Shake It Off!

Choreographed by Teri Highbaugh🇺🇸 & Chris Highbaugh🇺🇸
Music: Shake It Off by Taylor Swift
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Created: 11/1/2014
Step Sheet
64 Count, 2 Wall
S1: HEEL-TOE SWIVELS TO THE RIGHT, ½ MONTEREY TURN
1-2Swivel heels to the right, swivel toes to the right
3-4Swivel heels to the right, swivel toes to center
5-6Touch right toe out, turn ½ right and step right together (6:00)
7-8Touch left toe out, step left together

S2: HEEL-TOE SWIVELS TO THE LEFT, ½ MONTEREY TURN
1-2Swivel heels to the left, swivel toes to the left
3-4Swivel heels to the left, swivel toes to center
5-6Touch right toe out, turn ½ right and step right together (12:00)
7-8Touch left toe out, step left together

S3: K-STEP WITH RIGHT FOOT (WITH CLAPS)
1-2Step right forward at right diagonal, touch left next to right & clap
3-4Step left back at left diagonal, touch right next to left & clap
5-6Step right back at right diagonal, touch left next to right & clap
7-8Step left forward at left diagonal, touch right next to left & clap

S4: HIP SWAYS, SHAKE HIPS RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT
1-2Step out to right, while dipping down and up with hip to right
3-4Dip down and up with hip to the left
5-8Hip bumps Right-Left-Right-Left (end with weight on left foot)
*for optional styling, slap right hand on right hip on count 2 and left hand on left hip for count 4

S5: STEP RIGHT, TOGETHER, HEEL SPLIT, STEP LEFT, TOGETHER, HEEL SPLIT
1-2Step right to right side, step left together
3-4With weight on the balls of both feet, spread heels apart, return heels together
5-6Step left to left side, step right together
7-8With weight on the balls of both feet, spread heels apart, return heels together

S6: RIGHT HEEL, HOOK, RIGHT HEEL, TOGETHER, HEEL SPLITS (X2)
1-2Place right heel out, hook right over left shin
3-4Place right heel out, step right together
5-8With weight on the balls of both feet, spread heels apart, return heels together (x2)

S7: STEP, ¼ TURNING HITCH, ¼ TURN STEP, HITCH, ROCK RECOVER, STOMP TWICE
1-2Step forward on right, turn ¼ left and hitch left knee up (9:00)
3-4Turn ¼ left with left, hitch right knee up (6:00)
5-6Rock forward on right, recover on left
7-8Stomp right foot twice next to left (weight stays on left foot)

S8: PUMP, PUMP, STEP TOGETHER, HOLD, PUMP, PUMP, STEP TOGETHER, HOLD
1-4Step out to right, hold (while pelvic thrusting/body pump), step right together, hold
5-8Step out to left, hold (while pelvic thrusting/body pump), step left together, hold
*The body pumps are on counts 1-2 and counts 5-6

 BRIDGE (IN THE MIDDLE OF WALL 7)
Dance the first 28 counts, then, instead of the 4 count hip bumps, she will sing “Shake Shake Shake” and you will bump your hips 3 times to those words (right-left-right), omitting the 4th hip bump.
Then, immediately after that, hold for 5 counts, and clap clap clap (6-7-8) (with the claps in the music). Continue on with the rest of the dance from count 33 forward (side together heel splits…)

Contact: tsikorsk@nd.edu

Last Update: 26 Mar 2025

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