Shambling Shimmies L2 Group Vocabulary
TURKISH SHIMMY
Classification:Â Fast
Basic Cue:
Bring arms into second (nice and high and curved, palms down/back), body angled to left. Step forward (flat) w/ ¾ shimmy.
Variations:
- Turns
- ¼ turns… cue w/ head turn (optional double yip), one set of ¼ turns to sides (arms facing sides, body facing corners)
- ½ turns… cue w/ ‘yip’ on ‘1’ and bring each hand all the way in to chest, 2 sets of ½ turns
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Teenager
- Cue by bringing arms down to sides on ‘1’
Zills/Timing:
- Timing – 4 count move (Teenager variation = 16 count move)
- Zill Pattern – Standard Gallop/Longa (RLR) on the downbeat
- Zill Pattern / Move Timing Broken Down –
| 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & | ||||||||
| R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | ||||
| R foot Fwd | L foot (in place) | R food Back | L foot (in place) | ||||||||||||
