Alternate music:- ‘Nutbush City Limits’ by The Glee Cast (season 4) or Ike & Tina Turner (many compilations)
Choreographers note:- There are no tricky steps, restarts or tags – but its fast and could leave you directionally challenged.
Add as much of your own styling as you wish.
Always remember - 'The beat may reach your feet - but the rhythm will electrify your soul'.
Dance starts on Count 16 after the snare drum comes in (which is just after the Trumpets) – and one count prior to vocals.
2x Diag Fwd. 2x Diag Bwd. Walk Back. Hitch n Scoot Bwd (12:00)
1 – 2
Step right diagonally forward right. Step left diagonally forward left
3 – 4
Step right diagonally back left. Step left diagonally back right.
5 – 7
small step – Walk backward: R-L-R-L-R.
8
Hitch left knee & scoot backward on right.
2x Diag Bwd. 2x Diag Fwd. Walk Fwd. Hitch n Scoot Fwd (12:00)
9 – 10
Step left diagonally back left . Step right diagonally back right.
11 – 12
Step left diagonally forward right. Step right diagonally forward left.
13 – 15
small steps – Walk forward: L-R-L-R-L.
16
Hitch right knee & scoot forward on left.
Rock, Recover. 2x 1/4 Side Rock-Recover. 1/4 Side. 1/4 Cross (6:00)
17 – 18
Rock forward onto right. Recover onto left.
19 – 20
Turn ¼ right & rock right to right side (3). Recover onto left.
21 – 22
Turn ¼ left & rock forward onto right (12). Recover onto left.
23 – 24
Turn ¼ right & step right to right side (3). Turn ¼ right & cross left over right (6)
Scissor Step. Side. 1/2 Side Rock. Recover. Rock Behind. Recover (12:00)
25 – 26
Step right to right side. Step left next to right.
27 – 28
Cross right over left. Step left to left side.
29 – 30
Turn ½ right & rock right to right side (12). Recover onto left.
31 – 32
Rock right behind left. Recover onto left.
2x Grapevine with Diagonal Flick Kick (12:00).
33 – 34
Step right to right side. Cross left behind right.
35 - 36
Step right to right side. Flick kick left diagonally left..
37 – 38
Step left to left side. Cross right over left.
39 – 40
Step left to left side. Flick kick right diagonally right.
1/4 Fwd. 1/4 Side. 2x Slow Sailor. (6:00)
41 – 42
Turn 1/4 right & step forward onto right (3). Turn 1/4 right & step left to left side (6).
43 – 44
Cross right behind left. Step left next to right.
45
Step right to right side.
46 – 47
Cross left behind right. Step right next to left.
48
Step left to left side.
1/4 Fwd. 1/4 Side. 2x Slow Sailor. (12:00)
49 – 50
Turn 1/4 right & step forward onto right (9). Turn 1/4 right & step left to left side (12).
51 – 52
Cross right behind left. Step left next to right.
53
Step right to right side.
54 – 55
Cross left behind right. Step right next to left.
56
Step left to left side.
Diagonal Flick Kick. Weave. Diagonal Flick Kick. 1/4 Back. Touch. Hold or Pose (9:00)
57 – 58
Flick kick right diagonally right. Cross right behind left.
59 – 60
Step left to left side. Cross right over left
61 – 62
Flick kick left diagonally left. Turn ¼ left (to face 9:00 wall) & step backward onto left .
63 – 64
Touch right next to left. Hold – or create an individual pose.
DANCE FINISH: The dance will finish on count 32 of the 8th Wall (facing 3:00).
To end dance facing the 'home' wall and on the final word ‘NUTBUSH’ do the following after count 32:
1
(NUT-) Turn ¼ left and stamp right to right side – throwing out right arm out to right.
2
(BUSH) Step left foot to left side – throwing left arm out to left.
If using: The Glee Cast – Wall 7 count 22 facing 12:00. Ike & Tina Turner – Wall 6 count 64 facing 6:00.