Shake Rattle
& Roll
Choreographed
December 2000 by John H. Robinson, Kentucky, USA and
Cindy
Becker/Jackie Lewis/Bonnie Mathews/Joyce Miller, North Carolina, USA
DESCRIPTION/DIFFICULTY:
4-Wall Line Dance, High Beginner/Low Intermediate
COUNTS: 48 Counts
/ 44 Movements
SUGGESTED MUSIC: Shake
Rattle and Roll…yes, the classic tune. Use any version—Big Joe Turner is
the slowest,
Bill Haley and the Comets, Brian Setzer
Orchestra are faster—and have fun with it! Recommended version is the one by
Dicky Barrett on Shake Rattle and Roll
Original TV Movie Soundtrack.
COUNT/CALL/DESCRIPTION
SHIMMY, CLAP TWICE, 360°
ROLLING TURN TRAVELING RIGHT, TOUCH
1,2 Shimmy
Standing in place with weight on left foot, shimmy shoulders for two counts
(1,2)
3,4 Clap,
clap
Hold position/clap hands twice (3,4)
5,6 Turn,
two
Right step into ¼ turn right (5); pivot ¼ right stepping left foot side left
(6)
7,8 Three,
touch
Pivot ½ right stepping right foot side right (7); left touch next to right (8)
Easier option—execute a right
vine on counts 5-7: right step side right (5), left step behind right (6), right
step side right (7).
SHIMMY, CLAP TWICE, 360°
ROLLING TURN TRAVELING LEFT, TOUCH
1,2 Shimmy
Standing in place with weight on right foot, shimmy shoulders for two counts
(1,2)
3,4 Clap,
clap
Hold position/clap hands twice (3,4)
5,6 Turn,
two
Left step into ¼ turn left (5); pivot ¼ left stepping right foot side right
(6)
7,8 Three,
touch
Pivot ½ left stepping left foot side left (7); right touch next to left (8)
Easier option—execute a left vine on counts 5-7: left step side left (5),
right step behind left (6), left step side left (7).
RIGHT SIDE TRIPLE, LEFT ROCK,
RECOVER, LEFT SIDE TRIPLE, RIGHT ROCK, RECOVER
1&2 Right-left-right
Right step side right (1), left step next to right (&), right step side
right (2)
3,4 Rock,
step
Left rock ball of foot behind right heel (3); recover weight to right (4)
5&6 Left-right-left
Left step side left (5), right step next to left (&), left step side left
(6)
7,8 Rock,
step
Right rock ball of foot behind left heel (7); recover weight to left (8)
SLOW ¼ TURNS LEFT
1,2 Step,
hold
Right step forward (1); hold position (2)
3,4 Turn,
hold
Pivot ¼ left shifting weight to left foot (3); hold position (4)
5,6 Step,
hold
Right step forward (5); hold position (6)
7,8 Turn,
hold
Pivot ¼ left shifting weight to left foot (7); hold position (8)
Fun styling
option: Swing right arm out to right side on count 1, hold position/snap fingers
on count 2;
then swing right arm across body at waist level on count 3, hold position/snap
fingers on right hand on count 4.
Repeat for counts 5-8.
JAZZ BOX, HEEL-TOE SWIVELS
TRAVELING RIGHT
1,2 Cross,
back
Right step across left (1); left step back (2)
3,4 Side,
together Right
step side right about shoulder-width apart from left (3); left step next to
right (4)
5,6 Heels,
toes
Weight on balls of feet, swivel heels right (5); weight on heels, swivel toes
right (6)
7,8 Heels,
toes
Weight on balls of feet, swivel heels right (7); weight on heels, swivel toes
right (8)
TOE-HEEL SWIVELS TRAVELING LEFT,
SLOW ¼ TURN LEFT
1,2 Toes,
heels
Weight on heels, swivel toes left (1); weight on toes, swivel heels left (2)
3,4 Toes,
heels
Weight on heels, swivel toes left (3); weight on toes, swivel heels left (4)
5,6 Step,
hold
Right step forward (5); hold position (6)
7,8 Turn,
hold
Pivot ¼ left shifting weight to left foot (7);
hold position (8)
