Combo
#1 (32 count)
Turnstep x 2, diagonal x 1, knee lift, hamstring curl, tap
up, tap down moving backward (16)
Over the top x 4 (16 ct)
Repeat left lead.
Let’s take a look at the combo above: Turnsteps are moves
with the body extended (or in a vertical position) as well
as the over the tops, diagonal x 1, and the tap up tap down.
All movement is vertical in nature.
The knee lift is a short lever as well as the hamstring
curl. You evenly work opposing muscle groups, one knee lift,
one hamstring.
Combo #2 (32 count)
Turnstep x 2 (8)
Over the top x 2 (8)
Diagonal, walk around x 1 to the back x 1 (8)
Tap up tap down r/l corner x 1 (8)
Repeat left lead.
Combo #3 (32 count)
Diagonal, walk around x 2 (16 ct)
Over the top x 2 (8 ct)
L step left with taps x 1 (8 ct)
Repeat left lead.
Combo #4 (32 count)
Tappin’ Basics, right x 2 (16 ct)
Turnstep, diagonal x 1 (8 ct)
Walk around the end, turnstep x 1 (8 ct)
Repeat left lead.
What’s a tappin’ basic?
Tap the bench with the right heel, then left, basic right
x 1.
Combo #5 (32 count)
Knee lifts x 2 l/r corner x 1 (8 ct)
Over the top x 2, facing the left wall (8 ct)
Hamstring curls l/r corner x 1 (8 ct)
Turnstep right, squat on/off bench x 1 (8 ct)
Repeat left lead.
Repeat!
Repeat! Repeat!
Your combos over and over again. Usually beginner
participants don't mind the repetition of movement.
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Turnstep
straddle, step right on top, tap with the left, straddle
down left, right (8) Straddle up/down left, right, hop
up for 2 counts, exit to the back right, left x 1
Repeat left lead.
On the 2d hop you can add a lift move for variety.
Repeat for better performance.
Repeat
for better performance.
Repeat your combinations
over and over again through the routine. Each time you
do this your class performs the movement better. Through
your careful instruction, tell the class why you are doing
this. Include safety cues, alignment cues, and technique
cues. Your class will perform better, therefore getting
more out of the class! For intensity and mastery teach
4-6 times!
Instructor Tip: Talk
to your class after class. This is not to say to speak
to those who are obviously in a rush, but if you have
members that are around, talk to them about their jobs.
Find out what they do, etc. This is a good time to find
out what they like and dislike. This will help you to
better design your classes to keep members coming back.
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Warm
Up #1 (High Low-32 ct)
V step right x 2 (8 ct)
Hamstring curl x 4 (8 ct)
Grapevine x 1, knee lift x 3, l/r/l (8 ct)
Walk forward, backward left lead x 1 (8 ct)
Repeat left lead.
"Steppin with Terri"
Horizontal Approach
Step Pattern #4
#1
basic right x2 (8)
grapevine right or chase' (4)
A-step facing the front (4)
L-step of the left (8)
stomp left and right, 1 jack on floor (8)
repeat left
#2
6 count turnstep with 2 hops on the floor (on the turnstep
leave the foot on the bench and don't exit until you finish
the 2nd turnstep) (8)
diagonal hop turn (4)
side kick (4)
T-step (8)
2 kicks (8)
repeat left
#3
mamba right (4)
diagonal corner and stay on the bench and take a double
knee then exit (8)
side kicks x2 moving back (8)
over the top and turnstep right (8)
repeat left
#4
hamstring curls to each corner (8)
stomp R x2 and hop turn facing the back wall (8)
V-step left (4)
mamba left (4)
hop turn back to the front (4)
step knee (4)
repeat left
Terri Kennedy is
a group fitness instructor and Aerobics Director. Terri
has been teaching for over 12 years. Terri shares her
choreography with other instructors on several fitness
sites.
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Vertical
Step Combo (32 ct)
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Illustration (above)
Right foot closest
to the bench (x)
Kick x 1, over
the top x 1, x 2 (16 ct)
Turnstep right lead x 2 (8 ct)
Two-knee repeater, right lead, walk to the other side
x 1 (8 ct)
A step x 2 (8 ct)
Hamstring curl r/l corner x 1, exit l/r facing the front
wall (8 ct)
Jog around the bench for 8 cts, left lead (8 ct)
Mambo down the bench x 1, left lead (8 ct)
Repeat left lead.
Tapless Choreography
For a Step Class (64 ct)
**3-pt mambo
x 1, right lead (8 ct)
**Swing set x 1 (8 ct)
**L shuffle x 1 (8 ct)
Abduction on the back end r/l corner x 1 (8 ct)
**Jazz Box x 1 (8 ct)
2-tap repeater r/l corner x 1 (12 ct)
V step left x 1 (4 ct)
Revolving Door left lead x1 (8 ct)
Repeat left lead.
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