Sequence: A-B-A-B-C-A-B-D-C-A-B-B-A(with Ending)
SECTION A: 32-COUNT VERSE INSTRUMENTAL
TOE/HEEL STRUT FORWARD, HOP/KICKS BACKWARD:
1-4Place right sole forward; drop right heel; place left sole forward, drop left heel
5-8Repeat steps 1-4
9-10Hop on left foot kicking right foot to side; step right foot behind left
11-12Hop on right foot kicking left foot to side; step left foot behind right
13-16Repeat steps 9-12
TOE/HEEL STRUT FORWARD, ½ TURN TO THE LEFTS (TWICE); RUBBER LEGS (4):
17-20Place right sole forward; drop right heel; place left sole forward, drop left heel
21-24Repeat steps 17-20
25-28Step right foot forward; pivot ½ to the left; repeat
29-31Feet apart, knock knees together, rubber-legs style three times. Hands up besides shoulders, open position, closing with each knee-knock like a bird's beak. Tweet, Tweet, Tweet!
Optional: Small step forward on each beat
In 2nd repetition, hands in front of shoulders and elbows out to sides, like wings, flap down with each knee-knock. Go, Bird, GO!
32Shift weight to left foot
SECTION B: 32-COUNT CHORUS
LINDY RIGHT, ROCKS, LINDY LEFT, CROSS, UNWIND FULL TURN:
1&2Right shuffle to the right right-left-right
3-4Rock onto left sole behind right foot; recover onto right
5-6Rock onto left foot to left side; recover onto right
7-8Rock onto left sole behind right foot; recover onto right
9&10Left shuffle to the left left-right-left
11-12Rock onto right sole behind left foot; recover onto left
13-14Cross right tightly in front of left placing right sole on floor; hold
15-16Unwind quickly full turn to the left; hold with weight on left foot crossed in front of right
SIDE TOGETHER RIGHT (4X), VINE LEFT, LUNGE LEFT, SLIDE, TAP:
17-18Step right to the right; step left near right
19-24Repeat steps 17-18 three more times
Option
17-24Cuban or meringue hip motion with left hand in front of waist and shaking right hand (like a tambourine) out to right side, palm facing forward.
25-26Step left to left side; step right behind left
27-28Step left to left side; step right foot across in front of left
29-30Large step left (lunge) to the left; slide right toe next to left
31-32Tap right toe beside left; hold
SECTION C: 32-COUNT SMOOTH VERSE
SHUFFLES FORWARD, 4-STEP PRISSY WALK, 4 BACK-STEP/CLAP, ½ TURN TO THE RIGHT:
1&2Right shuffle forward right-left-right
3&4Left shuffle forward left-right-left
5-8Prissy (swivel) walk forward: right; left; right; left
&9-10Small set back right; step left near right; clap
&11-12Repeat steps &9-10
&13-14Repeat steps &9-10
&15Small step back right; step left near right
16Spin ½ to the right on left sole with clap (facing 6:00)
SHUFFLES FORWARD, 4-STEP PRISSY WALK, 4 OUT/IN/CLAP STEPS BACK; ½ TURN TO THE RIGHT:
17&18Right shuffle forward right-left-right
19&20Left shuffle forward left-right-left
21-24Prissy (swivel) walk forward: right; left; right; left
&25-26(Backing up) Step right out to right; Step left out to left; Clap
&27-28(Backing up) Step in with right foot; Step in with left foot; Clap
&29-30(Backing up) Step out with right foot; Step out with left foot; Clap
&31(Backing up) Step in with right foot; Step in with left foot
32Spin ½ to the right on left sole with Clap (facing 12:00)
SECTION D (DO YOUR OWN THING!): 48-COUNT INSTRUMENTAL
DO THE TWIST OR SWING OR ANYTHING WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR NEIGHBOR!
1-48Do your own thing for 48 counts
Have fun! Jo T. always yells "Twist" to get things started. You can do the Twist or parts of any other dance solo OR...East Coast Swing, Jitterbug, or Lindy with your neighbor. Try joining hands in a wrestling type grip and doing swivel walks around in a circle. Use the last 4 counts of this section to get back to your original location. As you do so, everyone can yell 5, 6, 7, 8! Then ALL start again with CLUSTER .C
ENDING:
At end of final CLUSTER A, replace rubber legs with
5Hold
6-7Forward hop-hop!
THE END!
SECTION A: 32-COUNT VERSE INSTRUMENTAL
TOE/HEEL STRUT FORWARD, HOP/KICKS BACKWARD:
1-4Place right sole forward; drop right heel; place left sole forward, drop left heel
5-8Repeat steps 1-4
9-10Hop on left foot kicking right foot to side; step right foot behind left
11-12Hop on right foot kicking left foot to side; step left foot behind right
13-16Repeat steps 9-12
TOE/HEEL STRUT FORWARD, ½ TURN TO THE LEFTS (TWICE); RUBBER LEGS (4):
17-20Place right sole forward; drop right heel; place left sole forward, drop left heel
21-24Repeat steps 17-20
25-28Step right foot forward; pivot ½ to the left; repeat
29-31Feet apart, knock knees together, rubber-legs style three times. Hands up besides shoulders, open position, closing with each knee-knock like a bird's beak. Tweet, Tweet, Tweet!
Optional: Small step forward on each beat
In 2nd repetition, hands in front of shoulders and elbows out to sides, like wings, flap down with each knee-knock. Go, Bird, GO!
32Shift weight to left foot
SECTION B: 32-COUNT CHORUS
LINDY RIGHT, ROCKS, LINDY LEFT, CROSS, UNWIND FULL TURN:
1&2Right shuffle to the right right-left-right
3-4Rock onto left sole behind right foot; recover onto right
5-6Rock onto left foot to left side; recover onto right
7-8Rock onto left sole behind right foot; recover onto right
9&10Left shuffle to the left left-right-left
11-12Rock onto right sole behind left foot; recover onto left
13-14Cross right tightly in front of left placing right sole on floor; hold
15-16Unwind quickly full turn to the left; hold with weight on left foot crossed in front of right
SIDE TOGETHER RIGHT (4X), VINE LEFT, LUNGE LEFT, SLIDE, TAP:
17-18Step right to the right; step left near right
19-24Repeat steps 17-18 three more times
Option
17-24Cuban or meringue hip motion with left hand in front of waist and shaking right hand (like a tambourine) out to right side, palm facing forward.
25-26Step left to left side; step right behind left
27-28Step left to left side; step right foot across in front of left
29-30Large step left (lunge) to the left; slide right toe next to left
31-32Tap right toe beside left; hold
SECTION C: 32-COUNT SMOOTH VERSE
SHUFFLES FORWARD, 4-STEP PRISSY WALK, 4 BACK-STEP/CLAP, ½ TURN TO THE RIGHT:
1&2Right shuffle forward right-left-right
3&4Left shuffle forward left-right-left
5-8Prissy (swivel) walk forward: right; left; right; left
&9-10Small set back right; step left near right; clap
&11-12Repeat steps &9-10
&13-14Repeat steps &9-10
&15Small step back right; step left near right
16Spin ½ to the right on left sole with clap (facing 6:00)
SHUFFLES FORWARD, 4-STEP PRISSY WALK, 4 OUT/IN/CLAP STEPS BACK; ½ TURN TO THE RIGHT:
17&18Right shuffle forward right-left-right
19&20Left shuffle forward left-right-left
21-24Prissy (swivel) walk forward: right; left; right; left
&25-26(Backing up) Step right out to right; Step left out to left; Clap
&27-28(Backing up) Step in with right foot; Step in with left foot; Clap
&29-30(Backing up) Step out with right foot; Step out with left foot; Clap
&31(Backing up) Step in with right foot; Step in with left foot
32Spin ½ to the right on left sole with Clap (facing 12:00)
SECTION D (DO YOUR OWN THING!): 48-COUNT INSTRUMENTAL
DO THE TWIST OR SWING OR ANYTHING WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR NEIGHBOR!
1-48Do your own thing for 48 counts
Have fun! Jo T. always yells "Twist" to get things started. You can do the Twist or parts of any other dance solo OR...East Coast Swing, Jitterbug, or Lindy with your neighbor. Try joining hands in a wrestling type grip and doing swivel walks around in a circle. Use the last 4 counts of this section to get back to your original location. As you do so, everyone can yell 5, 6, 7, 8! Then ALL start again with CLUSTER .C
ENDING:
At end of final CLUSTER A, replace rubber legs with
5Hold
6-7Forward hop-hop!
THE END!
