Hot
Pepper
Description: 4 Wall Line Dance, 32 Counts,
Intermediate or Advanced Level
Choreographer: Bill Bader
Email: billbader@hotmail.com Website:
http://www.billbader.com
Music:
Choreographed to: "The Pascagoula
Run" by Jimmy Buffett or Sean Kenny (100 bpm). Album:
"Off To See The Lizard".
Buffett’s album also includes “Boomerang Love”
for “Southern Cross Cha Cha”. Sean Kenny has done a
great cover of the song
“Pascagoula Run” on 2 albums: “Line Dance Crazy 2” and “Toe The Line 4” (UK)
Alternate Song: “Puttin’ On The Ritz” by Taco on
CD “After Eight” (106
bpm) – requires tags. See bottom of
page.
Alternate Fast Song: "You’re The One That I Want” (requires
tag below) on "Grease" Soundtrack (112 bpm)
"HOT PEPPER" 4X :
HEEL, HALF-STEP FORWARD, SIDE, ROCK
1 Touch R heel forward
& Step R slightly forward ("half-step")
2 Step ball of L to left side
& Rock weight sideways onto R
3 Touch L heel forward
& Step L slightly forward R ("half-step")
4 Step ball of R to right side
& Rock weight sideways onto L
5-8& Repeat 1-4& (You are now about 3 feet forward from
starting position.)
TURNING BACK STEP, FORWARD, SPIN, FORWARD, QUICK VINE
R, SCUFF-SCOOT*-FWD
9 Cross R behind L turning 1/4 right and Step back onto R.
Both feet turn. This is the ONLY wall
change! (3:00)
10 Step L forward toward 3:00. (Think of 9 and 10 as the
"wind-up" for the spin at 11.)
11 Step ball of R forward spinning a full 360 turn left
12 Step L forward
13&14 Quick Vine Right: Sidestep R, Cross-Step L behind, Sidestep R
15&16 Intermediate Version: Scuff L heel forward, Scoot forward
with L knee up, Step L forward.
Or Advanced
Version: Embellish that Scoot
with a "BELL KICK" , an elevated heel click): Do the Scoot
forward with L knee up, Click
R heel up against L heel, then land on R foot straight down.
Technically, the count is 15-&-a-16. Count 16 remains the same: Step L forward.
ROCK R FRONT & SIDE & COASTER STEP, ROCK L
FRONT & SIDE & COASTER STEP
17& Step R forward, Rock back onto L
18& Step R to right side, Rock sideways
onto L
19&20 Coaster Step: Step R back, Step L beside R, Step R forward
21& Step L forward, Rock back onto R
22& Step L to left side, Rock sideways onto
R
23&24 Coaster Step: Step L back, Step R beside L, Step L forward
SIDE, TOE, BACK, HEEL, FORWARD, TOE, TRAVELLING TURN,
SIDE SHUFFLE LEFT
25-26 Step R to right side, Touch L toe beside R
&27 Step L back, Touch R heel forward
&28 Step R forward, Touch L toe beside R
29-30 Step L to left side turned 1/2 left, Step R to right side
turning another 1/2 left ( 3:00)
31&32 Side Shuffle: Step L to left side, Step R beside L, Step L
to left side
End of pattern. Begin again...
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"You're The
One That I Want" has the phrasing:
32, 36, 40 / 32, 36, 32 / 32, 32.
This sequence is easy to remember
as "Short,
Medium, Long, Short, Medium, Short to end." The "Short" phrase is the 32-count
pattern above.
"Medium" and
"Long" patterns build on those 32 counts with these tags:
For the "Medium" 36-count patterns (Walls
2 and 5): Add Hip Bumps...
33&34 Bump hips right twice (or vary hips and add arm actions for
more fun)
35&36 Bump hips left twice (or vary hips and add arm actions for more
fun)
For the "Long" 40-count pattern (Wall
3): Add 2 Side Lunges...
37&38 Lunge Step R to right side, Rock sideways
onto L, Step R beside L
39&40 Lunge Step L to left side, Rock sideways
onto R, Step L beside R
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This step description was
written June 7, 2001 by the choreographer, Bill Bader. Photocopying for classes and
competitions is
permitted. For updates and more dances
visit webpage http://www.billbader.com