Straight Up

Count: 32Wall: 4Level: intermediate
Choreographer: Carolyn RobinsonUS
Music:Straight Up by Paula Abdul

Step Sheet

Sequence: A-B-A-B-A-A-C-B to the end

SECTION A
OUT IN OUT IN
1Jump with both feet out (right foot to right diagonal, left foot back to left diagonal) body facing toward left diagonal
&Bring feet together and face original wall
2Jump with both feet out (right back toward right diagonal, left foot forward toward left diagonal) facing right diagonal
&Bring feet together and face original wall - weight ending on left foot

SCUFF/HITCH/STEP
3Scuff right foot
&Hitch right foot
4Step down on right foot slightly forward

SHUFFLE BACK LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT
5Step back on left foot
&Quick step right foot back toward left, but not past left foot
6Step back on left foot

SWIVELS HEEL BUMPS TURNING ¼ LEFT
7Swivels heels of both feet right bumping hips right (1/8 turn left)
&Swivel heels left bumping hips left
8Swivel heels right bumping hips right completing a ¼ turn left

ROCK AND STEP BACK
1Rock forward on right foot,
&Quickly step back on left
2Take larger step back with right 45 degrees (toward back right diagonal)

SLIDE LEFT
3-4Slide left foot back beside right foot, touch left beside right

AND CROSS BEHIND
&Quick step onto left to left
5Step right foot behind left

AND CROSS IN FRONT
&Quick step onto left
6Step right foot in front of left

TOUCH/TURN/TOUCH
7Touch left foot to left side
&Hitch left foot while turning ¼ turn left on ball of right foot
8Touch left foot to left side

LUNGE LEFT
1Step to the left beginning a squat with left hand on left thigh

LUNGE RIGHT
2Step to the right ending squat with right hand on right thigh (feet should be a little more than shoulder distance apart)

SHOULDERS LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT
3(While in squat position begin moving body from waist up)-slide shoulders/body to left
&Slide shoulders/body to the right
4Slide shoulders/body to the left-weight on left foot
Remember to keep everything from waist down in the squat position and move body from waist up for these funky shoulders moves!

KICK/STEP
5Kick right foot crossing behind left knee
6Step down on right about shoulder's distance from left foot-body has moved up

ROLL ¼ TURN LEFT
7-8Roll hips left to right (to the left motion) making a ¼ turn to the left-weight is on right and left foot is pointed forward

SHUFFLE LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT
1Step left foot forward
&Quick step onto right foot (keeping right toes beside left foot instep)
2Step left foot forward

SIDE ROCK & CROSS (RIGHT)
3Rock step to the right with the right foot
&Quick recover weight onto left foot
4Cross and step right foot in front of left

SIDE ROCK & CROSS (LEFT)
5Rock step to the left with the left foot
&Quick recover weight onto right foot
6Cross and step left foot in front of right

MONTEREY ½ TURN RIGHT
7Touch right foot to right side
8Sweep right foot around and back, turning body ½ turn right-- weight ending on right foot

HIPS LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT
1&2Bump your hips to the left, right, left-weight ending on left
With arms extended to the sides from shoulders, bent at the elbows, hands in fists pointing toward ceiling, move both arms in the direction you are bumping your hips left-right-left. (note: when you bump your hips to the left, your head will move toward your left shoulder thus your right shoulder will be up high and your left shoulder will be low. The direction of the hip bump will be the same as the direction of your head.)

HIPS RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT
3&4Bumps your hips to the right, left, right-weight ending on right
With arms extended to the sides from shoulders, bent at the elbows, hands in fists pointing toward ceiling, move both arms in the direction you are bumping your hips right-left-right. (note: when you bump your hips to the right, your head will move toward your right shoulder thus your left shoulder will be up high and your right shoulder will be low. The direction of the hip bump will be the same as the direction of your head.)

KICK/TURN/KICK
5Kick left foot forward
&Hitch left foot while pivoting ¼ turn left
6Kick left foot forward

COASTER STEP
7Step back on the left foot
&Quickly back step right beside left
8Step forward with the left foot

STEP, SLIDE
1Step right foot forward
2Slide left beside right-weight on left

HIP ROLL BUMP RIGHT
3&4Roll hips to the right right-left-right ending with bump to right

HIP ROLL LEFT WITH ¼ TURN LEFT
5&6Roll hips to the left left-right-left turning ¼ turn to the left-weight on right

STEP/TAP TAP
7&8Step forward with left, tap right foot twice (beside left foot)

SECTION B
RIGHT TOUCH OUT-IN-OUT
1Touch and point right foot to the right side
&Touch right foot beside left foot
2Touch and point right foot to the right side

SAILOR SHUFFLE
3Cross and step right foot behind left
&Quick step left to the left
4Step to the right with right

ROCK, RECOVER, STEP BACK
5Rock forward on the left foot
6Recover onto right foot
7Step back onto left foot

BOUNCING ½ TURN LEFT
8&1Bounce heel of left foot 3 times turning ½ turn left and hitching right leg as you bounce (you're dancing this to Paula's "oh, oh, oh" in the song!)

ROCK STEP
2-3Rock forward onto the right foot, recover onto left

COASTER STEP (RIGHT)
4Step back on the right foot
&Quickly step left beside right
5Step forward with the right foot

STEP, ¼ TURN RIGHT
6Step forward onto left foot
7Pivot ¼ turn right with weight transferring onto right foot

TOUCH AND
8Touch left foot to the left side
&Quickly step left foot beside right
Counts 17-32 are identical to counts 1-16
RIGHT TOUCH OUT-IN-OUT
1Touch and point right foot to the right side
&Touch right foot beside left foot
2Touch and point right foot to the right side

SAILOR SHUFFLE
3Cross and step right foot behind left
&Quick step left to the left
4Step to the right with right

ROCK, RECOVER, STEP BACK
5Rock forward on the left foot
6Recover onto right foot
7Step back onto left foot

BOUNCING ½ TURN LEFT
8&1Bounce heel of left foot 3 times turning ½ turn left and hitching right leg as you bounce

ROCK STEP
2-3Rock forward onto the right foot, recover onto left

COASTER STEP (RIGHT)
4Step back on the right foot
&Quickly step left beside right
5Step forward with the right foot

STEP, ¼ TURN RIGHT
6Step forward onto left foot
7Pivot ¼ turn right with weight transferring onto right foot

TOUCH AND
8Touch left foot to the left side
&Quickly step left foot beside right

SECTION C
STEP/TOUCH
1Step right foot to right
2Touch left beside right

STEP/STEP
3Step left foot to left (begin squat position)
4Step right foot to right (complete squat position)

SHOULDERS LEFT-RIGHT
5(Keeping body still from waist down, move from waist up) slide shoulders to left
6Slide shoulders to right

SHOULDERS LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT
7&8Slide shoulders left-right-left (moving body up from squat position)

TOUCH/STEP
1-2Touch right beside left, step right foot to right

TOUCH/STEP
3-4Touch left beside right, step left foot to left side---down in squat position

SHOULDERS LEFT-RIGHT
5(Keeping body still from waist down, move from waist up) slide shoulders to left
6Slide shoulders to right

SHOULDERS LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT
7&8Slide shoulders left-right-left (moving body up from squat position)

TOUCH/STEP
1Touch right foot beside left
2Step right beside left

TOUCH/STEP
3Touch left foot beside right
4Step left foot beside right