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Step Descriptions
PART A-THE MAIN EVENT
SHAKE IT TO THE LEFT, SHAKE IT TO THE RIGHT
Step left foot to left side and bump hips left 4x, shift weight to right foot and bump hips right 4x.
Optional Styling: hitch hike left on 1-4, hitch hike right on 5-8.
TURN 1/4 LEFT & SHUFFLE FORWARD, RIGHT FORWARD, 1/2 LEFT PIVOT TURN, SHUFFLE FORWARD, STOMP LEFT TWICE
Turn 1/4 left and Step forward on left foot, close right foot beside left foot, step forward on left foot,
Step right foot forward, make 1/2 pivot turn left,
Step forward on right foot, close left foot beside right foot, step forward on right foot,
Stomp left foot together twice keeping weight on right foot.
SAILOR SHUFFLES WITH A TWIST
Step left foot behind right, step right foot to right side, step left foot in place,
With feet apart swivel heels left, swivel heels right with weight ending on left foot,
Step right foot behind left, step left foot to left side, step right foot in place,
With feet apart swivel heels right, swivel heels left turning 1/4 right with weight ending on left foot (now facing back wall).
Optional Styling: during the choruses of the song, at this point Neal will sing "Shake it really funky", so if you want to get funky on counts 3-4 do the funky chicken (&3_ bend both knees out, bend both knees in (&4) repeat (&3). Weight ends on left foot. (Thanks Bill Morgan for this great variation!). Next Neal will sing "Shake it real low", so if you want to get real low on counts 7-8, (7) swivel heels right twisting down, (8) swivel heels left twisting up and turning 1/4 right with weight ending on left foot.
FORWARD SHUFFLE, LEFT FORWARD TURNING 1/2 RIGHT, RIGHT BACK, SHAKE IT BACK!
Step forward on right foot, close left foot beside right foot, step forward on right foot,
Step left foot forward turning 1/2 right, step right foot back (now facing front wall),
Bump right hip back 4x (weight is on right foot),
Optional Styling for counts 5-8: As you shake it back - do the Arma! - raise your right arm and circle it around ending back where you started with right arm to right side (Thanks to Norma DeLorenzo for coming up with the "Arma!")
FORWARD SHUFFLE, RIGHT FORWARD, 1/2 LEFT PIVOT TURN, RIGHT FORWARD, DOUBLE CLAP, LEFT FORWARD, SINGLE CLAP
Step forward on left foot, close right foot beside left foot, step forward on left foot,
Step right foot forward, make 1/2 pivot turn left,
Step right foot forward, clap twice,
Step left foot forward, clap.
RIGHT FORWARD, DOUBLE CLAP, LEFT FORWARD, SINGLE CLAP, HITCH-STEPS BACK
Step right foot forward, clap twice,
Step left foot forward, clap,
Hitch right knee up, step right foot back, hitch left knee up, step left foot back,
Hitch right knee up, step right foot back, step left foot together.
Low impact/or "just too tired" variation: 5-8 Step back right, left, right, left.
1/2 RIGHT MONTEREY TURN & DOUBLE CLAP, 1/4 RIGHT MONTEREY TURN & CLAP
Touch right toes to right side, pivot 1/2 right on left foot & step right foot together,
Touch left toes to left side, step left foot together,
Touch right toes to right side, pivot 1/4 right on left foot & step right foot together,
Touch left toes to left side, step left foot together.
You can add claps to this section, clapping hands while doing Monterey turns on counts &2, 4, &6, 8.
HEEL TOE SWIVELS TRAVELLING RIGHT (THE DWIGHT), 1/2 RIGHT MONTEREY TURN ENDING WITH LEFT KNEE BENT IN FRONT OF RIGHT LEG
With weight on left foot travel right, swivel left heel right & touch right toes together, swivel left toes right & touch right heel together, swivel left heel right & touch right toes together, swivel left toes right & touch right heel together,
Touch right toes to right side, pivot 1/2 right on left foot & step right foot together, touch left toes to left side, raise left leg up bending left knee in front of right leg (weight ends on right foot).
REPEAT
For the dance to phrase properly to Neal's song, you have to add 2-8 count bonus sections (part b). These occur after going through the dance for the 2nd & 4th time. After completing the dance for the 2nd time, you will be facing the back wall. Do the following 8 count section:
PART B-BONUS BEATS!
BASIC LEFT & CLAP, BASIC RIGHT & CLAP
Step left foot to left side, step right foot together, step left foot to left side, touch right foot together and clap,
Step right foot to right side, step left foot together, step right foot to right side, touch left foot together and clap.
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