The Funky Shake

Count:
136
Wall:
0
Level:
Choreographer:
Michelle Moore (USA)
Music:
The Shake - Neal McCoy
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1&2Right foot kick ball change
3&4Right foot kick ball change
5&6Step out in front with right foot and pivot ½ turn to left
7&8Step out with right foot again & pivot ½ turn to left
 
9&10Shuffle forward right-left-right
11&12Shuffle forward left-right-left
13&14Shuffle backward right-left-right
15&16Shuffle backward left-right-left
 
17&18Tap right toe to right side twice
19&20Jump left toe to left side and tap twice
21Jump right toe out to right side
22Jump left toe out to left side
23Jump right toe out to right side
24Jump left toe out to left side
 
25Cross left foot over and in front of right
26Point right toe out to right side
27Cross right foot over and in front of left
28Point left toe out to left side
29(From side position) take left foot and cross behind right foot going backwards
30Point right toe out to right side
31Cross right foot backward and behind left
32Point left toe out to left side
 
33-34Step left foot forward and pivot ½ turn
35-36Step left foot forward and pivot ½ turn
37Take one step forward with left foot
38-39Step forward with right foot and pivot ½ turn to left
40Take one step forward with right foot

DUCK WALK, (TOE HEEL WALK, WITH HEAD AND BODY BOBBING LIKE A DUCK)
41-42Left foot toe, heel
43-44Right foot toe, heel
45-46Left foot toe, heel
47-48Right foot toe, heel

ROGER RABBIT MOVING BACKWARD
49-50Left foot behind right and right foot behind left
51-52Left foot behind right and right foot behind left
53&54&(Very quickly) left foot out, right foot out, left foot in, right foot in
55&56&(Repeat) left foot out, right foot out, left foot in, right foot in (we call this move out,out, in,in)
When you hear the chorus start
57-58Bending at the waist, shake shoulders
59-60Stand up straight, shake hips
61-62Bending at the waist, shake shoulders
63-64Stand up straight, shake hips
When he sings "shake it to the left"
65-68Step out with your left foot while shaking your body and slide right foot over to left
When he sings "shake it to the right"
69-72Step out with your right foot while shaking you body and slide left foot over to right.

JUMP/TURN
73-76Left foot out, right foot out, left foot in, right foot cross over left, spin ½ turn.
77-80Bending knees, swing hips right, left, right & left.
When he sings "shake it real funky"
81-84While shaking hips pretend to be swimming with arms
When he's singing "shake it real low"
85-88Standing in place, roll your hips around.
When he's singing "shake it till you can't shake it no more"
89-96Put your arms straight out to sides, feet are slightly apart, and shake everything you can while swaying from right to left. (that is the end of the chorus)
 
97-100Grapevine left-step left foot to left side, step right foot behind left, step left foot to left and touch right toe next to left foot.
101-104Grapevine right-step right foot to right, step left foot behind right, step right foot to right and touch left toe next to right.

MOVING FORWARD
105-108Step left foot forward, & slide right foot up next to left, step left foot forward, & touch right toe next to left.
109-112(Walking backward) start walk with right foot, step back with left foot, start a ¼ turn to the right with right foot and stomp left foot next to right.
113-116(Knee pops) going up on right toe, pop right knee forward, going up on left toe, pop left knee forward, right knee again, left knee again.
117-120(Elvis) or half moon with right knee, half moon with left knee.

EIGHT COUNTS FROM NEAL McCOY'S VIDEO
121-128Feet are slightly apart, arms are bent at elbow, when right hip is out, right hand is down, when left hip is out, left hand is down, shake from right to left.

ANOTHER EIGHT COUNTS
129-136With hands behind head bump hips twice to the right, twice to the left, then right, left, right, left.

REPEAT
You will do this dance three complete times. At the end of the third time, he just keeps singing the ending over & over. You just keep doing the last 16 steps over & over, but you keep turning and getting together with other dancers till the song ends. The main thing is you must start when he starts singing otherwise the dance will not coincide with the words of the song. It's a lot of steps but it really looks great and it's a lot of fun.