Aim To perform the Lambeth Walk Success Criteria

Aim To perform the Lambeth Walk. Success Criteria • • Statement Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. I can dance 1 in unison. • IStatement can dance 2 in time to the music. • Sub statement • I can reflect the appropriate style and mood of the Lambeth Walk song when dancing. • I can choreograph some of my own dance steps for the Lambeth Walk.

Warm-Up Quadriceps Stretch • Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. • Bend one of your legs at the knee and grasp the ankle with your hand, pulling your foot towards your bottom. • Make sure your bent knee faces the floor. Don’t let your knee flare out to the side. • Your other arm can be extended out to the side for balance. • You should feel the stretch in the front of your thigh (quadricep). • Tilt your pelvis forwards to feel the stretch more. • Hold the stretch for 6 -10 seconds. • Swap legs and repeat.

Warm-Up Shoulder Stretch 2 • Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart. • Place your arms either side of your body and relax your shoulders. • Keeping your arms where they are, shrug your shoulders up towards your ears. • Next, move your shoulders backwards in a circular motion ten times and then forwards in a circular motion ten times.

Warm-Up Upper Back Stretch • Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart. • Place your arms either side of your body and relax your shoulders. • Keeping your arms where they are, shrug your shoulders up towards your ears. • Next, move your shoulders backwards in a circular motion ten times and then forwards in a circular motion ten times.

Warm-Up Skipping is a great activity to raise your heart rate and get you warmed up and ready for physical activity. You will need a skipping rope each. Hold the rope at hip-height and keep your elbows at waist-height. Make sure your upper arms are close to your sides. The movement should come from your wrists and forearms, not from your shoulders. Make sure there is enough space to turn the rope. Make sure your knees are slightly bent and you land on the balls of your feet. Try the following skipping techniques: • Two foot jump: keep the jumping height low and land on both feet. • Alternate foot jump: alternate your feet, as if you are running on the spot. • Skipping on the move: skip and travel forwards at the same time.

The Lambeth Walk is a walking style of dance that was very popular just before, and then during, World War II. The song ‘Doin’ the Lambeth Walk’ and dance first featured in the 1937 British musical, ‘Me and My Girl’, which was turned into a film, ‘Lambeth Walk’, in 1939. Lambeth is a district in Central London where people are known as ‘Cockneys’. The dance’s creator, Lupino Lane, described it as ‘…an exaggerated idea of how the Cockney struts’. The Lambeth Walk is easy to learn, light -hearted and fun.

The Lambeth Walk – Dance and Lyrics Both the song and dance are very easy to learn. The tune, lyrics and dance steps are catchy and repetitive. Anytime you're Lambeth way, Any evening, any day, You'll find us all doin' the Lambeth walk. Every little Lambeth gal, With her little Lambeth pal, You'll find 'em all doin' the Lambeth walk. Everything's free and easy, Do as you darn well pleasey, Why don't you make your way there, Watch the Lambeth Walk Go being performed there, stay there. on stage in the musical, ‘Me and My Girl’. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=KOnce you get down Lambeth way, VOP 9 k. Dwm. Q Every evening, every day, Can you see what elements havedoin' been to create You'll find yourself theadded Lambeth walk. a ‘dancier’ version of the original?

Learning the Lambeth Walk Below is a link of a tutorial on how to dance the Lambeth Walk. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=6_B 2 nt. DTer. Q Work with a partner (parent, brother or sister) and create your own version of the Lambeth Walk. You can use the Dance the Lambeth Walk Activity Sheet to help you. Aim to: • • perform movements in unison; keep in time to the music; include arm swings and some comedic elements; add some additional moves of your own, e. g. hops, jumps or spins.

Learning the Lambeth Walk Click here to see the Lambeth Walk Cockney Strut Click here to see the Lambeth Walk Thigh Slap

Cool-Down Why is it important to cool down after physical activity? A cool-down helps to: • return your heart rate and breathing to a normal state; • relax your muscles. Choose a cool-down card and follow the instructions on the card.