Count:
32
Wall:
1
Level:
Improver social cha partner dance
Position: Couples facing each other holding both hands. Man's steps are listed. Lady's steps are mirror images unless otherwise noted
A Partner adaptation of Vivienne Scott's Clap Your Hands line dance
STEP SIDE LEFT, STEP TOGETHER, SHUFFLE LEFT WITH ¼ TURN, ½ TURN, ¼ LEFT TURN WITH RIGHT SHUFFLE
1-2Step left to left side, step right beside left
3&4Step left to left side, close right beside left, step left to left side doing a ¼ turn to the left releasing man's left and lady's right hands
5-6Step forward right, pivot ½ left putting weight on left
Release hands
7&8Step forward right with ¼ left turn, close left beside right, step right to right side
Couples now facing each other. Rejoin both hands
STEP LEFT BEHIND RIGHT AND STEP RIGHT WITH ¼ RIGHT TURN, STEP FORWARD LEFT AND STEP FORWARD RIGHT, ½ TURN, ¼ RIGHT TURN WITH SHUFFLE LEFT
1-2Step left behind right, step right doing ¼ right turn releasing man's right and lady's left hands
3-4MAN: Step forward left, step forward right
LADY: Step forward right and left doing a full turn to the left
Man's left hand continues to hold lady's right hand when lady turns
5-6Step forward left, pivot ½ right putting weight on right
Release hands
7&8Step forward left with ¼ right turn, close right beside left, step left to left side
Couples now facing each other. Rejoin both hands
STOMP (IN PLACE) RIGHT & LEFT, TRIPLE CLAPS, STOMP (IN PLACE) RIGHT & LEFT, TRIPLE CLAPS
1-2Stomp right, stomp left
3&4Clap hands three times (man's left with lady's right, and vice versa)
5&6Stomp right, stomp left
7&8Clap hands three times (man's left with lady's right, and vice versa). (shift weight to right foot during these claps.)
For fun, slap the hands of the dancers next to you
STEP FORWARD LEFT AND STEP FORWARD RIGHT, LEFT TRIPLE IN PLACE, STEP BACK WITH FULL TURN TO THE RIGHT, RIGHT TRIPLE IN PLACE
1-2MAN: Walk forward left then forward right
LADY: Walk backward (right & left) doing full turn to the right
Man's left hand holds lady's right hand during this turn
3&4Step left in place, step right beside left, step left in place
Release man's left and lady's right hands. Join man's right and lady's left hands
5-6MAN: Walk backward (right & left) doing full turn to the right
Man's right hand holds lady's left hand during this turn
LADY: Walk forward left then forward right
7&8Step right in place, step left beside left, step right in place
Rejoin both hands - man's left with lady's right and vice versa
REPEAT
A Partner adaptation of Vivienne Scott's Clap Your Hands line dance
STEP SIDE LEFT, STEP TOGETHER, SHUFFLE LEFT WITH ¼ TURN, ½ TURN, ¼ LEFT TURN WITH RIGHT SHUFFLE
1-2Step left to left side, step right beside left
3&4Step left to left side, close right beside left, step left to left side doing a ¼ turn to the left releasing man's left and lady's right hands
5-6Step forward right, pivot ½ left putting weight on left
Release hands
7&8Step forward right with ¼ left turn, close left beside right, step right to right side
Couples now facing each other. Rejoin both hands
STEP LEFT BEHIND RIGHT AND STEP RIGHT WITH ¼ RIGHT TURN, STEP FORWARD LEFT AND STEP FORWARD RIGHT, ½ TURN, ¼ RIGHT TURN WITH SHUFFLE LEFT
1-2Step left behind right, step right doing ¼ right turn releasing man's right and lady's left hands
3-4MAN: Step forward left, step forward right
LADY: Step forward right and left doing a full turn to the left
Man's left hand continues to hold lady's right hand when lady turns
5-6Step forward left, pivot ½ right putting weight on right
Release hands
7&8Step forward left with ¼ right turn, close right beside left, step left to left side
Couples now facing each other. Rejoin both hands
STOMP (IN PLACE) RIGHT & LEFT, TRIPLE CLAPS, STOMP (IN PLACE) RIGHT & LEFT, TRIPLE CLAPS
1-2Stomp right, stomp left
3&4Clap hands three times (man's left with lady's right, and vice versa)
5&6Stomp right, stomp left
7&8Clap hands three times (man's left with lady's right, and vice versa). (shift weight to right foot during these claps.)
For fun, slap the hands of the dancers next to you
STEP FORWARD LEFT AND STEP FORWARD RIGHT, LEFT TRIPLE IN PLACE, STEP BACK WITH FULL TURN TO THE RIGHT, RIGHT TRIPLE IN PLACE
1-2MAN: Walk forward left then forward right
LADY: Walk backward (right & left) doing full turn to the right
Man's left hand holds lady's right hand during this turn
3&4Step left in place, step right beside left, step left in place
Release man's left and lady's right hands. Join man's right and lady's left hands
5-6MAN: Walk backward (right & left) doing full turn to the right
Man's right hand holds lady's left hand during this turn
LADY: Walk forward left then forward right
7&8Step right in place, step left beside left, step right in place
Rejoin both hands - man's left with lady's right and vice versa
REPEAT
