Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Tush Push

TUSH PUSH

Count: 40            Wall: 4       Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Choreographer: Jim Ferrazzano
Music: Chattahoochee by Alan Jackson
alt. Music:
Third Rock From The Sun by Neal McCoy
Six Days On The Road by Sawyer Brown

RIGHT HEEL TAPS
1-4 Touch right heel forward, touch right together, touch right heel forward, touch right
         heel forward
&    Step right together

LEFT HEEL TAPS
5-8  Touch left heel forward, touch left together, touch left heel forward, touch left heel
           forward
&     Step left together

RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT HEEL TAPS AND CLAP
9&     Touch right heel forward, step right together
10&    Touch left heel forward, step left together
11-12  Touch right heel forward, clap

BUMP HIPS RIGHT TWICE, BUMP HIPS LEFT TWICE, BUMP HIPS RIGHT AND LEFT TWICE
13-14  Rock right in place and bump hips right, bump hips right
15-16  Recover to left and bump hips left, bump hips left
17-20  Bump hips right, bump hips left, bump hips right, bump hips left (weight to left)

RIGHT FORWARD CHA-CHA, LEFT BACKWARD CHA-CHA
21&22  Step right forward, step left together, step right forward
23-24   Rock left forward, recover to right
25&26  Step left back, step right together, step left back
27-28   Rock right back, recover to left

RIGHT FORWARD CHA-CHA AND 1⁄2 TURN RIGHT, LEFT FORWARD CHA-CHA AND 1⁄2 TURN LEFT
29&30  Step right forward, step left together, step right forward
31-32   Step left forward, turn 1⁄2 right (weight to right)
33&34  Step left forward, step right together, step left forward
35-36   Step right forward, turn 1⁄2 left (weight to left)

RIGHT FORWARD, 1⁄4 TURN LEFT, STOMP, AND CLAP.
37-38   Step right forward, turn 1⁄4 left (weight to left)
39-40   Stomp right together, clap

REPEAT

OPTION 1:
1-4  Touch right heel forward 4 times
&    Step right together
5-8  Touch left heel forward 4 times
&     Step left together

OPTION 2:
1   Touch right heel forward
2   Touch right together
3-4 Touch right heel forward, touch right heel forward
&   Step right together
5-8 Repeat 1-4 with left foot

OPTION 3: 
1    Hop feet apart
2    Hop and cross right over left
3-4 Turn full turn to left
5-8 Repeat 1-4, either in the same or opposite direction

OPTION 4: (8-BEAT SYNCOPATED STEPS, A.K.A. PRETZELS)
1    Cross right over left
&2  Step left to side, touch right heel forward
&3  Drop right toe, step left over right
&4  Step right to side, touch left heel forward
&5  Drop left toe, step right over left
&6  Step left to side, touch right heel forward
&7  Drop right toe, step left over right
&8  Step right to side, touch left heel forward

OPTION 5: (QUARTER TURN, HALF TURN)
35-36   Step right forward, turn 1⁄4 left (weight to left)
37-38   Step right forward, turn 1⁄2 left (weight to left)

OPTION 6: (ST. LOUIS STYLE, WHICH IS 44 COUNTS)
37-40   Repeat 29-32
41-43   Step left to side, turn 1⁄4 right (weight to right)
43        Stomp left beside right
44        Clap