MICHAEL BARR’S HUSTLE LINE
DANCE:
“HEY BRUCE...”
Description: 48 Count - 2 Wall Line Dance Difficulty:
Intermediate
Choreographer: Michael Barr, “A Waltz In Time
Productions”,
Music-Hustle: “The Heat Is On” by La Bouche (122
bpm)- Sweet Dreams CD - RCA 07683-66759-2
Country: “Hey Baby” by
Prepared by: Michael Barr,
Instructor/Choreographer/DJ, - Phone & fax 530-824-6888
Web Access: http://www.michaelandmichele.com Email: mbarr@saber.net
This Dance Can Be Seen On Vol. 1 Of My Instructional
Video.
A. BACK-FORWARD, FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT, TOUCH --
STEP, TOUCH, STEP, TOUCH
The step - touches in section A (4-8) & B (1-2) progress towards back wall with body &
feet turning to R & L diagonals.
& 1 -
2 Rock back on ball of L;
Return onto R stepping forward;
Step L forward
3 - 4 Turn
1/2 right on ball of left stepping R in place;
Touch L toe forward
5 - 6 Step
onto L in place of previous touch; Touch
R toe forward
7 - 8 Step
onto R in place of previous touch; Touch
L toe forward
B. STEP, TOUCH, COASTER-STEP --
FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT, SHUFFLE FORWARD (L,R.L)
1 - 2 Step
onto L in place of previous touch;
Touch R toe forward
3 & 4 [Coaster]: Step R back; Step L next to right; Step R forward
5 - 6 Step
L forward; Turn 1/2 right on ball of left stepping onto R foot [facing starting wall]
7 & 8 [Shuffle forward]: Step L forward; Step ball of R next to left; Step L forward
C. FULL TURN, FORWARD,
SIDE-CLOSE-CROSS -- SIDE, CROSS,
1/4-1/4-SIDE
1 - 2 Step
onto ball of R and execute full turn to the left [lift left just slightly off floor]; Step L forward
& 3 - 4 Step
ball of R side right & forward;
Close L next to right; Cross step
R in front of left
5 - 6 Step
L side left; Cross step R behind left
& 7 - 8 Step
L forward into 1/4 turn left; Step R
forward into 1/4 turn left; Step L side
left
D. CROSS, SIDE, CROSS-1/4-1/4 -- SIDE,
CROSS, STEP SIDE, RETURN
1 - 2 Cross
step R over left; Step L side left
& 3 - 4 Cross
step ball of R behind left; Step L
forward into 1/4 turn left; Step R
forward into 1/4 turn left
5 - 6 Step
L side left with body facing left diagonal;
Cross step R over left with body facing left diagonal
7 - 8 Step
L side left with body facing left diagonal;
Return weight onto R in place and lift left heel off the floor [body is now centered]
E. LEFT HEEL TAPS (4 TIMES) -- RIGHT HEEL
TAPS (4 TIMES)
1 - 4 With
weight on ball of L tap left heel down 4 times [keeping weight right slowly turn body towards the
left diagonal changing weight to the left &
lifting right heel off floor on count 4.]
5 - 8 With
weight on ball of R 5tap right heel down 4 times [keeping weight left slowly turn body towards the
right diagonal changing weight to the right &
lifting left heel off the floor on count 8.]
F. SHIFT, SHIFT, ROCK-RETURN, 1/4 TURN
LEFT, STEP (Repeat rock-return, 1/4
left, step)
1 - 2
Shift weight to L foot [ right heel off
floor]; Shift weight to R foot [ left heel off floor]
& 3 Rock
back onto ball of L; Return onto
ball of R foot
4 - 5
Step L forward into 1/4 turn left; Step
R next to left
& 6 Rock
back onto ball of L; Return onto
ball of R foot
7 - 8
Step L forward into 1/4 turn left; Step
R next to left
BEGIN
AGAIN!!! HAND/ARM STYLING ON BACK
PAGE.
“HEY
BRUCE...”
HAND/ARM STYLING: There are some special
hand/arm movements in sections A, counts 4,5,6,7,8, and in section B, counts
1,2. On coming out of the 1/2 pivot (count 3) in section A the man will take
his right hand and comb his fingers through his hair on the right side for
count 4. As the right hand does the combing the left arm/hand will rise up straight
in front of you (parallel to the floor, palm down) flexing the fingers as the
music reaches the end of count 4. To
prepare for the combing start to bring the hand up on count 3 ready to comb on
count 4. The Man will then drop his hands for count 5 switching sides to comb
hair with the left and rising and flexing the right on count 6, repeat for
counts 7 , 8 and for counts 1, 2 of section B. The lady will use her right hand
with closed fingers to run the palm over her head (not to mess her hairdo) on count
4 (remember to prepare on count 3). As
the right hand/palm goes over the head
the left arm/hand will rise up straight in front of you (parallel to the floor, palm down)
flexing the fingers as you reach the end of the count 4. Remember these are
optional. You have 7 counts to play with, so please do what feels good to you. Maybe you might just snap the fingers!!!!!
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The following sheds some light on the hustle rhythm and how the idea
for the dance came about
COUNTING: As a beginner Hustle student
I was immediately taken by the rhythm and jumped at the chance to create a
dance with the hustle steps in mind. The
couples Hustle count is; & 1 2 3,
repeat, repeat, etc. To keep the feeling of the hustle rhythm you leave the
‘&’ count in front of the whole counts. Thus, you must emphasize the &
count differently then the ‘&’ count in the triple step. It will come first
which will be the quick part to be emphasized (bold print on step description).
CHOREOGRAPHERS NOTE: This line dance came about
through a friendly challenge of an informal contest put on by Robert Royston in
one of his Hustle classes at the Cowboy Country Club in Pleasanton, CA. The
challenge was to anybody in the class to create a Hustle line dance. Lori Wong
was in the class and accepted the challenge. Could I not? The answer is “Hey
Bruce...”.
THE NAME OF THE DANCE: The name “Hey Bruce...” came from the song
Hey Baby by