Neil Bilon

Week 

Session Topic/Theme

Course Structure

Students will do &  learn: 

Materials needed 

1

Basic Grooves – Down Groove, Side to Side Groove, Forward and Back Groove

• Intro: Get to know each other: introductions to the class proper and etiquettes 
• Groove Fundamentals and Timing:
• Learning how to count and proper timing with the music,
• Students will be assigned a task for them to do on the next meeting

Dancing Clothes, Sneakers

2

Basic Footwork Patterns – Step Touches, Ball Changes, Pas de Bourree, Square Walk

• Footwork Fundamentals and Timing: Learning how to basic footwork patterns, and timing it with the music
• Students will be assigned a task for them to do on the next meeting

Dancing Clothes, Sneakers

3 

Review of the past two lessons: Combining Lessons 1 and 2

• Review of the Past Two Lessons
• Basic Grooves + Basic Footwork Patterns 

• Students will be asked to mix and match what they’ve learned so far during the last part of the class

Dancing Clothes,

Sneakers

4

Basic Hip Hop Movements 1: 

Hop and Head, Kick Ball Change, Body Roll (Waves), Body Rock

• A quick review of the past lessons
• Learning a more challenging but still basic and easy Dance Movements 
• Students will be assigned a task for them to do on the next meeting

Dancing Clothes, 

Sneakers

5

Basic Hip Hop Movements 2: 

Smurf, Reebok, Prep, Body Roll

• Students will learn proper execution of Existing Hip-Hop Dance Vocabularies while combining these movements with a little element from the past lessons
• Closing: Students will be assigned a task for them to do on the next meeting; 

Dancing Clothes, Sneakers

6

Review of lessons 4 and 5

• Review of the Past Two Lessons and Combining each movements that were taught forming new sets of combinations:

• Closing: Students will be asked to mix and match what they’ve learned so far during the last part of the class

Dancing Clothes and Sneakers

7

Basic Hip Hop Movements 3: The Wop, Cabbage Patch, Square Walk + Criss Cross

• A Quick Review of the Past Lessons
• Students will learn proper execution of Existing Hip-Hop Dance Vocabularies while combining these movements with a little element from the past lessons
• Closing: Students will be assigned a task for them to do on the next meeting

Dancing Clothes and Sneakers

8

Basic Hip Hop Movements 4: Brooklyn Rock, Every Little Step Dance Move, Atl Stomp

• A Quick Review of the Past Lessons
• Students will learn proper execution of Existing Hip-Hop Dance Vocabularies while combining these movements with a little element from the past lessons
• Group Activity: will group students into two and will perform what they have learned during the class
• Closing: Students will be assigned a task for them to do on the next meeting

Dancing Clothes and Sneakers

9

Choreography Combinations 

• A Quick Review of the Past Lessons
• Students will Learn 1st Set of Choreography for their culminating performance for the 12th Session
• Group Activity: will group students into two and will perform what they have learned during the class

• Explaining the Concepts and Costumes for their Culminating activity
• Closing: Students will be assigned a task for the next meeting

Dancing Clothes and Sneakers 

10

Choreography Combinations and Practice

• Review of the Past Lessons

• Students will Learn the 2nd set of the Choreography for their culminating activity performance for their 12th session with transitions 

• Combining 1st Set and 2nd Set 
• Group Activity: Performance Practice

• Closing: Giving Pointers for their Performance

Dancing Clothes and Sneakers

11

Practice and Rehearsals

• Dress Rehearsals and Technical Rehearsals

• Closing: Giving Pointers for their Performance

Costumes for their Culminating Activity

12

Culminating Activity

• Performance Day
• Closing: Checking with the students what they have gained during the course of the progressive lessons,  

Costumes for their Culminating Activity