Shakin' All Over
Choreography: Peter Metelnick, London ON,
(519)439-5990 email: peter.metelnick@sympatico.ca  May/97
Voted Outstanding Canadian Choreographer at the 1st annual Outstanding
Dance Achievement Awards honouring the best in country dance, held in
Brampton in May/97
4 wall - 64 count line dance (part A) (+8 count bonus section - Part B)
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Music: The Shake - Neal McCoy (start on vocal)
Sequence: 2A B 2A B A repeated to the end (easy sequence!)
Part A - the Main Event
Shake it to the Left, Shake it to the Right
1-8	Step left foot to left side and bump hips left 4X,
	shift weight to right foot and bump hips right 4X
Turn 1/4 L & shuffle forward, R forward,  1/2 L pivot turn,
Shuffle forward, stomp L 2X
1&2	Turn 1/4 left and step left foot forward,
	step right foot together, step left foot forward
3-4	Step right foot forward, pivot 1/2 left
5&6	Step right foot forward, step left foot together,
	step right foot forward
7-8	Stomp left foot together 2X keeping weight on RIGHT FOOT
Sailor Shuffles with a Twist!
1&2	Step left foot behind right, step right foot to right side,
	step left foot in place
3-4	With feet apart swivel heels left, swivel heels right with
	weight ending  on LEFT FOOT
5&6	Step right foot behind left, step left foot to left side,
	step right foot in place
7-8	With feet apart swivel heels right, swivel heels left
	turning 1/4 right with weight ending on LEFT FOOT
Forward shuffle, L forward turning 1/2 R, R back, shake it back!
1&2	Step right foot forward, step left foot together,
 	step right foot forward
3-4	Step left foot forward turning 1/2 right,
	step right foot back
5-8	Bump right hip back 4X (weight is on right foot)
Forward shuffle, R forward, 1/2 left pivot turn, R forward,
double clap, L forward, single clap
1&2	Step left foot forward, step right foot together,
	step left foot forward
3-4	Step right foot forward, pivot 1/2 left
5&6	Step right foot forward, clap 2X
7-8	Step left foot forward, clap
R forward, double clap, L forward, single clap, hitch-steps back
1&2	Step right foot forward, clap 2X
3-4	Step left foot forward, clap
&5&6	Hitch right knee up, step right foot back,
	hitch left knee up, step left foot back
&7-8	Hitch right knee up, step right foot back,
	step left foot together
1/2 R monterey turn & double clap, 1/4 R monterey turn & clap
1-2	Touch right toes to right side, pivot 1/2 right on left
	foot & step right foot together
3-4	Touch left toes to left side, step left foot together
5-6	Touch right toes to right side, pivot 1/4 right on left
	foot & step right foot together
7-8	Touch left toes to left side, step left foot together
(Note: you can add claps to this section, clapping hands while doing
monterey turns on counts &2, 4, &6, 8)
Heel toe swivels traveling R (the Dwight), 1/2 R monterey turn
ending with L knee bent in front of R leg
1-4	With weight on left foot travel right:
	swivel left heel right & touch right toes together,
	swivel left toes right & touch right heel together,
 	swivel left heel right & touch right toes together,
 	swivel left toes right & touch right heel together
5-8	Touch right toes to right side, pivot 1/2 right on
	left foot & step right foot together, touch left toes
	to left side, raise left leg up bending left knee
	in front of right leg (weight ends on R foot)
Start shakin' again! (See below for Part B - Bonus Beats!)
Note: For the dance to phrase properly to Neal's song, you have to add
2 - 8 count bonus sections (Part B). These occur after going through
the dance for the 2nd & 4th time. After completing the dance for the
2nd time, you will be facing the back wall. Do the following 8 count
section:
Part B - Bonus Beats!
Basic L & clap, basic R & clap
1-4	Step left foot to left side, step right foot together,
	step left foot to left side, touch right foot together & clap
5-8	Step right foot to right side, step left foot together,
	step right foot to right side, touch left foot together & clap
Start the dance from the beginning
After completing the dance for the 4th time you will be facing
forward. Add the 8 count section (Part B) & then repeat the dance from
the beginning.
Have Fun Shakin' All Over!
 

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