Trainers - Jazzercise

1 st exercise: Trainer on stage/trainees on the floor - The trainer plays anon-workshop routine and asks trainees to listen to the phrasing of theintro. Play another non-workshop routine and see if they can hear thecount to begin the first movement. Repeat playing the song and havingthem attempt to “hear and do” the first intro movement.2 nd Exercise –Trainer on Stage/ Trainee on floor - Using a piece ofmusic with “chasse appropriate” music. The trainee must cue the chasseto the right and the left (several times) while giving a one word cue of“switch” BEFORE switching directions. Next, add a march forward andback (2x) to the chasse right and left. The cue should be (chasse) 1 & 2&3 & switch, 1 & 2 & 3 & march, up, up, back ,back, up, up, back, chasse.Each Trainee performs this on the stage - Repeat until they can eachperform this chasse and marching sequence on their own.3 rd exercise – REFER to handout listing several movementsequences and music as of January 2012.Trainer will come prepared with several sequences of (2) movements (aslisted below or in an attached document). The (2) movements will bewritten on pieces of paper in an envelope or box. Each trainee draws apaper from the envelope or box. Trainer will play music while traineespractice cueing the (2) movements off stage. Next, have each trainee onstage to cue their selected movements to the other trainees. If theworkshop is large, divide the group into two rooms after demonstratingthis exercise.10