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Multicultural Dances

Multicultural Dances. Physical Education. Expectations. Remember all of our units. We are using out muscles and moving our bones in varies ways. Stay respectful, keep your self esteem high and have fun! We are all different and will all dance differently TRY , TRY, TRY and SMILE!!   .

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Multicultural Dances

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  1. Multicultural Dances Physical Education

  2. Expectations • Remember all of our units. We are using out muscles and moving our bones in varies ways. Stay respectful, keep your self esteem high and have fun! • We are all different and will all dance differently • TRY , TRY, TRY and SMILE!!  

  3. PataPata –Line Dance "PataPata" is a rhythmic, South African dance that can be performed either sitting or standing, though it is usually done while seated. Sung and written in the Xhosa language, "PataPata" is loosely translated to mean "touch, touch."

  4. Song Miriam Makeba, a singer/songwriter from South Africa, wrote the song "PataPata" in 1957, when she was still living in Johannesburg. She recorded and released the song in the United States in 1967. • History The dance steps for "PataPata" originated in Johannesburg. The lyrics of Makeba's song along with the dance movements flow together as a celebration of life. The catchy song beat and lyrics and the simple movements gathered a following through the 1970s and 1980s, with the "PataPata" becoming a popular dance in many nightclubs across the world. Makeba laughingly called "PataPata" the "only dance song I ever wrote."

  5. We will listen to parts of one of the songs we will dance the patapatato. Focus on the beat and tempo. You will then think-pair-share on how you would move your hands to the beat afterwards. Remember all the creative yoga moves some of you did REMEMBER: BEAT=The basic rhythmic part in a piece of music TEMPO= The speed at which music is

  6. Lets Watch it different versions of the PataPata… Dancing lets you be creative!

  7. Exercise The PataPata dance is a relatively low-impact aerobic exercise that can be used to improve general fitness. As a result of the dance's low-impact nature and the fact that it can be performed seated, the PataPata dance is a popular exercise among elderly people and people who are less mobile than normal. Types: There are MANY different forms of this dance. We will learn one form but remember there are still many other formations and steps to this dance 

  8. Steps Formation: Individual, lines • Steps to PataPata 1. Stand with both feet together.   2. At first drum beat, tap right foot out to the side, bring it back tap it out again, bring it back ( right foot out, in, out, in ).   3. Repeat with the left foot ( left foot out, in, out, in ).   4. Keeping heals in place, spread toes apart so you are duck- footed, then spread heels apart so you are pigeon toed. Bring the heels back together, then toes ( four counts: toes out, heels out, heels in, toes in).   5. In a bouncy movement lift the right knee up, lower and tap foot. Pick it right back up again, lower and shift weight ( four counts: knee lift up-down, knee lift up-down).   6. Kick twice with the left leg ( four counts)   7. Jump up turning one quarter turn in the air. Pause after landing, spreading hands apart. clap loudly one time.   8. Begin sequence again, facing a new direction.   9. Continue till end of music.  

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