R5-15 Junior Jazzercise Session Template

Time / Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5 / Week 6 / Tips
Approximately 5-7 Minutes. / It’s a NEW YEAR talk about their goals for the next year and the importance of setting goals! / Everyone talks about something they achieved over the past week (i.e. passed a test, finished a project) / Everyone talks about how they helped someone over the week / Everyone talks about something or someone that they appreciate.
Wear PJS and have a PJ Party!! / Everyone talks about what makes them feel best about themselves. / Everyone talks about their favorite memory from the session. Come dressed in what makes you feel your best! / Start each week with “Circle Time”. Talk about the topics to the left each week. It’s a great way to boost kids’ confidence when speaking to and in front of their peers as well as speaking to adults.
5- 10 minutes / Warm-up- “On My Mind”- Jrs Variation / Warm-up with Doctors and germs / Warm-up- “On My Mind”- Jrs Variation / Warm-up- “On My Mind”- Jrs Variation / Warm-up with Freeze Dance in numbers to “Better When I’m Dancin’” / Warm-up- “On My Mind”- Jrs Variation / The kids will love warming up with “On My Mind” and games!! Both fun ways to get the blood flowing!
10-15 minutes / What Do You Mean? -Jrs / “Wildest Dreams”- Jrs Variation with streamer paper / “Bad Blood”- Jrs Variation / “Word Up”-Jrs Variation / “Drag Me Down” Juniors Variation / Hula Break / -Freeze Dance in Numbers-Play “Freeze Dance”, but each time the music stops you call it a number and they must dance in a group with that number of people when the music comes back on!
-Confidence Exercise: Have the kids talk about what they like about themselves Great
“Freedom”- Regular Variation
“Summerthing!”- Jrs Variation / “Shrug”- Jrs Variation / “Better When I’m Dancin’”- Practice Latin Movements / Hula Break / “That’s What I Like” or “My House”- See Jrs Variation for details
“What Do You Mean?”- Jrs Variation. Add in the directional changes this time!
“That’s What I Like” or “My House”- See Jrs Variation for details / “Shake That Lala”- Regular version / “Drag Me Down”- Jrs Variation
Continue teaching remaining “Parts” of Performance Routine.
5-10 minutes / Play” Freeze Dance in Numbers” / “What Do You Mean?”- Jrs Variation / “Wildest Dreams”- Jrs Variation with Streamers or Streamer Paper
5- 10 minutes / If you choose to do “Love Myself” for your performance routine, talk about the importance of loving yourself and being yourself.
Start a Goals Journal- See Extended Learning Piece
Teach “Intro” and “Part A” of Performance Routine of your choice! Or you can do both! / Review “Intro and “Part A”. Start teaching “Part B” / Do “Confidence Exercise”- see details to the right
Remaining Time / “Photograph” Reg Standing Variation / Perform “Performance Routine” in groups & give feedback / Performance Routine Practice! / Showcase for family and friends!

Session Goals- For You!

  • Start off 2016 with a bang! Schedule Kids Get Fit Events for January and February
  • Increase revenue
  • Stay organized, but have fun
  • Be open to creativity and flexibility

Session Goals- For Kids- Extended Learning Pieces

  • Talk about goals and the importance of making them, keeping them and achieving them. Start a goal Journal! Have them write new goals for each week/ day/ month/ year etc…
  • Do the Confidence exercise noted on the template. It’s a great way to build and practice having confidence

Expectations and Rules- Review these on Day 1 of the session and review as needed

  • You are here to have FUN!!
  • Bodies to yourselves
  • No leaving without asking
  • Raise your hand when you have a question
  • Do not speak over instructor or peers
  • Be polite and courteous to one another