| Puttin'
on the Ritz |
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Club Des Belugas Remix |
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Steps |
arms |
counting |
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for 8 |
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1&a2&a3&a4&a |
| Facing
the back, feet apart, cane horizontal in hands, arms straight down, head
level |
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1 |
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| join
R to L, cane under arm and bounce L hip (big bottom bounce!) x4 |
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12345678 |
| group
2 |
as above |
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12345678 |
| group
3 |
as above |
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12345678 |
| R |
step forward |
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| group
1 |
turn L half, both knees
bent, R hand on "hat", left foot in front - hold position |
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12345678 |
| group
2 |
ditto |
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12345678 |
| group
3 |
ditto |
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12345678 |
| group
4 |
ditto |
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12345678 |
| L |
step forward, throw R hand forward and down |
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| R |
x4 paddles ending step |
cane at lowest, swinging side to side |
1&&A2&&A3&&A4&& |
| R |
brush toe heel x4 |
cane under R arm, L arm swinging, fwd, back |
&12&34&56&78 |
| R |
x4 paddles ending step |
cane at navel height, swinging R.L.R.L |
1&&A2&&A3&&A4&& |
| R |
brush toe heel x4 |
cane under R arm, L arm swinging, fwd, back |
&12&34&56&78 |
| R |
x4 paddles ending step |
cane at nose height, swinging R.L.R.L |
1&&A2&&A3&&A4&& |
| R |
brush toe heel x4 |
cane under R arm, L arm swinging, fwd, back |
&12&34&56&78 |
| R |
x4 paddles ending step |
cane at highest, arms stretch, R.L.R.L |
1&&A2&&A3&&A4&& |
| R |
step turn to R 3 steps |
cane vertical in front of body, close |
123 |
| L |
walk x4 in any direction |
cane under R arm |
4567 |
| L |
ball change stamp |
cane under R arm |
&81 |
| R |
walk x3 in any direction |
ditto |
234 |
| L |
stamp dig |
ditto |
56 |
| R |
walk x3 in any direction |
ditto |
781 |
| L |
brush toe pickup heel tip |
ditto |
&2&A3 |
| R |
walk x4 in any direction |
ditto |
4567 |
| R |
keep walking |
L hand, high hat, tap head and off |
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arrow collar, L hand seep collar area and out |
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white spats, direct to feet area |
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lots of dollars, rub fingers to signal money |
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| R |
walk to place |
spending every dime, for a wonderful |
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| R |
par de boure (3 steps
turning to R) |
Time 234 |
567 |
| L |
step L |
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8 |
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| R |
spring shuffle hop ball
change (inf) x2 |
cane under R arm |
1&2&34 5&6&78 |
| R |
spring shuffle pick-up tip |
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1&2&34 |
| R |
stamp double pick-up step |
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56&A78 |
| L |
slip cane, slip cane |
cane in R to donk |
1234 |
| R |
toe heel triplet |
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5&6&78 |
| R |
stamp, pause stamp,
pause |
cane horizontal in 2 hands and swing R.L |
1234 |
| R |
brush toe heel, L heel, R
heel |
ditto |
56&78 |
| L |
step scuff, R step scuff |
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1234 |
| L |
step shuffle pick-up step |
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5&6&A78 |
| R |
brush , L heel, r brush
back, L heel |
swing cane high and down |
1234 |
| R |
ball change step |
swing cane to R, hold end |
567 |
| R |
dig and donk by R |
donk cane by R |
81 |
| R |
swing action and flick cane
round and over head |
cane swings 360 over head |
2 |
| R |
dig |
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donk |
back in front |
4 |
| R |
ball change step x2 |
swing cane R, L |
5678 1234 |
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| R |
train to L corner |
hold cane horizontal |
5678 |
| R |
5 beat riff in semi circle |
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&1234 |
| L |
Toe toe, back and together |
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&5 |
| L |
stamp stamp |
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67 |
| R/L |
double slip forward |
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8 |
| R |
spring shuffle drop x2 |
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1&a2 3&a4 |
| R |
spring tip x2 |
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5678 |
| R |
ball change stamp, donk (r
foot off on donk) |
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1234 |
| R |
stamp, pick up hop, R tap
spring, L brush step to LDF |
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5&6&7&8 |
| R |
step spin to R 360, feet
together |
cane over head, in 2 hands |
12345678 |
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or positions for Old Bill
Bassie section |
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| R |
Stamp pick-up timestep 1
single syncopated |
horizontal |
8&12&3& |
| L |
Stamp pick-up timestep 1
double |
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4&56&7& |
| R |
Stamp pick-up timestep 1
triple (no spring tomato) |
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8&1&a |
| R |
par de boure turning to r |
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234 |
| L |
lilt walk x2 |
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&5&6&7&8 |
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| l |
side pick up dig x4 |
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1&23&45&67&8 |
| l |
stamp stamp clap |
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&1 2 |
| r |
pivot 360 (step pick-up
step) stamp R |
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3&4&5&6&7 8 |
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| l |
side close x3 side |
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1234567 |
| r |
stamp stamp |
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&8 |
| r |
pick-up step |
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&1 |
| l |
stamp stamp |
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&2 |
| r |
pick-up step |
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&3 |
| l |
stamp stamp |
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&4 |
| l |
stamp stamp |
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&5 |
| r |
pick-up step |
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&6 |
| l |
stamp stamp |
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&7 |
| l |
stamp out |
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| r |
par de boure turning to l |
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123 |
| l |
shuffle hop flap |
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&4&a5 |
| r |
tap spring x4 |
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&6&7&8&1 |
| r |
shuffle hop flap |
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&2&a3 |
| l |
brush step |
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&4 |
| r |
shuffle hop flap |
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&5&a6 |
| l |
brush step |
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&7 |
| r |
stamp out |
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| r |
hop |
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1 |
| l |
shuffle step over (Suzie Q) |
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&a2 |
| l |
hop |
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3 |
| r |
shuffle step over (Suzie Q) |
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&a4 |
| l |
brush side pick up join x2 |
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&5&6&7&8 |
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repeat all Suzie Q on same
leg |
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| l |
side wait |
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12 |
| r |
pick -up in step |
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&3 |
| l |
side wait |
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45 |
| r |
pick -up in step |
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&6 |
| l |
side wait |
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78 |
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travelling
backwards………….turning r |
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| r |
pick-up hop tip hop step |
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&1&2& |
| l |
pick-up hop tip hop step |
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3&4&5 |
| r |
pick-up hop tip hop |
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&6&7 |
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3 groups |
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| group
2/3 |
walk to diamond shapes
during old bill Basie start |
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bounce big bottoms, as intro |
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swap to sway and swing cane
whilst Suzie Q starts |
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group 2/3 freeze |
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| group
1 |
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| R |
x4 paddles ending step |
cane at lowest, swinging side to side |
1&&A2&&A3&&A4&& |
| R |
brush toe heel x4 |
leave can side to side |
&12&34&56&78 |
| on
L |
releve - lift R drop |
lift cane and down |
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bounce 2 |
horizontal |
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| L |
Suzie Q x2 brush out, and
cross (x2) end dig |
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| R |
step pivot half- hold facing
back |
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| group2 |
ditto |
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| group
3 |
ditto until releve, all join
in and face front |
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| R |
stamp toe toe stamp toe toe
stamp |
hold cane horizontal R, L swing |
1&a2&a3 |
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| All |
Donk |
on floor |
1 23 &5&67 |
| R |
pick up x2 brush step stamp
stamp - repeat x8 |
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travelling into a circle
backwards |
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facing outwards donk and
pass cane, bend knees |
head left to look, pass high, take low x8 |
12345678 12345678 |
| L |
step forward and turn L half
step right to make circle bigger and face inwards- ripple round |
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12345678 12345678 |
| R |
step kick, cross turn |
point cane into centre, kick over and turn 360 |
12345678 |
| R |
side dig, side dig, side
dig, side |
on floor |
1234567 |
| R |
stamp p/u hop triple spring,
brush step ball change |
turning half on timestep, facing out, |
8&1&a2&3&4 |
| R |
3 small walks and donk |
on floor on donk between legs |
5678 |
| both |
heels, donk, x3 heel L |
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1234567 |
| R |
x8 stamp timesteps, 4
single, 4 double |
turning quarter each, so 360 x2 |
8&12&3&4&56&7& etc |
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"Dressed up like a
million dollar trouper" |
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| R |
on to right, spring shuffle
hop step step (as start) |
cane under arm |
1&2&34 5&6&78 (x6) in all |
| R |
stamp stamp, feet apart wait
x2 |
on floor |
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left hand Mr
"Cooper" tap hat and doff |
left shoulder fwd, cane on floor, face RDF |
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| L |
tap straight leg back, tap
cane R hand fwd (heel on donk) x4 cane fwd to RDF and donk alternate |
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12345678 |
| L |
x4 walks to left circle 360 |
cane on shoulder |
12345678 |
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bring cane down on 4 |
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| R |
sway R,L,R,L |
throw cane R,L,R,L |
1234 |
| R |
Tomato to RDF x4 |
cane at angle R arm high, push up and down |
&12&34&56&78 |
| R |
pivot half |
horizontal |
1234 |
| R |
brush step ball change
turning L half to front |
horizontal |
&5&6 |
| L/R |
pick up pick up |
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&7&8 |
| repeat |
from tomato all on L to pick
up pick up |
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| R |
brush step stamp stamp, p/u
hop tip hop x4 side2side |
horizontal |
&1&2&3&4 &5&6&7&8 repeat |
| R |
x7 walks to centre |
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2 beats Pom Pom to strike
pose - |
hats, canes, stylish, Fred Astaire- esq -tableau |
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End -smile |
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