Compte:
-
Mur:
1
Niveau:
Improver
Sequence: INTRO, AB, AB, C, AB, DE, AB, C(1-16)
INTRO
WALTZ LEFT, ¼ TURN, WALTZ RIGHT
1-3Step left to left side, step right beside left, step left in place
4-6Turn ¼ right, step right forward, step left beside right, step right in place
TWINKLE LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT
1-3Step left across right, step right to right side, step left beside right
4-6Step right across left, step left to left side, step right beside left
7-9Step left across right, step right to right side, step left beside right
10-12Step right across left, step left to left side, step right beside left
WALTZ FORWARD LEFT, WALTZ BACK RIGHT
1-3Step left forward, step right beside left, step left in place
4-6Step right back, step left beside right, step right in place
TURN ½ LEFT, WALTZ FORWARD LEFT, WALTZ BACK RIGHT
1-3Step left to left diagonal, ¼ turn and step right beside left, ¼ turn and step left forward
4-6Step right back, step left beside right, step right in place
1-12Repeat above 12 counts to face front wall (waltz forward left, waltz back right; turn ½ left & waltz forward, waltz back right)
1-8Stand in second position with weight on left
1-16Bounce knees to music while jingling bells
PART A
"You better watch out"
VINE RIGHT, FAN LEFT TWICE
1-4Step right to side, step left behind right, step right to side
5-8Step left beside right, fan toes out, in, out, in
VINE LEFT, FAN RIGHT TWICE
1-4Step left to side, step right behind left, step left to side
5-8Step right beside left, fan toes out, in, out, in
PART B
Chorus: "Santa Claus is comin'"
CHASSE RIGHT, BACK ROCK, CHASSE LEFT, BACK ROCK
1&2Step right to right, step left beside right, step right to right
3-4Rock back on left, recover onto right
5&6Step left to left, step right beside left, step left to left
7-8Rock back on right, recover onto left
9-16Repeat steps 1-8
WALK FORWARD RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, KICK, BACK LEFT, RIGHT, COASTER STEP
1-4Walk forward right, left, right, kick left foot forward
5-6Walk back left, right
7&8Step back on left, step right beside left, step forward on left
9-16Repeat above 8 counts
PART C
"He sees you when you're sleeping"
HEEL STRUTS FORWARD, ROCK RIGHT RECOVER, ROCK LEFT RECOVER
1-8Touch right heel forward, drop right toes down and take weight, (point right index and middle fingers to eyes), touch left heel forward, drop left toes down and take weight, repeat both (hands together next to right side of face with head tilted to right to mimic sleeping)
1-4Rock right to right, step right beside left, hold (point right index finger to right side of head for "he knows when you're awake")
5-8Rock left to left, step left beside right, hold (both hands next to head with index fingers touching thumbs, then open for "when you're awake")
TOE STRUTS BACK, ROCK RIGHT RECOVER, ROCK LEFT RECOVER
1-8Touch right toes back, drop right toes down and take weight, touch left toes back, drop left toes down and take weight, repeat both (point right index finger to right side of head for "he knows if you've been bad")
1-4Rock right to right, step right beside left, hold (shake and point right index finger to audience)
5-8Rock left to left, step left beside right, hold
PART D
Instrumental break
1-16March right, left and make one straight line from 2 rows of dancers
1-8Kick forward right, left, right, left
1-8Kick right twice forward (kick right, touch right, kick right, step next to left)
1-8Kick left twice forward (kick left, touch left, kick left, step next to right)
1-8Kick right across left twice (kick right across front of left, touch right next to left, kick right across front of left, step next to left)
1-8Kick left across right twice (kick left across in front of right, touch left next to right, kick left across front of right, step next to right)
1-8All turn to form a circle facing into the circle, holding hands
PART E
"The kids in boy and girl land"
1-8Vine & weave to right (holding hands) & kick left on count 8
1-8Walk forward 3 (left-right-left), touch right; walk back 3 (right-left-right), touch left
1-8Vine & weave to left (holding hands) & kick right on count 8
1-8All dancers return to original places and make two lines
The ending is 16 counts long. Have each dancer strike a pose (an example is right arm up, left arm down) from one end of each line to the other (this is called a contagion). Then all raise both arms
INTRO
WALTZ LEFT, ¼ TURN, WALTZ RIGHT
1-3Step left to left side, step right beside left, step left in place
4-6Turn ¼ right, step right forward, step left beside right, step right in place
TWINKLE LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT
1-3Step left across right, step right to right side, step left beside right
4-6Step right across left, step left to left side, step right beside left
7-9Step left across right, step right to right side, step left beside right
10-12Step right across left, step left to left side, step right beside left
WALTZ FORWARD LEFT, WALTZ BACK RIGHT
1-3Step left forward, step right beside left, step left in place
4-6Step right back, step left beside right, step right in place
TURN ½ LEFT, WALTZ FORWARD LEFT, WALTZ BACK RIGHT
1-3Step left to left diagonal, ¼ turn and step right beside left, ¼ turn and step left forward
4-6Step right back, step left beside right, step right in place
1-12Repeat above 12 counts to face front wall (waltz forward left, waltz back right; turn ½ left & waltz forward, waltz back right)
1-8Stand in second position with weight on left
1-16Bounce knees to music while jingling bells
PART A
"You better watch out"
VINE RIGHT, FAN LEFT TWICE
1-4Step right to side, step left behind right, step right to side
5-8Step left beside right, fan toes out, in, out, in
VINE LEFT, FAN RIGHT TWICE
1-4Step left to side, step right behind left, step left to side
5-8Step right beside left, fan toes out, in, out, in
PART B
Chorus: "Santa Claus is comin'"
CHASSE RIGHT, BACK ROCK, CHASSE LEFT, BACK ROCK
1&2Step right to right, step left beside right, step right to right
3-4Rock back on left, recover onto right
5&6Step left to left, step right beside left, step left to left
7-8Rock back on right, recover onto left
9-16Repeat steps 1-8
WALK FORWARD RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, KICK, BACK LEFT, RIGHT, COASTER STEP
1-4Walk forward right, left, right, kick left foot forward
5-6Walk back left, right
7&8Step back on left, step right beside left, step forward on left
9-16Repeat above 8 counts
PART C
"He sees you when you're sleeping"
HEEL STRUTS FORWARD, ROCK RIGHT RECOVER, ROCK LEFT RECOVER
1-8Touch right heel forward, drop right toes down and take weight, (point right index and middle fingers to eyes), touch left heel forward, drop left toes down and take weight, repeat both (hands together next to right side of face with head tilted to right to mimic sleeping)
1-4Rock right to right, step right beside left, hold (point right index finger to right side of head for "he knows when you're awake")
5-8Rock left to left, step left beside right, hold (both hands next to head with index fingers touching thumbs, then open for "when you're awake")
TOE STRUTS BACK, ROCK RIGHT RECOVER, ROCK LEFT RECOVER
1-8Touch right toes back, drop right toes down and take weight, touch left toes back, drop left toes down and take weight, repeat both (point right index finger to right side of head for "he knows if you've been bad")
1-4Rock right to right, step right beside left, hold (shake and point right index finger to audience)
5-8Rock left to left, step left beside right, hold
PART D
Instrumental break
1-16March right, left and make one straight line from 2 rows of dancers
1-8Kick forward right, left, right, left
1-8Kick right twice forward (kick right, touch right, kick right, step next to left)
1-8Kick left twice forward (kick left, touch left, kick left, step next to right)
1-8Kick right across left twice (kick right across front of left, touch right next to left, kick right across front of left, step next to left)
1-8Kick left across right twice (kick left across in front of right, touch left next to right, kick left across front of right, step next to right)
1-8All turn to form a circle facing into the circle, holding hands
PART E
"The kids in boy and girl land"
1-8Vine & weave to right (holding hands) & kick left on count 8
1-8Walk forward 3 (left-right-left), touch right; walk back 3 (right-left-right), touch left
1-8Vine & weave to left (holding hands) & kick right on count 8
1-8All dancers return to original places and make two lines
The ending is 16 counts long. Have each dancer strike a pose (an example is right arm up, left arm down) from one end of each line to the other (this is called a contagion). Then all raise both arms
