Middle School Presentation/2/13/15/Public School/ 6th grade class/ASN/SWM/University of Arkansas

James P Johnson: “The Charleston” written and performed by James P. Johnson (1923)

Intro of Music – 16 cts Part I: Charleston step 2 times - 8 cts • Right in front of left - touch (& 1); Right foot

step back (& 2); Left in back of right –touch (& 3); Left foot step forward (&4)

• REPEAT Chicken/Suzi-Q feet) – 8 cts • Start to right chicken (in out or toe/heel) (&1-4 cts)

• Reverse chicken back to the left (&5-8 cts) • Arms chicken, personal style

Charleston step Repeat – 8 cts • Right in front of left - touch (& 1); Right foot

step back (& 2); Left in back of right –touch (& 3); Left foot step forward (&4)

• REPEAT Heel flips – 8 cts • Turning left - right foot heel kicks back with a

pivot on left foot- 8 cts • Hands straight down with wrist at 45 degree

angle or hands or ears – elbows out and pump elbows inside

ü Can Repeat from Part I…if time add part II!

Middle School Presentation/2/13/15/Public School/ 6th grade class/ASN/SWM/University of Arkansas

Part II: Side kicks – 8 cts • Right leg kick to side 2 times; vine to left (R-bk, L-side, R-frt) - (&1 & 2… 3&4)

• Left leg kick to side 2 times: vine to right (L-bk, R-side, L-frt) - (&1 & 2… 3&4)

• Fingers and arms “flicking overhead” on kicks Double pushes – 4 cts • Double feet, double hands push 2 times forward

right diagonal - (&1-2) • Double feet, double hands push 2 times forward

left diagonal - (&3-4) • Bees knees, “Charleston knees-in and out, hands

crossing (& 5 – 8) Charleston-Kick “BIG” Repeat – 8 cts • Right in front of left - KICK (& 1); Right foot

step back (& 2); Left in back of right –Kick (& 3); Left foot step forward (&4)

• REPEAT Swivel Feet forward/Bees Knees - (8 cts) • On balls of feet swivel heels back and forth,

moving forward – (4 cts) • Bees Knees as above – (4 cts)

ü Can Repeat from Part I or Part II…if time

add part II!