Raining Funk
Count:
64
Wall:
1
Level:
Advanced
Choreographer:
Barry Durand (USA)
Music:
Rain Down - Angie Stone And Eddie Levert
TAP STEPS, ARM CIRCLE, BRUSH, STEP, TURN
1Tap left forward and flick both hands up bent at wrists with arms bent but out in front
2Step left circling both hands at wrists outward a full circle ending with palms up
3&Tap right forward and circle wrists out while letting forearms circle at the elbow 2 times
4Step on right while bringing arms down to the sides at end of the circle
5Brush the left forward
&Step in place left
6Tap right to side
7Cross right over left
8Twist turn to left ending with weight on left
SIDE SCOOT, BODY ROLL WITH ARM ROLL
1-2Step side right while doing a side body roll from ribs to hips
&3Replace right with left and step side right
4Do another side body roll while finishing taking weight on right, face front and put both arms out to side bent at the elbow with wrist flexed fingers pointing up
5-8Do an arm roll (like a body roll. You do an arm movement with right as if you are moving your palm up and over a soccer ball. This causes your elbow to lift. Imagine the ball rolling under elbow and shoulder (raise right shoulder on 6), then moving across chest to left shoulder (lower right shoulder and raise left shoulder on 7), then roll through left elbow and drop left palm fingers down and at last minute flick left palm out with fingers up (8)
If you have trouble with the arm roll, just replace with a hip circle or regular body roll
SAILOR STEP, CHEST PUMPS, POINT BALL CHANGE, SHOULDER SHRUGS
1&2Sailor step starting with left turning ¼ left (cross behind left, side right, side left) and pushing your chest out as you finish
&3&4Contract chest, chest out, contract, chest out. During this chest pump, swivel on your feet ½ turn to right
5&6Point ball change turning ¼ right end with feet apart 6:00 (point left foot forward, step on left and moving forward but turning to right a ¼ turn on right foot and step with feet apart on left)
7&8Shrug shoulders keeping feet apart and twisting your body left to look over your left shoulder to look at 12:00
SKATERS SPIN DOUBLE TURN
Chest is actually facing 3:00 while body is torqued
1-2Unwind to the right and do a full turn on right foot with left out to side sweeping the floor
3&4Triple step continuing the turn in place making one more turn but finish the turn by stepping slightly forward on ball of left foot (3:00)
MOONWALK BACKWARDS OR MASHED POTATO
5Put weight on right
6Drag left flat to behind and step on left back
7Drag right back and step back on right
&Ball tap by stepping on left
8Tap right toe forward
You can replace the moonwalk with a Mashed Potato (Moving Scissors) but just end with right tapped
ELECTRIC KICKS, TWIST TURN, HEEL DROPS
1&2Rock forward on right, recover on left pointing right toe right leg straight (like a kick), bring right back and rock on it backwards pointing left toe left leg straight (kick)
&3Step on left forward, step forward right weight split equal between left and right
Body should feel torqued ready to do a twist turn left
4Transfer weight to right and unwind a full turn left with your left leg in a forward ronde
5&6Continue in left turn and step with left, right, kick left pointed having turned another ½ turn
Foot is pointing to 9:00 body angled front to about 10:30
&7-8Bring left together to right, bring right foot forward and press on ball of right foot and drop heel to floor 2 times (7-8)
SIDE ROCK BRUSH, KNEE POPS, BODY ISOLATION
Face 12:00
1&2&Rock to side left, recover, brush left forward, bring left together
3&4Knee pop by splitting both feet out to side bending knees, bring feet together, brush left forward angled across right
&5Cross left over right and step on it, step right to side bringing right ribs to side with arms bent at elbow in front of chest hands about shoulder high in a fist and bring hands to left
6Switch weight to left and bring left ribs left with hands to right
7Switch weight to right leg and arms left but lift left leg (either straight or bent) and keep moving over the right leg turning ¼ turn to right to take full weight on right
8Bring left together with right and bend both legs and collapse body down bent at the waist in a slightly crouched position head bent down
RUNNING MAN, TOE TOUCHES
&From feet together knees bent bring weight to right foot and raise up on ball of right foot slightly
1Drop weight onto right foot flat and slide left foot back
&Slide right foot back slightly (kind of like a backwards skip) and take weight on right again bringing left together left knee up
2Bring left foot down taking full weight and at the same time slide right back to toe touch
&Slide left foot back slightly and take weight on left again bringing right together right knee up
3Bring right foot down and at the same time slide left back
&Slide right back slightly and take weight on right again bringing left together left knee up
4Slide right back slightly and point left toe back
The previous move is left back, right back, left back twice
5Touch left foot forward
6Leaning back slightly, touch left foot back
&7Leaning forward, brush left foot forward hopping off the right foot to land with feet crossed right behind left with right tapped and turned ¼ turn to right facing 6:00
8Hold, but bring both arms up slightly bent at elbows and snap fingers
TWIST TURNS AND WALKS
1&2Twist half turn to right with weight on right, step forward left, cross right over left
3Twist a full turn to left weight on right foot
&4Step left, right with feet apart
5-8Walk back left, right, left, right
These are not big steps but funky, good time for some shoulder shrug stylings
REPEAT
RESTARTS
For song "Dirty Pop" (not needed for "Rain Down")
On 2nd time through, go through count 48, then turn a ¼ turn left back to 12:00 and restart with count 1
On 4th time through, after 32 counts there is a long hold (about 8 counts) just wiggle there or turn or something for duration of the hold. Then just start where you are (with the electric kicks). Finish this one out, then do the first 16 counts of the dance again and you need an extra 4 counts. So after you do the arm from right to left on counts 12-16, just do it back from left to right and you will hit the 4 hard counts that are extra. From here dance just repeats.
1Tap left forward and flick both hands up bent at wrists with arms bent but out in front
2Step left circling both hands at wrists outward a full circle ending with palms up
3&Tap right forward and circle wrists out while letting forearms circle at the elbow 2 times
4Step on right while bringing arms down to the sides at end of the circle
5Brush the left forward
&Step in place left
6Tap right to side
7Cross right over left
8Twist turn to left ending with weight on left
SIDE SCOOT, BODY ROLL WITH ARM ROLL
1-2Step side right while doing a side body roll from ribs to hips
&3Replace right with left and step side right
4Do another side body roll while finishing taking weight on right, face front and put both arms out to side bent at the elbow with wrist flexed fingers pointing up
5-8Do an arm roll (like a body roll. You do an arm movement with right as if you are moving your palm up and over a soccer ball. This causes your elbow to lift. Imagine the ball rolling under elbow and shoulder (raise right shoulder on 6), then moving across chest to left shoulder (lower right shoulder and raise left shoulder on 7), then roll through left elbow and drop left palm fingers down and at last minute flick left palm out with fingers up (8)
If you have trouble with the arm roll, just replace with a hip circle or regular body roll
SAILOR STEP, CHEST PUMPS, POINT BALL CHANGE, SHOULDER SHRUGS
1&2Sailor step starting with left turning ¼ left (cross behind left, side right, side left) and pushing your chest out as you finish
&3&4Contract chest, chest out, contract, chest out. During this chest pump, swivel on your feet ½ turn to right
5&6Point ball change turning ¼ right end with feet apart 6:00 (point left foot forward, step on left and moving forward but turning to right a ¼ turn on right foot and step with feet apart on left)
7&8Shrug shoulders keeping feet apart and twisting your body left to look over your left shoulder to look at 12:00
SKATERS SPIN DOUBLE TURN
Chest is actually facing 3:00 while body is torqued
1-2Unwind to the right and do a full turn on right foot with left out to side sweeping the floor
3&4Triple step continuing the turn in place making one more turn but finish the turn by stepping slightly forward on ball of left foot (3:00)
MOONWALK BACKWARDS OR MASHED POTATO
5Put weight on right
6Drag left flat to behind and step on left back
7Drag right back and step back on right
&Ball tap by stepping on left
8Tap right toe forward
You can replace the moonwalk with a Mashed Potato (Moving Scissors) but just end with right tapped
ELECTRIC KICKS, TWIST TURN, HEEL DROPS
1&2Rock forward on right, recover on left pointing right toe right leg straight (like a kick), bring right back and rock on it backwards pointing left toe left leg straight (kick)
&3Step on left forward, step forward right weight split equal between left and right
Body should feel torqued ready to do a twist turn left
4Transfer weight to right and unwind a full turn left with your left leg in a forward ronde
5&6Continue in left turn and step with left, right, kick left pointed having turned another ½ turn
Foot is pointing to 9:00 body angled front to about 10:30
&7-8Bring left together to right, bring right foot forward and press on ball of right foot and drop heel to floor 2 times (7-8)
SIDE ROCK BRUSH, KNEE POPS, BODY ISOLATION
Face 12:00
1&2&Rock to side left, recover, brush left forward, bring left together
3&4Knee pop by splitting both feet out to side bending knees, bring feet together, brush left forward angled across right
&5Cross left over right and step on it, step right to side bringing right ribs to side with arms bent at elbow in front of chest hands about shoulder high in a fist and bring hands to left
6Switch weight to left and bring left ribs left with hands to right
7Switch weight to right leg and arms left but lift left leg (either straight or bent) and keep moving over the right leg turning ¼ turn to right to take full weight on right
8Bring left together with right and bend both legs and collapse body down bent at the waist in a slightly crouched position head bent down
RUNNING MAN, TOE TOUCHES
&From feet together knees bent bring weight to right foot and raise up on ball of right foot slightly
1Drop weight onto right foot flat and slide left foot back
&Slide right foot back slightly (kind of like a backwards skip) and take weight on right again bringing left together left knee up
2Bring left foot down taking full weight and at the same time slide right back to toe touch
&Slide left foot back slightly and take weight on left again bringing right together right knee up
3Bring right foot down and at the same time slide left back
&Slide right back slightly and take weight on right again bringing left together left knee up
4Slide right back slightly and point left toe back
The previous move is left back, right back, left back twice
5Touch left foot forward
6Leaning back slightly, touch left foot back
&7Leaning forward, brush left foot forward hopping off the right foot to land with feet crossed right behind left with right tapped and turned ¼ turn to right facing 6:00
8Hold, but bring both arms up slightly bent at elbows and snap fingers
TWIST TURNS AND WALKS
1&2Twist half turn to right with weight on right, step forward left, cross right over left
3Twist a full turn to left weight on right foot
&4Step left, right with feet apart
5-8Walk back left, right, left, right
These are not big steps but funky, good time for some shoulder shrug stylings
REPEAT
RESTARTS
For song "Dirty Pop" (not needed for "Rain Down")
On 2nd time through, go through count 48, then turn a ¼ turn left back to 12:00 and restart with count 1
On 4th time through, after 32 counts there is a long hold (about 8 counts) just wiggle there or turn or something for duration of the hold. Then just start where you are (with the electric kicks). Finish this one out, then do the first 16 counts of the dance again and you need an extra 4 counts. So after you do the arm from right to left on counts 12-16, just do it back from left to right and you will hit the 4 hard counts that are extra. From here dance just repeats.