BUMP AND GRIND
CHOREOGRAPHER: Bill Bader-Vancouver, BC-December 1992
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner
MUSIC: Sweet Little Shoe by Dan Seals-120bpm
* I Feel Lucky by Mary-Chapin Carpenter-124bpm
Cleopatra, Queen Of Denial by Pam Tillis-128bpm
RIGHT TOE-HEEL, BEND, BUMP RIGHT, LEFT TOE-HEEL, BEND, BUMP LEFT
1 Rotate RIGHT knee in and touch RIGHT toe beside Left instep
2 Rotate RIGHT knee out and touch RIGHT heel beside Left instep
3 Step RIGHT beside Left and bend knees (see * below)
4 Bump hips up to right side
5 Rotate LEFT knee in and touch LEFT toe beside Right instep
6 Rotate LEFT knee outward and touch LEFT heel beside Right instep
7 Step LEFT beside Right and bend knees (see * below)
8 Bump hips up to left side
* Note: Each BUMP of the hips is preceded by a "scoop" of the hips,
down with the knees bent, so that the hips bump "up" to the side
BEND, BUMP RIGHT, BEND, BUMP LEFT
9 Bend both knees (see * above)
10 Bump hips up to right side
11 Bend both knees (see * above)
12 Bump hips up to left side
"GRIND": TWO HIP CIRCLES
13-14 Roll hips counterclockwise (Hip Isolation): back-right-front-left
15-16 Roll hips counterclockwise (Hip Isolation): back-right-front-left
Note: In hip isolations, head/shoulder motion is almost non-existent
and knee motion, while necessary, should be minimized
4 PATTERNS OF STEP-SLIDE-STEP-TURN: TOWARD RIGHT WALL,
TOWARD LEFT WALL, TOWARD FRONT WALL, TOWARD BACK WALL
17 Step RIGHT turned 1/4 right - toward the right wall
18 Slide/step LEFT beside Right
19 Step RIGHT forward
20 Turn on RIGHT 1/2 left while sliding LEFT toe in beside Right
21 Step LEFT forward - toward the left wall
22 Slide RIGHT beside Left
23 Step LEFT forward
24 Turn on LEFT 1/4 right while sliding RIGHT toe in toward LEFT foot
25 Step RIGHT forward - toward the front wall
26 Slide LEFT beside Right
27 Step RIGHT forward
28 Turn on RIGHT 1/2 left while sliding LEFT toe in beside Right
29 Step LEFT forward - toward the back wall
30 Slide RIGHT beside Left
31 Step LEFT forward
32 Scuff RIGHT heel and turn on LEFT 1/4 left
End of pattern. Begin again...
Choreographers Notes: This name is no accident! You can have a lot of fun
with this easy dance, suitable for first time line dancers.
Step Description (2/97) by Bill Bader (604) 684-2455
From: lstrong@uniserve.com (LStrong)
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