Old School
Count:
48
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Darren Bailey (UK), Raymond Sarlemijn (NL) & Roy Verdonk (NL)
Music:
Any Old School Hip Hop Music
MOONWALKS, ¼ TURN RIGHT RIPPLE AND COLLAPSE
1-2Drag right heel back across floor, drag left heel back across floor
3-4Drag right heel back across floor, drag left heel back across floor
5-6Touch right toe back, make a ¼ turn right
7-8(With right arm out to right side shoulder level) make ripple from fingers to shoulder, collapse body towards floor (like a broken robot)
PULL BODY BACK UP TWICE, RIGHT HITCHES TWICE
1-2Place hands in front of body with fingers pointed forward, keeping hands where they are now pull your body half way up to normal position
3-4Place hands in front of body with fingers pointed forward, keeping hands where they are now pull your body up to standing position
5-6Hitch right knee front and across of left, touch right toe to right side
7-8Hitch right knee front and across of left, touch right toe to right side
WEIGHT CHANGE, LEFT HITCHES TWICE, WEIGHT CHANGE, BODY ROLL WITH ¼ LEFT
1Bending knees and lowering body, move body weight and body over right
2-3Hitch left knee in front and across of right, touch toe to left side
4-5Hitch left knee in front and across of right, touch toe to left side
6-7-8Bending knees and lowering body, move body weight and body over left, make a body roll to the left making ¼ left over 2 counts
TOE STRUTS WITH DRAGS X4 (ON THE SPOT)
1-2Touch right toe forward, as you put right heel on floor drag left foot back
3-4Touch left toe forward, as you put left heel on floor drag right foot back
5-6Touch right toe forward, as you put right heel on floor drag left foot back
7-8Touch left toe forward, as you put left heel on floor drag right foot back
OUT, OUT, HANDS ON THE WALL MOVE ACROSS THE WALL TO THE LEFT (MIMING)
1-2Step out on right while placing right hand palm forward above right foot, step out on left while placing left hand palm forward above left foot
3-4Cross right hand behind and
&5-6(Keeping hands in this position) step right next to left, step left to left side, cross right hand behind and to left of left hand palm still facing forward
7&8Place left hand to left side of right hand palm still facing forward, step right next to left, step left to left side
STEP RIGHT FORWARD MAKE ¼ LEFT TWICE, ARMS RIPPLE INTO BODY ROLL DOWN
1-2(Dropping hands) step right forward, make a ¼ turn left
3-4Step right forward, make a ¼ turn left
5-6With right arm out to right side shoulder level make ripple from fingers to shoulder across back, and from left shoulder to left fingers
7-8With left arm out to left side shoulder level make ripple from fingers to shoulder, body roll from shoulders to feet placing weight onto left foot(body roll flows straight into moonwalk at beginning of dance)
REPEAT
1-2Drag right heel back across floor, drag left heel back across floor
3-4Drag right heel back across floor, drag left heel back across floor
5-6Touch right toe back, make a ¼ turn right
7-8(With right arm out to right side shoulder level) make ripple from fingers to shoulder, collapse body towards floor (like a broken robot)
PULL BODY BACK UP TWICE, RIGHT HITCHES TWICE
1-2Place hands in front of body with fingers pointed forward, keeping hands where they are now pull your body half way up to normal position
3-4Place hands in front of body with fingers pointed forward, keeping hands where they are now pull your body up to standing position
5-6Hitch right knee front and across of left, touch right toe to right side
7-8Hitch right knee front and across of left, touch right toe to right side
WEIGHT CHANGE, LEFT HITCHES TWICE, WEIGHT CHANGE, BODY ROLL WITH ¼ LEFT
1Bending knees and lowering body, move body weight and body over right
2-3Hitch left knee in front and across of right, touch toe to left side
4-5Hitch left knee in front and across of right, touch toe to left side
6-7-8Bending knees and lowering body, move body weight and body over left, make a body roll to the left making ¼ left over 2 counts
TOE STRUTS WITH DRAGS X4 (ON THE SPOT)
1-2Touch right toe forward, as you put right heel on floor drag left foot back
3-4Touch left toe forward, as you put left heel on floor drag right foot back
5-6Touch right toe forward, as you put right heel on floor drag left foot back
7-8Touch left toe forward, as you put left heel on floor drag right foot back
OUT, OUT, HANDS ON THE WALL MOVE ACROSS THE WALL TO THE LEFT (MIMING)
1-2Step out on right while placing right hand palm forward above right foot, step out on left while placing left hand palm forward above left foot
3-4Cross right hand behind and
&5-6(Keeping hands in this position) step right next to left, step left to left side, cross right hand behind and to left of left hand palm still facing forward
7&8Place left hand to left side of right hand palm still facing forward, step right next to left, step left to left side
STEP RIGHT FORWARD MAKE ¼ LEFT TWICE, ARMS RIPPLE INTO BODY ROLL DOWN
1-2(Dropping hands) step right forward, make a ¼ turn left
3-4Step right forward, make a ¼ turn left
5-6With right arm out to right side shoulder level make ripple from fingers to shoulder across back, and from left shoulder to left fingers
7-8With left arm out to left side shoulder level make ripple from fingers to shoulder, body roll from shoulders to feet placing weight onto left foot(body roll flows straight into moonwalk at beginning of dance)
REPEAT