THE TULSA BUMP CHOREOGRAPHER: Don Kaneski and John Boveri COUNT: 40 TYPE: Partner MUSIC: The Tulsa Shuffle by The Tractors Start dance in sweetheart position, man's right arm over lady's right shoulder both holding right hands, lady's left arm in front of man with both holding left hands facing line of dance (LOD). Man's position is left side of lady and slightly behind. STROLLS Both lady and man turn slightly left while stepping diagonally right to enhance moving along LOD. Same applies when stepping diagonally left, turn slightly right while stepping left. 1 Step right foot diagonally right while turning slightly left on ball of left foot 2 Drag and lock left foot behind right. 3 Step right foot diagonally right 4 Brush left foot against floor past right while turning LOD on ball of right foot. 5 Step left foot diagonally left while turning slightly right on ball of right foot 6 Drag and lock left foot behind right foot. 7 Step left foot diagonally left 8 Brush right foot against floor past left while turning LOD STROLLS, ROCK, RECOVER, KICK, KICK 9 Step right foot diagonally right 10 Drag and lock left foot behind right foot (repeat technique above for strolls). 11 Step right foot diagonally right 12 Brush left foot against floor past right foot 13 Step rock left foot forward 14 Leaving right in place rock back on right foot 15 Kick left foot forward 16 Kick left foot forward BACK, KICK, BACK, KICK, BACK, KICK, ROCK BACK, RECOVER 17 Step backwards on left foot 18 Kick right foot forward. 19 Step backwards on right foot 20 Kick left foot forward 21 Step backwards on left foot 22 Kick right foot forward 23 Step rock backwards on right foot 24 Leaving left in place rock forward on left foot STEP, STEP, (LADY PIVOT TURNS), JAZZ BOX, SIDE TOUCH, HITCH Lady steps forward on ball of right foot, turning full counter clockwise. Having completed the turn or spin she steps forward on left foot on Count 26. Partners drop left hands while man leads lady, turning her under his uplifted right arm. Upon completion of the turn partners rejoin left hands. 25 Step forward on right foot 26 Step forward on left foot 27 Step right foot over left 28 Step backwards on left foot 29 Step right foot side right 30 Step left foot together with right foot 31 Touch right foot side right (man's slightly behind lady) 32 Hitch right knee HIP BUMPS, HIP ROTATIONS On the first step, both partners turn slightly right to place man more behind the lady. 33 Step right foot beside left, feet slightly apart and back and bump hips right 34 Bump hips right 35 Step left foot in place and bump hips left 36 Bump hips left 37-38 Begin 2 count hip rotation clockwise in a ending with a slight bump left NOTE: This bump is a cross between a hip lift and a hip thrust. It is intended to be suggestive, rather than forceful, as when a friend comes to the side of another and teasingly bumps them with their hip 39-40 Begin 2 count hip rotation clockwise in a horizontal plane ending with a slight bump left. START DANCE OVER