'ZAT YOU, SANTA CLAUS?

CHOREOGRAPHER: Mare Dodd (11/26/01)
COUNT: Phrased
TYPE: Partner Circle Dance
MUSIC: 'Zat You, Santa Claus? by Garth Brooks

Sequence is as follows:
Intro (do only once) **This would make a cute performance
AA, B, AAA, B, A, C dance & girls can do together also.
This is really easy & follows the music!!!

Begin by facing partner - slightly off-set with partner to your Right
- girls outside facing in, guys inside facing out

INTRO:

1-4	Squat with hands on knees
5-8	With Right hand over Right eye (like shading against sun)
	circle 1/2 to Right with head and return to center
	(this is like a lean out to Right and back to center)
9-10	Turning 1/8 right step Right, touch Left
11-12	Turning 1/8 right step Left, touch Right
13-14	Turning 1/8 right step Right, touch Left
15-16	Turning 1/8 right step Left, touch Right

PART A:
TOE-HEEL STRUTS MOVING R & FULL TURN R, MOVING TO R AT 45 ANGLE & SNAPPING FINGERS

1-2	Touch Right toe to Right side, drop Right heel
3-4	Touch Left toe across Right toe, drop Left heel
5-6	Touch Right toe to Right side, drop Right heel
7-8	Turn full turn to Right, stepping Left & Right (still at angle when finished)

TOE-HEEL STRUTS MOVING L & 1/4 TURN L, MOVING TO L AT 45 ANGLE & SNAPPING FINGERS

1-2	Touch Left toe to Left side, drop Left heel
3-4	Touch Right toe across Left toe, drop Right heel
5-6	Touch Left toe to Left side, drop Left heel
7-8	Step forward on Right, 1/4 turn (hip or body roll) to Left (weight on Left)

R SAILOR, L SAILOR, KICK-STEP R & L

1&2	Step Right behind Left, step Left to Left side, step Right to Right side
3&4	Step Left behind Right, step Right to Right side, step Left to Left side
5-6	Kick Right at 45° angle Left, step down on Right
7-8	Kick Left at 45° angle Right, step down on Left (feet slightly apart)

'ZAT YOU, SANTA CLAUS: SQUAT WITH HANDS ON KNEES, BODY LEAN TO R WITH R HAND OVER R EYE

1-4	Bending knees, drop into a squat with hands on knees
5-8	With Right hand over Right eye, lean body to Right,
	moving head in 1/2 circle Right & back to center (as in intro)

PART B:
STEP-KICKS TURNING 1/2 R

1-2	Begin turning 1/2 Right stepping Right, kick Left at 45° angle Right
3-4	Continue turning stepping Left, kick Right at 45° angle Left
5-6	Continue turning stepping Right, kick Left at 45° angle Right
7-8	Complete 1/2 turn stepping Left, kick Right at 45° angle Left

SHUFFLE TO R SIDE, ROCK-RECOVER, SHUFFLE TO L SIDE, ROCK-RECOVER

1&2	Shuffle to Right side stepping Right to Right, Left beside Right, Right to Right
3-4	Rock back on Left, recover forward on Right
5&6	Shuffle to Left side stepping Left to Left, Right beside Left, Left to Left
7-8	Rock back on Right, recover forward on Left

STEP-KICKS TURNING 1/2 R

1-2	Begin turning 1/2 Right stepping Right, kick Left at 45° angle Right
3-4	Continue turning stepping Left, kick Right at 45° angle Left
5-6	Continue turning stepping Right, kick Left at 45° angle Right
7-8	Complete 1/2 turn stepping Left, kick Right at 45° angle Left

STOMP R, STOMP, L, HIP/BODY ROLL, SHAKE/WIGGLES DOWN & UP

1-2	Stomp Right in place, stomp Left in place
3-4	2 count hip roll or body roll
5-8	Bending knees, shake/wiggle down and up and down and up

PART C:
GIRLS: STEP-KICKS IN PLACE, GUYS: STEP-KICKS AROUND GIRLS TURNING 1/2 R
(ALL WILL END UP FACING INSIDE OF CIRCLE)

1-2	Kick Right at 45° angle Left, step on Right
3-4	Kick Left at 45° angle Right, step on Left
5-6	Kick Right at 45° angle Left, step on Right
7-8	Kick Left at 45° angle Right, step on Left

All should now be facing inside of circle - join arms in back like chorus line

GRAPEVINE R & KICK, STEP-KICK, STEP-KICK & REPEAT L SIDE

1-4	Grapevine Right, kick Left at 45° angle
5-6	Step on Left, kick Right at 45° angle Left
7-8	Step on Right, kick Left at 45° angle Right
1-4	Grapevine Left, kick Right at 45° angle on last count
5-6	Step on Right, kick Left at 45° angle Right
7-8	Step on Left, kick Right at 45° angle Left

RELEASE ARMS & STEP-KICK WHILE YOU TURN FULL TURN TO R

1-2	Begin full turn Right stepping on Right, kick Left at 45° angle Right
3-4	Continue turn stepping on Left, kick Right at 45° angle Left
5-6	Continue turn stepping on Right, kick Left at 45° angle Right
7-8	Complete turn stepping on Left, touch Right

CHORUS LINE, R HITCH-TOUCH, KICK, STEP, REPEAT ON L SIDE

1-2	Hitch Right knee across body to Left, touch Right to Right side
3-4	Kick Right at 45° angle Left, step on Right
5-6	Hitch Left knee across body to Right, touch Left to Left side
7-8	Kick Left at 45° angle Right, step on Left

ENJOY!!

From: "Bill & Mare" 

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
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