THAT OLD SWING
Choreographed by BILL BADER, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (604) 684-2455, [billbader@hotmail.com], September 1997
| Source: | email from choreographer |
| Description: | 32-count (plus a one-time 8-count bridge), 2-wall line dance, intermediate level |
| Music: |
"The Swing" by James Bonamy (102 bpm) on his 1997 CD "Roots And Wings". Start the pattern with the vocals after the 24-count instrumental intro. |
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STEP FORWARD TO SWAY HIPS 4 COUNTS, SHUFFLE FORWARD, BRUSH-HOOK-BRUSH 1-2 With a LEFT step forward Sway hips forward to left, then back to right 3-4 Sway hips again: forward to left, then back to right 5&6 Shuffle forward LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT (forward & slide together, step forward) 7 Brush RIGHT toe forward & Hook RIGHT heel up across left shin, brushing RIGHT toe on the way back 8 Brush RIGHT toe forward FORWARD, TOUCH, TURN-STEP-TURN, SYNCOPATED VINE RIGHT, CROSS, TOUCH 9-10 Step RIGHT forward, Touch LEFT toe behind Right heel 11 Step LEFT back turned 1/2 left &12 Step RIGHT forward, Turn 1/2 shifting weight onto LEFT 13-14& Vine right: Sidestep RIGHT, Cross-Step LEFT behind & Sidestep RIGHT 15-16 Cross-Step LEFT over Right, Touch RIGHT toe to right side SAILOR STEPS BACK: R-L-R, L-R-L; SYNC'D VINE RIGHT, BRUSH-HOOK-BRUSH 17 Cross-Step RIGHT behind Left with RIGHT toe and body angled right & Step LEFT back to left side of Right 18 Step RIGHT beside Left but just slightly right 19 Cross-Step LEFT behind Right with LEFT toe and body angled left & Step RIGHT back to right side of Left 20 Step LEFT beside Right but just slightly left 21-22& Vine right: Sidestep RIGHT, Cross-Step LEFT behind & Sidestep RIGHT 23 Brush LEFT toe forward & Hook LEFT heel up across right shin, brushing LEFT toe on the way back 24 Brush LEFT toe forward TRIPLE SIDE LEFT, 1/2 TURN, COASTER: BACK, TOGETHER, FORWARD 25&26 Sidestep LEFT & Step RIGHT beside Left, Sidestep LEFT & Turn 1/2 right (on ball of LEFT) 27&28 Step RIGHT back & Step LEFT back beside Right, Step RIGHT forward 2 SYNCOPATED STROLLS: LEFT, BEHIND, SIDE; RIGHT, BEHIND, SIDE 29 Step LEFT to left side slightly forward 30& Cross-Step RIGHT behind Left & Sidestep LEFT 31 Step RIGHT to right side slightly forward 32& Cross-Step LEFT behind Right & Sidestep RIGHTEnd of pattern for all except wall 2. (After doing the pattern twice, see below.)
BRIDGE: In the song "The Swing" there is an extra 8-count of music after the first 64 counts, so, to match that phrasing, we insert 8 extra counts of dancing after 2 walls (64 cts). It happens only once and it's easy - simply repeat the last section twice more:
4 SYNCOPATED STROLLS: LEFT, BEHIND, SIDE; RIGHT, BEHIND, SIDE; REPEAT 1-4& Repeat 29-32& 5-8& Repeat 29-32&End of bridge. Begin again at count 1 and do not repeat the bridge again.
OPTION: You will hear a strong accent in the music on count 31 of Walls 1 and 3. At these 2 points it's fun to do a "Safe" arm movement (arms out to sides), deleting 32&. Please consider this only after the pattern and the song are very familiar.