Go Greased Lightning
C=
horeographed
by Michele Burton & Michael Barr
D=
escription:
Phrased, 1 wall, intermediate line dance
M=
usic:
Greased Lightning by John Travolta [ CD: Grease Soundtrack / CD: Grease
Soundtrack ] Lyrics are suggestive!
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S=
equence:
Arm Intro, AB, AB, Mini A, Mini A, CCCC, turn to the front wall and do Mini=
A,
Mini A, C, turn to the front wall and do B, ENDING
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ARM
INTRO
&=
quot;It's
automatic" pose: right arm straight up in air, point finger to sky, le=
ft
hand on hip, fingers pointing to floor, left leg straight, right knee poppe=
d,
facing right
&=
quot;It's
systematic" pose: pull arms in toward waist, elbows bent, forearms fac=
ing
upward, feet apart, legs straight
&=
quot;It's
hydromatic" pose: roll hips during "hy...dromatic", place ar=
ms
in 'T' on last beat
W=
hy, it's
greased lightning: circular arm motion. On the word "greased", le=
ft
arm comes to thigh, right arm still in 'T'. On the word "light", =
left
arm even with right arm. On the word "ning", left arm continues t=
o do
full circle around and back to right arm, left elbow nudge, nudge, nudge to
left while shifting weight to left foot and sliding right foot to left
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PART A
SHUFFLE
RIGHT, ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE LEFT, ROCK STEP
1=
&2-3-4
Right step right; left step beside right; right step right; left rock back;
right step in place
5=
&6-7-8
Left step left; right step beside left; left step left; right rock back; le=
ft
step in place
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SHUFFLES
ON RIGHT DIAGONAL/LEFT DIAGONAL, VAUDEVILLE WALKS
1=
&2-3&4
Right diagonal shuffle in place; left diagonal shuffle in place
5=
-8 Right
step with twisting motion right; left step with twisting motion left; right
step with twisting motion right; left step with twisting motion left (these=
4
counts move forward)
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STEP
TOUCH, ½ TURN TOUCH, STEP TOUCH, ½ TURN TOUCH
1=
-4 Step
forward on right foot; touch left beside right; turn ½ left, stepping
forward on left foot; touch right beside left
5=
-8 Step
forward on right foot; touch left beside right; turn ½ left, stepping
forward on left foot; touch right beside left
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JUMP UP
CLAP, JUMP BACK CLAP, TOE HEEL RIGHT DIAGONAL, TOE HEEL LEFT DIAGONAL
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amp;1-2&3-4
Right foot step forward; left foot step forward; clap; right foot step back;
left foot step back; clap
5=
-6 Right
toe touch to forward right diagonal; drop right heel and snap fingers
7=
-8 Left
toe touch to forward left diagonal; drop left heel and snap fingers
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CROSS
HOLD, SIDE HOLD, CROSS BACK SIDE, HOLD
1=
-4 Right
cross over left; hold; left step to left; hold (arms swing right, then left=
)
5=
-8 Right
cross over left; left step back; right step right; hold
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CROSS
HOLD, SIDE HOLD, CROSS BACK SIDE TOGETHER - WITH SHIMMIES
1=
-4 Left
cross over right; hold; right step to right; (arms swing left, then right) =
5=
-8 Left
cross over right; right step back; left step left; right step beside left
(shoulder shimmies counts 5-8)
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OUT
TOGETHER, OUT TOGETHER (JUMPING JACKS), RUN (SLIGHTLY) FORWARD
1=
-4 Jump
both feet apart; jump both feet together; jump both feet apart; jump both f=
eet
together
5=
&6&7&8
On balls of feet, run slightly forward, starting with the right foot, ending
with feet together
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PART B -
GO GREASED LIGHTNING
RIGHT
HAND MOVE
1=
Jump feet
apart while placing right arm to right (looking & pointing index finger=
to
3:00)
2=
-8 Knee
bounce while moving right hand/arm to position straight in front of body,
parallel to ground
W=
atch the
movie. Bounce with knee bend to beat of music. You're looking straight ahead
now by count 8
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ARM
MOVEMENT IN, UP, IN, OUT
1=
-4 Bring
right hand in, elbow pointing at floor, hand fisted; shoot it straight up in
air; bring it back in to body, shoot it out straight to right
5=
-8 Repeat
1-4. Hips can move side to side, keeping in time to the music
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LEFT
HAND MOVE
1=
-8 With
feet still apart, place left arm to left (looking & pointing index fing=
er
to 9:00), knee bounce while moving left hand/arm to position straight in fr=
ont
of body, parallel to ground
W=
atch the
movie. Bounce with knee bend to beat of music. You're looking straight ahea=
d by
count 8
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ARM
MOVEMENT IN, UP, IN, OUT
1=
-4 Bring
left hand in, elbow pointing at floor, hand fisted; shoot left hand straight
up; bring it back in to body. Shoot it out straight to left
5=
-8 Repeat
1-4. Hips can move side to side, keeping in time to the music
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ARM
POSES TO BEAT (HANDS FISTED FOR ENTIRE SEQUENCE)
1=
-3 Bring
both hands in, elbows pointing at floor, hands fisted; shoot both arms stra=
ight
up; bring both arms to 'T' position
4-5 Hold; hold
6=
-7 Bring
both arms forward, straight in front of you; pull arms in toward waist, elb=
ows
bent, forearms facing upward
8=
Hold
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SHOULDER
DROPS, STEP IN PLACE (BRINGING FEET TOGETHER)
1=
-4 Rotate
shoulder drops, right, left, right, left
I=
f they go
the other way, not to worry
5=
&6&7&8
Step left right left right left right left, on balls of feet, bringing feet
together and moving backwards)
T=
hroughout
this count of 8, arms are still in the position from the previous count of =
8
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PART
"MINI A"
1=
-32 Do the
first 32 counts of Part A
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PART C -
MODIFIED HAND JIVE
1=
-4 Slap
thighs with both hands; clap; cross right hand over left; cross left hand o=
ver
right
5=
-8 Touch
right fist on top of left fist; touch left fist on top of right fist; hitch
hike right thumb over right shoulder; hitch hike left thumb over left shoul=
der
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amp; Jump
¼ turn to the left
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ENDING
W=
alk to a
clump in the middle of the floor and give your audience a pose for a fabulo=
us
Broadway ending