JUST THE HAT! (aka Santa, Please!)

CHOREOGRAPHER: Carolyn Robinson (12/07/00) 1231 Kelton Cottage Way, Morrisville, NC 27560
		919-460-4581, cell 828-413-7386
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance (with tiny tag!)
LEVEL: High Beginner/Easy Intermediate
MUSIC: You Can Leave Your Hat On by Tom Jones (start dance on vocals)
	Dear Santa by Sandy Knox (CDX Vol. 1013B, December 2000)

Note: When using "Dear Santa" there is an intro of piano music with Sandy
singing, then you'll hear the drummer call 1,2,3,4 and begin the dance.
Also there is a 9 count tag with song too-see end)

RIGHT TOUCH, TOGETHER, TOUCH, CROSS

1-2	Touch right toe to right side, Touch right toe beside left
3-4	Touch right toe to right side, Cross right in front of left placing weight on right

LEFT TOUCH, TOGETHER, TOUCH CROSS

5-6	Touch left toe to left side, Touch left toe beside right
7-8	Touch left toe to left side, Cross left in front of right placing weight on left

STEP, CROSS, STEP, CROSS

1-2	Step right to side, Cross left in front of right
3-4	Step right to side, Cross left in front of right
	(Styling: look right and angle body slightly forward and to right diagonal)

SWAY HIP BUMPS R-L-R, HOLD

5	Step to the right and sway right hip right with a bump
6	Sway left hip left with a bump
7	Sway right hip right with a bump (keeping weight on right)
8	Hold
	(Styling: hold arms up with hands above head and snap fingers with each bump!)

STEP, CROSS, STEP, CROSS

1-2	Step left to left side, Cross right in front of left
3-4	Step left to left side, Cross right in front of left
	(Styling: look left and angle body slightly forward and to left diagonal)

SWAY HIP BUMPS L-R-L, HOLD

5	Step to the left and sway left hip left with a bump
6	Sway right hip right with a bump
7	Sway left hip left with a bump (keeping weight on left)
8	Hold
	(Styling: hold arms up with hands above head and snap fingers with each bump!)

SMALL SWEEPS BACK R-L-R, PIVOT 1/2 TURN RIGHT

1	Move right foot in small sweeping motion to right and behind left in 5th position
	(toe to heel) placing weight on right
2	Move left foot in sweeping motion to left and behind right in 5th position
	(toe to heel) placing weight on left
3	Move right foot in sweeping motion to right and behind left in 5th position
	(toe to heel) placing weight on right
4	Pivot 1/2 turn right on right transferring weight to left
	(right will be in front of left (4th position))

DOWN, UP, DOWN, UP

	(Keeping feet in 4th position and weight on left)
5	Bend knees moving body down
6	Straighten legs moving body up
7	Bend knees moving body down
8	Straighten legs moving body up
	(Optional: place left hand on top of left thigh and right hand on left hip
	for added styling. Also, there is a bit of pelvic thrusting when bending up
	and down but can be exagerated or modified to individual taste and comfort!)

BEGIN AGAIN!

When using "Dear Santa" music:

After completion of the 3rd repetition, there is an additional 9 counts of music.
Here is the tag, which is only done once:

KICK & CROSS, HOLD, UNWIND 1/2 TURN

1&2	Kick right forward, step ball of right slightly behind left, cross left in front of right
3	Hold
4	Unwind turning right 1/2 turn, weight on left

OUT OUT, HOLD, STEP, CROSS, UNWIND

&5	Step right slightly out to right side, left slightly out to left side
6	Hold
&7	Step Right back home, cross Left in front of Right
8	Unwind 1/2 turn right with weight on left
1	Hold

BEGIN DANCE AGAIN

Dance will end facing your original wall. Dance through the
first 16 counts and end with the Right hip bumped and held to the Right!

This is a fun sultry dance, so think "hootchie" and have fun with it. This dance
was dedicated to my intermediate/advanced class in Emerald Isle: Crystal
Richmond, Laurie Pruitt, Peggy Baddour and Bonnie Ball who discovered the
"hootchie" in themselves!

Special thanks to Pam Crowder who taught the dance and found the song, You Can
Leave Your Hat On, so the dance could be danced year round. Therefore,
resubmitting the dance under a new title.

From: flrkilr@nc.rr.com

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
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