Jitterbug Dance
To the Right - Slide step, slide step, knee, knee
To the Left - Slide step, slide step, knee, knee
To Center in place - Swizzle step, Swizzle step, kick, kick
Arms up move hands up and down as R knee goes - in out in out
To the Left - Slide step, slide step, knee, knee
To the Right - Slide step, slide step, knee, knee
To Center in place - Swizzle step, Swizzle step, R kick, L kick
Arms up move hands up and down as L knee goes - in out in out
To the Right - Twist slide, start with Jazz hands up and bring down, Twist, twist
To the Left - Twist slide, start with Jazz hands up and bring down, Twist, twist
To Right - Swizzle step, R kick, L Kick, R kick, L Kick, R kick, L Kick
Hands up 2, 3, 4,
Down
Bent over snap step - start with L step, R step with hands moving to L and R.
Hands up on “Oh the Jitter” “Oh the Bug” “Oh the Jitterbug”
Exit to ghosts on “Doo Wop Doo Wop”
Dance with D, T, Sc, L
3 slide steps to R
3 slide steps to L
Center Swizzle step with wiggle knees
3 slide steps to L
3 slide steps to R
Cross to stage and take places by D, Sc, T, L
motion for D, L, T, Sc to dance be creative don’t do what your partner is doing
then bop and let them dance.
Arms up for each “Jitterbug” repeat
Open bugging stance and hands on “bug”
Ghost Dance
8 step touches starting with R step L touch. Ghost Arms up and down R, L. Take first step on “Hi - ding”
Turn to the R in 4 step turn then 4 steps center moving hands R then L with each step
Take first step on “Ca-ya- tch”
Hands up hip twist starting to L - 8 times “Oh the Bees, Breeze, Bats, Trees.....”
Hands across front hip twist starting to L - 8 times “But the Bees, breeze, bats, trees...”
stop on does then Jazz hands up on “Do what the Jitterbug does”
Repeat step touches and ghost hands 8 times.
1& 2 Jitterbug in place continue step touches add a little shoulder no hands
3 & 4 Jitterbug move to place behind D, T, Sc, L.
Up on toes hands reaching over group on “Bug” freeze 1, 2, 3, then exit.
