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4th / 8th Grade Recital Dances

Ballet | Jazz | Hip-Hop | Pointe | Tap

Ballet

"Song for a Winter's Night" by Sarah McLachlan
Counts Steps
1 1 - 8 Sway back and forth
2 1 - 2 Step forward and releve on right foot with arms circled above head
3 3 - 4 Step back on left foot and Tendu the right foot forward
4 5 - 8 Turn to your right
5 1 - 6 Turn to face left and circle your right arm behind you and around while kneeling to the ground
6 7 - 8 Hold counts, still kneeling
7 1 - 2 Roll backwards
8 3 - 4 Stand
9 5 - 8 Piroquette
10 1 - 3 Sashe right and Arabesque
11 4 - 8 Slowly turn to face left and bring the right arm down in front of you
12 1 - 3 Sashe left and Arabesque
13 4 - 8 Slowly turn to face right and bring the left arm down in front of you
14 1 - 8 Piroquette 2 times
15 1 - 4 Torshete right
16 5 - 8 Sway right, left, right
17 1 - 4 Torshete left
18 5 - 8 Sway left, right, left
19 1 - 4 Suetnue Turn right
20 1 - 9 Balance 3 times
21 1 - 13 Repeat steps 19 and 20
22 1 - 24 Repeat steps 10 thru 14
23 -- Torshete off stage

Jazz

"Hazy Shades of Winter" by the Bangles
Counts Steps
1 -- Start in 2nd position
2 1 Reach right arm over head and bend to the left
3 2 Arms move to high 5th position
4 3 Reach left arm over head and bend to the right
5 4 Open arms back up to 2nd position
6 5 - 8 Hold
7 1 Reach right arm over head and bend to the left
8 2 Arms move to high 5th position, but bend down
9 3 Reach left arm over head and bend to the right
10 1 - 8 Ron de jambe left, then right
11 1 - 2 Jump with right knee up
12 3 - 4 Pique turn to the right
13 5 - 6 Turn and drag left foot
14 7 - 8 Wiggle down and back up
15 1 - 4 Sashe right and Arabesque
16 5 - 8 Sashe left and Arabesque
17 1 Face left, lean back with right arm out
18 2 Raise left arm as if reaching for something high
19 3 Lean back with right arm reaching across your body and left arm wrapped around you
20 -- MORE TO FOLLOW

Hip-Hop

"Dig It" from Disney's Holes
Counts Steps
1 1 - 2 Suetnue Turn right
2 3 Hold
3 4 - 16 Step on even counts "digging" and bring feet together on odd counts "throwing dirt over shoulder"
4 1 - 2 Jump up and slap knees
5 3 - 4 Left side: swing right arm and bring right foot back
Right side and center: swing left arm and bring left foot back
6 5 - 6 Face right
7 7 - 8 Kneel on left, then right
8 1 - 2 Lean back
9 3 - 4 Lean forward on hands and knees
10 5 - 6 Bounce twice
11 7 - 8 Jump to feet, then jump face forward
12 1 - 16 Step cross right, then put left leg out, step cross left, then put right leg out, alternate that 8 times
13 -- MORE TO FOLLOW

Pointe

"Once Upon a December" from Disney's Anastasia
Counts Steps
1 -- MORE TO FOLLOW

Tap

"Cold Winter Nights" by Stratovamois
Counts Steps
1 -- MORE TO FOLLOW
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