Shake Ya Body
Choreographer: Dee Musk
Suggested Music: Shakaya: Are You Ready
Type: 32 Count 4 Wall + easy 8 count tag on walls 1,3&5.
Level: Intermediate
Intro: 32 count – Start just after the main vocals on the word ‘Club’.
 
R TOUCH BALL HEEL, TOGETHER, R LOCK STEP FORWARD, L & R TOE SWITCHES, TOGETHER, HEEL, TOE, L HIP PUSH FORWARD.
1 & 2 Touch R beside left, step R slightly back, touch L heel forward.
&3 &4 Step L beside R, step forward on R, cross left behind R, step forward on R.
5 & 6 Point L toe to L side, step L beside R, point R toe to R side.
&7 &8 Step R beside L, touch L heel forward, L toe tap forward, step forward on L and push L hip forward.
 
½ TURN R, ¼ TURN R WITH L HITCH, L CROSS ¼ TURN L ¼ TURN L, R & L TOE TOUCHES, TOGETHER, R CROSS BACK BACK.
1 - 2 Moving back, make a ½ turn R stepping weight forward on R. On ball of R make a ¼ turn R and hitch L knee in beside R.
3 & 4 Cross L over R, make a ¼ turn L stepping back on R, make a ¼ turn L stepping L to L side.
5& 6& Touch R toe beside L, step down on R, touch L toe beside R, step down on L.
7 & 8 Cross R over L, step slightly back on L, step slightly back on R. (weight on R).
 
WALK L, WALK R, L FORWARD MAMBO, ½ TURN R, ½ TURN RIGHT, HIPS R, L, R.
1 - 2 Walk forward L, walk forward R.
3 & 4 Rock forward on L, recover weight to R, step back on left.
5 - 6 Moving back, make a ½ turn R stepping forward on R, make a ½ turn R stepping back on L.
7 & 8 Step R foot back as you bump hips R, L R. (weight back on R).
 
TOGETHER, WALK R, WALK L, OUT OUT IN CROSS, R POINT ½ MONTEREY TURN R, SHOULDER POPS R, L, R WITH HIPS L,R,L.
&1 - 2 Step L beside R, walk forward R, walk forward L.
&3 &4 Step R out to R side, step L out to L side, step R in, cross L over R.
5 - 6 Point R toe to R side, make a ½ turn R stepping R beside L.
7 & 8 Lift R shoulder and bump L hip, lift L shoulder and bump R hip, lift R shoulder and bump L hip.
**8 count tag.
 
Tag danced at end of Walls, 1, 3, and 5.
 
½ Pivot Turn L with R Shuffle, ½ pivot Turn R with L Shuffle.
1 - 2 Step forward on R, make a ½ turn L. (weight now forward on L).
3 & 4 Shuffle forward R, L, R.
5 - 6 Step forward on L, make a ½ turn R (weight now forward on R).
7 & 8 Shuffle forward L, R, L.
 
Optional Ending to face the front wall:-
You will start wall 7 facing (6 o’clock).
Dance to Section 4, count 5 (Point R toe to R Side),
then on count 6, instead of ½ Monterey turn R, replace with,
¼ Monterey turn R to face the front and finish the dance
with the shoulder and hip pops, counts 7&8. Have fun and enjoy!!