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Absolute Beginner

YAK/BOYS (AB Contra)

Choreographed by Liz Atkinson🇺🇸
Music: Boys by Lizzo
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Also: Yakety Yak by The Coasters
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Created: 4/1/2024
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Step Sheet
32 Count, 2 Wall
9/27/2025
I use “Yakety Yak” for my senior classes and “Boys” for other groups.
Same easy steps, way different vibe! Arrange two lines facing each other, aligned between two people, not directly across from anyone.
NO Tags or Restarts
 
Yakety Yak: 4 count intro (begin on the word “trash”)
Boys: 16 count intro (begin with lyrics “hey boy”)
 
S1: GRAPEVINE RIGHT, GRAPEVINE LEFT
1, 2, 3, 4
Step RF to R side, step LF behind RF Step RF to R side, touch LF beside RF
5, 6, 7, 8
Step LF to L side, step RF behind LF Step LF to L side, touch RF beside LF
 
S2: SHUFFLE FORWARD X4 (PASSING THROUGH OPPOSITE LINE)
1 & 2
Shuffle fwd R-L-R (Step RF fwd, step LF close to RF, step RF fwd)
3 & 4
Shuffle fwd L-R-L (Step LF fwd, step RF close to LF, step LF fwd)
5 & 6
Shuffle fwd R-L-R
7 & 8
Shuffle fwd L-R-L
 
S3: 1/8L PIVOTS X4 (CUE “ROCK AROUND”)
1, 2
(Turning 1/8L) Rock RF to R side, recover onto LF (10:30)
3, 4
(Turning 1/8L) Rock RF to R side, recover onto LF (9:00)
5, 6
(Turning 1/8L) Rock RF to R side, recover onto LF (7:30)
7, 8
(Turning 1/8L) Rock RF to R side, recover onto LF (6:00)
 
S4: WALK R-L-R, KICK, WALK BACK L-R-L, TOUCH
1, 2, 3, 4
Step RF fwd, step LF fwd, step RF fwd, kick* LF fwd
*optional: clap hands with opposing dancers as you kick, briefly making one straight line
5, 6, 7, 8
Step LF back, step RF back, step LF back, touch RF beside LF
 
Contact: info@LizAtkinsonDance.com Asheville, NC, USA