Description: 32-count, 4-wall, line dance
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Take It From Me, Scooter Lee, 108 BPM, CD: Honky Tonk Twist Right On The Money, Alan Jackson, 115 BPM, CD: High Mileage [ECD] 455 Rocket, Kathy Mattea, 124 BPM, CD: Love Travels Shortening Bread, The Tractors, 136 BPM, CD: Farmers In A Changing World Animate, Rush, 116 BPM, CD: Different Stages (Live 2 CD set) or Counterparts |
Note: This dance was choreographed to "Animate: as a phrased dance.
The 'A' phrase is a 32 count four-wall pattern that can be danced by itself to any other tune.
1&2 Side Shuffle RIGHT (RIGHT to Side, Slide LEFT Together, Step RIGHT to Side) 3,4 Step LEFT Behind Right, Step RIGHT to Side 5,6 Step LEFT Across Right, Step RIGHT to Side &7 Slide LEFT next to Right, Step RIGHT to Side &8 Rock Back LEFT, Step in place RIGHT 9&10 Side Shuffle LEFT (LEFT to Side, Slide RIGHT Together, Step LEFT to Side) 11,12 Step RIGHT Behind Left, Step LEFT to Side 13,14 Step RIGHT Across Left, Step LEFT to Side &15 Slide RIGHT next to Left, Step LEFT to Side &16 Rock Back RIGHT, Step in place LEFT 17&18 Side Shuffle RIGHT 19,20 Rock Back LEFT, Step in place RIGHT 21&22 Side Shuffle LEFT 23,24 Rock Back RIGHT, Step in place LEFT (When you do this part, angle your body to face diagonally to the right) 25&26 RIGHT Shuffle to the forward Right diagonal 27&28 LEFT Shuffle forward turning 1/2 to the Right (You will be facing the Left Rear diagonal) 29&30 Step Back RIGHT, Together LEFT, Step Forward RIGHT (Coaster Step) 31&32 LEFT Shuffle forward (Still facing the Left Rear diagonal. At the beginning of the next pattern you will turn 1/8 Right as you start the Right Side Shuffle)There are two widely available versions of "Animate".
If you use the studio version, start dancing ten beats after the drums start. The phrase pattern is
AAA BBB AA BBB AA ABB ABB C AAA…
If you use the live version, you start dancing about 18 beats after the drums start. The phrase pattern is
AAA ABB AA BBB AA ABB ABB C AAA…
The 'A' phrase is the 32-count dance above, the B and C phrases are described below.
Animation Phrase B, 24 Counts Four Walls 1&2 Side Shuffle RIGHT 3,4 Rock Back LEFT, Step in place RIGHT 5&6 Side Shuffle LEFT 7,8 Rock Back RIGHT, Step in place LEFT 9&10 RIGHT Forward Shuffle while turning Left 1/4 11,12 Rock Back LEFT, Step in place RIGHT 13&14 Side Shuffle LEFT 15,16 Rock Back RIGHT, Step in place LEFT 17&18 Step RIGHT Forward, Step LEFT next to Right, Step RIGHT Back 19&20 Step LEFT Back, Step RIGHT next to Left, Step LEFT Forward 21,22 Stomp RIGHT next to Left with weight, Stomp LEFT next to Right with weight 23,24 Clap, Clap Animation Phrase C, 2 Counts One Wall 1,2 Bump Hips to the Right, Bump Hips to the Left (end with weight on Left foot)