KICKIN’ ASP!
CHOREOGRAPHER: “Python" Pete Metelnick
COUNT: 132
TYPE: 1 wall sequence dance
MUSIC: Rattlesnake Shake by Rick Tippe (start on vocal)
The sequence is:
verse/chorus
verse/chorus omitting steps 46-52
verse/1st 32 counts of chorus/ chorus omitting steps 46-52
verse/chorus - end with a grind (shake it!)
VERSE PATTERN
SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK, RECOVER, SIDE SHUFFLE, 1/4 TURN ROCK, RECOVER
1&2 Step right foot to right side, step left foot together,
step right foot to right side
3 Cross left foot behind right and rock back
4 Recover weight on right foot
5&6 Step left foot to left side, step right foot together,
step left foot to left side
7 Pivot 1/4 right on left foot and rock right foot back
8 Recover weight on left foot
GRAPEVINE RIGHT, TOUCH, GRAPEVINE LEFT, TOUCH
9 Step right foot to right side
10 Cross left foot behind right and step
11 Step right foot to right side
12 Touch left foot together and clap
13 Step left foot to left side
14 Cross right foot behind left and step
15 Step left foot to left side
16 Touch right foot together and clap
Note: there are many variations you can do for steps 9-16
(roll right & left/vines with triple steps,
vines with criss cross steps,
"flea hops" etc.) - use your imagination & go wild!!
SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK, RECOVER, SIDE SHUFFLE, 1/4 TURN ROCK, RECOVER
17&18 Step right foot to right side, step left foot together,
step right foot to right side
19 Cross left foot behind right and rock back
20 Recover weight on right foot
21&22 Step left foot to left side, step right foot together,
step left foot to left side
23 Pivot 1/4 right on left foot and rock right foot back
24 Recover weight on left foot
GRAPEVINE RIGHT, TOUCH, GRAPEVINE LEFT, TOUCH
25 Step right foot to right side
26 Cross left foot behind right and step
27 Step right foot to right side
28 Touch left foot together and clap
29 Step left foot to left side
30 Cross right foot behind left and step
31 Step left foot to left side
32 Touch right foot together and clap
Note: there are many variations you can do for steps 25-32
(roll right & left/vines with triple steps,
vines with criss cross steps,
"flea hops" etc.) - use your imagination & go wild!!
SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK, RECOVER, SIDE SHUFFLE, 1/4 TURN ROCK, RECOVER
33&34 Step right foot to right side, step left foot together,
step right foot to right side
35 Cross left foot behind right and rock back
36 Recover weight on right foot
37&38 Step left foot to left side, step right foot together,
step left foot to left side
39 Pivot 1/4 right on left foot and rock right foot back
40 Recover weight on left foot
GRAPEVINE RIGHT, TOUCH, GRAPEVINE LEFT, TOUCH
41 Step right foot to right side
42 Cross left foot behind right and step
43 Step right foot to right side
44 Touch left foot together and clap
45 Step left foot to left side
46 Cross right foot behind left and step
47 Step left foot to left side
48 Touch right foot together and clap
Note: there are many variations you can do for steps 41-48
(roll right & left/vines with triple steps,
vines with criss cross steps,
"flea hops" etc.) - use your imagination & go wild!!
SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK, RECOVER, SIDE SHUFFLE, 1/4 TURN ROCK, RECOVER
49&50 Step right foot to right side, step left foot together,
step right foot to right side
51 Cross left foot behind right and rock back
52 Recover weight on right foot
53&54 Step left foot to left side, step right foot together,
step left foot to left side
55 Pivot 1/4 right on left foot and rock right foot back
56 Recover weight on left foot
GRAPEVINE RIGHT, TOUCH, GRAPEVINE LEFT, TOUCH
57 Step right foot to right side
58 Cross left foot behind right and step
59 Step right foot to right side
60 Touch left foot together and clap
61 Step left foot to left side
62 Cross right foot behind left and step
63 Step left foot to left side
64 Touch right foot together and clap
Note: there are many variations you can do for steps 57-64
(roll right & left/vines with triple steps,
vines with criss cross steps,
"flea hops" etc.) - use your imagination & go wild!!
FORWARD THREE, TOGETHER, SYNCOPATED HOPS BACK
65 Step right foot forward
66 Step left foot forward
67 Step right foot forward
68 Step left foot together
&69 Hop right foot back, hop left foot back
(feet should end up shoulder length apart)
70 Hold and clap
&71 Hop right foot back, hop left foot back
(feet should end up shoulder length apart)
72 Hold and clap
RATTLESNAKE SHAKE: HIP BUMPS
73-76 Bump right hip, hold for 3 counts
77 Bump hips left
78 Bump hips right
79 Bump hips left
80 Hold
(or bump hip left again; either way weight ends on left foot)
CHORUS PATTERN
ROCK ‘N TWIST, SWAY YOUR HIPS
1 Step right foot to right side and rock
2 Recover weight on left foot
3 With feet apart swivel heels left
4 With feet apart swivel heels centre ending with weight on right
5 Sway hips left
6 Sway hips right
7 Sway hips left
8 Hold - ending with weight on left foot
SPIN RIGHT ON A DIME (& LEFT ON A DIME!)
9 Step right foot to right side turning 1/4 right
10 Step left foot forward turning 1/2 right
11 Complete full turn to the right turning 1/4 right on right foot
12 Touch left foot together (clap - optional)
13 Step left foot to left side turning 1/4 left
14 Step right foot forward turning 1/2 left
15 Complete full turn to the left turning 1/4 left on left foot
16 Touch right foot together (clap optional)
AROUND THE WORLD - EVERY BOY & GIRL (FOUR 1/4 PIVOT TURNS)
17 Step right foot forward
18 Pivot 1/4 left on left foot and clap
19 Step right foot forward
20 Pivot 1/4 left on left foot
21 Step right foot forward
22 Pivot 1/4 left on left foot and clap
23 Step right foot forward
24 Pivot 1/4 left on left foot and clap
(ending facing front of hall with weight on left foot)
BUMP & GRIND
25 Step right foot slightly forward on right diagonal
and bump hips forward (right)
26 Bump hips forward
27 Bump hips back
28 Bump hips back
29-32 Grind hips two times CW (for 4 counts)
(end with weight on left foot)
SHUFFLE, STEP, PIVOT, SHUFFLE, STEP, PIVOT
33&34 Step right foot forward, step left foot together,
step right foot forward
35 Step left foot forward
36 Pivot 1/2 right
37&38 Step left foot forward, step right foot together,
step left foot forward
39 Step right foot forward
40 Pivot 1/2 left
FORWARD THREE, TOGETHER, SYNCOPATED HOPS BACK
41 Step right foot forward
42 Step left foot forward
43 Step right foot forward
44 Step left foot together
&45 Hop right foot back, hop left foot back
(feet should end up shoulder length apart)
46 Hold and clap
&47 Hop right foot back, hop left foot back
(feet should end up shoulder length apart)
48 Hold and clap
BUMP IT! (SHAKE YOUR ASP!)
49 Bump hips right
50 Bump hips left
51 Bump hips right
52 Bump hips left (weight ends on left foot)
REPEAT
Note: here's the sequence again:
verse/chorus
verse/chorus omitting counts 46-52
verse/chorus omitting counts 33-52/chorus (again) omitting counts 46-52
verse/chorus (ending on hip grinds)