E2X
(AKA - Energize! 2x)
Choreographed by Mark Cosenza 4/99
Phone 773/774-7024, Email: xwiseguyx@yahoo.com
Description 32-count, 4-wall, intermediate line dance
*Preferred Music: Santa Maria - DJ Milano featuring Samantha Fox, 148 BPM
**Country Alternative: **Primitive Man, Greg Holland, 143 BPM, CD: Exception To The Rule
Begin at Vocals
ANGLE STEPS FORWARD, SWEEP BACK L, SWEEP BACK R, SHUFFLE HALF TURN L 1 Step forward on R at a 45 degree angle &2 Angle L behind R at 45 degree angle (&), Step diagonally forward R (2) &3 (Repeat step 2) &4 (Repeat step 2) (Technique note: All forward steps in counts 1-4 should be no more than one foot in length) 5 With weight on R slightly sweep L foot back putting it directly behind R 6 Sweep R foot behind L 7&8 Shuffle back L (7), R (&), L (8) while turning one half to the L R KICK BALL CROSS TWICE, LEAN TO R SIDE AND BACK 9&10 Kick R foot forward & Step down on R foot, Cross L over R 11&12 (Repeat counts 9&10 13 Step R foot widely to R side raising L heel from ground (placing full weight on R foot) 14 Step on L foot and raising R heel from ground 15-16 Step R next to L, Step L down (Hand movements for counts 13 - 14: &13 Raise hands up palms down at chest level with fingers facing each other and swing hands from inward (&) to outward position (13) 14 Return fingers inward The hand movements should simulate a baseball umpire signaling "safe") QUARTER TURN R, STEP L, ELECTRIC KICKS, CROSS TURN, ROCK BACK & FRONT 17-18 Turn one quarter R and Step R foot down, Step L next to R 19&20 Rock forward on R & Rock on to L, Rock behind on R &21 Rock on to L, Cross R in front of L 22 Turn One Half to L 23&24 Rock behind on R & Rock on to L, Step R next to L PADDLE TURNS R, FORWARD SAILOR, JUMP BACK, KICK AND STEP &25 Keeping weight to R, pump up & down L and turn one quarter to R &26 Pump up & down L and turn one quarter to R 27 Rock step (or touch) on L toe across R &28 Step L back down forward (&), Step R next to L (28) &29 Jump back on L (&), touch R next to L 30 Clap 31 Keeping weight to L, Kick R foot forward &32 Slightly jumping forward, Step down on R (&), Step down on L (32)Begin Again
**When using Primitive Man, you can add a "primitive" feel to the dance in counts 1 - 4, by doing a large "caveman" step forward on your R for counts 1-3 with a slight bounce on each count followed by a L touch next to right & clap on count 4
*For a more advance version, try alternating each wall doing E2x with my Energize! dance.