SWIVELS TO RIGHT, HEELS, HOLD, TOES, HOLD, HEELS, TOES, CENTER, HOLD
1-4
Swivel heels diagonal right, hold, swivel toes diagonal right, hold
5-8
Swivel heels diagonal right, swivel toes diagonal right, swivel heels center, hold
5-6-7
Point hands right-left-right
POINT FORWARD, HOLD, BACK, HOLD, POINT BACK, HOLD, CLOSE, HOLD
9-12
Point left toe forward, hold, left back, hold
13-16
Point right toe back, hold, close right to left, hold
9-16
Left forward, right back, left back, hold, right back, left forward, right forward, hold
SWIVELS TO LEFT, HEELS, HOLD, TOES, HOLD, HEELS, TOES, CENTER, HOLD
17-20
Swivel heels diagonal left, hold, swivel toes diagonal left, hold
21-24
Swivel heels diagonal left, swivel toes diagonal left, swivel heels center, hold
21-22-23
Point hands left-right-left
POINT FORWARD, HOLD, BACK, HOLD, POINT BACK, HOLD, CLOSE, HOLD
25-28
Point right toe forward, hold, right back, hold
29-32
Point left toe back, hold, close left to right, hold
Option: right forward, left back, right back, hold, left back, right forward, left forward, hold
BRUSH, DIAGONAL FORWARD, BRUSH, DIAGONAL FORWARD
33-34
Brush right forward beside left, (continue brush) right diagonal forward to right (like a sweep step)
35-36
Brush left forward beside right, (continue brush) left diagonal forward to left (like a sweep step)
BRUSH DIAGONAL FORWARD (4 TIMES)
37-38
Brush right diagonal forward and to right, brush left diagonal forward and to left
39-40
Brush right diagonal forward and to right, brush left diagonal forward and to left
Option: repeat steps 33-36
TOUCH, HOLD, PIVOT ½ TURN RIGHT WITH CLOSE SLIGHTLY APART, HOLD
41-42
Touch right toe to right side, hold
43-44
Push off right toe pivoting ½ turn right on left ball as right closes slightly apart to left, hold
Option: look to the right on count 41 with right arm outstretched index finger pointing down, replace arm to normal position on count 43
CIRCULAR MOVEMENTS WITH HIPS FOR 4 COUNTS
45-48
Rotate hips to the right in a circular movement for 4 counts
Option: bump hips to right-left-right-left
The dance "In The Mood" is a combination of this dance plus "It's Jailhouse Rock Time". I decided to teach the patterns as two separate dances so that my girls at the South Granville Seniors Center could master the dance "In The Mood".