Count:
24
Wall:
4
Level:
Absolute Beginner
Intro: Start the dance after 32 counts. Left Sequence. No Tags or Restarts.
Smile! Take the Jerusalema challenge!
(1-8) HEEL BOUNCES LEFT x3. STEP. HEEL BOUNCES RIGHT x3. STEP.
1 - 4Stepping on L toe bounce L heel three times. Step on L.
5 - 8Stepping on R toe bounce R heel three times. Step on R. (12:00)
Optional styling:
* Bump hips with each heel bounce left & right.
* Wave opposite arm lariat style.
(9-16) HEEL. TOGETHER x2. WALK FORWARD. 1/4 LEFT TURN.
1, 2Touch L heel forward. Step L together.
3, 4Touch R heel forward. Step R together. (12:00)
5, 6, 7Walk forward L-R-L
8Turning 1/4 left step R to right side. (9:00)
Optional styling: Swing opposite arms to feet, on walk forward.
(17-24) VINE LEFT. WALK BACK.
1, 2Step L to left side. Cross R behind L.
3, 4Step L to left side. Step R besides L.
5-8Walk back L-R-L-R. (9:00)
Optional styling: Shimmy shoulders with each back step on L.
BEGIN SEQUENCE AGAIN FACING NEW WALL.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Jerusalema the song, is a South African song of prayer. In November 2019 Nomcebo Zikode, singer/songwriter, together with Master KG, a South African DJ & music producer, recorded the track ‘Jerusalema’. She sang in Zulu. In February 2020, the Angolan dance troupe Fenómenos do Semba created the dance in a backyard in Luanda, Angola, South-West Africa. The song & dance quickly became a symbol of hope amidst the fear & isolation brought by the Pandemic of Covid-19. Jerusalema became more than just a dance. It celebrated survivors & united countries in hope to overcome the Pandemic in the form of international challenges! It now has thousands of repetitive routines. I have choreographed the dance to fit the sequence of the original dance. Hope you take the challenge & do your own styling!
Smile! Take the Jerusalema challenge!
(1-8) HEEL BOUNCES LEFT x3. STEP. HEEL BOUNCES RIGHT x3. STEP.
1 - 4Stepping on L toe bounce L heel three times. Step on L.
5 - 8Stepping on R toe bounce R heel three times. Step on R. (12:00)
Optional styling:
* Bump hips with each heel bounce left & right.
* Wave opposite arm lariat style.
(9-16) HEEL. TOGETHER x2. WALK FORWARD. 1/4 LEFT TURN.
1, 2Touch L heel forward. Step L together.
3, 4Touch R heel forward. Step R together. (12:00)
5, 6, 7Walk forward L-R-L
8Turning 1/4 left step R to right side. (9:00)
Optional styling: Swing opposite arms to feet, on walk forward.
(17-24) VINE LEFT. WALK BACK.
1, 2Step L to left side. Cross R behind L.
3, 4Step L to left side. Step R besides L.
5-8Walk back L-R-L-R. (9:00)
Optional styling: Shimmy shoulders with each back step on L.
BEGIN SEQUENCE AGAIN FACING NEW WALL.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Jerusalema the song, is a South African song of prayer. In November 2019 Nomcebo Zikode, singer/songwriter, together with Master KG, a South African DJ & music producer, recorded the track ‘Jerusalema’. She sang in Zulu. In February 2020, the Angolan dance troupe Fenómenos do Semba created the dance in a backyard in Luanda, Angola, South-West Africa. The song & dance quickly became a symbol of hope amidst the fear & isolation brought by the Pandemic of Covid-19. Jerusalema became more than just a dance. It celebrated survivors & united countries in hope to overcome the Pandemic in the form of international challenges! It now has thousands of repetitive routines. I have choreographed the dance to fit the sequence of the original dance. Hope you take the challenge & do your own styling!
