Handclap

Intermediate

Bracken Heidenreich🇺🇸

Brandon Zahorsky🇺🇸

HandClap by Fitz and The Tantrums

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Step Sheet

88 Count, 1 Wall

Part A: 56 counts (A- is the first 32 counts of A) Part B: 32 counts

Intro: 32 counts - Sequence: AA BB A- A BB A- A- A-

See bottom of step sheet for the ending.

PART A: 56 counts

A[1-8] R SYNCOPATED VINE, BEHIND SIDE CROSS, FORWARD ROCK

1-2

Step R to R side, Step L behind R

&3-4

Step R to R side, Step L across (in front of) R, Step R to R side

5&6

Step L behind R, Step R to R side, Step L across (in front of) R

7-8

Rock R forward, recover on L in place

A[9-16] COASTER STEP, ¼ TURN, BUMP R, BUMP L

1&2

Step R back, Step L next to R, Step R forward

3-4

Step L forward, Turn ¼ R with weight L (3:00)

5-6

Bump hips to R twice

7-8

Bump hips to L twice

*Option on counts 5-8:

5-6

Bend both knees stepping R to R side and swinging hips R, Stand up and touch L to L side

7-8

Bend both knees stepping L to L side and swinging hips L, Stand up and kick R forward

A[&17-24] BALL STEP ¼, CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND SIDE FORWARD, RUN RUN RUN

&1-2

Step ball of R back, Step L forward, Turn ¼ R with weight R (6:00)

3-4

Step L across (in front of) R, Step R to R side

5&6

Step L behind R, Step R to R side, Step L forward

7&8

Run forward R, L, R

A[25-32] FORWARD ROCK, COASTER STEP, ½ PIVOT, FULL TURN

1-2

Rock L forward, Recover on R in place

3&4

Step L back, Step R next to L, Step L forward

5-6

Step R forward, Turn ½ L with weight on L (12:00)

7-8

Turn ½ L and Step R back, Turn ½ L and Step L forward (12:00) (Restarts for A- are here)

A[33-40] FORWARD, HOLD, FORWARD, HOLD, SIDE ROCK, SHARP SPIN

1-2

Step R forward, Hold

3-4

Step L forward, Hold

5-6

Rock R to R side, Recover to L

7-8

Sharp ¾ spin R with weight on L, letting R leg hook or swing in front (9:00)

A[41-48] FOUR WALKS, HAND SWIPES WITH KICK

1-2

Walk forward R, L

3-4

Walk forward R, Step L forward

5&6&

Starting with hands low in front and moving higher, swipe hands (like brushing flour off them or signaling to your dog the treats are all gone): 5 Swipe R hand down and L hand up and let hands clap as they pass each other, & Swipe R hand up and L hand down letting them clap as they pass, 6& repeat the swipes like 5&

Swipe R hand down and L hand up letting them clap as they pass (hands should be about eye level now)

Final swipe: Swipe L hand out in front extending arm forward, swipe R hand back and pull R elbow back at shoulder height. Hands clap as they pass. With the final swipe, shift weight back to R and kick L forward on count 8.

A[49-56] BACK, ¼, CROSS, TOUCH, KNEE SWIVELS, KICK

1-2

Step L back, Turn ¼ R and Step R to R side (12:00)

3-4

Step L across (in front of) R, Touch ball of R foot to R side with R knee bent and facing forward (12:00)

5&6&7-8

Swivel R knee out-in-out-in-out. On count 8, kick R to R forward diagonal (Note: To transition smoothly into Part A after this, contract the body core on the kick.)

END OF PART A

PART B: 32 counts

B[1-8] BACK, HOLD, BACK ROCK, ½, SWEEP, BEHIND, SIDE

1-2

Step R back, Hold

3-4

Rock L back, Recover in place on R

5-6

½ turn R and step L back (6:00), Sweep R from front to back

7-8

Step R behind L, Step L to L side

B[9-16] CROSS, HOLD, SIDE ROCK, CROSS, HOLD, ¼, ½

1-2

Step R across (in front of) L, Hold

3-4

Rock L to L side, Recover in place on R

5-6

Step L across (in front of) R, Hold

7-8

¼ turn L and step R back, ½ turn L and step L forward (9:00)

B[17-24] FORWARD, HOLD, BACK, BACK, ¼, HOLD, HOLD, ¼

1-2

Rock R forward, Hold

3-4

Recover in place on L, Step R back

5-6

¼ turn L and step L to L side (6:00), Hold (extend this position by having R pointed to R and slowly torquing body L)

7-8

Hold, ¼ turn R and step R forward (9:00)

B[25-32] ¼ PIVOT, CROSS, SWEEP, JAZZ BOX

1-2

Step L forward, ¼ turn R with weight R (12:00)

3-4

Step L across (in front of) R, Sweep R from back to front

5-6

Step R across L, Step L back

7-8

Step R to R side, Step L across (in front of) R (Note: When transitioning to repeat B from here, think of this final step like a forward rock so you can more easily start B again going back.)

END OF PART B

ENDING: For the last A-, dance the first 12 counts of the dance. For the next counts 5-6, use the R hip bumps to turn ¼ L to the front wall, sitting back on the R leg. Hold count 7. On &8& do three hand swipes above the head, starting with the R hand going out and ending with the R arm extended out and L elbow pulled back at shoulder level.

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