That Old Swing
Count:
32
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Bill Bader (CAN)
Music:
The Swing - James Bonamy
STEP FORWARD TO SWAY HIPS 4 COUNTS, SHUFFLE FORWARD, BRUSH-HOOK-BRUSH
1-2With a left step forward sway hips forward to left, then back to right
3-4Sway hips again: forward to left, then back to right
5&6Shuffle forward left-right-left (forward, slide together, step forward)
7Brush right toe forward
&Hook right heel up across left shin, brushing right toe on the way back
8Brush right toe forward
FORWARD, TOUCH, TURN-STEP-TURN, SYNCOPATED VINE RIGHT, CROSS, TOUCH
9Step right forward
10Touch left toe behind right heel
11Step left back turned ½ left
&Step right forward
12Turn ½ shifting weight onto left
13-14&Vine right: sidestep right, cross-step left behind, sidestep right
15Cross-step left over right
16Touch right toe to right side
SAILOR STEPS BACK: RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT, LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT; SYNC'D VINE RIGHT, BRUSH-HOOK-BRUSH
17Cross-step right behind left with right toe and body angled right
&Step left back to left side of right
18Step right beside left but just slightly right
19Cross-step left behind right with left toe and body angled left
&Step right back to right side of left
20Step left beside right but just slightly left
21-22&Vine right: sidestep right, cross-step left behind, sidestep right
23Brush left toe forward
&Hook left heel up across right shin, brushing left toe on the way back
24Brush left toe forward
TRIPLE SIDE LEFT, ½ TURN, COASTER: BACK, TOGETHER, FORWARD
25&26Sidestep left, step right beside left, sidestep left
&Turn ½ right (on ball of left)
27&28Step right back, step left back beside right, step right forward
2 SYNCOPATED STROLLS: LEFT, BEHIND, SIDE; RIGHT, BEHIND, SIDE
29Step left to left side slightly forward
30&Cross-step right behind left, sidestep left
31Step right to right side slightly forward
32&Cross-step left behind right, sidestep right
REPEAT
At the end of wall 2, repeat those last four counts (29-32) twice before going back to count 1.
OPTION: You will hear a strong accent in the music on count 31 of walls 1 and 3. At these 2 points it's fun to do a "Safe" arm movement (arms out to sides), deleting 32&. Please consider this only after the pattern and the song are very familiar.
1-2With a left step forward sway hips forward to left, then back to right
3-4Sway hips again: forward to left, then back to right
5&6Shuffle forward left-right-left (forward, slide together, step forward)
7Brush right toe forward
&Hook right heel up across left shin, brushing right toe on the way back
8Brush right toe forward
FORWARD, TOUCH, TURN-STEP-TURN, SYNCOPATED VINE RIGHT, CROSS, TOUCH
9Step right forward
10Touch left toe behind right heel
11Step left back turned ½ left
&Step right forward
12Turn ½ shifting weight onto left
13-14&Vine right: sidestep right, cross-step left behind, sidestep right
15Cross-step left over right
16Touch right toe to right side
SAILOR STEPS BACK: RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT, LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT; SYNC'D VINE RIGHT, BRUSH-HOOK-BRUSH
17Cross-step right behind left with right toe and body angled right
&Step left back to left side of right
18Step right beside left but just slightly right
19Cross-step left behind right with left toe and body angled left
&Step right back to right side of left
20Step left beside right but just slightly left
21-22&Vine right: sidestep right, cross-step left behind, sidestep right
23Brush left toe forward
&Hook left heel up across right shin, brushing left toe on the way back
24Brush left toe forward
TRIPLE SIDE LEFT, ½ TURN, COASTER: BACK, TOGETHER, FORWARD
25&26Sidestep left, step right beside left, sidestep left
&Turn ½ right (on ball of left)
27&28Step right back, step left back beside right, step right forward
2 SYNCOPATED STROLLS: LEFT, BEHIND, SIDE; RIGHT, BEHIND, SIDE
29Step left to left side slightly forward
30&Cross-step right behind left, sidestep left
31Step right to right side slightly forward
32&Cross-step left behind right, sidestep right
REPEAT
At the end of wall 2, repeat those last four counts (29-32) twice before going back to count 1.
OPTION: You will hear a strong accent in the music on count 31 of walls 1 and 3. At these 2 points it's fun to do a "Safe" arm movement (arms out to sides), deleting 32&. Please consider this only after the pattern and the song are very familiar.