Count:
32
Wand:
4
Ebene:
Intermediate west coast swing
SKATE OR TWIST: RIGHT-LEFT, DIAGONAL SHUFFLE, SKATE OR TWIST: LEFT-RIGHT SHUFFLE ¼ LEFT
1-2With weight forward on both feet, skate or twist right, then left
3&4With both feet on diagonal right, shuffle right (right-left-right)
5-6With weight forward on both feet, skate or twist left, then right
7&8With both feet on diagonal left, turn ¼ left shuffle forward (left-right-left)(9:00)
TAP SHOULDER TWICE-EXTEND ARM, REPEAT, HIP BUMPS
1&2Tap left shoulder with right hand(looking left), tap right shoulder with right hand (looking forward), extend right arm out to side (looking right)
3&4Tap right shoulder with left hand (continue looking right) tap left shoulder with left hand (looking forward), extend left arm out to side (looking left)
5-6Leaving arms out to side, (look forward) as you bump your right hip diagonally right, bring right hip to center position (weight on right)
7-8Bump left hip diagonally left, bring left hip to center position (keep weight on right)
SIDE-CROSS, SNAP, SIDE-CROSS-UNWIND ½ LEFT, ARMS UP-DOWN, HEEL-STEP-TOUCH
&1Step left to side, cross right over left (weight on both feet)
2Snap fingers on both hands down by your sides
&3Step left to side, cross right over left(weight on both feet)
4Unwind ½ left (weight on right)(3:00)
5-6Bring both arms up over your head and cross them at the wrists, bring them straight down to your side
7&8Tap left heel forward, take a small step forward on left, touch right beside left
KICK & POINT, PENCIL TURN FULL-TURN LEFT-HOLD, STEP SIDE-SNAP, SNAP, LOOK LEFT
1&2Kick right over left(low to the ground on a diagonal), recover right, point left to side(prep right for turn)
3-4Recover left beside right spin full-turn left in place on both feet, hold (weight on left)
5&6Step right to side bumping hips right and snapping fingers to right, keeping weight on right bring right knee in toward left and bring right hand toward the center of your body, bump hips right again snapping fingers to right
&7Keeping weight on left, repeat bringing your right knee in toward left and bring right hand towards center of your body, repeat bumping hips to right and snapping fingers to right
8Keeping weight on left, look to left and throw both hands to the side (the same way an umpire would call a safe play in baseball)
To put it more clearly for counts 5&6&7-8:
5&6Step right to side(lean right) - bump hips right and snapping right fingers to right turn right knee in bringing right hand in to center, take weight on right and bump hips right again and snapping right fingers to right
&7Take weight on left and turn right knee in bringing right hand in to center, keep weight on left and bump hips right again and snapping fingers to right
8Keep weight on left and whip head to left omitting the hand throw
REPEAT
TAG
After walls 2, 4, and 7
CROSS-REPLACE-APART(RIGHT AND LEFT LEADING), REPEAT
1&2Cross right over left(angle left), replace back left, step right apart(square forward)
3&4Cross left over right(angle right), replace back right, step left apart(square forward)
5-8Repeat steps '1-4
ENDING
End with your arms over head, crossed at the wrists on the 3rd set of 8
1-2With weight forward on both feet, skate or twist right, then left
3&4With both feet on diagonal right, shuffle right (right-left-right)
5-6With weight forward on both feet, skate or twist left, then right
7&8With both feet on diagonal left, turn ¼ left shuffle forward (left-right-left)(9:00)
TAP SHOULDER TWICE-EXTEND ARM, REPEAT, HIP BUMPS
1&2Tap left shoulder with right hand(looking left), tap right shoulder with right hand (looking forward), extend right arm out to side (looking right)
3&4Tap right shoulder with left hand (continue looking right) tap left shoulder with left hand (looking forward), extend left arm out to side (looking left)
5-6Leaving arms out to side, (look forward) as you bump your right hip diagonally right, bring right hip to center position (weight on right)
7-8Bump left hip diagonally left, bring left hip to center position (keep weight on right)
SIDE-CROSS, SNAP, SIDE-CROSS-UNWIND ½ LEFT, ARMS UP-DOWN, HEEL-STEP-TOUCH
&1Step left to side, cross right over left (weight on both feet)
2Snap fingers on both hands down by your sides
&3Step left to side, cross right over left(weight on both feet)
4Unwind ½ left (weight on right)(3:00)
5-6Bring both arms up over your head and cross them at the wrists, bring them straight down to your side
7&8Tap left heel forward, take a small step forward on left, touch right beside left
KICK & POINT, PENCIL TURN FULL-TURN LEFT-HOLD, STEP SIDE-SNAP, SNAP, LOOK LEFT
1&2Kick right over left(low to the ground on a diagonal), recover right, point left to side(prep right for turn)
3-4Recover left beside right spin full-turn left in place on both feet, hold (weight on left)
5&6Step right to side bumping hips right and snapping fingers to right, keeping weight on right bring right knee in toward left and bring right hand toward the center of your body, bump hips right again snapping fingers to right
&7Keeping weight on left, repeat bringing your right knee in toward left and bring right hand towards center of your body, repeat bumping hips to right and snapping fingers to right
8Keeping weight on left, look to left and throw both hands to the side (the same way an umpire would call a safe play in baseball)
To put it more clearly for counts 5&6&7-8:
5&6Step right to side(lean right) - bump hips right and snapping right fingers to right turn right knee in bringing right hand in to center, take weight on right and bump hips right again and snapping right fingers to right
&7Take weight on left and turn right knee in bringing right hand in to center, keep weight on left and bump hips right again and snapping fingers to right
8Keep weight on left and whip head to left omitting the hand throw
REPEAT
TAG
After walls 2, 4, and 7
CROSS-REPLACE-APART(RIGHT AND LEFT LEADING), REPEAT
1&2Cross right over left(angle left), replace back left, step right apart(square forward)
3&4Cross left over right(angle right), replace back right, step left apart(square forward)
5-8Repeat steps '1-4
ENDING
End with your arms over head, crossed at the wrists on the 3rd set of 8
