Viral Dance Remix: Learn It, Then Flip 8 Counts

Students learn a short 32-count routine in the style of a viral social media dance to a current song, and then each group swaps one 8-count block for its own moves to create a remix. Students build rhythm, movement memory and creativity.

How to play

1. Set students in staggered rows facing you and teach the first 8-count block, first without music and counting out loud (4 min).
2. Teach blocks 2, 3 and 4 the same way, adding each new block to the ones before (8 min).
3. Dance the full routine to music twice, first at half speed and then at full speed (3 min).
4. Form groups of 4-5: each group replaces one of the four blocks with 8 counts they create themselves (5 min).
5. Groups show their remix two at a time, and the class tries to learn the new block from the group that just performed (5 min).

Rules

• Always count 1 to 8 out loud when learning a new block.
• New moves must be safe: no jumping off anything and no floor spins without a mat.
• The whole group takes part in the new block.
• Respect other people's music taste and ideas.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: turn footwork into arm, head and torso moves, and let the student design the group's arm block.
• Hearing impairment: show the counts on your fingers and write the numbers 1 to 8 on a whiteboard as a visual cue.
• Coordination level: offer a simplified version of each block using slower double-time steps.

Learning goals

• Match movements to a song's tempo by counting 8-count phrases.
• Memorize a 32-count sequence.
• Create a new choreography block as a group and teach it to others.

Equipment for a class of 25

• music: 1
• speakers: 1

Teacher tip

Let students suggest songs the class before and screen the lyrics first. Teach mirrored, and turn your back to the class for blocks that change sides.

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