American Pie
Count:
44
Wand:
2
Ebene:
Beginner
Choreograf/in:
Britton Edwards
Musik:
American Pie - Just Luis
Britton was age 8 when this dance was choreographed.
VINE RIGHT, STOMP, BUTTERFLY
1Step right foot to right
2Step left foot to right (behind right foot)
3Step right foot to right
4Stomp left foot beside right foot, a shoulder width apart
5-8Butterfly: with feet planted firmly on the floor and knees slightly bent, move knees in-out-in-out while arms and hands make a figure 8, moving in-out-in-out and palms face down while moving in and up while moving out. Make this a fluid motion with hands moving no farther apart than shoulder width.
VINE LEFT, STOMP, BUTTERFLY
1Step left foot to left
2Step right foot to left (behind left foot)
3Step left foot to left
4Stomp right foot beside left foot, a shoulder width apart
5-8Repeat "butterfly" as described above
WALK FORWARD ("DRYING NAILS") AND BACK ("FINGER SNAPS")
1-4Walk forward right-left-right-left while flicking hands high above your head as if drying your nails
5-8Walk backward in a low crouch, right-left-right-left, while snapping your fingers with each step "west side story" style
KICK-BALL-CHANGES, THEN ¼ TURNS
1&2Kick right foot forward, step back on right foot, step left foot in place
3&4Kick right foot forward, step back on right foot, step left foot in place
5Step right foot forward
6Pivot ¼ to left on ball of right foot and step down on left beside right foot
7-8Repeat 5 and 6
SHUFFLE FORWARD, TURNING SHUFFLE, ROCK STEP
1&2Shuffle forward, right-left-right
3&4Shuffle left-right-left, making ½ turn and end walking backward
5Rock back on right foot
6Rock forward (recover), stepping on left foot
7-12Repeat previous 6 counts
REPEAT
VINE RIGHT, STOMP, BUTTERFLY
1Step right foot to right
2Step left foot to right (behind right foot)
3Step right foot to right
4Stomp left foot beside right foot, a shoulder width apart
5-8Butterfly: with feet planted firmly on the floor and knees slightly bent, move knees in-out-in-out while arms and hands make a figure 8, moving in-out-in-out and palms face down while moving in and up while moving out. Make this a fluid motion with hands moving no farther apart than shoulder width.
VINE LEFT, STOMP, BUTTERFLY
1Step left foot to left
2Step right foot to left (behind left foot)
3Step left foot to left
4Stomp right foot beside left foot, a shoulder width apart
5-8Repeat "butterfly" as described above
WALK FORWARD ("DRYING NAILS") AND BACK ("FINGER SNAPS")
1-4Walk forward right-left-right-left while flicking hands high above your head as if drying your nails
5-8Walk backward in a low crouch, right-left-right-left, while snapping your fingers with each step "west side story" style
KICK-BALL-CHANGES, THEN ¼ TURNS
1&2Kick right foot forward, step back on right foot, step left foot in place
3&4Kick right foot forward, step back on right foot, step left foot in place
5Step right foot forward
6Pivot ¼ to left on ball of right foot and step down on left beside right foot
7-8Repeat 5 and 6
SHUFFLE FORWARD, TURNING SHUFFLE, ROCK STEP
1&2Shuffle forward, right-left-right
3&4Shuffle left-right-left, making ½ turn and end walking backward
5Rock back on right foot
6Rock forward (recover), stepping on left foot
7-12Repeat previous 6 counts
REPEAT