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Dance Notes: Darktown Strutter's Ball

1st wave
Enter: Point Step, Point Step, Bk, Tog, Flap BC - 2X
Lindy: Flap BC, BC, Flap BC, BC: Step, Slap heel 4X (circle to R)
Diagonal: Flap BC, Flap BC (Change places w/ partner)
Heel, BC, Heel, BC (Facing partner)
(Take R hands - L hand held over head)
Repeat
Stamp Stamp, Bk, Sd, Frt, Stamp Stamp, Bk, Sd, Frt (Hands float up quickly on stamps)
Jelly Roll: Step, Step, Step, Step (Frt, In place, Bk, In place) 2X (Turn slowly to face front) (Arms: R circles fwd, L on waist)
Truckin: Flap, Ducky, 4X (truckin' forward) (L hand on waist, R hand truckin movement)
Flap -8X (Turn to R and flap to back stage, on 6 turn to R to face forward
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Repeat Entry Step from back stage (form one line) Pt St, Pt St, Bk, Tog, Flap BC,
Break - Back line:
Pt St, Pt St; St, St, St, BC Lunge, (hold 2,3,4,) Heel BC, Heel BC,
Step, Slap Heel -4X turning to R to face partner
Break - Front line:
Pt St, Pt St: Bk, Tog, Flap BC, St, St, St, St (fwd) Heel BC, Heel BC (facing fwd)
Step, Slap Heel -4X turning R to face partner

2nd wave
Enter: Pt Step, Pt Step, Pt Step, Pt Step (from back stage - 2 lines)
Step, Step, Step, Step (Traveling back - hands wave, chest level)
Step, Step, Step, Step (Traveling forward - hands wave, chest level)
Pt Step, Pt Step, Pt Step, Pt Step
Step, Slap heel - 2X facing frt, 2X to face partner
Diagonal: Flap BC, Flap BC (Change places w/ partner)
Heel, BC, Heel, BC (Facing partner)
(Take R hands - L hand held over head)
Repeat
Stamp Stamp, Bk Sd Frt, Stamp Stamp, Bk Sd Frt
Jelly Roll: Step, Step, Step, Step (Frt, In place, Bk, In place) 2X (Turn slowly to face front) (Arms: R circles fwd, L on waist)
Step Hop, Step Hop, Step Hop, Step Hop (fwd)
Step - 8X (traveling back, motioning to 3rd wave to come up)

3rd wave (counting out loud)
Enter: Point Step - 8X traveling fwd small steps - arms R and L
Step - 8X traveling back - arms wave overhead
Step - 8X traveling fwd - arms wave at chest level
Step Tog, Step Tog, Step Tog, Step - travel to R, hands pointing to R
Repeat to L
Jelly Roll: Step, Step, Step, Step (Frt, In place, Bk, In place) - 4X
Step - 8X traveling back - arms wave overhead
Step - 6X and Lunge on 7 (present)

 

Lynnette Allen, MA  2-11-10    
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