SWIVELS TO RIGHT - HEELS - HOLD - TOES - HOLD - HEELS - T0ES - CENTER, HOLD
1-2 Swivel heels diagonally right, Hold
3-4 Swivel toes diagonally right, Hold
5-6 Swivel heels diagonally right, Swivel toes diagonally right
7-8 Swivel heels center, Hold
(Option: 1-point hands to right, 3-point hands to left, 5-6-7-point hands right, left, right)
POINT FORWARD, HOLD, BACK, HOLD, POINT BACK, HOLD, CLOSE, HOLD
9-12 Point Right toe forward, Hold, Right back, Hold
13-16 Point Left toe back, Hold, Close Left to Right, Hold
(Option - Right forward, Left back, Right back, Hold, Left back, Right forward, Left forward, Hold)
SWIVELS TO LEFT - HEELS - HOLD - TOES - HOLD - HEELS - T0ES - CENTER, HOLD
17-18 Swivel heels diagonally left, Hold
19-20 Swivel toes diagonally left, Hold
21-22 Swivel heels diagonally left, Swivel toes diagonally left
23-24 Swivel heels center, Hold
(Option: 17-point hands to left, 19-point hands to right, 21-22-23-point hands left, right, left)
POINT FORWARD, HOLD, BACK, HOLD, POINT BACK, HOLD, CLOSE, HOLD
25-28 Point Right toe forward, Hold, Right back, Hold
29-32 Point Left toe back, Hold, Close Left to Right, Hold
(Option: Right forward, Left back, Right back, Hold, Left back, Right forward, Left forward, Hold)
BRUSH, DIAGONAL FORWARD, BRUSH, DIAGONAL FORWARD
33 Brush Right forward beside Left
34 (continue brush) Right diagonally forward to right (like a sweep step)
35 Brush Left forward beside Right
36 (continue brush) Left diagonally forward to left (like a sweep step)
BRUSH DIAGONAL FORWARD (4 TIMES)
37-38 Brush Right diagonally forward and to right, Brush Left diagonally forward and to left
39-40 Brush Right diagonally forward and to right, Brush Left diagonally forward and to left
(Option: repeat steps 33 to 36)
TOUCH, HOLD, PIVOT 1/2 TURN RIGHT WITH CLOSE SLIGHTLY APART, HOLD
41-42 Touch Right toe to right side, Hold
43-44 Push off Right toe pivoting 1/2 turn right on Left ball as Right closes slightly apart to Left, Hold
(Option: Look to the right on count 41 with Right arm outstretched index finger pointing down,
Replace arm to normal position on count 43.)
CIRCULAR MOVEMENTS WITH HIPS FOR 4 COUNTS
45-48 Rotate hips to the right in a circular movement for 4 counts
(Option: Bump hips Right, Left, Right, Left)
REPEAT
Note: The Dance "IN THE MOOD" is a combination of this dance plus "IT'S JAILHOUSE ROCK TIME"
I decided to teach the patterns as two separate dances so that my girls at the South Granville Seniors
Center could master the dance "IN THE MOOD".
Note: This step description may be freely copied and distributed, but may not be altered or rewritten
without the express permission of the choreographer.
