TOO HIP, GOTTA' GO
		
CHOREOGRPAHER: Charlotte Skeeters - April 1997 
		(510)462-6572, fax (510)462-0130
		char.skeeters@sv.sc.philips.com
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 1 Wall Line Dance 
      (is also fun as a contra-line(hi-five as you run,run,run))
LEVEL: Advanced/Beginner-Easy/Intermediate
MUSIC:  Too Hip, Gotta' Go by The Stray Cats (start on vocals)
	Rompin' Stompin' by Scooter Lee

Note: This dance is counted in half time:
	Music count  1-2-3-4,  5-6-7-8
	Step count   1-&-2 -,  3-&-4 -
			
HITCH, STEP, STRIDE, HITCH, STEP, STRIDE, and JAZZ BOX

	(Optional arms on counts &2,&4 - Arms and palms down, 
	crosssed in front on &, fan arms out to sides, left to left, 
	right to right on 2, repeat for &4)
1&	Hitch Right knee up at slight angle left, Right step next to left
2	Left step/stride long side left (right stays in place)
3&	Hitch Right knee up at slight angle left, Right step next to left
4	Left step/stride long side left (right stays in place)
5	Right cross-step over left
6	Left step back (bend forward at waist)
7	Right step side and back right (parallel to left, straighten up)
8	Left touch side left
      		
HITCH, STEP, STRIDE, HITCH, STEP, STRIDE, and JAZZ BOX

	(Optional arms same as previous &2,&4)
9&	Hitch Left knee up at slight angle right, Left step next to right
10	Right step/stride long side right (left stays in place)
11&	Hitch Left knee up at slight angle right, Left step next to right
12	Right step/stride long side right (left stays in place)
13	Left cross-step over right
14	Right step back (bend forward at waist)
15	Left step side and back left (parallel to right, straighten up)
16	Right touch next left

FORWARD, LOCK, FORWARD, TURN, TURN, FORWARD

17&18	Right step forward, Left cross-step (lock) behind right, 
	Right step forward
19&	Left step forward into 1/2 turn right, 
	Right step back into 1/2 turn right
20	Left step forward

1/2 PIVOT, FORWARD, RUN, RUN, RUN

21	Pivot 1/2 turn right (transfer weight to right)
22	Left step forward
23&24	RUN forward Right, Left, Right
	(if you’re doing contra-line, hi-five the people on both sides 
	as you pass on the RUN, RUN, RUN)

STEP, SLIDE, STEP, SLIDE, 1/4 LEFT, FORWARD

25&	Left step side left (keep right in place), Right slide next to left
	(transfer weight to right, for styling use hips)
26&	Left step side left (keep right in place), Right slide next to left
	(transfer weight to right, for styling use hips)
27	Left step into 1/4 turn left
28	Right step forward

1/2 PIVOT, FORWARD, BRUSH, 1/2 RIGHT & CLAP, STOMP

29	Pivot 1/2 turn left (transfer weight to left)
30	Right step forward
31&	Left brush forward, hitch Left knee 
	as you pivot 1/4 turn right and clap
32	Left stomp side left (feet end shoulder distance apart)

REPEAT
      
ENDING: At the end of the song, you will have finished a Jazz Box with a 
right touch (the 16th count of the dance). There is one more beat of music 
(a guitar strum), with this final beat, stride forward on right as you Fan 
arms out to sides with palms down.

From:	Char.Skeeters@sv.sc.philips.com

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