East Coast Switch
CHOREOGRAPHERS
Fred Rapoport & Debbie Small
MUSIC
Billy be
bad - George Jones
Way Gone - Brooks & Dunn
any ECS at 134 - 146 BPM
Dance starts in open hand hold position.
Gentlemen facing outside of dance floor / Lady facing inside
MAN
LADY
SIDE STEPS AND SLIDES
1 - 2 Step to L
with L, slide R next to L
Step to R with R, slide L next
to R
3 - 4 Step to L with L,
touch R next to L
Step
to R with R, touch L next to R
5 - 6 Step to R with R
slide L next to R
Step
to L with L, slide R next to L
7 -8 Step to R with R, touch
L next to R
Step
to L with L, touch R next to L
SWING AND PIVOT TURNS.
9
& 10 Shuffle to Left (L,R,L)
Shuffle to Right (R,L,R)
11 Pivot 1/4 CW as you
rock back
Right Pivot
1/4 CCW. As you rock back Left
(releasing lady's left hand)
(releasing
gents right hand)
12 Rock forward L as
you pivot 1/4 CCW
Rock forward R as you pivot 1/4 CW
to face partner
to
face partner
13 & 14 Rejoin hands and shuffle Right (R,L,R)
Rejoin hands and shuffle Left (L,R,L)
15 Pivot 1/4 CCW as
you rock back Left
Pivot
1/4 CW as you rock back Right
(releasing lady's right hand)
(releasing
gentleman's left hand)
16 Rock forward R as you
pivot 1/4 CW
Rock
forward L as you pivot 1/4 CCW
to face partner to
face
partner
17&18 Rejoin hands and shuffle Left (L,R,L)
Rejoin
hands and shuffle Right (R,L,R)
19 Pivot 1/4 CW as you
rock back
R
Pivot 1/4 CCW as you rock back L
(releasing lady's left hand)
(releasing
gentleman's right hand)
20-24 Rock forward Left place lady into
outside Rock forward right pivot 1 1/2 CW
underarm turn under
underarm turn, and step in place
(R,L,R), gents left arm (L,R,L)
to finally face partner,
touch Left
touch
Right
Partners rejoin in closed dance position (having rotated 1/4 CW turn from original starting position)
SWING, TUCK AND TURN
25&26
Shuffle to your Left (L,R,L)
Shuffle
to your right (R,L,R,)
27&28 Shuffle to Right (R,L,R)
Shuffle to your Left (L,R,L)
29 Release lady's right
hand, as you rock ba Release gentleman's
left hand, as you rock back
Left opening and slightly pivoting away from Right opening and
slightly pivoting away from
your
partner
your
partner
30 Rock forward R, as
you pivot back toward your Rock forward left as you pivot back toward
your
partner picking up her right hand in your left,
partner, picking up his left hand in your right,
and touch R next to L
31&32 Place lady into outside underarm turn as
Step forward R, as you
pivot a 1/ 4 CW underarm
you pivot a 1/4 CCW turn, shuffling in place
turn under gent's left arm
(L,R,L)
33&34
Shuffle in place (R,L,R)
Shuffle
(L,R,L) as you complete 1/2 CW turn to face your partner
35-36 Rock back Left, forward Right
Rock
back Right, forward Left
Gentleman and lady
are now facing each other in original starting position in single
hand hold position, (Gentlemen holding lady's right hand in his left
hand only)
SHUFFLES & TURNS.
37&38
Release hands and shuffle forward
(L,R,L), Release hands and
shuffle forward (R,L,R)
passing
your partner on your right
as you complete a 1/2 CCW turn, passing your
partner on your right
39&40 Shuffle forward (R,L,R) as you complete a
Shuffle backward (L,R,L)
1/2 CCW
41-42 Rock, back Left forward Right
Rock
back Right forward Left
43&44 Shuffle forward (L.R,L) as you
comple Shuffle
forward (R,L,R)
a 1/2
CW turn
45&46 Shuffle backward (R.L.R)
Shuffle
forward (L,R,L) as you complete a 1/2 CW turn
47-48 Rock back Left, forward Right
Rock back Right, forward Left
Gentleman. and Lady
are back in starting dance Positions
(Offset one partner to the left of their original partner)
To make this a slot dance maintain hand hold for counts 37 thro 48