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1 SESSION HANDOUT RUSSIAN PASSION Natalia Bull Zumba Education Specialist, Russia

2 SESSION HANDOUT Presenter Natalia Bull Schedule 5 min: Welcome introduction 15 min: History and Origin of the Rhythms lecture 25 min: Basic steps break down and practice 20 min: choreography options and group work 45 min: master class 4 min: Cool-Down 6 in: Questions/Answers (Total: 2 hours) Session Objective Learn a new flavor to incorporate into Zumba Fitness classes History & Background Russia is the biggest country in the world by territory. It is well known for its cold weather and for spanning over 8 time zones. Many people commonly think of Russia as bears and vodka but it s so much more than that! Russia has amazing, talented hard working and passionate people who live in the country. Russian ballet, cosmonauts, musicians, writers, and sport champions are world famous. Russia is especially passionate about its dance traditions! Russian dancing So, what is Russian dancing? One of our traditional dance formations is called Horovod. This dance is performed in the circle with everyone facing each other. It s perfect for Zumba R Fitness classes as it creates a social effect. As you remember we did 3 songs in the circle during our master class. Another type of dance is called Russian national dancing.very often music used for this dancing is full of sounds of traditional Russian musical instruments like balalika, garmoshka, accordion, wooden spoons, treshetka and others. For this dancing we have learned 4 basic steps and variations for you to use in your classes. As you remember from your B1 training, Zumba R Fitness classes is for everyone and we take cultural flavor and make it simple for everyone to follow 2

2013 ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR CONVENTION Application of the Zumba Formula So, what is the Zumba Formula?? Correct, Z=MC2 Like in all other rhythms and flavors it s very important that we follow our formula.

3 2013 ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR CONVENTION Application of the Zumba Formula So, what is the Zumba Formula?? Correct, Z=MC2 Like in all other rhythms and flavors it s very important that we follow our formula. It s the essence of our program! Looking at out choreography notes we can see that each song is broken into parts and we use the same step or movement for each same part of the song. Like in all other flavors you have 4 basic steps to use and of course you can add your own variations and ideas but always follow the formula!! Basic Steps & Variations 3

4 Choreo Notes Song Name Faina Song Part Choreo notes Notes Bridge 1 V step right x 8, V step left x 8 Strong arms side to side Chorus Side step x4 right, Egyptian arms up You can add head turns Side step x4 left, Egyptian arms down Bridge 2 Figure 8 with hips single, single, double Any arms you like :) Break Body shake Just shake it like crazy! Verse Faina step alternating legs x 4 Strong arms pull down Bridge 1 V step right x 4 Strong arms side to side Chorus Side step x4 right, Egyptian arms up, You can add head turns Side step x4 left Egyptian arms down Break Body shake Just shake it like crazy! Bridge 2 Figure 8 with hips single, single, double Lot s of flavor Bridge 1 V step right x 8, V step left x 8 Strong arms sight to sight Ending March on the spot with any basic merengue arms variation Song Name Dancing Lasha Tumbai Circle formation Song Part Choreo notes Notes Intro Tap your foot on the spot and arm in a fist punch up then change arm, introduce 1 basic movement leg lift Chorus Cross step R over L x3 and 2 stomps and the everyone moving to the left end, then other way x2 Verse Basic movement leg lift with alternating arm Chorus Cross step L over R x 3 and 2 stomps and the end, then other way x2 everyone moving to the right Verse Basic movement leg lift with alternating arm 4

5 Bridge Verse Break Bridge Basic step Russian step with arms up and down facing in the circle and facing outside circle Basic movement leg lift with alternating arm When you can hear balalaika basic step Koverylochka with matreshka arms basic and fitness variation with leg in the air. Basic step Russian step with arms up and down facing in the circle and facing outside circle Ending Music Basic step Presydka. Take time to do it very basic and then progress in to full flavor!! Alternatively do part 2 moving everyone on the left and then right direction You have a lot of options here as it s a long ending you can take your time slowly building up Presydka step Recommended Music Name of Song Genre Where it can be found Boginya ( Remix) Deffy& Semen Frolov- pop itunes Disco Partizani Filipp Kirkorov - pop itunes Patriot Yurcash-world itunes Faina Na-Na - dance itunes Tango Lima Vaykule -dance PrimeMusic Kalinka Yamboo- world itunes Rumba En Moscu Russian folk ZIN 42 Dancing Lasha Tumbai Verka Serduchka- dance itunes Vova-Chuma Irakli itunes 5

SESSION HANDOUT AFRICAN WORKOUT: ENTER THE JUNGLE

SESSION HANDOUT AFRICAN WORKOUT: ENTER THE JUNGLE Ricardo Marmitte Zumba Education Specialist, Canada SESSION HANDOUT Presenter Ricardo Marmitte Schedule 5 min: Introduction: Key Points and Objectives