Count:
64
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate
"Baby Keep Smiling" has a click at the beginning. Start dancing 4 counts after the click. Special thanks to Lana Harvey and Pollie Evans
CHARLESTON SWINGS
1-4Touch right forward, hold, swing right back behind left, taking weight, hold
5-8Swing left back toe touch, hold, swing left forward of right with step to original position, hold
9-16Repeat 1-8
STEPS RIGHT AND LEFT WITH SHIMMY
17-18Short step right with right, bring left to right
19-20Long step right with right, drag left to right, shimmy shoulders
21-22Short step left with left, bring right to left
23-24Long step left with left, drag left to right, shimmy shoulders
BALL SLIDES, CLAPS, SNAPS
Balance weight on left with little weight quickly shifted to right to slide left back
25&Slide ball of right back to instep of left, slide left back slight past right
26&27&Repeat 25&
28Step right beside left
29-30Clap twice at chest
32-32Snap fingers twice at chest
TOUCH TURNS
33-34Step forward with right, touch left by right (no claps!!)
35-36Step left to left turning right ¼, touch right by left
37-38Step right to right turning right ¼, touch left by right
38-40Step left to left turning right ¼, touch right by left
FORWARD HEEL STRUTS
41-42Step forward on right heel, drop toe
43-44Step forward on left heel, drop toe
44-48Repeat 41-44
STEP TOUCH, BOW
49-50Step back with right, touch left beside right
51-52Step back with left touch right tip of boot beside left, bow as point tip (knee will be flexed)
53-54Step back with right, touch left beside right
55-56Step back with left, touch right tip of boot across left, bow as touch tip (face looks at floor on bow)
&Weigh to ball of right
CROSS SCOOTS, CLAPS, SNAPS
57&Scoot right back as lift left
58&Step ball of left across right scoot left back as lift right
59&Step ball of right across left, scoot right back as lift left
60&Step left across right, scoot left back as lift right
61-62(Ease right to floor) clap hands twice at chest
63-64Snap fingers twice at chest
REPEAT
CHARLESTON SWINGS
1-4Touch right forward, hold, swing right back behind left, taking weight, hold
5-8Swing left back toe touch, hold, swing left forward of right with step to original position, hold
9-16Repeat 1-8
STEPS RIGHT AND LEFT WITH SHIMMY
17-18Short step right with right, bring left to right
19-20Long step right with right, drag left to right, shimmy shoulders
21-22Short step left with left, bring right to left
23-24Long step left with left, drag left to right, shimmy shoulders
BALL SLIDES, CLAPS, SNAPS
Balance weight on left with little weight quickly shifted to right to slide left back
25&Slide ball of right back to instep of left, slide left back slight past right
26&27&Repeat 25&
28Step right beside left
29-30Clap twice at chest
32-32Snap fingers twice at chest
TOUCH TURNS
33-34Step forward with right, touch left by right (no claps!!)
35-36Step left to left turning right ¼, touch right by left
37-38Step right to right turning right ¼, touch left by right
38-40Step left to left turning right ¼, touch right by left
FORWARD HEEL STRUTS
41-42Step forward on right heel, drop toe
43-44Step forward on left heel, drop toe
44-48Repeat 41-44
STEP TOUCH, BOW
49-50Step back with right, touch left beside right
51-52Step back with left touch right tip of boot beside left, bow as point tip (knee will be flexed)
53-54Step back with right, touch left beside right
55-56Step back with left, touch right tip of boot across left, bow as touch tip (face looks at floor on bow)
&Weigh to ball of right
CROSS SCOOTS, CLAPS, SNAPS
57&Scoot right back as lift left
58&Step ball of left across right scoot left back as lift right
59&Step ball of right across left, scoot right back as lift left
60&Step left across right, scoot left back as lift right
61-62(Ease right to floor) clap hands twice at chest
63-64Snap fingers twice at chest
REPEAT