BootStepper

Intro: 64 counts (Do NOT start at the Ooh-ooh's)

HEEL, LIFT, HEEL, HOLD, BEHIND, ¼ TURN, FORWARD, HOLD

1-2Touch right heel on right forward diagonal, lift right foot slightly bending right knee

3-4Touch right heel again on the same spot, hold

5-6-7-8Cross step right behind left, step left to left side turning ¼ left, step right forward, hold

FORWARD, ROCK, BACK, ROCK, FORWARD, HOP (TURN ¼), TOGETHER, HOLD

1-2Step left forward, rock back onto right

3-4Step left back, rock onto right

5-6Step left forward, hop right forward turning ¼ left

7-8Step left beside right, hold

Comic option on count 8 on walls 2, 5, 8: slap right "hip area". (very "flapper"!)

"THE CHARLESTON": KICK, HOLD, BACK, HOLD, TOUCH BACK, HOLD, FORWARD, HOLD

1-2Kick right forward, hold

3-4Step right back, hold

5-6Touch left toe back, hold

7-8Step left forward, hold

Styling for 17-24: you will definitely want to swing arms to counter-balance the footwork. And you can use "jazz hands" (fingers splayed). The true Charleston has the heel of the weighted foot swiveling, so try that option

FORWARD, ½ PIVOT, FORWARD, SLAP, STEP, CLAP, POSE, HOLD

1-2Step right forward, pivot turn ½ left onto left

3-4Step right forward, keeping knees together raise left heel to left side and slap left heel with left hand

5-6Step left beside right, raise right knee toward left and clap

7-8Point right toe to far right side and move arms out to sides palms down, hold

RIGHT, HOLD, CROSS, HOLD, RIGHT, TOGETHER, RIGHT, TOUCH

1-2Step right beside left slightly apart, hold

3-4Cross step left over right, hold

5-6-7Step right to right side, slide/step left beside right, step right to right side

8Slide/touch left toe beside right

DIAGONAL BACK, HOLD, CROSS, HOLD, BACK, CROSS, BACK, HEEL

1-2Step left back on left diagonal, hold

3-4Cross step right over left, hold

5-6-7Step left back on left diagonal, cross step right over left, step left back on left diagonal

8Touch right heel forward on diagonal

VAUDEVILLE RIGHT, VAUDEVILLE LEFT

1-2Step right to right side, cross step left over right

3-4Step right to right side, touch left heel forward on left diagonal

5-6Step left to left side, cross step right over left

7-8Step left to left side, touch right heel forward on right diagonal

LUNGE, HOLD, REPLACE, HOLD, JAZZ BOX TURN (CROSS, BACK, SIDE ¼ RIGHT, FORWARD)

1-2Lunge step right to far right side and slightly back lifting left foot from the floor, hold

3-4Replace weight onto left, hold

5-6Cross step right over left, step left back

7-8Step right to right side turning ¼ right, step left forward

REPEAT

Command Palette

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