See Ya Later Alligator
Count:
48
Wall:
2
Level:
Beginner
Choreographer:
Michele Burton (USA) & Jo Thompson Szymanski (USA) - September 2019
Music:
See You Later Alligator - Scooter Lee : (CD: Midnight Hauler)
Music – www.scooterlee.com, Amazon, iTunes
#48 Count Intro – 160 bmp
[1 – 8] HEEL STRUTS 4X MOVING FORWARD
1 – 4Step R heel forward (1); Drop R toe (2); Step L heel forward (3); Drop L toe (4)
5 – 8Step R heel forward (5); Drop R toe (6); Step L heel forward (7); Drop L toe (8) 12:00
[9 – 16] FORWARD MAMBO, BACK MAMBO
1 – 4Rock R forward (1); Return weight to L (2); Step R slightly back (3); Hold (4)
5 – 8Rock L back (5); Return weight to R (6); Step L slightly forward (7); Hold (8) 12:00
[17 – 24] STEP HOLD, 1/4 TURN LEFT HOLD, STEP HOLD, 1/4 TURN LEFT HOLD
1 – 4Step R forward (1); Hold (2); Turn ¼ left shifting weight to L (3); Hold (4) 9:00
5 – 8Step R forward (5); Hold (6); Turn ¼ left shifting weight to L (7); Hold (8) 6:00
[25 – 32] SLOW JAZZ BOX
1 – 4Step R over L (1); Hold (2); Step L back (3); Hold (4)
5 – 8Step R to right (5); Hold (6); Cross L over R (7); Hold (8) 6:00
[33 – 40] VINE RIGHT TOUCH, VINE LEFT TOUCH
1 – 4Step R to right (1); Step L behind R (2); Step R to right (3); Touch L next to R (4)
5 – 8Step L to left (5); Step R behind L (6); Step L to left (7); Touch R next to L (8) 6:00
[41 – 48] STOMP 2X (OUT, OUT), SLAP, CLAP, SNAP with HIP BUMPS
1 – 2Moving slightly forward, ending with feet apart: Stomp R to right (1); Stomp L to left (2)
3 – 4Slap front of thighs (3); Clap hands (4)
5 – 6Snap fingers as you bump hips left (5); Hold (6)
7 – 8Bump hips right (7); Bump hips left (8) 6:00
Fun variation: On count 5, instead of doing the snap, you can pat hands with one of your neighbors.
BEGIN AGAIN!
Ending: On Wall 10, omit the hip bumps R, L (the last 2 counts of the dance).
The final note of the song will be as you snap/bump hips left. Hold that pose!
Try this dance in contra lines, facing each other, in windows.
You will pass through the window on the 4 heel struts (counts 1-8). Have fun!
#48 Count Intro – 160 bmp
[1 – 8] HEEL STRUTS 4X MOVING FORWARD
1 – 4Step R heel forward (1); Drop R toe (2); Step L heel forward (3); Drop L toe (4)
5 – 8Step R heel forward (5); Drop R toe (6); Step L heel forward (7); Drop L toe (8) 12:00
[9 – 16] FORWARD MAMBO, BACK MAMBO
1 – 4Rock R forward (1); Return weight to L (2); Step R slightly back (3); Hold (4)
5 – 8Rock L back (5); Return weight to R (6); Step L slightly forward (7); Hold (8) 12:00
[17 – 24] STEP HOLD, 1/4 TURN LEFT HOLD, STEP HOLD, 1/4 TURN LEFT HOLD
1 – 4Step R forward (1); Hold (2); Turn ¼ left shifting weight to L (3); Hold (4) 9:00
5 – 8Step R forward (5); Hold (6); Turn ¼ left shifting weight to L (7); Hold (8) 6:00
[25 – 32] SLOW JAZZ BOX
1 – 4Step R over L (1); Hold (2); Step L back (3); Hold (4)
5 – 8Step R to right (5); Hold (6); Cross L over R (7); Hold (8) 6:00
[33 – 40] VINE RIGHT TOUCH, VINE LEFT TOUCH
1 – 4Step R to right (1); Step L behind R (2); Step R to right (3); Touch L next to R (4)
5 – 8Step L to left (5); Step R behind L (6); Step L to left (7); Touch R next to L (8) 6:00
[41 – 48] STOMP 2X (OUT, OUT), SLAP, CLAP, SNAP with HIP BUMPS
1 – 2Moving slightly forward, ending with feet apart: Stomp R to right (1); Stomp L to left (2)
3 – 4Slap front of thighs (3); Clap hands (4)
5 – 6Snap fingers as you bump hips left (5); Hold (6)
7 – 8Bump hips right (7); Bump hips left (8) 6:00
Fun variation: On count 5, instead of doing the snap, you can pat hands with one of your neighbors.
BEGIN AGAIN!
Ending: On Wall 10, omit the hip bumps R, L (the last 2 counts of the dance).
The final note of the song will be as you snap/bump hips left. Hold that pose!
Try this dance in contra lines, facing each other, in windows.
You will pass through the window on the 4 heel struts (counts 1-8). Have fun!