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15-Minute 1970s Disco Dance Workout

Video by Improved Health on YouTube · Open on YouTube

A short low-impact disco workout set to 1970s classics, changing moves every 30 seconds with a countdown and an 'up next' preview on screen. Easy steps such as side taps suit beginners and older adults.

  • 16 min
  • Beginner
  • Low impact (no jumping)
  • No equipment
  • Disco

Good forDancing for fun

Step by step 7

Tap a time to watch that step in the video.

  1. Disco warm-up: small steps and side taps, then three side taps and a step to the centre. 0:02
  2. Disco points: step side to side, pointing one arm up high and across the body. 1:29
  3. Side steps with the arms bent at the chest and pointing down, then reaching up overhead. 2:59
  4. Small steps with arm swings, then the hitchhiker: a thumb over the shoulder as you step. 5:59
  5. Knee lifts and hip sways, then disco points down and up. 7:29
  6. Wide, bent-knee steps with the hands at the chest, then one arm reaching overhead. 8:59
  7. Steps and knee lifts with the arms, then disco points and a hand on the head as you step. 11:59

The steps are a summary in our words, checked against the video — the coach shows every move.

Form cues from the coach

  • Watch the 'up next' box so you can switch moves smoothly

What it works Whole body

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Joints it uses light on the joints

  • Shoulders movesarm swings and disco arm moves
  • Hips movesside taps, step-touches, hip sways
  • Knees movesside taps, step-touches, marching, knee lifts
  • Ankles & feet movesstepping and weight shifts

A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated

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Video by Improved Health; the summary, steps, cues, body areas and joint notes are Notbroken’s, written from what the coach actually does in the video and checked a second time. Warm up first, take the easier options until a move feels easy, and stop if you feel sharp pain, chest pain or dizziness. General instruction, not advice for your body. About & safety