Heartbreak Shake
Choreographed By Linda De Ford
Description: 1 Wall line dance.
Counts/Steps: 32 Counts.
Suggested Music: "Heartbreak Hotel" by Scooter Lee.
Listen to the first sixteen counts of the music
before beginning the Dance.
Note: There are three versions here - Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced.
STEP FORWARD & BACK TO BASE
Foot Count (It's fun to use an "Elvis look" on the head snap)
R-L 1-2 Step forward with right and join left to right..
R 3-4 Step back with right, holding left toe in place.
Snap head to right, then forward again on count four.
L-R 1-2 Step on left on count one. Step to left with R on two.
L 3-4 Step back with left, holding right toe in place.
Snap head to left and forward again on count four.
STEP KICK - HIP ROLL
Foot Count (Be careful not to travel forward)
R-L 1-2 Step on R on count one while kicking L foot on count two.
L-R 3-4 Step on left on count three and kick.
R-L 5-6 Step on right on count five and point left toe forward,
holding count six, leave weight on right foot.
R-L 7-8 Place ball of left to floor as you roll hips in clockwise
motion, finishing with weight on right foot.
CROSS TWIST - POINT & CLAP
Foot Count
L-R 1-2 Cross L over R on count 1 (body will turn slightly to r)
Bring R to L as you slightly twist body back to the left.
L-R 3-4 Cross L over R on count 3, (twisting body slightly to r)
Point right toe to right. Clap.
R-L 5-6 Cross R over L on count 5, (twisting slightly to left).
Join L to R on count 6, twisting body slightly to right.
R-L 7-8 Cross R over L on count 7 (twisting slightly to left).
Join L to R (face fwd). Clap hands on count 8.
JAZZ CROSS - STEP PIVOT
Foot Count
R-L 1-2 Place right foot to right, shifting weight to ball of
foot and back to left foot underneath you.
Cross R in front of L (sort of a push-off and cross move)
R-L 3-4 Repeat above movement with left foot to left side,
change weight to right, and cross with left.
JAZZ CROSS - STEP PIVOT (continued...)
Foot Count
R-L-R 5&6 Step forward with right foot, weight to ball of foot,
pivoting left 1/2 turn on count 6.
L-R-L 7&8 Step forward with right foot, weight on ball of foot,
pivoting left 1/2 turn on count 8.
BEGIN AGAIN! (Intermediate & Advanced version variations follow...)
Intermediate Version / PIVOT - SAILOR SHUFFLES
(Substitute the last 8 counts of the Dance with these steps.)
R-L 1-2 Step forward, pivoting 1/2 turn to left, keep left foot
in place and transfer weight to left on count 2.
R-L 3-4 Step forward, pivoting 1/2 turn to left, keep left foot
in place and transfer weight to left on count 4.
R-L-R 5&6 Step right with right foot, hook left slightly
behind right, and replace weight to right foot.
L-R-L 7&8 Step left with left foot, hook right slightly
behind left, and replace weight to left foot.
Advanced Version
(Changes from the Beginning Version only on the very last 3 beats.)
R-L-R-L 7&8& After pivoting on count 5-6, complete a double turn
counterclockwise, finishing at the original starting
position again.
Note: This turn is pretty fast and there is an extra count
to use...