Giving R4 the boot / R36, 2nd half / my cd skitches and skips in the finale too :(

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This morning I taught R36 in its entirety and had a ball!  Class was more attended than usual (there was around 30 and for a Sunday morning at 9:00 am that's not too bad for the 'burbs!) and everything flowed better for me this second time around.  I have to say I really love this round, and I'm officially giving Round 4 the boot off my top 5 list to put R36 in!  The last round to make my top 5 other than Turbo Sport was R23.  I'd say my top 5 today, in order, would be:

R6R17R36Turbo SportR23The music is dynamite from start to finish! Last week I just taught through Turbo; this week I added in the bulk of " b side " .

recovery:  matches the music perfectly and I love that the mud runs from Turbo were employed as a rehearsal for the ones in the recovery section to follow.  I was also thrilled to see some blocks!  Part b with Dead or Alive is where I really go baaaazerk - I changed the low block back to a back kick as someone else had suggested because other than section 3A there are hardly any kicks in this round and I need lots of kicks in my life!  The knee turns in Turbo helped prep for the two knee turn in You Spin Me Round, as you spin around!   Turbo Kick choreography is so participatory with the music, I LOVE IT.  We were spinning right round like records, Baby!

finale: Uprockin' Beats from the R6 warmup is my favorite song in all Turbo Kck so of course for this song alone I get into the finale, even though the choreo is much like others we've done recently - jchu .x,2, punch corner to corner, twist with a back kick, 4 slices.  This is just the basic version.  Not sure we'll be ready to add in next week.  I'm in no hurry - this round will definitely last the full 8 weeks for me!!  All the layers will be mixed in eventually, we've got time

Alas, my cd has a glitch on this song.  It " skitches " for awhile and then goes out completely, there's like a 5 second gap and then it picks up again all skitchy. I'm hoping I can get an .mp3 from someone for this section so it won't be so disruptive. If some kind person could email it to me that would be much appreciated!  I'm behind on posts so if PB is sending out a replacement cd then forgive this request.

abs:  Good Lord these are TOUGH!  Thank goodness the song is thumpin' because you go through the whole rigamarole at least 4 times through - bicycles, knee extends, 4 crosses up elbow tap x2, then <gulp> flipping it over onto your elbows for " army crawls " , or side knee pull in's, 8 times, then 8 leg lifts.  Even with modification these are HARD!   I can't wait to get better at these. . They are a lesson in humility for sure.

cooldown:  I haven't learned the PiYo cooldown yet but stretched sitting down for head to knee pose, then in the same position leaning over between bent and extended leg if that makes sense.  Switch sides. Then cobblers' pose, then legs wide for a stretch leaning over the center, walking hands to one side, then the other side then back to the middle to see if we could lean further over the 2nd time around.  Bring legs together and shake 'em out.  On to the feet for a calf stretch, extend the legs for standing forward fold, then ragdoll up.

Next week I'd like to throw in the legs section.  I love Pokerface!  The covers used in R36 are so perfectly chosen, Jenelle you really outdid yourself! For R37:  another great 80's song that has a strong beat and would be good for a part b would be I Eat Cannibals by Total Coelo.  Remember the clear plastic trashbag jackets they wore, and their huge hair? 

YouTube video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4O1A-mmBWwI think at the end as with R27's Cha Cha Slide the PB girls should dress up and do their own version!   Mrow!