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Choreographers Note : This dance was created as a TRIBUTE" to the 'CHOREOGRAPHERS" and their creative & imaginative dancepatterns. These are 8 counts of their dances that I find exceptionally creative and fun to dance. Some patterns are 8 counts of the riginal dance and some a partial patterns of the original, modified to flow from one move to the next Credits (origins) are given before each set of eight! |
1-4 Right step forward; Left touch side left; Left step forward, Right touch side right 5-8 Right step forward, Left touch side left, Left step forward, Right touch side rightFORWARD, TOUCH, FORWARD, TOUCH - X2
KICK KICK KICK-SCOOT-TOUCH, GRIND, GRIND, BACK TOGETHER FWD (Inspired by: "Doin' The Bucky" ~ Knox Rhine, choreographer)1-2 Flick-kick Right toe forward-left across left leg; Flick kick Right toe forward-right 3&4 Flick-kick Right toe forward, Left scoot forward, Right toe touch forward 5-6 Grind Right toe into floor, Grind Right toe into floor 7&8 Right step back, Left step next to right, Right step forward
FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT, 1/2 PIVOT. 1/2 PIVOT (Inspired by: "I Love It" ~ Michael Barr, choreographer)1-2 Left step forward; Pivot 1/2 turn right (on balls of both feet) 3-4 Pivot 1/2 turn left (on balls of both feet); Pivot 1/2 turn right (on balls of 'both feet) 5-8 REPEAT above 4 counts (you’re facing starting wall)
ROCK, ROCK, 1/4 TURN, HOLD,1/4 TURN, ROCK 1/4 TURN, HOLD (Inspired by: "Fly Like A Bird" ~ Hedy McAdams, choreographer)1-2 Left rock-step side left. Right rock-step side right 3-4 Left rock-step side left into 1/4 turn left, HOLD 5-6 Right rock-step forward into 1/4 turn left, Left rock-step side left 7-8 Right rock-step side Right into 1/4 turn right, HOLD
KICK 1/4 TURN, CHA-CHA-CHA, KICK, 1/2 -TURN, CHA-CHA-CHA (Inspired by: "Charlotte's Cha Cha" ~ Myself, choreographer)1-2 Left kick forward, Pivot 1/4 turn left on ball of right as you cross left over right knee 3&4 Left step forward; Right close next to left, Left step forward 5-6 Right kick forward, Pivot 1/2 turn right on ball of left as you cross right over left knee 7-8 Right step forward, Left close next to right. Right step forward (your facing starting wall)
SAILORS SHUFFLES (a.k.a Cross-Ball-Change) BACKWARDS (Inspired by: "Scooter Shuffle" ~ Joanne Brady, choreographer)1&2 Left cross-step behind right, Right step side right & back, Left step side left & back 3&4 Right cross-step behind left, Left step side left & back, Right step side right & back 5&6 Left cross-step behind right, Right step side light & back; Left step side left & back 7-8 Right step next to left, Left step next to right (weight ends left)
SIDE, CROSS. SIDE, BRUSH X2 j(w/ hands - brush. brush. Clap, snap (Inspired by: "Cowboy Rhythm" ~ Joe Thompson, choreographer)1 Right step side right (brush side of legs as you sweep hands back); 2 Left cross-step behind right (brush side of legs as you sweep hands forward) 3-4 Right step side right & CLAP hands; Left brush forward & SNAP FINGERS 5 Left step side left (brush side of legs as you sweep hands back); 6 Right cross-step behind left (brush side of legs as you sweep hands forward) 7-8 Left step side left & CLAP hands. Right brush forward & SNAP FINGERS
"ZIG-ZAG" BACK, TOUCH, 1/4 TURN, KICK ANGLE BACK TOUCH, 3/4 TURN w/ HEEL SHIFTS, SHIFT CENTRE (Inspired by: "Ophelia " ~ Bill Bader, choreographer)1-2 Right step back, Left touch next to right 3-4 Pivot 1/4 turn left (10. 00) on ball of right t keeping left toe on floor; Left kick forward 5-6 Left step back diagonally right, Right touch next to left 7-8 Pivot 3/4 turn right (3:00) on balls of both feet as you shift heels left (bending knees); Shift heels to centre (transfer weight to left) BEGIN AGAIN!