The Whip / The Nae Nae Dance
The Whip/Nae Nae has been a pretty popular dance over the last year and so in an attempt to stay culturally relevant (and to have fun of course) this year I’m teaching it to my kids. The lyrics are clean and the moves are pretty easy and you don’t even have to remember when they are in the song because Silento calls them out during each step of the dance.
Apparently the Nae Nae move has been around for a long time (buzzfeed history report here), but the dance recently got more popular when it was redone.
Also, if you want to see some modifications for kids check this one out:
You can download a cheat sheet I made the help of the talented Marcus Nellems with the steps for the “Normal Version” and the “Exercise Version” by clicking the link below.
Bust a move with your students and have fun!
P.S. If you have a TV/Screen you can throw the graphic below up so you’re kids will have a cheat sheet for the dance steps (It’s the Cardio Version)
Just click the photo, then right click and select “Save As” to save to your computer.
Have Fun and Teach On!
I’ve recently been doing a Dance Unit and have done the usual choices (macarena, cotton eye joe, cha cha slide, etc.). I want to start doing more current dances/songs. I’m on the US West Coast and had never heard of the whip nae nae and the wobble. Are those dances still relevant and are there any other dances that folks might like to suggest?
Hey David,
Thanks for reaching out!
The “whip nae nae” dance is not as relevant anymore but students still love it.
The wobble is a common dance played at weddings, birthday parties, large celebration and it is still relevant.
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The download is not working. Suggestions?
How we whip students into shape at Crestwood Elementary School in St. Louis, Missouri! 😀
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ruDMwaB-aQ
School wide dances are awesome! You guys have skillz!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Incarnation-Catholic-Church-and-School/105616196139890
Scroll down and you’ll see me leading a group of 300 at the school’s annual Jog-a-thon using this dance! It was a HUGE hit!
Looks like fun! Glad it worked for you – thanks for sharing.
Excellent