SECTION ONE (VERSES)
TOE STRUTS FORWARD, ROACH, CROSS STEP, DOUBLE SIDE KICK
1-2Step forward onto ball of right foot, snap right heel down taking weight
Style note: try turning right knee out on count 1 and then swivel right heel to the outside as you snap it down on count 2 making it a "swiveling toe strut" or "boogie walk"
3-4Repeat with left foot
5-6Repeat with right foot again
7-8Repeat with left foot again
9-10Kick right foot forward, step right foot down across left
11-12Scoot back on right, extending left leg behind, step down onto left
13-14Step right onto right foot, cross step left over right
15-16Kick right foot to right side twice
SUZI-Q'S, "FALL OFF THE LOG"
17-18Cross step right over left, step left onto left
Style note: try angling the right foot to point towards left and the left foot to point right on count 17, Then point toes to opposite angle on count 18
19-24Repeat steps 17 and 18 three more times making a total of four Suzi-Q's traveling left
25-26Kick right foot to right side, cross step right behind left
27-28Step left to left side, step right in place
29-30Kick left foot to left side, cross step left behind right
31-32Step right to right side, step left in place
Style note: to give the effect of "falling off the log" when kicking the right leg to the side, lean the body to the left as you step right behind left, Then lean the body towards the right when you do the left kick and left behind right
SECTION TWO (CHORUS)
TOE FANS RIGHT X 4, TOE FANS LEFT X 4
33-34Stomp right foot forward pointing toes to left diagonal, lift right toes and fan out to right diagonal
35-36Lift right toes and fan in to left diagonal, lift right toes and fan out to right diagonal
37-40Repeat counts 35 and 36 twice more
&Bring right foot to place
41-42Stomp left foot forward pointing toes to right diagonal, lift left toes and fan out towards left diagonal
43-44Lift left toes and fan to right diagonal, lift left toes and fan to left diagonal
45-48Repeat counts 43 and 44 twice more taking weight forward onto left foot on count 48
PADDLE ½ TURN LEFT, EASY WALK, STEP TAP RIGHT AND LEFT
49-50Place ball of right foot forward and pivot and eighth of a turn left on ball of left
51-56Repeat counts 49 and 50 another 3 times until a half turn left has been completed
Style note: try placing hands down by your sides and with them open and palms facing forward, shake both hands as you make the paddle turn, Also, try swinging your hips as you paddle turn
57-58Step forward onto right, step left beside right (hip distance apart)
59-60Step back onto right, step left next to right
Style note: on counts 59 and 60 keep knees quite soft and push right hip as you step forward onto right then push the left hip as you step onto the left foot
61-62Step right onto right, tap left beside right
63-64Step left onto left, tap right beside left
BREAK/TAG
Only needed if dancing to Fever by Peggy Lee. This 16-count tag is done twice only. The first time you will be facing the front wall for the second time and it comes after completing section 1 (verse). Do the tag once and begin again at count 1 still facing the front wall.
The second time you do the tag will be facing the back wall for the second time before you start section 1 (verse) from count 1. After doing the tag once, simply start from count 1 again and carry on to the end of the track following the steps as written.
"SHORTIE-GEORGE"
1-8Take 4 very small steps forward leading with the right, as you take the first step, bend both knees towards left, then bend both knees to right as you take the second step - then bend knees to left again then, right again and so on
Style note keep both arms straight down by your sides and as you bend knees to the left, lower left shoulder and point towards floor with left hand, Repeat with right when you bend knees to the right
BOOGIE BACK
9-16Kick-ball-change with right foot four times traveling backwards with each one
Option: at the end of the song, the last line "what a lovely way to burn" is repeated a few times. During this line, the steps you are doing are counts 61-64 (easy walk and step tap right and left). Simply repeat the steps 61-64 as the words are repeated rather than begin the dance from count 1 again.
TOE STRUTS FORWARD, ROACH, CROSS STEP, DOUBLE SIDE KICK
1-2Step forward onto ball of right foot, snap right heel down taking weight
Style note: try turning right knee out on count 1 and then swivel right heel to the outside as you snap it down on count 2 making it a "swiveling toe strut" or "boogie walk"
3-4Repeat with left foot
5-6Repeat with right foot again
7-8Repeat with left foot again
9-10Kick right foot forward, step right foot down across left
11-12Scoot back on right, extending left leg behind, step down onto left
13-14Step right onto right foot, cross step left over right
15-16Kick right foot to right side twice
SUZI-Q'S, "FALL OFF THE LOG"
17-18Cross step right over left, step left onto left
Style note: try angling the right foot to point towards left and the left foot to point right on count 17, Then point toes to opposite angle on count 18
19-24Repeat steps 17 and 18 three more times making a total of four Suzi-Q's traveling left
25-26Kick right foot to right side, cross step right behind left
27-28Step left to left side, step right in place
29-30Kick left foot to left side, cross step left behind right
31-32Step right to right side, step left in place
Style note: to give the effect of "falling off the log" when kicking the right leg to the side, lean the body to the left as you step right behind left, Then lean the body towards the right when you do the left kick and left behind right
SECTION TWO (CHORUS)
TOE FANS RIGHT X 4, TOE FANS LEFT X 4
33-34Stomp right foot forward pointing toes to left diagonal, lift right toes and fan out to right diagonal
35-36Lift right toes and fan in to left diagonal, lift right toes and fan out to right diagonal
37-40Repeat counts 35 and 36 twice more
&Bring right foot to place
41-42Stomp left foot forward pointing toes to right diagonal, lift left toes and fan out towards left diagonal
43-44Lift left toes and fan to right diagonal, lift left toes and fan to left diagonal
45-48Repeat counts 43 and 44 twice more taking weight forward onto left foot on count 48
PADDLE ½ TURN LEFT, EASY WALK, STEP TAP RIGHT AND LEFT
49-50Place ball of right foot forward and pivot and eighth of a turn left on ball of left
51-56Repeat counts 49 and 50 another 3 times until a half turn left has been completed
Style note: try placing hands down by your sides and with them open and palms facing forward, shake both hands as you make the paddle turn, Also, try swinging your hips as you paddle turn
57-58Step forward onto right, step left beside right (hip distance apart)
59-60Step back onto right, step left next to right
Style note: on counts 59 and 60 keep knees quite soft and push right hip as you step forward onto right then push the left hip as you step onto the left foot
61-62Step right onto right, tap left beside right
63-64Step left onto left, tap right beside left
BREAK/TAG
Only needed if dancing to Fever by Peggy Lee. This 16-count tag is done twice only. The first time you will be facing the front wall for the second time and it comes after completing section 1 (verse). Do the tag once and begin again at count 1 still facing the front wall.
The second time you do the tag will be facing the back wall for the second time before you start section 1 (verse) from count 1. After doing the tag once, simply start from count 1 again and carry on to the end of the track following the steps as written.
"SHORTIE-GEORGE"
1-8Take 4 very small steps forward leading with the right, as you take the first step, bend both knees towards left, then bend both knees to right as you take the second step - then bend knees to left again then, right again and so on
Style note keep both arms straight down by your sides and as you bend knees to the left, lower left shoulder and point towards floor with left hand, Repeat with right when you bend knees to the right
BOOGIE BACK
9-16Kick-ball-change with right foot four times traveling backwards with each one
Option: at the end of the song, the last line "what a lovely way to burn" is repeated a few times. During this line, the steps you are doing are counts 61-64 (easy walk and step tap right and left). Simply repeat the steps 61-64 as the words are repeated rather than begin the dance from count 1 again.
