Detailed Lesson Plan in PATHFIT 300

Prepared by:

Eren Bethyl C. Radam

Stephanie Kate Cainglet

Richmond Buhisan

Marvin Lolab

I. Objective

a. Describe what is Quickstep

b. Interpret how the quickstep is performed.

c. Perform the basic steps of quickstep.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Quickstep

Reference: https://ww.arthurmurraywoodbridge.com/quickstep/

https://dancehistory.trueillusion.bg/squickstepen.html

Instructional Materials:

• Visual Aids (ppt)

• Laptop

Process skills: observing, Comparing, and Analyzing

Value focus: Cooperation and Collaboration

III. Methodology

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

Greetings:

“Good morning class!” “Good morning teacher!”

“Before we start, please all stand up and Let us “In the name of the Father and of the son and of
pray first.” the Holy Spirit. Amen.”
Classroom management:

“Before you take a seat, kindly pick up the pieces

of paper and candy wrapper under your chair and
put it in a trash can, and you may now take a
seat.”

Checking of Attendance:

“Please say present as I call your name.” (The student will say present as I can in their
name)

Review of the past Lesson

“Before we proceed to our new lesson, Let’s have

a short review!”

“What is our past lesson all about?’’ “Foxtrot”

“Very Good”

“Any one who can explain what is foxtrot?” “Foxtrot is a smooth, progress dance
characterized by long, continuous flowing
movement across the dance floor……….

“Very Good! Are we all clear in Foxtrot? “Yes ma’am/sir”

B. Motivation.

“Before we start our lesson for this morning, we “Yes ma’am/yes”

will have a game first”

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“I will group you into 3 group, and each group will

rearrange the jumbled words that we present,
the fastest group that answer will have a 1
point.”

“Count 1-3 and proceed to your groupmate”

(Students will count 1-2-3)
“Are you ready class?”
“YES MA’AM!”

C. Presentation/ Discussion

“For today’s lesson we will talk about the

Quickstep, but before that Let’s define what is
Quickstep”.

“Do you have any idea what is Quickstep?”

(Students will raised their hands)
The quickstep is a popular ballroom dance that
originated in the Charleston and the foxtrot
crazes of the 1920s. Faster that the foxtrot, it’s a
relatively easy dance to learn but challenging to
master, particularly as you progress through the
fundamentals. It requires a lot of energy and the
feet; the best quickstep dancers often appear as
if their feet barely touch the ground.

“Do you understand the quickstep now?”

“Yes ma’am/sir”

“Now let’s move on to the history of the history

of Quickstep”

HISTORY OF QUICKSTEP
The quickstep developed in the golden age on the
Charleston dance craze of the 1920s.British
dancers in England began combining the smooth
steps of the Charleston-minus the energetic
kicks- with the rhythm and flow of the Foxtrot,
which was also enormously popular at the time.
For many dancers, the foxtrot proved too slow in
tempo, however, and as the swinging big bands
began to play a faster beat, dancers followed suit
and created what became known as the
“Quickstep” and evolved into its own distinctive
dance style.

Although the quickstep was heavily influenced by

the jazz culture of the period. It owes some of its
movements to the equally popular Afro-Cuban
and Latino dance crazes of the 1920s and 1930s.
Its rapid tempo and quick changes borrowed
from the tango and the rumba, while it relies
heavily on forms, the quickstep also easily lends
itself to improvisation so that advanced students
and professionals who master the fundamentals
can perform beautifully in competitions as well as
on the dance floor.

“Do you understand now the history of

Quickstep?” “Yes ma’am/sir”

“Very good. Let’s now proceed on How to dance

the Quickstep/Basic step”

HOW TO DANCE QUICKSTEP

The quickstep is generally performed on 4/4
time. True to its name, the quickstep does
require relatively fast movement, but the basic
steps are easy to learn.

Keep in mind the following as you learn to dance

the quickstep:
1. Both the leader and follower should
maintain an upright posture throughout
the dance.
2. The basic rhythm is slow-quick-quick.
3. As you became more confident in
dancing the quickstep, practice how to
fluidly transition from one step to the
next at a beat that will make it seem as if
you’re floating just off the ground.
4. Take your time and build your
endurance. It’s not called the quickstep
for nothing! Master the fundamentals so
that you can learn to improvise with ease
and without tiring too quickly:

BASIC STEPS;
1. Begin in a closed position.
2. Step forward with your right foot. (slow)
3. Step to the left with your left foot, then
slide your right foot to close with your
left foot. (quick)
4. Step the left again with your left foot.
(quick)
 5. Step backward with your left foot. (quick)
6. Step to the left with your left foot, then
slide your right foot to close with your
left foot. (quick)
7. Step to the left with your left foot. (quick)

“To fully understand the steps, we will present a

video of a Basic Steps of a Quickstep dance"

(Present a video)

“Now in addition there is six Great Quickstep

song”

GREAT QUICKSTEP SONGS

• “Mack the Knife” – Bobby Darin
• “Charade”- Bobby Darin
• “Down with love”- Michael Buble and
Holly Palmer
• “I won’t Dance”- Ella Fitzgerald and Louis
Armstrong
• “Suddenly I see” – KT Tunstall

(Presenting some quickstep songs)

“Now, are we clear to Procedure and Basic step

of Quickstep?” “Yes ma’am/sir”

“Do you have any questions?”

“None po ma’am/sir”
D. Generalization

“I will group you into 3 groups, each group will

perform the basic step of Quickstep that assigned
to group."

Group 1 will be performed basic Step 1,2 and 3.

Group 2 will be performed basic Step 1,4,5.
Group 3 will be performed basic Step 1,6,7.

Criteria for Judging

• Mastery 30%
• Coordination and Projection 30%
• Creativity 20%
• Choreography 20%
TOTAL OF 100%
 E. Evaluation

Answer the following questions below and write

in a 1 whole sheet of paper.

1. What is Quickstep
2. What are the 7 basic step of Quickstep?
3. How the quickstep developed?

V. Assignment

In your next meeting wear your P.E uniform and bring clothes and water.