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Down at the Twist and Shout – By Mary Chapin Carpenter

 

D –  Double: Brush foot forward hitting toe, then backward hitting toe again

S  -  Step:   Put full weight on both heel and toe

R  -  Rock:  Temporarily put weight on toe of one foot then transfer back to other foot

XIB – Cross in back

OTS – Out to Side

Dr – Drag

H – Touch Heel

T – Touch toe

K – Kick

F - Front

B – Back

Sl- Slide (scoot foot forward)

Slr – Slur (Move foot slowly dragging toe)

St – Stamp Foot, Do not take weight

Up – Lift foot straight up

 

Sequence: A-B-A-C-B-A-C-B-A-C*-C*-A-C*-C*

Wait 20 beats (Begin when singing starts)

Part A – MJ Twist - Rocking Chair ½ Left – Heel Around Kick (Repeat twice)

MJ Twist

Beat

1

+

2

+

3

+

4

   Left

DS

 

 

R-OTS

 

Slr-XIB

S

   Right

 

D

S-XIB

 

S

 

 

 

Beat

+

5

6

+

7

+

8

   Left

 

S

 

D

T-Twist

H Lt.

Twist

H Rt.

K

   Right

R-OTS

 

DS

 

Twist

H Lt

Twist

H Rt

H

Rocking Chair Turn ½ Left

Heel Around With Kick

Beat

1

+

2

+

3

+

4

 Left

DS

 

S

 

S

 

K

 Right

 

H

(turn 1/3Rt)

 

H

(turn1/3Rt)

 

S

(turn1/3Rt)

Sl

 

Part  B – Kentucky Drags, Turning Hard Step, Joey, Triple Turn 360 Degrees

1 Kentucky Drag + 1 Modifiied Kentucky Drag

Beat

1

+

2

3

+

4

   Left

DS

Dr

 

DS(turn slightly right)

Dr

 

   Right

 

K-F

S

 

K-B

S

Turning Hard Step

Beat

1

+

2

3

4

   Left

DS(turn slightly left)

 

H

H

 

   Right

 

D

K-B

K-F(turn ½ left)

DS

 

 

Joey

Beat

1

+

2

+

3

+

4

   Left

DS

 

S(OTS)

 

S(XIB)

 

S(OTS)

   Right

 

S(XIB)

 

S(OTS)

 

S(OTS)

 

Triple Turn 360 degrees (right foot)

 

Repeat Part A

 

Part C – Triple Forward Stamp and Triple Back – 2 Double Slide Slide – 2 Basics Moving Backward

Triple Forward Stamp and Triple Back (move forward on 1st triple, backward on 2nd)

Beat

1

2

3

+

4

1

2

3

+

4

   Left

DS

 

DS

 

 

 

DS

 

R

S

   Right

 

DS

 

St

Up

DS

 

DS

 

 

2 Double Slide Slide (When sliding on left foot move left arm forward and right arm back, when sliding on right foot move right arm forward and left arm back)

Beat

1

+

2

3

+

4

   Left

DS

Sl

Sl

 

 

 

   Right

 

 

 

DS

Sl

Sl

2 Basics Moving Backward

 

Repeat Part B

Repeat Part A

Repeat Part C

Repeat Part B

Repeat Part A

Part C* - Do part C then turn ½ right on last R-S

Repeat Part C*

Repeat Part A

Repeat Part C*

Repeat Part C*

 

End – Hold hands up in the air and then bow on cymbal crash