The Electric Glide

This simple line dance is often used by Frankie Manning as a warm up to his workshops. Ryan Francois was the choreographer of one version of it, though I am not quite sure that it was precisely this one; it can be danced to Nina Simone's "My Baby just cares for me" (2 versions of which can be found on a CD from the Charly label, CPCD 8002). The sequence takes 24 beats, and just repeats.

Outline;

Gallops right then left (8 beats)
Walk back and claps (8 beats)
90 degree turn and sugar-foot walk (8 beats)

All steps in detail;

		(begin in get down, facing diagonally front right)
gallop right;	1	Open R foot to right - weight on it
	&	Close L foot towards R - weight on it
	2	Open R foot to right - weight on it
	&	Close L foot towards R - weight on it
	3	Open R foot to right - weight on it
	&
	4	CLAP
	&
gallop left;	5	Facing diag front left, Open L foot to left - weight on it.
	&	Close R towards L - weight on it
	6	Open L foot towards L - weight on it
	&	Close R towards L - weight on it
	7	Open L foot towards L - weight on it
	&
	8	CLAP!
	&

(the '&' beats have been omitted from this tables because nothing happens on them)

backwards walks; 1 Step backwards on R foot

2 Step backwards on L foot

3 Step backwards on R foot

4 CLAP! (leaning backwards rather)

5 Drop forwards on to left foot, leaning forwards

6 CLAP!

7 Step backwards on R foot again, straightening up a little

8 CLAP!

Turn: 1 Step forward on left foot, toes pointing leftwards

2

3 Place R foot on floor, so your weight is on both and your legs are in an 'at ease' position 90 deg left of the direction in which you originally faced

4

Sugar foot walk
(aka 'Twist-Twist')
5 Place left foot down, weight on ball, heel inwards. Lift your R foot up on the '&'

6 Place R foot down, weight on ball, hell inwards. Lift your L foot up on the '&'

7 Place L foot down, weight on ball, heel inwards. Lift your R foot up on the &

8 Dot your R foot down heel inwards, but keep most of your weight on your l foot this time because you are just about to move your R foot to gallop.

Now repeat the whole sequence until the music stops (or you get bored!)

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backwards walks;	1	Step backwards on R foot
	2	Step backwards on L foot
	3	Step backwards on R foot
	4	CLAP! (leaning backwards rather)
	5	Drop forwards on to left foot, leaning forwards
	6	CLAP!
	7	Step backwards on R foot again, straightening up a little
	8	CLAP!

Turn:	1	Step forward on left foot, toes pointing leftwards
	2
	3	Place R foot on floor, so your weight is on both and your legs are in an 'at ease' position 90 deg left of the direction in which you originally faced
	4
Sugar foot walk (aka 'Twist-Twist')	5	Place left foot down, weight on ball, heel inwards. Lift your R foot up on the '&'
	6	Place R foot down, weight on ball, hell inwards. Lift your L foot up on the '&'
	7	Place L foot down, weight on ball, heel inwards. Lift your R foot up on the &
	8	Dot your R foot down heel inwards, but keep most of your weight on your l foot this time because you are just about to move your R foot to gallop.