How to Do Jazzercise Side to Side Movements

Jazzercise is a really fun aerobics workout that incorporates cardio, stretching and strength building all in one hour! There are four side to side movements in jazzercise. Many side to side movements are used to move you across the floor. Jump right in and learn some tips on how to do jazzercise moves.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Aerobic shoes
• Room to move
• Comfortable clothes

Move side to side

1. Chasse is a side to side movement where one foot is chasing the other. Stand with your feet together. Step your right foot to the side. Bring your left foot to your right foot stepping together. Repeat.
2. Grapevine is a traveling movement that involves stepping to the side and in front of and behind your main foot. Step out with your right foot with hands overhead. Cross your left foot behind your right foot with hands down. Step out with your right foot with hands overhead. Bend your left knee with your left foot up behind you. Bring your arms back, bending your elbows, and push forward with palms facing forward, as if you are pushing away. Support weight on right leg with right knee slightly bent. Reverse direction. Left leg steps out. Right leg crosses behind left foot. Step out with left foot. Bend your right knee with right foot up behind you. Push arms out. Repeat.
3. Half step grapevine is basically the same movement as the grapevine except you do not move your arms and it is a smaller movement. Step out with your right heel.Bring your left foot behind your right heel.Step out with your right foot.Bring feet together. Reverse half grapevine movement.
4. Cross over chasse is a cross over with one foot chasing. This is kind of like a mambo movement, but without bringing your foot to the back. Instead you quickly go into the chasse step, moving to the other direction and repeating the cross step. Start with feet shoulder width apart. Right leg crosses in front of left with your body at a diagonal. Put your weight on your left leg with your right knee bent. Now put your weight on your right leg with your left leg slight bent. Do a chasse in starting position going in the opposite direction. Point your body to the other side in a diagonal and repeat the steps above.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep moving, if you miss a step just march in place until you can jump back in