It's six beats and it goes like this. Step; close; step; tap; tap; tap. Stand slightly sideways with your left shoulder to the front. (1) Step LF to the side. (2) Close RF to LF without weight and clap. (3) Step back on RF to place. (4) Cross LF in front of RF and tap. (5) Uncross LF and tap. (6) Cross LF in front and tap.
On the clap, reach forward with both arms. On the taps raise the hands to shoulder level and wave from side to side.
Chasse to the left (L, R, L, pause) then the chasse to the right (R, L, R, pause). Turn anticlockwise on the spot with 4 steps (2 beats per step), L, R, L, R. During the turn, flourish the arms, raising the R arm with the R leg.
Chasse left and right as before. Walk forward with 4 steps (2 beats per step) crossing free leg in front of the other. Drop down (2 beats). Jump up and shoot the rifle (2 beats). Step forward LF. Step back RF, then back to the basic.
Trace the letter M on the floor with chasses to the left and right. There are 4 chasses to draw the M and another 4 to erase it. If you're on time, the horn player comes in whilst you draw the final stroke of the M and erase it, giving a pleasing symmetry overall.
Chasse to the left and close with RF. Star jump to arms outstretched (T) position. Jump back to normal arms down position. Chasse right to place, extending arms on each step R.
This is a box step, but it's a bit more complicated than the 4 step box used by line dancers and The Shadows. Imagine a compass rose on the floor about 18 inches across. You start, not in the centre, but at the S mark, and visit four points around the circle, as follows. Step LF to SW. Close RF. Step LF to NW. Step RF to NE. Close LF. Step RF to SE. Step LF to SW. Close RF. Each step is two beats.
Where's the pattern in that, you may ask. Well, I analysed it like this. You want to visit each of the four points by stepping on to each then closing with the free foot. However, in some cases a close would put you on the wrong foot for the next side step. You therefore omit the close when it would trip you up on the next step. Try it and see.
There's more. Whilst you're doing this you bend forward from the waist and revolve the hands rapidly around each other. When you close with the feet you don't simply bring the feet together. You bring your free foot directly behind the standing foot and spring on to it, knocking away the other foot. On every close, you stand upright, then bend forward for the next step. Needs a bit of practice.
Chasse to the left dribbling the ball. Jump to shoot the hoop turning anticlockwise (2 beats). Jump back clockwise to front (2 beats). Chasse back to the right, calling out the score. ("Two points").
Chasse to the left. Throw R leg out to the front, then swing it back in front of L leg. Launch forward on to RF with arms outstretched (2 beats). ("Awaaaaay we go"). Step L, step back R to place.
Totally freeform. Walk around doing various bird impressions as you wish.
Chasse to the left and right. Walk forward crossing free leg in front (2 beats per step). Freeze.
Bob B, 13-10-99