CHARLESTON VI
(Call is first- more specific details after…)
CHARLESTON CALL: (counted: 1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8&)
(Intro)
1- WALK (Wa Wa, Was…)
2- JAZZ HANDS
3- RUN/JUMP/ POSE (Boys WAIT/RUN
4- CIRCLE TO LEFT (just 4 cnts here)
(1st section)
1- BASIC CHARLESTON
2- CHUGS (4 double, 4 single)
3- BASIC WITH KICKS
4- WINDOW WASH
5- RUBBER KNEES (out, in, out, in…)
6- BIG RUBBER KNEES (L knee first)
7- RUN L & TURN, RUN R & TURN (Nathan runs to front)
8- POSES; MASHED POTATOES (girls)
OR SCOOP(boys) (Nathan does scoops & twirls girl in)
(Daniel sees that Nathan has HIS GIRL!)
(2nd section)
1- GIRLS RUN, BOYS DOUBLE-TAKE (see N & D start fight)
2- GIRLS RUN, BOYS IN GROUPS (boys around N & D- not too close)
3- GIRLS LOOK, BOYS FAKE FIGHT
4- GIRLS GOSSIP, BOYS FAKE FIGHT
5- GIRLS FANS, BOYS FAKE FIGHT
6- GIRLS FANS, (tall girls go), BOYS TO FLOOR
7- GIRLS BOUNCE BOYS, BOYS GET UP
8- GIRLS PULL GUYS, BOYS PULLED
9- ALL TURN AND RUN TO PLACE
(CROSS r FOOT OVER L ON 5&6, TURN 7&8)
(3rd section)
1- CHORUS LINE (Boys hats 3 cnts to L, In; 3 cnts to R in; Circle)
2- CHORUS LINE & LAS VEGAS SHOW (BOYS HAT roll off )
3- POSES & MASHED POTATOES (all do mashed ps)
4- DOUBLE AND SINGLE CHUGS
5- LARGE RUBBER KNEES (only large(
6- LARGE BASIC CHARLESTON
7- WINDOW WASH
8- RUN TO CAR (“and all that…”)
9- BULLET ARMS
10-SMALL CIRCLE TO L (4cnts), PUSH CAR (“Jaaaaa…”)
11-PUSHING (4cnts…aaaazzzz!), Lean BACK, FORWARD &ARMS
More detailed instructions:
ENTRANCE:
Enter from Z (Zamboni)
FOLLOW CAR- when it stops, continue to place
INTRO:
WALK (on WA WA WAaaaaa) & fix tie, poof hair, adjust suspenders, adjust dress
1- JAZZ HANDS on “5678
2- Girls RUN/ JUMP/ POSE on 1&2&3&4, Boys WAIT/RUN/JUMP on 5&6&
3- All small CIRCLE to L / L foot starts 1,2,3,4
DANCE- FIRST 1/3 of dance: (dance counted as 1& 2& 3& 4& 5& 6& 7& 8&)
1- BASIC Charleston (1&2&… 8&)
2- CHUGS (double & single)
3- BASIC Charleston with KICKS
4- WINDOW WASH
5- RUBBER KNEES (knees out, in, out, in etc.)
6- BIG RUBBER KNEES (L knee down, R knee down etc.)
7- RUN L & TURN- RUN R & TURN (Nathan run to front line)
8- Girls: POSES & MASHED P’s,
Boys: POSES & SCOOPS
Nathan: POSES, then turns girl IN
______: SEES Nathan has HIS GIRL!!
SECOND 1/3 DANCE (separate instructions for boys and girls)
1- Girls: “Girlish” RUN to circles
Boys: BEGIN CIRCLE TO L & double-take on cn’t 5
____: TAPS Nathan on shoulder & RAISES FISTS
2- Girls: KEEP RUNNING
Boys: FORM GROUPS AROUND 2 GUYS (not too close!)
Nathan & ______ SPAR IN CIRCLE & PUNCH cnt 7 (boys react)
3- Girls: LOOK!
Boys: FAKE FIGHT: spar/circle, shake necks, jump on backs
4- Girls: GOSSIP (OUT & IN or IN & OUT)
Boys: CHANGE to next FF move
5- Girls: FAN
Boys: CHANGE to next FF movce
6- Girls: Continue FAN /Tall girls run to boys
Boys: JUMBLE TO GROUND
7- Girls: Tall girls BOUNCE BOYS (on cnts 1,3,5,7- there are music cues for these)
Boys: BOUNCED or GET UP
8- ALL girls PULL BOYS back to lines
9- TURN & RUN TO PLACE- FACE BACK
CROSS R FOOT OVER LEFT 5&6, TURN ON DA, DA, DA
LAST 1/3 DANCE
1- CHORUS LINE (to L diag=LRL pntR/ RLR pnt L)
2- CHORUS LINE ( R diag & pnt L foot to back diag BFB lift LF to knee)
LAS VEGAS show (step L foot across R foot, pnt R ft/repeat R across L, pnt L)
3- POSES (girls face to R w R arm up etc./ boys Muscle Squeeze ) 1&2&3&4&
ALL DO MASHED POTATOES 5&6&7&8
4- DOUBLE CHUGS TO SINGLE WITH ARMS (2 D, 2 S)
5- LARGE RUBBER KNEES ONLY (L knee down, R knee down, L down, R down)
6- LARGE BASIC CHARLESTON
7- WINDOW WASH
8- RUN to CAR (and aaaaaaall thaaaaattt-)
9- BULLET ARMS (lots of pops)
10-TRADE PLACES 1&2&3&4 THEN PUSH CAR (JAAAAAAA…)576&7&8
(Boys take hats off while trading places)
(Boys wave hats with R hand on “Jaaa..z”)
(Girls wave R hands on Jaaa…z)
11- STILL PUSHING (…AAAZZZZ)
THEN: 1st three ba da das= LEAN WAY BACK then WAY FORWARD on 1&2
Girls: next da= facing same as car, ARMS BENT IN FRONT with fists closed
next da= ARMS STRAIGHT UP (face & body towards car still)
last da = DIAGONAL ARMS (swiftly strike diagonally to sides)
Boys: 1st three ba da das= LEAN WAY BACK then WAY FORWARD on 1&2
next da= facing same as car, ARMS BENT IN FRONT
next da= LIFT HATS STRAIGHT UP
last da = RAISE R ARM UP TO R DIAGONAL
END!
Charleston Call:
WALK
JAZZ HANDS
RUN/JUMP/ POSE
CIRCLE TO LEFT
BASIC CHARLESTON
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