1. Line Dancing
Destination:
U-S-A

2. Stimulus / Inspiration
Watch the clips for some inspiration for your choreography.
Hannah Montana – Hoedown Throwdown
(start at 2 minutes)
Steps – 5678 (good beat/moves for inspiration)

3. Warm Up
Listen to the music, with a partner can you create 5 different movements with your feet?

4. Key Features of Line Dancing
Unison movements – all dancers perform the same moves at the same time in straight lines.
Changing direction – repeated movements in different directions.
Foot led moves – most movements come from the legs/heels/toe/feet

5. Set Movement Music – Billy Rae Cyrus : Achy Breaky Heart
*Movement starts when he starts to sing*
First phase:
Facing forward – hands on your hips
1: Right heel forward (toe facing up)
2: Right toe comes back behind
3: repeat 1 + 2
4: Step forward on your right foot
5: Left heel forward
6: Left toe taps to the side (left)
7: Left toe taps behind

6. Set Movement Second phase: 1: step with your left foot
2: right heel goes forward
3: right top taps to the side (right)
4: right toe taps behind
5: 4 counts grapevine to the right
6: 4 counts grapevine to the left
7: left heel flicks up behind / tapping foot with right hand
8: left foot comes down, right heel flicks up behind/ tapping foot with left hand
9: turn 90 degrees to face the right repeating a heel flick on the travel

7. Talk through the movement by saying:
Heel, toe, heel, toe
step,
Heel, toe, toe
Step,
GRAPEVINE
Flick
TURN

8. Performance
Push your higher ability pupils on by asking them to get into pairs and create their own 4 counts of 8 ending with a finishing position.
I have usually spread the dance over two lessons, on the second pupils are allowed to bring in props (shirts/boots/hats) for them to perform.