SESSION HANDOUT A TRIBUTE TO THE KING OF POP

Steve Boedt Zumba Education Specialist, Belgium & Scandinavia

SESSION HANDOUT

Presenter Steve Boedt

Schedule 60 min: Breakdown of Moves 60 min: Master Class (Total: 2 hours)

Session Objective ® • To use pop songs from an amazing artist as a base for a Zumba Fitness class ® • To use core steps from Zumba Fitness to build up a great fun choreography • Most of ’s songs are well known to the students, making the class even more fun. See how you can make simple core steps look fun without crossing the line of difficulty. Easy and fun to do!

History & Background Michael Jackson has always been a big inspiration to Beto. We want to honor this amazing artist with a tribute to the king of pop. We will use MJ songs sung by him but also covers in a Latin beat. This class is not about imitating MJ but about embracing what impact this great artist had in the dance, artist and performing world. We all have a part of us that is connected to his music, songs and entertainment.

Application of the Zumba® Formula ® • We use Zumba Fitness core steps as a base for the choreography • We follow the structure of the music. • We add flavor to the choreography that is Jackson inspired.

Basic Steps & Variations

Song Basic core steps Flavor Fitness level

Warm up Step touch MJ flavor Low-mid intensity * demo Grapevine *Thriller Preview movement *PYT

2 2013 ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR CONVENTION – A TRIBUTE TO THE KING OF POP

6 count HIGH 1. Merengue march Merengue 2 step Beto Shuffle

Salsa RL Salsa side 2 kick MID 2. ABC Salsa FB Walk forward MJ Salsa 2 step 3 side step + Rock Rock back back

2 step Side step, heel turn HIGH 3. Knee lift Side heel tap Reggaeton Destroza Knee lift MJ arms Stomp

4. Will You Be There 3 machete The music is the flavor LOW Cumbia Front and back forward 2 step back Sleepy leg with slide Step touch Sexy grapevine in a HIGH 5. Don’t Stop ‘til You Sexy Grapevine row Get Enough Salsa side POP Side jump samba lunges

V step Jackson 5 flavor MID 6. Blame It on the Horse Boogie Soca/2 groups

Back step 4 back step HIGH 7. Human Nature Cross step 2 cross over forward, Samba Axé Samba basic samba basic back Basic lunges SSD lunges

3 2013 ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR CONVENTION – A TRIBUTE TO THE KING OF POP

2 step Step forward Army MID 8. They Don’t Care Stomp style About Us Destroza Wave back Reggaeton / Belly Knee lift Hip bump RL + turn dance Hip Bump Jelly fish arms side to side Egyptian hands

9. Rockin’ Robin Chasse side mambo Swing flavor HIGH Swing Rock back Swing Kick front

Shoulder shake MJ flavor HIGH 10. Wanna Be Startin’ Beto Shuffle Kick ball change Somethin’ 2 step People sing along POP

Model walk forward Women V men LOW 11. The Way You Side walk slow fast Sexy Make Me Feel Cool down, Battle

Charleston Step Jackson 5 flavor LOW 12. I Want You Back forward Cool down

4 2013 ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR CONVENTION – A TRIBUTE TO THE KING OF POP

Recommended Music

SONG ARTIST ALBUM

• Beat It DEMO MJ This is it • Thriller MJ Thriller • P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing) MJ Thriller • Billie Jean MJ HISTORY • ABC Jackson 5 ABC • Smooth Criminal MJ HISTORY • Will You Be There MJ The Essential Michael Jackson • Don’t Stop ‘til You Get Enough MJ HISTORY • Blame It on the Boogie Jackson 5 The Essential Jacksons • Human Nature Ivete Sangalo Multishow AO VIVO • They Don’t Care About Us MJ HISTORY • They Don’t Care About Us Karin Bloemen Karin Bloemen @ Paradiso • Rockin’ Robin Jackson 5 Motown 50 • Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ MJ HISTORY • MJ HISTORY • I Want You Back Jackson 5 Pure Michael: Motown A cappella

References

• The King of pop and the Jackson 5 for all the inspiration ® • El patron (Dad of the Zumba twins in Sweden) for the great music remix • Kass Martin for Rockin’ Robin • All my students for the years of listening to my MJ songs ;o) and inspiring me

5 2013 ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR CONVENTION – A TRIBUTE TO THE KING OF POP