Jerusalema Contra
Choreographed by Shanthie De Mel🇦🇺
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Step Sheet
48 Count, 0 Wall
Contra - 2 lines facing each other.
Intro: Start the dance after 32 counts. No Tags or Restarts.
Set up dancers into two equal lines facing each other, at least 2 metres apart.
One line facing 3.00 wall and one line facing 9.00 wall.
Take the Jerusalema challenge! Smile! Have fun!
(1-8) HEEL BOUNCES LEFT x3. STEP. HEEL BOUNCES RIGHT x3. STEP.
(9-16) HEEL. TOGETHER x4.
(17-24) WALK FORWARD. TAP. WALK BACK. TAP.
(25-32) WALK FORWARD. TAP. WALK BACK. TAP.
(33-40) VINE LEFT. VINE RIGHT.
(41-48) PADDLE LEFT.
Optional: Wave right arm lariat style with each turn.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Jerusalema the song, is a South African song of prayer. In November 2019 Nomcebo Zikode a singer/songwriter together with Master KG, a South African DJ & music producer recorded the track ‘Jerusalema’. She sang in Zulu. In February 2020, the Angolan dance troupe Fenómenos do Semba created the dance in a backyard in Luanda, Angola, South-West Africa. The song & dance quickly became a symbol of hope amidst the fear & isolation brought by the Pandemic of Covid-19. Jerusalema became more than just a dance. It celebrated survivors & united countries in the hope to overcome the Pandemic in the form of international challenges. It now has thousands of repetitive routines. I have choreographed the dance for the first time as a contra line dance. Hope you take the challenge & do your own styling!
Intro: Start the dance after 32 counts. No Tags or Restarts.
Set up dancers into two equal lines facing each other, at least 2 metres apart.
One line facing 3.00 wall and one line facing 9.00 wall.
Take the Jerusalema challenge! Smile! Have fun!
(1-8) HEEL BOUNCES LEFT x3. STEP. HEEL BOUNCES RIGHT x3. STEP.
1 - 4Step on L toe & bounce L heel three times. Step on L.
5 - 8Step on R toe & bounce R heel three times. Step on R. (12:00)
Optional: Bump hips with each heel bounce left & right.(9-16) HEEL. TOGETHER x4.
1, 2Touch L heel forward. Step L together.
3, 4Touch R heel forward. Step R together.
5, 6Touch L heel forward. Step L together
7, 8Touch R heel forward. Step R together. (Optional: Finger snap at step together.)
(17-24) WALK FORWARD. TAP. WALK BACK. TAP.
1, 2, 3, 4Walk forward L-R-L. Tap R forward.
5, 6, 7, 8Walk back R-L-R. Tap L together. (Optional: Clap at tap.)
(25-32) WALK FORWARD. TAP. WALK BACK. TAP.
1, 2, 3, 4Walk forward L-R-L. Tap R forward.
5, 6, 7, 8Walk back R-L-R. Tap L together. (Optional: Clap at tap.)
(33-40) VINE LEFT. VINE RIGHT.
1, 2Step L to left side. Cross R behind L.
3, 4Step L to left side. Tap R to L.
5, 6Step R to right side. Cross L behind R.
7, 8Step R to right side. Step L together. (Optional: Clap at tap.)
(41-48) PADDLE LEFT.
1, 2Step R forward. Turn 1/4 left on L. (9:00)
3, 4Step R forward. Turn 1/4 left on L. (6:00)
5, 6Step R forward. Turn 1/4 left on L. (3:00)
7, 8Step R forward. Turn 1/4 left on L. (12:00)
Optional: Wave right arm lariat style with each turn.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Jerusalema the song, is a South African song of prayer. In November 2019 Nomcebo Zikode a singer/songwriter together with Master KG, a South African DJ & music producer recorded the track ‘Jerusalema’. She sang in Zulu. In February 2020, the Angolan dance troupe Fenómenos do Semba created the dance in a backyard in Luanda, Angola, South-West Africa. The song & dance quickly became a symbol of hope amidst the fear & isolation brought by the Pandemic of Covid-19. Jerusalema became more than just a dance. It celebrated survivors & united countries in the hope to overcome the Pandemic in the form of international challenges. It now has thousands of repetitive routines. I have choreographed the dance for the first time as a contra line dance. Hope you take the challenge & do your own styling!
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