Charlie's Here For The Party (P)
Level:
Improver - Partner
Choreographer:
Morris Vaccarella (USA) & Stephen Wike (USA) - May 2025
Music:
Here for the Party - Gretchen Wilson
Intro: 32 Counts. About 17 seconds into the song when the lyrics start.
[1 - 8] Step, Slow Body Roll, ¼ Forward, Hook, ¼ Side, Flick
1 - 4(1) Step R forward (2-4) Roll body back from head to rear switching weight to L
5 - 6(5) Turn ¼ left and step R to side 9:00 (6) Hook L behind R
7 - 8(7) Turn ¼ right and step L to the side 12:00 (8) Flick R to the side
Hands: Hold your partner's right hand with your right. For the hook on count 6, gently aim to tap
your heel on your partner’s heel. When turning ¼ left, give yourself room to hook and flick safely.
Tag after 8 walls. The music stops briefly.
[9 - 16] Cross Rock, Chassé (x2)
1 - 2(1) Cross R over L (2) Recover on L
3&4(3) Step R to the side (&) Step L next to R (4) Step R to the side
5 - 6(5) Cross L over R (6) Recover on R
7&8(7) Step L to the side (&) Step R next to L (8) Step L to the side
Hands: On count 3, release your partner's right hand. On count 5 grab your partner’s left hand
with your left. On count 7, release your partner's left hand.
[17 - 24] Walk, ¼ Cross, ¼ Coaster Step, Grapevine, Touch
1 - 2(1) Step R forward (2) Turn ¼ left and cross L over right 9:00
3&4(3) Turn ¼ left and step R back 6:00 (&) Step L together (4) Step R forward
5 - 6(5) Step L to side (6) Cross R behind L
7 - 8(7) Step L to side (8) Touch R next to L
[25 - 32 Walk, ¼ Cross, ¼ Coaster Step, Walking Sways (x3), Touch
1 - 2(1) Step R forward (2) Turn ¼ left and cross L over right 3:00
3&4(3) Turn ¼ left and step R back 12:00 (&) Step L together (4) Step R forward
5 - 6(5) Step L to left diagonal with sway (6) Cross R to right diagonal with sway
7 - 8(7) Step L to left diagonal with sway (8) Touch R next to L
[ Tag ] Step, Slow Body Roll, ¼ Step, Hip Bump, ¼ Step, Touch
1 - 4(1) Step R forward (2-4) Roll body back from head to rear switching weight to L
5 - 6(5) Turn ¼ left and step R to side 9:00 (6) Bump right hip against partner’s right hip
7 - 8(7) Turn ¼ right and step L back 12:00 (8) Touch R next to L
Hands: Counts 1-8, hold your partner's right hand with your right.