TUSH PUSH CHOREOGRAPHER: Jim Ferrazzano COUNT: 38 TYPE: 4 Wall Line dance MUSIC: Boot Scootin’ Boogie HEEL TAPS 1-4 Right heel out and tap in front 5-8 Left heel out and tap in front SWITCH HOP & CLAP (Then, switch feet, hopping as you change feet) 9 Right heel out, 10 Left heel out, 11 Right heel out 12 Clap one time SHAKE & GRINDS (Now comes the Tush Push part, add as much English as you like) (Your right foot is forward after the last hop) 13-14 Shake Right hip front two times 15-16 Shake Left hip back two times 17-20 Roll (grind) right hip forward two times CHA CHA & ROCK STEP 21&22 Cha Cha forward (Start with right foot = Cha Cha Cha or- R1, L2, R3) 23-24 Step forward with left, back on right (forward Rock Step) 25&26 Cha Cha backward (Start with left foot = Cha Cha Cha or - L1, R2, R3) 27-28 Step back with right, forward left or (backward Rock Step) MORE CHA CHA AND THAT "DA-GONE" TURN 29&30 Cha Cha forward (Start with right foot = Cha Cha Cha or- R1, L2, R3) 31-32 Step forward, on left foot Pivot 1/2 to your right 33&34 Cha Cha forward (Start with left foot = Cha Cha Cha or - L1, R2, R3) 35-36 Step forward right, Pivot 1/2 to your left 37 Step to left side, on left foot Pivot 1/4 to your right 38 Stomp Left foot, and clap one time Start Dance over You should be facing 1/4 turn to the left of where you started the dance. Continue with the dance working all four walls A Little History "In 1985 when the Silver Dollar Band was the house band at the Sundance Saloon in Mundelein, IL, north of Chicago, the band introduced the tush push to the area." Who knows how long before that it was around. The band must have gotten it somewhere? Another source says "The tush push has been called country and western's answer to rock and roll. Developed in California, it rapidly spread all across the country in 1984, and remains popular today." Interesting. VARIATIONS In place of the first 8 count Heel Taps, do the following Pretzel Steps SYNCOPATED STEPS-8-BEAT 1 Step right over left,(weight on right) &2 Step side Left, touch right heel forward(wt on L) &3 Step down on right, step left over right (wt on L) &4 Step side right, touch left heel forward(wt on R) &5 Step down on left, step right over left(wt on R) &6 Step side left,touch right heel forward(wt on L) &7 Step down on right, step left over right(wt on L) &8 Step side right, touch left heel forward(wt on R) Or try the following Jumping Jacks 1 Jump feet apart 2 Jump and cross Right foot over Left foot 3-4 Unwind 1/2 5 Jump feet apart 6 Jump and cross Right foot over Left foot 7-8 Unwind 1/2