DO THE C&N FUNKY SOMETHIN'
CHOREOGRAPHER: Norma Jean Fuller & Charlotte Williams
COUNT: 48
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Been There by Clint Black & Steve Wariner-99 BPM
Do The Funky Somethin' by Rufus Thomas-122 BPM
Blues Hat by Charlie Daniels-133 BPM
RIGHT STEP-SLIDE LEFT, RIGHT STEP-TOUCH LEFT,
LEFT STEP-SLIDE RIGHT, LEFT STEP-TOUCH RIGHT
1-2 Step right side right, slide left next to right
3-4 Step right side right, touch left next to right
5-6 Step left side left, slide right next to left
7-8 Step left side left, touch right next to left
Hands should be on your hips when executing steps 1-8. Also, when stepping
right lower right shoulder and raise left shoulder. When stepping left
lower your left shoulder and raise right shoulder.
FUNKY WALK BACK: RIGHT LEFT, RIGHT LEFT,
RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD, TOUCH, 1/2-TURN LEFT
9 Step back on right, bending knees, rolling shoulders forward and hands in
10 Step back on left, straightening knees, rolling shoulders back and hands out
11 Step back on right, bending knees, rolling shoulders forward and hands in
12 Step back on left, straightening knees, rolling shoulders back and hands out
(These are similar to the "tootsie roll")
13&14 Step right forward, step ball of left next to right, step right forward
15-16 Touch left behind right, turn one-half (1/2) to left
ROCK FORWARD, SYNCOPATED ROCK STEP, TWIST TWIST, SYNCOPATED ROCK STEP
17-18 Rock forward on right, recover weight on left
19&20 Rock back on right, recover weight to left, rock forward on right
21-22 On balls of both feet, twist heels to right and back to center (weight on left)
23&24 Rock back on right, recover weight to left, stomp right forward
STEP LEFT FORWARD, PIVOT 1/4 TO RIGHT, STEP LEFT RIGHT,
WALK FUNKY (LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT)
25-26 Step left forward, pivot one-fourth (1/4) to right, shifting weight to right
27-28 Step left and right in place
29-32 Step forward (or back) left, right, left, touch right
Do this funky, rolling knees and knocking knees together as you walk.
Optionally you could flap your elbows.
Variation:
&29 Hitch left and step in front of right
(You need to hitch knee low instead of High)
&30 Hitch right and step in front on left
&31 Hitch left and step in front of right
&32 Hitch right and touch next to left
QUICK STEP, LONG STEP RIGHT, SLIDE LEFT TO RIGHT, TAP LEFT, TAP RIGHT, CROSS, HOLD
33-34 Long step on right to right, drag left to right
35-36 Tap left heel twice, shifting weight to left on last tap
37-38 Tap right heel twice, shifting weight to right on last tap
&39-40 Quick step back on left, cross right over left, hold
TURN ONE-HALF LEFT, HOLD, HIP & HIP WITH 1/4-TURN, STEP PULL, STEP PULL
41-4 Pivot one-half to left on balls of both feet (unwind), hold
&43&44 Bump hips right-left-right-left, pivoting one-fourth (1/4) to right on beat 44
Your right foot should be pointing forward, weight on left,
hands on side of right hip, following hip motion
45 Step right forward
(reaching out with both arms with hands in fist as if going to pull rope)
46 Pull left foot up next to right
(pulling both arms back, pulling the rope back)
47 Step right forward
(reaching out with both arms with hands in fist as if going to pull rope)
48 Pull left foot up next to right
(pulling both arms back, pulling the rope back)
REPEAT
From: NFMSR@aol.com
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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