The New Steps!! updated

[rrschmitz]

Heres the Steps - time to stretch!


# counts / STEPS

(Vincent Price’s voice, sounds of zombies stirring, scary music that rises to a high pitch, and then…)

8) R STEP 1, 2; L STEP 3, 4; R STEP 5, 6; L STEP 7, 8

8) R STEP W/ SHOULDER JERK 1, 2; L STEP 3, 4; R STEP W/ SHOULDER JERK 5, 6; L STEP 7, 8

8) R HIP FWD/ARMS OUT - SIDE STEP FWD R 1, 2; L 3, 4 (NOD on 3); R 5, 6; L 7, 8 (“ZOMBIE CHEERLEADER”)

8) “ZOMBIE SWIM” FORWARD (CLAW HANDS) - RIGHT SIDE STEP 1, 2, 3, 4; LEFT SIDE STEP 5, 6, 7, 8

8) TURN & STEP R on 1; LOOK UP on 2; BEND DOWN on 3; TURN FWD/L TOE on 4; R ARM OUT - DOWN on 5; UP/”HA” on 6; DOWN on 7; UP/”HA” on 8

8) DOWN L on 1; CLAP UP! on 2; SHIMMY L DRAG 3, 4, 5; STOMP R “and 6”; SHOULDERS “and 7”; HEAD L “and 8”

8) CLAP! on 1; SHIMMY R DRAG 2, 3, 4, 5; STOMP L “and 6”; SHOULDERS “and 7”; HEAD L “and 8”



8) “ZOMBIE SASHAY” FWD R “1. 2. 3 & 4.”; L “5. 6. 7 & 8.”

8) GRRR! (UP ON TOES WITH CRAZY ZOMBIE HANDS) – R 1, 2; L 3, 4; R 5, 6; L 7, 8 (on 8 kick R leg behind L)

8) SHIMMY R 1, 2, 3; R HAND SNAP! on 4; SHIMMY L 5, 6, 7; HIGH KNEE R on 8

10) ZOMBIE HIGH-STEP– TO RIGHT - L KNEE UP 1, R KNEE UP 2; TURN LEFT - L KNEE UP 3; TURN RIGHT - R KNEE UP 4; TURN LEFT - L KNEE UP 5, R KNEE UP 6, L KNEE UP 7; TURN RIGHT - R KNEE UP 8; TURN LEFT - L KNEE UP 1; TURN RIGHT - R KNEE UP 2

2) JUMP! on 3, LAND AND WINDMILL R ARM on 4

4) BEND & FLAIL ARMS DOWN 5; UP 6; DOWN 7; UP 8

8) SWING HIPS – R 1, L 2, R 3, L 4; JUMP 180° – R 5, L 6, R 7, L 8

8) TURN 180° WINDMILL R ARM 1, 2; AIR GUITAR 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

4) SHAKE HIPS R 4 TIMES 1, 2, 3, 4

4) R ARM UP – SNAP 4 TIMES to the beat 5, 6, 7, 8

4) “MICHEAL THRUST” R (GRAB on 1 and THRUST on 2); L (GRAB on 3 and THRUST on 4)

4) HANDS ON BENT KNEES LOOK DOWN on 5; LOOK FWD (on 6, 7); BIG SLAP KNEES on 8

8) CIRCLE LURCH TO R 1, 2, 3; LOOK LEFT on 4; CIRCLE LURCH TO R 5, 6, 7, 8

8) LURCH FORWARD





4) HOLD for 1, 2 for: "’CUZ THIS IS THRILLER!" JUMP R-L “and 3”; HEAD L-CTR “and 4”

4) MICHEAL THRUST L (GRAB on 5, 6; THRUST on 7, 8"NIGHT!")

2) THROW LEGS POINT R 1, 2

2) THROW LEGS POINT L 3, 4

2) THROW LEGS POINT R 5, 6

2) ARMS OVER HEAD – THRUST L 7; THRUST L 8

4) CROSS STEP FWD– R LEG 1; L LEG 2; R LEG 3; OUT &DOWN “and 4”

ZOMBIE FREESTYLE



4) HOLD for 1, 2 for: "THRILLER!" JUMP R-L “and 3”; HEAD L-CTR “and 4”

4) MICHEAL THRUST L (GRAB on 5, 6; THRUST on 7, 8"NIGHT!")

2) THROW LEGS POINT R 1, 2

2) THROW LEGS POINT L 3, 4

2) THROW LEGS POINT R 5, 6

2) ARMS OVER HEAD – THRUST L 7; THRUST L 8

4) CROSS STEP FWD– R LEG 1; L LEG 2; R LEG 3; OUT &DOWN “and 4”

ZOMBIE FREESTYLE - SLOWLY RISE UP ON TOES / ZOMBIE HANDS UP (WHEN MUSIC GETS HIGH)



8) "THRILLER" SHIMMY R 1, 2, 3; R HAND SNAP! on 4; SHIMMY L 5, 6, 7; HIGH KNEE R on 8

10) ZOMBIE HIGH-STEP– TO RIGHT - L KNEE UP 1, R KNEE UP 2; TURN LEFT - L KNEE UP 3; TURN RIGHT - R KNEE UP 4; TURN LEFT - L KNEE UP 5, R KNEE UP 6, L KNEE UP 7; TURN RIGHT - R KNEE UP 8; TURN LEFT - L KNEE UP 1; TURN RIGHT - R KNEE UP 2

2) HANDS ON BENT KNEES LOOK FWD on 3; BIG SLAP KNEES on 4

8) CIRCLE LURCH TO R 5, 6, 7; LOOK LEFT on 8; CIRCLE LURCH TO R 1, 2, 3, 4

4) LURCH FORWARD – 5, 6, 7; SCARY FACE on 8 "Ow!"

[rrschmitz]

The third and latest video that you should use for your practicing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r4-yspJv8g


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r4-yspJv8g

[slicodia]

Hey Bridget/Ryan/Nadia,

AWESOME JOB THIS YEAR AGAIN!!!! It was so impressive to see such a HUGE crowd of zombies (150 at least??) performing this choreographie so well and so in synch!

Of course, there are always a few moves that seem more difficult here and there, but overall it looked awesome!!

I just wanted to capture somewhere on the forum some notes / suggestions on improving the choreography for next year - based on where I saw the biggest difficulties this year.. (we can wait til next year to discuss, I just didnt want to loose the thoughts!)

- Most zombies have troubles with 10) going to the "bend and flail" as it happens super fast. Problem number one is that we count as we "step down" not, "knees up" (the first step down on 1 is right leg down from the high step). I think this happens because it's the easiest and most natural way to learn a dance (count as you step down).
The biggest problems is we stepped down on 8 (left leg down, facing left) then 1 (right leg down, facing right) then 2 (left leg, facing left) and then 3 (another right leg, facing right to prep for the jump before windmill and bend and flail). Suggestion for next year: we should just cut the last "on 3" stepping down step, and simply jump after the "2" (right after we were facing left). Would save time and make this part of the routine less "lightning speed".

Other place where it is sometimes difficult for all to be in synch: the swinging the hips 4 times then jump/rotate on "5" and swing again 4 times before coming back and doing the air guitar. I'm wondering if the jump is throwing off people, as we have to "jump and land already on position with hip swinging right" (all on "5"), maybe a simple rotation on one foot would suffice - so we can get into that "5" position more easily? This may have less "wow" factor" than a jump though, so I'm less sure about that idea... again just wanted to capture it before we go dark for another year!!!

Cheers!

Severine