L-step with squat (low)
• 2X L-step with swing leg across to front and squat and swing back (this is advanced because it requires the student to hop and turn the body/knee/foot and squat in front and then hop and turn it all back)
• 6X Whichever option they choose

• 8X Stomp the Bug (this is a step on the corner of the step and a tap on the floor on the side of the step and then travel to the other corner and repeat)

• 3X Triple stomp the bug

• (stomp pattern)
• Stomp step options (*note no tapping - just marching)
• 2X 4 marches up 4 marches back (beginner)
• 2X 1/2 stomp - step up right - step side floor left - stomp on step right - step behind left to exit 4 marches on floor
• 2X full stomp - step up right - step side floor left - across the top right/left - step of the end R - stomp on step left - travel on floor back to starting spot right/left
• 6X Whichever option they choose
• (This will take some practice but then they love it)

Start over. You should be on the other leg. If you are not (The T-step can get them off) then just do a triple knee and then get started.

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