Jerk group How-to

Andy Lowry

Dani McCabe

Bri Daoust

Alexa Jones

Cedar Hobbs

Joe Califano

Sydnie Ross

“Can You Teach Me How To Jerk”

The Jerk

The original Jerk has been around since 2009 when a music group called the New Boyz released a song called “You’re a Jerk”. Through out the music video they made a dance exactly like the dance we are about to teach you. Their new dance was a hit! People all around the United States started doing the jerk to add some swag into their dance routines. The New Boyz also incorporated The Reject -a dance in the 1980’s mimicking the Running Man. The Reject was forgot of until the New Boyz brought it back into our era. After the New Boyz released “You’re a Jerk” people all over the world incorporated the Jerk and Reject into their every day lives. Whether it was for fun or for competition, everyone loved it. Through out the years dance crews have made new moves to go along with the Jerk and Reject. Some of these moves are the Pin-Drop, the Step-Through, the Dougie, the Heel-Toe, and the Advanced Reject. Although these dance moves are known through out the nation, they aren’t the easiest to perfect. That’s why we’re here to teach you.

Materials:
- Flat and soft surface/grass
- Shoes
- Music (Teach me How to Jerk, Cool Whip, I’m tasty- Instrumental, You’re a Jerk)

Tip:

Each of these different steps are moves that you can incorporate into your style of jerking. We will explain each step and you can encompass them all together in whatever order or fashion you desire.

Steps:

The Reject
1. Start in the flamingo position with your right leg on the ground and your left leg up.
2. Step back with your left leg and lock out your right leg diagonal to the ground.
3. Step forward with your left leg and back into the flamingo position except now this time your left leg is down and your right leg is up.
4. Step back with your right leg and lock out your left leg diagonal to the ground.
5. Step forward with your right leg and now your back to your starting position.
6. Repeat and you’ve learned the reject.

The Step Through
**There is two variations to this dance move. It all depends on what is comfortable with you.

Variation 1

1. Grab your left foot (toes) with your right hand.

2. Bring the above formation to the heigth of your knee and about five inches out.

3. Jump through your left leg with your right leg and end up with the left leg behind your right leg (behind the crook of your knee).

4. That’s it...you’ve learned the Step-Through!

** The other variation is the exact opposite of the above steps. So, instead grab your right foot (toes) and from there you should have it.

The Jerk

1.Start off with feet a little more then shoulder width apart and bend your knees slightly.

2.Angle them whichever way you feel most comfortable.

3.Wiggle your knees back and forth. 4.Let your arms flow to the beat of the music.

The Pin Drop

** There is two variations to this move also. I depends on what YOU are comfortable with.

1. Put your right foot in the crook of your left leg.

2. Drop down to the ground, but catch your self with your right foot.

3. As your standing up, spin up clockwise to the right.

4. Make a full spin and end up standing straight up with your 2 feet on the ground.

The Dip
1. Dip down (squat) all the way to the ground with feet together.
2. Jump up off the ground.
3. Half way through jumping up, put your right heel to the ground and your left toe to the ground.
4. Stand with right heel and left toe still on the ground.
5. Repeat

The Sponge Bob
1. Jump to the right about 12 inches with your right foot.
2. Have your left foot locked out diagonally pointing to the left.
3. Jump in towards your left foot and bring your left foot by the crook of your right leg.
4. Jump to the left about 12 inches with your left foot.
5. Have your right leg locked out diagonally pointing to the right.
6. Jump in towards in towards your right foot and bring your right foot by the crook of your left leg.
7. Repeat and you’ve learned the Sponge Bob.

Back Tuck
1. Stand in a candle stick position (arms above head parallel to each other, beside your ears).
2. Bring your knees up to your chest.
3. Rotate in a backwards direction.
4. Flip until you rotate 360 degrees and your feet land on the ground.
5. You will be in a standing up position.
Hazards:
-Stepping on your ankle when doing the step through if you don’t make it all the way through the motion.
-Twisting of the ankle. For example in the pin drop when you are twisting up, it is possible to twist your ankle by shifting your weight to much to one side, therefore your ankle would twist.
-You could fall on face when doing the jump-rope, if your foot doesn’t get above and over the leg that you made a four with then you will most likely fall on your face.
-Wear shoe that supports ankle to prevent ankle injury for example tennis shoes such as Nike’s.
-Wear hair up so it doesn’t get tangled or potential whip lash.
-Do not do on hard surfaces in case any of the injuries or hazards, provided above do occur, you will at least have a softer landing.
-Possible sore legs from extensive jerkin.

The jerk is one of many dances around the world. It has become very popular in the United States today, performed by a big percentage of the youth. Many people have careers based on dancing such as the Jerk. A perfect example would be the back up dancers and even the lead singer for the musical group, New Boyz. An entertaining and exciting performance to watch, the Jerk will always be remembered as a favorite dance for many Americans!