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Shake It

SONG: Shake Your Tail Feather

ARTIST: Blues Brothers

CHOREOGRAPHER: Brett Jenkins, June 03

DANCE: 2 walls, 80 counts, 1 restart, Intermediate

(Starts after 32 counts of lyrics)

BEATS: STEPS:

1,2,3,4 On the balls of both feet twist heels R-L-R, twist heels to center

(ending with weight on L)

5&6,7&8 Kick R forward, step R next to L, step L next to R (kick-ball change),

repeat kick-ball change

1,2,3,4 Step R to R side and sway hips R-L-R-L

5&6,7&8 R sailor, L sailor

1,2&3,4 Touch R to R side, hold, step R together, touch L to L side, hold

5,6,7,8 Walk back L-R-L, touch R beside L

(see option 1 for variation on last 8 counts)

1,2&3,4 Kick R across in front of L twice, step R to R side, step L to L side, hold

5,6&7,8 Repeat previous 1-4 counts

1&2,3,4 Step R to R side, step L together, step R to R side, rock/step back L,

replace weight on R

5&6,7,8 Step L to L side, step R together, step L to L side, rock/step back R,

replace weight on L

1,2,3,4 Stomp R forward, hold, hold, hold

&5&6&7&8 Skate/twist forward L-R-L-R (see note 1 for explanation of this step)

1,2,3,4 Make a 1/4 turn R and stomp L to L side, hold, hold, hold

5,6,7,8 Sway hips R-L-R-L

1,2,3,4 Stomp R forward, hold, hold, hold

&5&6&7&8 Skate/twist forward L-R-L-R (see note 1 for explanation of this step) ***

1,2,3,4 Make a 1/4 turn R and stomp L to L side, hold, hold, hold

5,6,7,8 Sway hips R-L-R-L

1,2&3,4 Touch R to R side, hold, step R together, touch L to L side, hold

5,6,7,8 Walk back L-R-L, step R together

80 beats. Restart dance from beginning.

Option 1:

1,2&3,4& Touch R to R side, hold, step R together, touch L to L side, hold,

step L together

5&6&7&8 Touch R heel forward, scoot back on L, touch R toe back, scoot back on L,

touch R heel forward, scoot back on L, touch R beside L

Option 1 may also be performed in the last 8 beats of the dance, but on count 8 you

must step R beside L.

Note 1:

&5&6&7&8 Twist R heel to R, step forward on L, twist L heel to L, step forward on R,

twist R heel to R, step forward on L, twist L heel to L, step forward on R

RESTART: During 1st wall dance up to beat 64(***) then restart in the following way:

1,2,3,4 Make a 1/4 turn R and stomp L together, hold, hold, hold.

Permission is given for dance to be freely copied and distributed, on the basis the dance is not changed in any way.

Brett Jenkins

Ph: 0402 623 787

jenk@powerup.com.au