SHAKIN' ALL OVER

Choreographed by: Peter Metelnick 5/97
Music: Neal McCoy: The Shake (144)
Dwight Yoakam: Fast As You (124)
Counts: 64
Type: 4 wall line dance - Intermediate

Formation: 2A, B, 2A, B, repeat A for the rest of the song
 
PART A - THE MAIN EVENT
 
SHAKE IT TO THE LEFT, SHAKE IT TO THE RIGHT
1-4  Step Left foot to left side and bump hips left 4X
5-8  Shift weight to RIGHT foot and bump hips right 4X
 
TURN 1/4 L & SHUFFLE FORWARD, R FORWARD, 1/2 L PIVOT TURN,
SHUFFLE FORWARD, STOMP L 2X
1&2  Turn 1/4 left and step Left foot forward, step Right foot together, step Left foot
  forward
3-4  Step Right foot forward, pivot 1/2 left
5&6  Step Right foot forward, step Left foot together, step Right foot forward
7-8  Stomp Left foot together 2X keeping weight on RIGHT FOOT
 
SAILOR SHUFFLES WITH A TWIST!
1&2  Step Left foot behind Right, step Right foot to right side, step Left foot in place
3-4  With feet apart swivel heels left, swivel heels right with
  weight ending on LEFT FOOT
5&6  Step Right foot behind Left, step Left foot to left side, step Right foot in place
7-8  With feet apart swivel heels right, swivel heels left
  turning 1/4 right with weight ending on LEFT FOOT
 
FORWARD SHUFFLE, L FORWARD TURNING 1/2 R, R BACK, SHAKE IT BACK!
1&2  Step Right foot forward, step Left foot together, step Right foot forward
3-4  Step Left foot forward turning 1/2 right, step Right foot back
5-8  Bump Right hip back 4X (weight is on Right foot)
 
FORWARD SHUFFLE, R FORWARD, 1/2 LEFT PIVOT TURN, R FORWARD,
DOUBLE CLAP, L FORWARD, SINGLE CLAP
1&2  Step Left foot forward, step Right foot together, step Left foot forward
3-4  Step Right foot forward, pivot 1/2 left
5&6  Step Right foot forward, clap 2X
7-8  Step Left foot forward, clap
 
R FORWARD, DOUBLE CLAP, L FORWARD, SINGLE CLAP, HITCH-STEPS BACK
1&2  Step Right foot forward, clap 2X
3-4  Step Left foot forward, clap
&5&6  Hitch Right knee up, step Right foot back, hitch Left knee up, step Left foot back
&7-8  Hitch Right knee up, step Right foot back, step Left foot together
 
 
1/2 R MONTEREY TURN & DOUBLE CLAP, 1/4 R MONTEREY TURN & CLAP
1-2  Touch Right toes to right side, pivot 1/2 right on Left foot & step Right foot together
3-4  Touch Left toes to left side, step Left foot together
5-6  Touch Right toes to right side, pivot 1/4 right on Left foot & step Right foot together
7-8  Touch Left toes to left side, step Left foot together
(Note: you can add claps to this section, clapping hands while doing monterey turns on counts &2,4,&6,8)
 
HEEL TOE SWIVELS TRAVELING R (THE DWIGHT), 1/2 R MONTEREY TURN
ENDING WITH L KNEE BENT IN FRONT OF R LEG
1-4  With weight on Left foot travel right:
  swivel Left heel right & touch Right toes together,
  swivel Left toes right & touch Right heel together,
  swivel Left heel right & touch Right toes together,
  swivel Left toes right & touch Right heel together
5-8  Touch Right toes to right side, pivot 1/2 right on
  Left foot & step Right foot together, touch Left toes
  to left side, raise Left leg up bending Left knee in front of right leg
 
Repeat - Start shakin' again! (See below for Part B - Bonus Beats!)
 
Note: For the dance to phrase properly to Neal's song, you have to add 2 - 8 count bonus
sections (Part B). These occur after going through the dance for the 2nd & 4th time.
After completing the dance for the 2nd time, you will be facing the back wall. Do the
following 8 count section:
 
PART B - BONUS BEATS!
 
BASIC L & CLAP, BASIC R & CLAP
1-4  Step Left foot to left side, step Right foot together,
  step Left foot together, touch Right foot together & clap
5-8  Step Right foot to right side, step Left foot together,
  step Right foot together, touch Left foot together & clap
 
Repeat from beginning of dance
 
After completing the dance for the 4th time you will be facing forward. Add the 8 count
section (Part B) & then repeat the dance from the beginning.


Also in the book 'Country Line Dance Collection' by Jorma Leitzinger Jr


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