Swing Central
Count:
0
Wand:
4
Ebene:
Intermediate/Advanced east coast swing
Choreograf/in:
Darren Barabas (CAN)
Musik:
Robin Hood/Oh Babe - Keely Smith
Sequence: AAAA BBBBBB (Ending)
PART A
THE "ROBIN HOOD"
STEP-TOUCH, STEP-TOUCH, ROCK-RECOVER, KICK-BACK
1-2Step right forward, touch left together
3-4Step left forward, touch right together
5-6Rock right forward, recover left
7-8Kick right forward, step right back (12:00)
BACK-TOUCH, BACK-TOUCH, ROCK-RECOVER, KICK-TURNING HITCH
1-2Step left back, touch right together
3-4Step right back, touch left together
5-6Rock left back, recover right
7-8Kick left forward, execute ¼ turn right while hitching left knee (3:00)
STEP-LOCK, STEP-TURNING HITCH, STEP-LOCK, STEP-TURNING HITCH
1-2Looking diagonally right at 4:00, step left forward, lock right behind left
3-4Step left forward hitch right knee and execute turn to look diagonally left to 2:00
5-6Looking diagonally left at 2:00, step right forward, lock left behind right
7-8Step right forward, execute small hitch left knee squaring up right to 3:00 wall (1/8 turn right) (3:00)
TURN-RECOVER X 3, WALK-WALK
1-2Execute ¼ turn right and push left to left, recover right
3-4Execute ¼ turn right and push left to left, recover right
5-6-Execute ¼ turn right and push left to left, recover right
7-8Walk left forward, walk right forward (12:00)
FORWARD COASTER, HOLD, BACK-LOCK-BACK-HOLD
1-2Step left forward, step right together
3-4Step left back, hold
5-6Step right back, lock left over right
7-8Step right back, hold (12:00)
TURN-TOUCH, TURN-TOUCH, TURN-TOE-POINT-CROSS
1-2Execute ¼ turn left stepping left to left, touch right together
3-4Execute ¼ turn left stepping right to right touch left together
5-6-Execute ¼ turn left stepping left forward touch right toe behind left
7-8Touch right toe to right side, cross right over left (3:00)
HITCH-POINT, TURNING HITCH-TOUCH, HITCH-POINT, TURNING HITCH-STEP
1-2Hitch left knee, point left to left
3-4Execute ¼ turn right hitching left knee, touch left together
5-6Hitch left knee, point left to left
7-8Execute ¼ turn right hitching left knee, step left together (9:00)
UP-DOWN, POP-POP-POP-KICK-BACK-TOUCH
1-2Raise up on the balls of both feet, drop back down on heels weighted right (option: knee splits)
3-4Pop left knee toward right, pop right knee toward left
5-6-Pop left knee toward right, kick left foot diagonally right
7-8Step back left on a diagonal back left, touch right over left centering body to new wall (9:00)
PART B
THE "OH BABE"
BUMP-BUMP TWICE, TOUCH-STEP, TOUCH-STEP
1-2Step right to right bumping hip right, bump hip left
3-4Bump hip right, bump hip left
5-6Touch right behind left, step right to right
7-8Touch left behind right, step left to left (12:00)
STEP-LOCK-STEP-TOUCH, STEP-TURN-STEP-PUSH
1-2Step right forward, lock left together
3-4Step right forward, touch left together
5-6-Step left forward, execute ½ turn right
7-8Step left forward, step right together pushing arms straight out, palms forward (6:00)
SWIVEL-SWIVEL, SWIVEL-HOLD, POINT-TOGETHER-POINT-TOUCH
1-2Keeping arms forward, swing heels right turning hands to left - fingers turned to left - palms forward, swing heels left turning hands to right - fingers turned to right - palms forward(2)
3-4Execute ¼ turn left swinging heels right turning hands left - fingers turned to left - palms forward, hold - hands brought down to side - palms forward
5Point right to right extending right arm to right with palm forward with left hand in right crook of arm(inside elbow)
6Step right together extending both left and right arm forward with palms together
7Point left to left extending left arm to left with palm forward with right hand in left crook of arm(inside elbow)
8Touch left together extending both left and right arm forward with palms together (3:00)
STEP-TURN, ROCK-RECOVER, TURN-HOLD-TURN-KICK
1-2Dropping arms, step left slightly forward, execute a quick ½ turn right pivoting on ball of left foot (weight on right forward) (9:00)
3-4Rock left back, leaning slightly back, recover right leaning slightly forward
5-6Execute ¼ turn right stepping left to left, hold (12:00)
7-8Execute ½ turn right pivoting on ball of left stepping right to right, kick left across in front of right (6:00)
BACK-TOUCH-FORWARD-TOUCH, FORWARD-TOUCH-BACK-TOUCH
1-2On diagonal back left(looking at diagonal right), step back left, touch right toe in front of left
3-4On diagonal forward left, step forward right, touch left toe to right heel (4:00)
5-6On diagonal forward right (looking diagonal left) step forward left, touch right toe behind left heel
7-8On diagonal back left, step back right, touch left toe over in front of right (8:00)
TURN-TURN- ROCK-RECOVER, SWIVEL-SWIVEL-SWIVEL-TURN
1-2Execute 1/8 turn left stepping left forward squaring up with the wall (9:00), execute ¼ turn left stepping right to right (12:00)
3-4Rock left behind right, recover right
5-6-With right in place, point left slightly out to left and swivel heel to left, swivel left heel to center
7-8Swivel left heel to left, execute ¼ turn left, swiveling left heel to center placing weight on left (9:00)
ENDING
End after count 4 of part b on wall 7: you will be facing the back wall. To finish on the front wall
5-6Touch right behind left, execute ¼ turn left stepping right to right
7-8Touch left behind right, execute ¼ turn left stepping left forward weighted left, for the grand finale
Raise both arms up from your sides to above your head, fluttering your hands on the way up, when the final note hits, bring your arms down, chest level, and push each arm out to the sides (safe - as in baseball) stomping right together
PART A
THE "ROBIN HOOD"
STEP-TOUCH, STEP-TOUCH, ROCK-RECOVER, KICK-BACK
1-2Step right forward, touch left together
3-4Step left forward, touch right together
5-6Rock right forward, recover left
7-8Kick right forward, step right back (12:00)
BACK-TOUCH, BACK-TOUCH, ROCK-RECOVER, KICK-TURNING HITCH
1-2Step left back, touch right together
3-4Step right back, touch left together
5-6Rock left back, recover right
7-8Kick left forward, execute ¼ turn right while hitching left knee (3:00)
STEP-LOCK, STEP-TURNING HITCH, STEP-LOCK, STEP-TURNING HITCH
1-2Looking diagonally right at 4:00, step left forward, lock right behind left
3-4Step left forward hitch right knee and execute turn to look diagonally left to 2:00
5-6Looking diagonally left at 2:00, step right forward, lock left behind right
7-8Step right forward, execute small hitch left knee squaring up right to 3:00 wall (1/8 turn right) (3:00)
TURN-RECOVER X 3, WALK-WALK
1-2Execute ¼ turn right and push left to left, recover right
3-4Execute ¼ turn right and push left to left, recover right
5-6-Execute ¼ turn right and push left to left, recover right
7-8Walk left forward, walk right forward (12:00)
FORWARD COASTER, HOLD, BACK-LOCK-BACK-HOLD
1-2Step left forward, step right together
3-4Step left back, hold
5-6Step right back, lock left over right
7-8Step right back, hold (12:00)
TURN-TOUCH, TURN-TOUCH, TURN-TOE-POINT-CROSS
1-2Execute ¼ turn left stepping left to left, touch right together
3-4Execute ¼ turn left stepping right to right touch left together
5-6-Execute ¼ turn left stepping left forward touch right toe behind left
7-8Touch right toe to right side, cross right over left (3:00)
HITCH-POINT, TURNING HITCH-TOUCH, HITCH-POINT, TURNING HITCH-STEP
1-2Hitch left knee, point left to left
3-4Execute ¼ turn right hitching left knee, touch left together
5-6Hitch left knee, point left to left
7-8Execute ¼ turn right hitching left knee, step left together (9:00)
UP-DOWN, POP-POP-POP-KICK-BACK-TOUCH
1-2Raise up on the balls of both feet, drop back down on heels weighted right (option: knee splits)
3-4Pop left knee toward right, pop right knee toward left
5-6-Pop left knee toward right, kick left foot diagonally right
7-8Step back left on a diagonal back left, touch right over left centering body to new wall (9:00)
PART B
THE "OH BABE"
BUMP-BUMP TWICE, TOUCH-STEP, TOUCH-STEP
1-2Step right to right bumping hip right, bump hip left
3-4Bump hip right, bump hip left
5-6Touch right behind left, step right to right
7-8Touch left behind right, step left to left (12:00)
STEP-LOCK-STEP-TOUCH, STEP-TURN-STEP-PUSH
1-2Step right forward, lock left together
3-4Step right forward, touch left together
5-6-Step left forward, execute ½ turn right
7-8Step left forward, step right together pushing arms straight out, palms forward (6:00)
SWIVEL-SWIVEL, SWIVEL-HOLD, POINT-TOGETHER-POINT-TOUCH
1-2Keeping arms forward, swing heels right turning hands to left - fingers turned to left - palms forward, swing heels left turning hands to right - fingers turned to right - palms forward(2)
3-4Execute ¼ turn left swinging heels right turning hands left - fingers turned to left - palms forward, hold - hands brought down to side - palms forward
5Point right to right extending right arm to right with palm forward with left hand in right crook of arm(inside elbow)
6Step right together extending both left and right arm forward with palms together
7Point left to left extending left arm to left with palm forward with right hand in left crook of arm(inside elbow)
8Touch left together extending both left and right arm forward with palms together (3:00)
STEP-TURN, ROCK-RECOVER, TURN-HOLD-TURN-KICK
1-2Dropping arms, step left slightly forward, execute a quick ½ turn right pivoting on ball of left foot (weight on right forward) (9:00)
3-4Rock left back, leaning slightly back, recover right leaning slightly forward
5-6Execute ¼ turn right stepping left to left, hold (12:00)
7-8Execute ½ turn right pivoting on ball of left stepping right to right, kick left across in front of right (6:00)
BACK-TOUCH-FORWARD-TOUCH, FORWARD-TOUCH-BACK-TOUCH
1-2On diagonal back left(looking at diagonal right), step back left, touch right toe in front of left
3-4On diagonal forward left, step forward right, touch left toe to right heel (4:00)
5-6On diagonal forward right (looking diagonal left) step forward left, touch right toe behind left heel
7-8On diagonal back left, step back right, touch left toe over in front of right (8:00)
TURN-TURN- ROCK-RECOVER, SWIVEL-SWIVEL-SWIVEL-TURN
1-2Execute 1/8 turn left stepping left forward squaring up with the wall (9:00), execute ¼ turn left stepping right to right (12:00)
3-4Rock left behind right, recover right
5-6-With right in place, point left slightly out to left and swivel heel to left, swivel left heel to center
7-8Swivel left heel to left, execute ¼ turn left, swiveling left heel to center placing weight on left (9:00)
ENDING
End after count 4 of part b on wall 7: you will be facing the back wall. To finish on the front wall
5-6Touch right behind left, execute ¼ turn left stepping right to right
7-8Touch left behind right, execute ¼ turn left stepping left forward weighted left, for the grand finale
Raise both arms up from your sides to above your head, fluttering your hands on the way up, when the final note hits, bring your arms down, chest level, and push each arm out to the sides (safe - as in baseball) stomping right together