JAMAICAN JITTERS

CHOREOGRAPHER: Barry Amato
COUNT: 40
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
MUSIC:  Little Bit Is Better Than Nada by Texas Tornados
	Hot, Hot, Hot by Buster Poindexter

SHUFFLE SIDE LEFT, SHUFFLE SIDE RIGHT WHILE ROLLING HANDS

1&2	Shuffle to left side Left, Right, Left while rolling hands
3&4	Shuffle to right side Right, Left, Right while rolling hands

TWIST R-L-R-L, SHUFFLE FORWARD

5	Twist on balls of both feet as you extend left forearm straight up
	and place right fist next to the left elbow
6	Twist both feet to the right and opposite arms from count 5
7&8	Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left

TOUCH/CLAP, TOGETHER, TOUCH BACK/CLAP, TOGETHER

9	Touch right foot forward and 
	clap your hands bringing arms over your head
10	Step on right bringing it back next to the left
11	Touch left foot back and 
	clap your hands bring down below your waist
12	Step on left foot, bringing it back next to the right

JITTERS

13-16	This set of counts 5 - 8 will be counted as &5&6&7&8
	As you do this, hop forward as you place your arms out to the side;
	shimmy your shoulders and lean back slightly, 
	as though you are doing the "Limbo". 
	Your footwork is right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left

TOUCH, TOGETHER, TOUCH, TOGETHER

	Try to put a little "hip action" with it.
17	Touch right foot forward
18	Bring right foot back next to left and step on right
19	Touch left foot forward
20	Bring left foot back next to right and step on left

SYNCOPATED STEPS

21	Step forward on right
22	Step forward on left 
	(count 22 should be syncopated, following count 21 immediately).
23	Step forward on right
&	Step forward on left
24	Step forward on right

3 STEP TURN LEFT, BALL-CHANGE, 3 STEP TURN RIGHT, BALL-CHANGE

	(Ladies hold their arms out to the side, bent at the elbow
	with the forearm straight up, they should be in shape of an "L").
25	Step 1/4 turn to left on left
26	Pivot 1/4 turn to left and step on right foot
27	Pivot 1/2 turn to face front and step on left foot
&	Step out to the right on right foot
28	Transfer weight quickly to left
29	Step 1/4 turn to right on right
30	Pivot 1/4 turn to right and step on left foot
31	Pivot 1/2 turn to face front and step on right foot
&	Step out to the left on left foot
32	Transfer weight quickly to right

SAILOR SHUFFLES FORWARD

33	Traveling forward, cross left behind right
&	Transfer weight quickly to right foot
34	Step on left foot in place
35	Continue to travel forward by crossing right behind left
&	Transfer weight quickly to left
36	Step on right foot in place

BODY ROLL CCW

37-40	Roll hips back and around in a circular motion 
	as you turn in a circle to the left. 
	As you do this step Left, Right, Left, Right

REPEAT

Jill Riley
Skyline Music
jill@skylineonline.com
From:	jillriley@juno.com (Jill Riley

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