How to Do Dance Aerobics
Dance aerobics can be a fun way to add variety to your fitness routine. On first glance it may seem a bit intimidating. But with some practice, you can be just as talented as some of the seasoned dance aerobic veterans. There are 12 basic steps: grapevine, step-touch, hamstring curl, knee up, repeater, v-step, mambo, box step (jazz square), kick, leg lift, cha-cha and arabesque.
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Instructions
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How to Do Dance Aerobics
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Do a grapevine. Move your right foot to the right or your left to the left, depending on which is your leading foot. Move the other foot behind the leading foot. Step to the side again with your lead foot, and move the other up to touch it. The pattern should be: Step, cross, step, touch.
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Put your leading foot out to the side, and bring the following foot to touch it. Repeat the step-touch move.
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Do a hamstring curl. Step with your lead foot and lift the heel of your other foot toward your butt, alternating feet. A similar step is a knee up. The only difference is that you only lift your knee to your waist.
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Take your lead foot and step forward and then out to do a V-step. Follow with your other foot, stepping forward and out. Finally, your lead foot will step back in and then follow with your other foot.
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Do a mambo step by stepping forward and backward repeatedly on the same foot until the instructor tells you differently. A mambo may be combined with a cha-cha or a chausses, in which you step out to the side with one foot and then slide and skip the other foot to meet it..
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Do a kick or a leg lift. Kicks are pretty self explanatory. You just take a step and kick one foot in the air. A leg lift is another self explanatory term. You stand on one leg and lift the other leg out to the side.
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Throw in some arabesques. To do an arabesque kick backwards with your toe pointed and your hands floating in the air. Try not to arch your back too much, and be sure to tighten your buttock muscles to protect your spine.
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