!E.L.V.I.S.: ELVIS' THANKSGIVING (CHOREOGRAPHY)

 

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CHOREOGRAPHER: DJ Jack

TITLE: ELVIS' THANKSGIVING

MUSIC: HOW GREAT THOU ART by ELVIS PRESLEY

Video Song

Video Teach

 Walls: 4  counts: 32

Level:Improver

Abbreviations:
- LF: left foot
- RF: right foot

Intro: 8 counts with arms motions
Outro: 8 counts with arms motions

Weight on LF

Intro : the chorus is singing “Ha Ha Ha Há Hà Há Ha Haa”
1, 2, 3, 4RF forward rocking chair with arms up and down

5, 6Side rock right (open arms), recover on LF (arms remained opened)

7, 8Side rock right (arms embracing), recover on LF (arms down)

Start wall 1 with lyrics.

Section I: Night club step on diagonal, raise heels with 1/8 turn to the left, heels down; Shuffle forward, shuffle left
1Slide RF on right diagonal [facing 10:30]

2Drag LF near RF

3Raise heels (stand on toes) while making a 1/8 turn to the left [facing 9:00]

4Heels down

5&6Shuffle forward R, L, R

7&8Shuffle left (LF to the left, RF near LF, LF to the left) Weight on LF

Section II: Slide, drag, Heels up, heels down; Shuffle backward twice
1Slide RF to the right

2Drag LF near RF

3Raise heels (stand on toes)

4Heels down

5&6Shuffle back R, L, R

7&8Shuflle back L, R, L

Section III: Vine ¼ turn left; toes heel stomp RF, toe heel stomp LF
1RF to the right

2LF behind the RF with a ¼ turn left

3RF to the right

4LF near the right

5&6Tap right toes, tap right heel, stomp RF

7&8Tap left toes, tap lef heel, stomp LF

Section IV: Marche RF, F, side RF, LF; Shuffle back R, L, R, side shuffle left
1Marche right

2Marche left

3RF to the right

4LF near RF

5&6Shuffle backward RF, LF, RF

7&8Side shuffle LF, RF, LF

The end of Wall 3 is also the end of verse 3, [facing 6:00]
After verse 3, the chorus sings the outro twice: “How great Thou art”

Outro:
1Slide RF forward raising both arms

2Bend right knee forward keeping your LF etended while pivoting on your left toes with a ¼ turn to the left

3Drag RF backward near LF while straightening both legs

4Pause while lowering your arms

5, 6, 7, 8repeat 1, 2, 3, 4 [facing 12:00]

Lyrics (of Elvis Presley’s rendition):

Step sheet on Copperknob