the cactus club

Frantique

Funky Strut

Count:72, Wall:2

Level: Improver

Choreographer: Rob Fowler (Dec 2013)

Music: Strut Your Funky Stuff by Frantique


Count in 16 (At the very start of the song, Frantique sings 'Get up, stand up, strut your funky stuff, sure enough'.
Start after the 2nd repetition; approx. 8 secs)

RIGHT JAZZ BOX, RIGHT SIDE STRUT, LEFT SIDE STRUT
1-4 Cross right over left, step back left, step right to side, step left next to right
5-8 Touch right toes to right side, step down on right, touch left toes to left side, step down on left

2 x HALF TURN PIVOT, RIGHT STRUT FORWARD, LEFT STRUT FORWARD
9-12 Step forward right, pivot 1/2 turn left, step forward right, pivot 1/2 turn left
13-16 Touch right toes forward, step down on right, touch left toes forward, step down on left

HALF TURN PIVOT, RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD, QUARTER TURN PIVOT, LEFT CROSS SHUFFLE
17-18 Step forward right, pivot 1/2 turn left (6 o'clock)
19&20 Step forward right, step left next to right, step forward right
21-22 Step forward left, pivot 1/4 turn right (9 o'clock)
23&24 Cross step left over right, step right to side, cross step left over right

GRAPEVINE RIGHT, ROLLING GRAPEVINE LEFT
25-28 Step right to side, step left behind right, step right to side, touch left out to left side
29-32 Make 1/4 turn left stepping forward left, make 1/2 turn left stepping back right, make 1/4 turn left stepping left to side, touch right next to left (9 o'clock)

SWITCH RIGHT, SWITCH LEFT, HEEL TOUCH RIGHT, HEEL TOUCH LEFT, 2 x HALF TURN PIVOT
33&34& Point right to side, step right next to left, point left to side, step left next to right
35&36& Touch right heel forward, step right next to left, touch left heel forward, step left next to right
37-40 Step forward right, pivot 1/2 turn left, step forward right, pivot 1/2 turn left (9 o'clock)

RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD, HALF TURN LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD, QUARTER TURN RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD, HALF TURN LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD
41&42 Step forward right, step left next to right, step forward right
43&44 Make 1/2 turn left stepping forward left, step right next to left, step forward left (3 o'clock)
45&46 Make 1/4 turn right stepping forward right, step left next to right, step forward right (6 o'clock)
47&48 Make 1/2 turn left stepping forward left, step right next to left, step forward left (12 o'clock)

RIGHT JAZZ BOX QUARTER TURN CROSS, SIDE RIGHT, SHIMMY/SHAKE x 3
49-52 Cross right over left, step back left, make 1/4 turn right stepping right to side, cross step left over right
53-56 Small step right to side, shimmy/shake for 3 (weight on left) (3 o'clock)

STEP OUT, OUT, IN, IN, WALK RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, HALF TURN LEFT
57-60 Step right forward and out to right diagonal, step left forward and out to left diagonal, step right back and in, step left back and in
61-64 Walk forward right, left, right, pivot 1/2 turn left (9 o'clock)

STEP OUT, OUT, IN, IN, WALK RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, QUARTER TURN LEFT
65-68 Step right forward and out to right diagonal, step left forward and out to left diagonal, step right back and in, step left back and in
69-72 Walk forward right, left, right, pivot 1/4 turn left (6 o'clock)