SHAKE DOWN, RATTLE AND ROLL
(a.k.a. "SHAKE")
Choreographed by Bill Bader, August 1997
Vancouver, BC, Canada, (604) 684-2455
Email: billbader@hotmail.com, Homepage: users.uniserve.com/~lstrong/bill.htm
| Source: | email from choreographer |
| Description: | 32-COUNT, 4-WALL LINE DANCE, BEGINNER LEVEL |
| MUSIC: |
"THE SHAKE" by Neil McCoy (150 bpm) on his CD, "Greatest Hits" "SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLLIN' IN THE COUNTRY" by Larry Stewart (154 BPM) on his CD, "Why Can't You" "HOT, HOT, HOT" by Buster Poindexter (130 bpm) Slower (alternate or teach) |
| NOTE: | Throughout the dance, the hands may be positioned slightly forward at waist level (except, of course, when clapping). This will facilitate shoulder action. |
DIAG. LEFT: SHAKE FORWARD, SHAKE BACK, STEP, SLIDE, STEP, STOMP/CLAP 1-2 Step LEFT along forward/left diagonal and take 2 counts to drop left shoulder forward 3-4 Take 2 counts to bring right shoulder back. Weight shifts onto RIGHT. THE SHAKE: Do the normal leaning forward and back shown for counts 1-4, but count 1&2, 3&4 and bring the shoulders alternately forward as follows: 1&2) Left-Right-Left, 3&4) Right-Left-Right. 5-6 Step LEFT along forward/left diagonal, Slide RIGHT forward and step beside Left 7 Step LEFT forward continuing along forward/left diagonal 8 Stomp RIGHT beside Left (no weight) and Clap DIAG. RIGHT: SHAKE FORWARD, SHAKE BACK, STEP, SLIDE, STEP, STOMP/CLAP 9-10 Step RIGHT along forward/right diagonal and take 2 counts to drop right shoulder forward 11-12 Take 2 counts to bring left shoulder back. Weight shifts onto LEFT. For 9-12 see THE SHAKE above, but use opposite shoulders (R-L-R, L-R-L) 13 Step RIGHT along forward/right diagonal 14 Slide LEFT forward and step beside Right 15 Step RIGHT forward continuing along forward/right diagonal 16 Stomp LEFT beside Right (no weight) and Clap 3 ZIG-ZAGS BACK (BACK LEFT, STOMP/CLAP, BACK RIGHT, STOMP/CLAP, BACK LEFT with 1/4 TURN, STOMP/CLAP); TOUCH FAR RIGHT, TOUCH TOGETHER 17 Step LEFT diagonally back to left 18 Stomp RIGHT beside Left with a light rebound and Clap 19 Step RIGHT diagonally back to right 20 Stomp LEFT beside Right with a light rebound and Clap 21 Step LEFT diagonally back to left turning 1/4 left (face 9:00) 22 Stomp RIGHT beside Left with a light rebound and Clap 23 Touch RIGHT toe slightly further than normal to right side 24 Touch RIGHT toe beside Left RIGHT HEEL TWICE, LEFT HEEL TWICE, BACK, TOGETHER, SHUFFLE FWD 25-26 Tap RIGHT heel down bouncing it up, Lower RIGHT heel 27-28 Tap LEFT heel down bouncing it up, Lower LEFT heel 29-30 Step RIGHT back, Step LEFT back beside Right 31&32 Shuffle forward: RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT (forward, slide together, forward)End of pattern. Begin again...
Option: THE SWIM: As in Neil McCoy's video of "The Shake", at 1-2, bring the left hand forward with a swimmer's crawl stroke. At counts 3-4 do the same with the right hand. At counts 9-10, swim with right hand first, then with left at 11-12.
Option: THE ROLL: At counts 5-7 do a 360o counterclockwise ROLL (along left diagonal) and at counts 13-15 do a 360 degree clockwise ROLL (along right diagonal).