Uptown Slide

Count:
40
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Rick Dominguez (USA) - February 2015
Music:
Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) - Mark Ronson
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(1-8) RIGHT HITCH, SLIDE, LEFT HITCH, LEFT ROCK RECOVER, RIGHT ROCK RECOVER
&1Hitch right knee up, big side step to the right
2-3,4Pull left foot in on 2 & 3, hitch left knee on 4
5&6&Rock back on L, recover R, kick L heel, recover on L next to right.
7&8&Rock back on R, recover L, kick R heel, recover on R next to left.

(9-16) LEFT SIDE BUMP, STEP, 1/4 SAILOR, STOMP LEFT, HIP BUMP BALL STEP,R HITCH
1&2Bump left to left side, bring weight back to center, step left.
3&4Swing R foot around 1/4 turn stepping R back, L in place, R forward. (3 O’clock)
5Stomp left foot forward.
6&7Bend both knees and you bump hips down, bump back up as you bring your right foot next to left, step forward on right.
8Bring right knee up next to left.

(17-24) SIDE ROCKING IN PLACE(BAR CHA-CHA RHYTHM) X2 *STYLING TIP -(JUNGLE LOVE STEP)
1,2Step right to R side as you rock and transfer weight from right to left.
3&4Rock or sway right, left, right in place.
5,6Rock or sway left, right.
7&8Rock or sway left, right, left (prep weight on left (8) for a right slide)

(25-32) RIGHT SLIDE, RIGHT HITCH, SYNCOPATED BACK RIGHT HITCH STEPS, LEFT HITCH
1-3,4Big step to the right side, dragging your left foot in by count 3, step L next R as you slightly hitch R.
&5&6&7Step R back as L slides toward R, step L next R as R slightly hitches. (Repeat 2 more times)
(small steps) *Styling tip (Hands go to the sides on 4 and pop up on whole counts, 5,6,7,8)
8Step R back as you slightly hitch L.

(33-40) LEFT PRESS FORWARD, HITCH, TRIPPLE FORWARD, 1/4 SIDE ROCK RIGHT, RECOVER, FULL TURN
1,2Press forward on L, recover on R as you slight hitch your left knee up.
3&4Triple step forward left, right, left
5,6¼ side rock to the R, recover on left as you prep for a turn. (6 O’clock)
7,8Spin to the right full turn, ½ on right, ½ on left. (momentum of spin sets you up for the right hitch on the & of 1 as you slide into the back wall)

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Last Update – 17 Feb. 2019