High Spirits
Compte:
32
Mur:
4
Niveau:
Improver
Chorégraphe:
Alison Smith (UK)
Musique:
Spirit In the Sky - Gareth Gates
INTRODUCTION
Performed before the vocals
HIP BUMPS, SIDE ROCKS, SIDE TOUCH, KNEE HITCH
1Hands on hips, bump hip to right as you pop left knee forward
2-4Repeat count one three more times
5-8Keep bumping hips to right with right hand on hip, push heel of left hand across body (waist height) toward right (in time to hip bumps)
9Large step right on right, as you step, place hands together in prayer position
10Step right in next to left (keep hands in prayer)
11-12Large step left on left (hand still in prayer), step left in next to right (hands in prayer)
13Touch right foot to right side (placing left hand behind head with elbow pointing out to side)
14Hitch right knee up & inwards across body (bring left elbow across body towards right knee)
15-16Return right foot to touch at right side (left elbow back to side), repeat right knee hitch & left elbow across body (count 14)
17-32Repeat counts 1-16 of introduction
THE MAIN DANCE
Danced after intro. Also insert the 16 count intro as a tag at the end of walls 2, 4 & 5
TOE TOUCHES, KICK, GRAPEVINE INTO ¼ TURN LEFT HITCHING KNEE (HANDS ON HIPS)
1-2Touch right foot to right side, touch right foot across body diagonally to left
3-4Touch right foot to right side, kick right foot across body diagonally to left
5-6Step right to right side, cross left behind right
7-8Step right to right side, make ¼ turn left on right hitching left knee forward
WALK FORWARD, KICK & CLAP, SIDE TOUCH, ¼ TURN RIGHT HITCHING KNEE, COASTER STEP
9-12Walk forward left, right, left, kick right forward clapping hands once
13-14Touch right foot to right side, make ¼ turn right on left foot hitching right knee forward
15&16Step back right, step left beside right, step forward right
ROLLING FULL TURNS LEFT & RIGHT
Hold hands up at sides like a waiter holding trays in both hands
17-18Step left ¼ turn left, on ball of left make ¼ turn left, stepping right to right side
19-20On ball of right make ½ turn left, stepping left to left side, touch right beside left, clap
21-22Step right ¼ turn right, on ball of right make ¼ turn right, stepping left to left side
23-24On ball of left make ½ turn right, stepping right to right side, touch left beside right, clap
SIDE ROCK & CROSS TWICE, TOE TOUCH, ¼ TURN HITCHING KNEE, COASTER STEP (HANDS IN PRAYER)
25&26Rock left to left side, rock onto right in place, cross left over right
27&28Rock right to right side, rock onto left in place, cross right over left
29-30Touch left foot to left side, make ¼ turn left on right foot, hitching left knee forward
31-32Step back left, step right beside left, step forward left
REPEAT
TAG
Repeat 'the dance' using the 16-count intro as a tag after walls 2, 4 and 5
ENDING
The dance ends on the rolling turns (counts 17-24, 9:00 wall, slow down with the music), to finish facing the front wall make the right rolling turn 1 ¼ turns to right, bring feet together & place hands in prayer looking up to the sky
Performed before the vocals
HIP BUMPS, SIDE ROCKS, SIDE TOUCH, KNEE HITCH
1Hands on hips, bump hip to right as you pop left knee forward
2-4Repeat count one three more times
5-8Keep bumping hips to right with right hand on hip, push heel of left hand across body (waist height) toward right (in time to hip bumps)
9Large step right on right, as you step, place hands together in prayer position
10Step right in next to left (keep hands in prayer)
11-12Large step left on left (hand still in prayer), step left in next to right (hands in prayer)
13Touch right foot to right side (placing left hand behind head with elbow pointing out to side)
14Hitch right knee up & inwards across body (bring left elbow across body towards right knee)
15-16Return right foot to touch at right side (left elbow back to side), repeat right knee hitch & left elbow across body (count 14)
17-32Repeat counts 1-16 of introduction
THE MAIN DANCE
Danced after intro. Also insert the 16 count intro as a tag at the end of walls 2, 4 & 5
TOE TOUCHES, KICK, GRAPEVINE INTO ¼ TURN LEFT HITCHING KNEE (HANDS ON HIPS)
1-2Touch right foot to right side, touch right foot across body diagonally to left
3-4Touch right foot to right side, kick right foot across body diagonally to left
5-6Step right to right side, cross left behind right
7-8Step right to right side, make ¼ turn left on right hitching left knee forward
WALK FORWARD, KICK & CLAP, SIDE TOUCH, ¼ TURN RIGHT HITCHING KNEE, COASTER STEP
9-12Walk forward left, right, left, kick right forward clapping hands once
13-14Touch right foot to right side, make ¼ turn right on left foot hitching right knee forward
15&16Step back right, step left beside right, step forward right
ROLLING FULL TURNS LEFT & RIGHT
Hold hands up at sides like a waiter holding trays in both hands
17-18Step left ¼ turn left, on ball of left make ¼ turn left, stepping right to right side
19-20On ball of right make ½ turn left, stepping left to left side, touch right beside left, clap
21-22Step right ¼ turn right, on ball of right make ¼ turn right, stepping left to left side
23-24On ball of left make ½ turn right, stepping right to right side, touch left beside right, clap
SIDE ROCK & CROSS TWICE, TOE TOUCH, ¼ TURN HITCHING KNEE, COASTER STEP (HANDS IN PRAYER)
25&26Rock left to left side, rock onto right in place, cross left over right
27&28Rock right to right side, rock onto left in place, cross right over left
29-30Touch left foot to left side, make ¼ turn left on right foot, hitching left knee forward
31-32Step back left, step right beside left, step forward left
REPEAT
TAG
Repeat 'the dance' using the 16-count intro as a tag after walls 2, 4 and 5
ENDING
The dance ends on the rolling turns (counts 17-24, 9:00 wall, slow down with the music), to finish facing the front wall make the right rolling turn 1 ¼ turns to right, bring feet together & place hands in prayer looking up to the sky