RESPECT

Nationality: American Hip Hop Dance (Los Angeles)

Formation: Individual Line

Type: Two wall dance

Part 1 – SLIDES

1. Right slide and clap with shoulder dip (counts 1-2)

2. Left slide and clap with shoulder dip (counts 3-4)

3. Right slide and clap with shoulder dip (counts 5-6)

4. Left slide and clap with shoulder dip (counts 7-8)

Part 2 – TOE HEELS

1. Right toe heel (counts 1-2)

2. Left toe heel (counts 3-4)

3. Right toe heel (counts 5-6)

4. Left toe heel (counts 7-8)

Part 3 – PIVOTS & JUMPS

1. Right shoulder pivot ¼ turn (counts 1-2)

2. Left shoulder pivot ½ turn (counts 3-4)

3. Three ¼ turn jumps clockwise to the right (counts 5-7)

4. Clap (count 8)

START THE DANCE OVER (FACING THE OPPOSITE WALL)

ELECTRIC SLIDE (SLOW)

Nationality: American Hip Hop Dance (San Francisco)

Formation: Individual Line

Type: Four wall dance

Part 1 – GRAPEVINES

1. Grapevine right (step right to the side, step left behind, step right to the side, touch left and clap) (counts 1-4)

2. Grapevine left (step left to the side, step right behind, step left to the side, touch right and clap hands) (counts 5-8)

Part 2 – MOVES BACK

1. Right foot step back (count 1)

2. Left foot step back (count 2)

3. Right foot step back (count 3)

4. Touch left beside right and clap hands (count 4)

Part 3 – ROCK FORWARD & BACK

1. Left foot step forward (begin rocking motion forward) (count 5)

2. Right foot touches in place behind left (count 6)

3. Step back on right foot (begin rocking motion back) (count 7)

4. Left foot touch beside right (but slightly forward) (count 8)

Part 4 – STEP, SCUFF, & TURN

1. Left foot step forward (count 1)

2. Scuff your right foot forward as you make a ¼ turn to the left on your left foot (while lifting your right knee) (count 2)

START THE DANCE OVER (FACING A NEW WALL TO THE LEFT)

ELECTRIC SLIDE (FAST)

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Part 1 – Use sideways runs (right & left) in place of the grapevines

Part 2 – Use hip hop pivots backwards in place of steps back

Part 3 – Can dip down and touch the floor with your hand on the forward rock

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

Nationality: American Disco Dance (New York)

Formation: Individual Line

Type: Four wall dance

Part 1 – MOVES BACK & FRONT

1. Step back four steps (right, left, right, touch left and clap) (counts 1-4)

2. Step forward four steps (left, right, left, touch right and clap) (counts 5-8)

Part 2 – ROLLS RIGHT & LEFT

1. Three point turn to the right (counts 1-3)

2. Touch left beside right and clap (count 4)

3. Three point turn to the left (counts 5-7)

4. Touch right beside left and clap (count 8)

Part 3 – DISCO POINTS

1. Four Disco Points (each up and down is one Disco Point) (counts 1-8)

Part 4 – HOPS & CLICKS

1. Hop forward for two counts with the right foot leading (counts 1-2)

2. Hop backwards for two counts with the left foot leading (counts 3-4)

3. Hop forward for one count with the right foot leading (count 5)

4. Hop backwards for one count with the left foot leading (count 6)

5. Two heel clicks (counts 7-8)

Part 5 – TOUCHES & TURN

1. Tap right foot in front twice (counts 1-2)

2. Tap right foot behind twice (counts 3-4)

3. Tap right in front (count 5)

4. Tap right behind (count 6)

5. Tap right to the side (count 7)

6. Raise right knee and do ¼ turn to your left on your left foot (count 8)

START THE DANCE OVER (FACING A NEW WALL TO THE LEFT)

PATA PATA

Nationality: African Folk Dance (South Africa)

Formation: Individual Line

Type: Four wall dance

Part 1 – TOUCHES

1. Touch right heel in front, then back together (counts 1-2)

2. Touch left heel in front, then back together (counts 3-4)

Part 2 – TOES & HEELS

1. TOES: Open toes, keeping heels together (count 5)

2. HEELS: Keeping toes in open position, open heels (count 6)

3. HEELS: Keeping toes in open position, bring heels together (count 7)

4. TOES: Keeping heels together, bring toes together (count 8)

Part 3 – KNEES

1. KNEE: Bring right knee up across body (count 1)

2. TOUCH: Touch right foot beside left (count 2)

3. KNEE: Bring right knee up across body (count 3)

4. STEP: Step right foot beside your left (count 4)

Part 4 – STEPS & TURN

1. Small kick with left leg in front (count 5)

2. 3 step turn ¼ turn to your right (left, right, left)

START THE DANCE OVER (FACING A NEW WALL TO THE RIGHT)

HORA

Nationality: Israeli Jewish Celebration Dance (Romania)

Formation: Connected circle with hands on shoulders

STEPS – While traveling in a counter-clockwise circle to your right:

1. Step right to the side (count 1)

2. Step left behind right (count 2)

3. Step right to the side (count 3)

4. Kick left leg across in front of right (count 4)

5. Step left (count 5)

6. Kick right leg across in front of left (count 6)

START THE DANCE OVER