The Shake
Choreographer:
The Buffalo Girls
Music:
The Shake - Neal McCoy
The Buffalo Girls are Kelly, Lisa, Debbie, and Toni 1-4Step left to left turning body 45 degrees right from front with weight on left and shimmy shoulders for 3 beats and clap on the 4th beat5-8Swivel heels right, turning body 45 degrees left from front with weight on right and shimmy shoulders for 3 beats and clap on the 4th beat 9Step onto left on the spot swinging right hand to the right10Click fingers of right hand while looking right11Step right behind left swinging right hand across body to left12Click fingers of right hand while looking left13Step left to left swinging right hand to the right14Click fingers of right hand while looking right15Step right behind left swinging right hand across body to left16Click fingers of right hand while looking left 17-20Long step right to right with hands on thighs and bending knees and shimmying for first 3 beats as weight is transferred onto right foot, on 4th beat bring left to right, straighten and clap21-24Long step left to left with hands on thighs and bending knees and shimmying for first 3 beats as weight is transferred onto left foot on 4th beat bring right to left, straighten and clap25-26While shimmying-rock forward onto right, hold27-28Pivot ½ turn to the right stepping forward onto right, clap 29-30While shimmying-rock forward onto left, hold31-32Step left together, clap 33-34Strut forward right, stepping heel, toe35-36Strut forward left, stepping heel, toe37-38Rock back onto right, rock forward onto left 39-40Strut forward right stepping heel, toe41-42Strut forward left, stepping heel, toe43-44Rock back onto right, rock forward onto leftTHE NEXT 8 BEAT SEQUENCE RESULTS IN A ¾ TURN45-46Step right to side bumping hips right, transfer weight back onto left bumping hips left (no change of direction)47-48Step right toe to side, paddle and pivoting ¼ turn to the left49-50Step right toe to side, paddle and pivoting ¼ turn to the left51-52Step right toe to side, paddle and pivoting ¼ turn to the left 53-54Step right to side, step left behind55-56Turn ¼ turn to the right stepping right forward, scuff left through turning ¼ turn to the right57-60Bump hips twice to left, bump hips twice to right61-64Touch left behind right, unwind ¾ turn to the left65-68Stomp right beside left, clapREPEAT