Thump
Therapy
Description: 4 Wall Line Dance, 64 Counts, Upper Intermediate Level
Choreographer: Bill Bader Email: billbader@hotmail.com Website:
www.billbader.com
Music:
Choreographed to: "BOOGIE TILL THE COWS COME HOME"
by Clay Walker (174 bpm)
Good Alternate Song: “Mercury
Blues" by Alan Jackson (172 bpm)
Slow/Teaching Song:: "Thump Factor" by Smokin'
Armadillos (148 bpm)
FORWARD: STOMP-SCUFF, STOMP-SCUFF, STOMP-SCUFF,
STOMP-SCUFF
1-2 Stomp
down R foot slightly forward, Scuff L heel
3-4 Stomp
down L foot slightly forward, Scuff R heel
5-6 Stomp
down R foot slightly forward, Scuff L heel
7-8 Stomp
down L foot beside R, Scuff R heel
MOVING
TO RIGHT: STOMP, SCUFF OUT, STOMP, SCUFF
BESIDE, REPEAT
9-10 Stomp
down R foot to right side,
Without changing the position of the L foot: Scuff L heel
11-12 Stomp
down L foot beside R,
Scuff R heel beside L
13-16 Repeat
9-12 (I cue these moves as Stomp, Scuff
“out”, Stomp, Scuff “in”.)
STOMP,
CLAP, CLAP, SWIVEL RIGHT, SWIVEL CENTRE, STOMP, KICK,
BALL,
CROSS, STOMP, STOMP, BALL, CROSS, SCOOT, STEP, TOUCH
Please
note that all moves here are full counts, incl. ball cross. Move directly to right side.
17 Stomp
down R foot slightly forward
18-19 Clap,
Clap
20-21 Swivel
heels angled to right,
Swivel heels to center
22-23 Stomp
R foot in place/forward,
Kick R toe forward
24-25 Step
ball of R back, Cross
Step L foot over R
26-27 Stomp
up R heel beside L heel twice
28-29 Step
ball of R back, Cross
Step L over R
30-31 Scoot
on L sideways to right with R knee raised, Step down R foot beside L
32 Touch
L toe beside R
LEFT
SIDESTEP, TURN/TOUCH,
RIGHT SIDESTEP,
TOUCH; REPEAT
33-34 Sidestep
L, Swivel L
heel left turning 1/4 right and Touch R toe beside L
35-36 Sidestep
R, Touch L toe
beside R
37-40 Repeat
33-36
PADDLE
TURN 1/8, PADDLE
TURN 1/8, SHIMMY-SHIMMY, STOMP,
CLAP
41-42 Step
ball of L slightly forward,
Shift weight onto R turning 1/8 right
43-44 Step
ball of L slightly forward,
Shift weight onto R turning 1/8 right
45-46 Place
L toe to left side and shimmy for 2 counts moving upper body to left and weight
onto L
47-48 Stomp
R foot beside L, Clap
HEEL
GRIND 1/8 TURN, STOMP, CLAP - 4 x
(curving to right in a 1/2 circle)
In
this section you will move in a clockwise semi-circle. Heel placement is forward.
49 Strike
R heel down forward with R toe raised and angled left
50 Keeping
heel down Rotate R toe 1/8 right and snap it to floor
51 Stomp
L foot down beside R parallel to R (face corner)
52 Clap
53-54 Repeat
49-50 (Heel-Grind 1/8 turn - face wall)
55-56 Repeat
51-52 (Stomp, Clap)
57-58 Repeat
49-50 (Heel-Grind 1/8 turn - face
corner)
59-60 Repeat
51-52 (Stomp, Clap)
61-62 Repeat
49-50 (Heel-Grind 1/8 turn - face wall)
63-64 Repeat
51-52 (Stomp, Clap)
End of pattern. Begin again...
© Bill Bader. This step description was written by the
choreographer. Photocopying for classes
and
competitions is permitted. All of Bill’s dances and videos are found
at www.billbader.com