Throughout the dance, the hands may be positioned slightly forward at waist level (except, of course, when clapping). This will facilitate shoulder action.
DIAGONAL LEFT SHAKE FORWARD, SHAKE BACK, STEP, SLIDE, STEP, STOMP/CLAP
1-2
Step left along forward/left diagonal and take 2 counts to drop left shoulder forward
3-4
Take 2 counts to bring right shoulder back. Weight shifts onto right.
THE SHAKE: Do the normal leaning forward and back shown for counts 1-4, but count 1&2, 3&4 and bring the shoulders alternately forward as follows: 1&2) Left-Right-Left, 3&4) Right-Left-Right.
5
Step left along forward/left diagonal
6
Slide right forward and step beside left
7
Step left forward continuing along forward/left diagonal
8
Stomp right beside left (no weight) and clap
DIAGONAL RIGHT SHAKE FORWARD, SHAKE BACK, STEP, SLIDE, STEP, STOMP/CLAP
9-10
Step right along forward/right diagonal and take 2 counts to drop right shoulder forward
11-12
Take 2 counts to bring left shoulder back. Weight shifts onto left.
For 9-12 see THE SHAKE above, but use opposite shoulders (right-left-right, left-right-left)
13
Step right along forward/right diagonal
14
Slide left forward and step beside right
15
Step right forward continuing along forward/right diagonal
16
Stomp left beside right (no weight) and clap
3 ZIG-ZAGS BACK (BACK LEFT, STOMP/CLAP, BACK RIGHT, STOMP/CLAP, BACK LEFT WITH ¼ TURN, STOMP/CLAP); TOUCH FAR RIGHT, TOUCH TOGETHER
17
Step left diagonally back to left
18
Stomp right beside left with a light rebound and clap
19
Step right diagonally back to right
20
Stomp left beside right with a light rebound and clap
21
Step left diagonally back to left turning ¼ left (face 9:00)
22
Stomp right beside left with a light rebound and clap
23
Touch right toe slightly further than normal to right side
24
Touch right toe beside left
RIGHT HEEL TWICE, LEFT HEEL TWICE, BACK, TOGETHER, SHUFFLE FORWARD
25
Tap right heel down bouncing it up
27
Tap left heel down bouncing it up
30
Step left back beside right
31&32
Shuffle forward: right-left-right (forward, slide together, forward)
THE SWIM: As in Neil McCoy's video of "The Shake", at 1-2, bring the left hand forward with a swimmer's crawl stroke. At counts 3-4 do the same with the right hand. At counts 9-10, swim with right hand first, then with left at 11-12. THE ROLL: At counts 5-7 do a full turn to the left ROLL (along left diagonal) and at counts 13-15 do a full turn to the right ROLL (along right diagonal).