Routine #1 (Step-January)
5 - 32 count combinations all beginning with the lead foot. Try balancing by teaching all right then left at least once throughout your routine.

Routine #1 (Step-January)
118-130 Horizontal

Combination #1
"Rock-A-Bye" - 32 count

Rock-A-Bye x 1 (8)
Pivot, grape & step touch x 1 (8)
A step x 2 (8)
L step off left end x 1 (8)

Repeat left lead. 

How ya gonna teach that rock-a-bye?

In the left corner facing the left wall, step with the right foot on top of the bench, left foot slightly off the floor, also known as a chug step. Repeat this x 2 for a 4 count move. The right foot will be free for count 5, walk around to the front of the bench, up tap, down tap x 2 (16 ct).

Options for Combo #1:

Option for the rock-a-bye: As explained in the break down tip, how ya gonna teach that, use the chug x 2, and walk around left lead. 
Option for the pivot, grape: Over the top x 1, turn step x 1.
Options for the A step, reverse hook x 2. 

Combination #2
“Diagonal/Straddle/Diagonal ” - 32 count

Diagonal, straddle, diagonal exit front facing the left corner, right wall x 1 (8)
Knee in the left corner/hamstring curl to the right corner, l/r x 1 (8)
Over the top x 2 (8)
Walk around, turnstep x 1 (8) 

Repeat left lead.

Options For Combo #2:

Option for the diagonal, straddle; perform a diagonal and U turn x 1, to face the right wall.
Perform a jog in place of the walk and shuffle pivot to replace the turnstep. 

Combination #3
"Movin" - 32 count

L step, off left end x 1 (8)
Walk around the bench for 8 cts, left lead x 1 (8)
Over the top x 2 (8)
Turnstep x 2 (8)

Repeat left lead.

Options for Combo #3:

Option for the L step to jazz it up, try a ½ L step, step right, lift the left knee, left foot comes to the floor, lift the right knee, right comes to the bench, lift the left knee while turning toward the right wall, step down left, right behind and away from the bench the bench. 
Skip walk to replace the basic walk, Step left, knee lift right, step right, knee lift left, walk for 4 cts.
Replace the over the top by hop up for a two count, step down on counts 3 and 4.

Combination #4
"Fun! Fun!" - 32 count

Turnstep x 3 (12 ct)
Diagonal x 1, Over the top x 1 (8 ct)
K step back x 1, Over the top x 2 12 ct)

Repeat left lead.

Options for Combo #4:

Option for the turnstep, use a shuffle turnstep.
Option for the K step, use power (Hop, any lift move).
Option for the over the top, use a revolving door.

Do's & Don'ts For the Instructor -Be professional at all times while you are in the presence of your class. Leave your personal business out of the aerobics room. Look and act professional.  -Don’t walk in on a class that is still in progress, Wait until the class is complete before coming in the aerobics room, unless there is a separate room where you can’t be seen. Be courteous to those you work with. It is very distracting to those in class when the instructor has to set tapes. This should already be done. The mark of a professional -Don't forget to smile.

Combination #5
"Turn & Taps " - 32 count

Turn & Taps (places you on top of the bench, facing the right wall) x 1 (8 ct)
Straddle down left lead x 2 (8 ct)
Lunge left, right, left exit to the back of the bench right, left facing the left corner x 1 (8 ct)
L step left lead x 1 (8 ct)

Repeat left lead.

Options for Combo #5:

Option for the turn n’ taps and less intense, turnstep, tap down left, march on top for l/r/l/r.
Option for the straddle down for more intensity, straddle down hop up for 2 cts.

What's a turn n’ tap?

Perform a regular turnstep, cts 1-2, double tap down 3-4, tap up on top with the right 5-6, march l/r.

Muscle Balancing. Instead of trying to teach right and left and you’ve taught a combo, consider teaching 2 or 3 combos on the right then left leads. This enables you to reconstruct your choreography at the end of each 32 count, either the last 4 count or last 8 count.

Once you have completed teaching all combinations on the right and left leads, perform combinations 1-5 on the right lead. You would have to change the last 4 ct or 8 ct in order to begin each combination with the lead leg.

TIP:  A great tip for confidence. Try not to use notes. If you have to, leave the notes over near the music area. If an instructor has notes in his/her hand, how are you watching your class? It’s like reading a recipe in the kitchen.

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