The Bounce
Choreographer: Scott Blevins and Jo Thompson Szymanski (September 2018)
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First uploaded Aug 2018
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Sequence: 16 intro, 32, 16, Tag (facing original 6 o’clock wall when tag is completed),32, 32, 16, Tag (facing the original 3 o’clock wall when tag is completed), 32, 32, 32, Tag (facing the original 3 o’clock wall when Tag is completed), 32 with ending.
[1–8] KNEE, BACK, COASTER CROSS, SIDE ROCK, RCVR, CROSS, SIDE, TOGETHER, KNEE, KNEE
1-21) Lift R knee; 2) Big step R back dragging L heel
3&43) Step ball of L back; &) Step ball of R beside L; 4) Step L across R
5&65) Rock R to right; &) Recover to L; 6) Step R across L
&7&8(&) Step L to left angling to face 1:00; 7) Step ball of R beside L with R knee popped; &) Pop L knee; 8) Pop R knee
[9-16] FWD, SPIRAL, SIDE ROCK, RCVR, BEHIND, SIDE ROCK, RCVR, BEHIND, 1/4 RIGHT, SIDE ROCK, RCVR, CROSS
1a21) Step R forward toward 1:00; a) Small step L forward toward 1:00; 2) Spiral 5/8 right on ball of L [9:00]
3&43) Rock R to right; &) Recover to L; 4) Step R behind L
5&6&5) Rock L to left; &) Recover to R; 6) Step L behind R; &) Turn 1/4 right stepping R forward [12:00]
7&87) Rock L to left; &) Recover to R; 8) Step L across R
[17-24] RIGHT ROCK, 1/4 LEFT RCVR, 1/2 LEFT, 3/8 LEFT, ANGLED MAMBO, BUMP AND BUMP
1-21) Rock R to right torquing upper body right; 2) Turn 1/4 left recovering to L [9:00]
3-43) Turn 1/2 left stepping R back; 4) Turn 3/8 left stepping L to left [11:00]
5&65) Rock R forward toward 11:00; &) Recover to L; 6) Step R back bending knees slightly [11:00]
a7&8(a) Lift L hip; 7) Bump hips down to right; &) Lift L hip; 8) Bump hips down to the right
[25-32] 3/8 ARCING RUN, CROSS, 1/4 RIGHT, BACK, TOGETHER, BACK, TOGETHER, BACK, 1/2 RIGHT
1&2 1&2) Take 3 small steps forward L-R-L arcing 3/8 left to face 6:00
3-43) Step R across L; 4) Turn 1/4 right stepping L back [9:00]
5&5) Step R back with right hip and toe turned out to right but still facing 9:00; &) Step L to R instep
6&7,8(6&) Repeat counts 5&; 7) Repeat count 5; 8) Turn 1/2 right stepping L forward [3:00]
Fun variation for counts 29-32 on rotations 3-6-8-9: 5) Step R back; 6) Small step L back a shoulder width apart from R; 7) Small step R back a shoulder width apart from L at the same time shake hips fast side to side 5e&a6e&a7, kind of like a hip shimmy; 8) Turn 1/2 right stepping L forward.
Tag: Occurring after count 16 on rotations 2 and 5 and at the end of rotation 8:
[1-8] 3/8 LEFT WITH HIP CIRCLES, 1/8 LEFT PREP, 1/2 RIGHT, 1/2 RIGHT, 1/4 RIGHT, STOP SIGN, HOLD
1&2&3&1) Step R to right; &) Pivot 1/8 left while circling hips anti clockwise; 2) Small step R forward; &) Pivot 1/8 left while
circling hips anti clockwise; 3) Small step R forward; &) Pivot 1/8 left while circling hips anti clockwise
4-5-64) Turn 1/8 left stepping R forward; 5) Turn 1/2 right stepping L back; 6) Turn 1/2 right stepping R forward
&7-8(&) Turn 1/4 right stepping L to left; 7) Step R to right pushing R palm to right and look right; 8) Hold (shifting weight to L)
[9-16] JAZZ BOX, FORWARD, 1/2 LEFT, DROP DOWN, POP UP
1-41) Step R across L; 2) Step L back; 3) Step R to right; 4) Step L forward
5-85) Step R forward; 6) Turn 1/2 left taking weight on L; 7) Step R to right dropping into a squat; 8) Pop up weight on L
Ending: Your final rotation will start facing the original 3 o’clock wall. You will dance through count 31 using the variation as written above and will be facing the original 12 o’clock wall. Replace count 32 with - Step L out to left hitting a pose
Copyright © 2018 Scott Blevins (scottblevins@me.com) and Jo Thompson Szymanski (jo.thompson@comcast.net)
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Scott Blevins and Jo Thompson Szymanski (September 2018)
Scott Blevins and Jo Thompson Szymanski are renowned dance innovators celebrated for their energetic choreography and captivating performances. With one dynamic dance featured in our archive, their work continues to inspire and energize dancers around the world.Can't find the right video?
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