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THE SHAKE

SONG:              THE SHAKE

ARTIST:            NEAL MCCOY

ALBUM:             GREATEST HITS

CHOREOGRAPHER:     NOEL BRADEY & JAN WISE, SYDNEY, JULY 1997

ORIGINAL POSITION: FEET TOGETHER WEIGHT ON RIGHT

BEATS:               STEPS:     FOUR WALL ADVANCED BEGINNER DANCE

SIDE SHUFFLE L, CROSS-STEP & SHIMMY, SIDE-SHUFFLE R, CROSS-STEP & SHIMMY

1&2, 3&4   STEP L TO L, STEP R TOGETHER WITH L, STEP L TO L,

           STEP FWD ON R AT 45 DEG ACROSS L WHILST SHIMMYING SHOULDERS FWD, BACK, FWD

1&2, 3&4   STEP R TO R, STEP L TOGETHER WITH R, STEP R TO R,

           STEP FWD ON L AT 45 DEG ACROSS R WHILST SHIMMYING SHOULDERS FWD, BACK, FWD

TOE HEEL-STEPS BACKWARDS WITH "COME ON" HANDS WITH BOTH HANDS OUT IN FRONT BECKON TOWARDS YOURSELF WITH FINGERS ON EACH BEAT

2          TOUCH L TOE BACK AT 45 DEG, STEP DOWN ON L FOOT

2          TOUCH R TOE BACK AT 45 DEG, STEP DOWN ON R FOOT

4          TOUCH L TOE BACK AT 45 DEG, STEP DOWN ON L FOOT,

           STEP R NEXT TO L, HOLD (weight on left)

STEP R SIDE & SHIMMY, STEP L SIDE & SHIMMY, FWD R & SHIMMY, BACK L & SHIMMY

4          WHILST SHIMMYING SHOULDERS: STEP R TO R SIDE, HOLD, STEP L TOGETHER R, HOLD

4          WHILST SHIMMYING SHOULDERS: STEP L TO L SIDE, HOLD, STEP R TOGETHER L, HOLD

4          WHILST SHIMMYING SHOULDERS: STEP FWD ON R, HOLD, STEP L TOGETHER R, HOLD

4          WHILST SHIMMYING SHOULDERS: STEP BACK ON L, HOLD, STEP R TOGETHER L, HOLD

SHUFFLE FWD, SHUFFLE TURN, WALK BACK AND KICK - REPEAT

1&2        STEP FWD ON R, STEP L TOGETHER & SLIGHTLY BEHIND R, STEP FWD ON R

3&4        STEP FWD ON L TURNING 180 DEG RIGHT (CW),

           STEP BACK ON R TOGETHER AND SLIGHTLY IN FRONT OF L, STEP BACK ON L

4          STEP BACK ON R, STEP BACK ON L, STEP BACK ON R, KICK L FWD

1&2        STEP FWD ON L, STEP R TOGETHER & SLIGHTLY BEHIND L, STEP FWD ON L

3&4        STEP FWD ON R TURNING 180 DEG LEFT (CCW),

           STEP BACK ON L TOGETHER AND SLIGHTLY IN FRONT OF R, STEP BACK ON R

4          STEP BACK ON L, STEP BACK ON R, STEP BACK ON L, KICK R FWD

ONE & QUARTER ROLLING FRIEZE RIGHT, MONTEREY TURNS, SIDE TAPS

4          WHILST TRAVELLING TO RIGHT TURN 450 DEG R (CW) STEPPING R,L,R,L

           (finish weight L)

4          POINT R TO R SIDE, STEP R TOGETHER WITH L AS YOU TURN 180 DEG R (CW)

           POINT L TO L SIDE, STEP L TOGETHER WITH R

4          POINT R TO R SIDE, STEP R TOGETHER WITH L AS YOU TURN 180 DEG R (CW)

           POINT L TO L SIDE, TOUCH L TOGETHER WITH R (weight finish R)

4          STEP L TO L SIDE, TOUCH R TOGETHER L, STEP R TO R SIDE, TOUCH L TOGETHER R

64         WALLS 1/3/5/6 - RESTART DANCE IN NEW DIRECTION

2          STEP FWD ON L AT 45 DEG, TOUCH R NEXT TO L AND CLAP

2          STEP BACK ON R AT 45 DEG, TOUCH L NEXT TO R AND CLAP

2          STEP BACK ON L AT 45 DEG, TOUCH R NEXT TO L AND CLAP

2          STEP FWD ON R AT 45 DEG, TOUCH L NEXT TO R AND CLAP

72         WALLS 2/4 - RESTART DANCE IN NEW DIRECTION

PLEASE NOTE: DANCE ENDS SHUFFLE LEFT & SHIMMY, THEN SHUFFLE RIGHT WITH 90 DEG TURN

RIGHT AND SHIMMY

STRICTLY LINEDANCE:

NOEL BRADEY - 019317589

MICHAEL VERA-LOBOS - 0412317588