Luck Be A Lady Choreography

LUCK BE A LADY

Group A: Frank, Christine, Ed, Lauren, Mike, Group B: Dave, Matt, Vicki, Steve, Dan Keith IDEAS:

Intro (2 counts of 8)

POSITION 1: From Gangster/Gambling Pose turn center stage

POSITION 1: Gangster/Gambling Pose

Football Huddle Bop (start left)

step R, kick L; step L, kick R while snapping step, step (cross) kick out R; step, step (cross) kick out L Ripple of dancers shaking and shooting dice

Luck be a lady tonight

stand up straight and face audience (STRONG), fast pivot x2 (R) after “tonight”

circle dance in crouched swinging fist position Lean back, kick, kick


Power walk around stage while moving to first platform (keep turning and moving), heads tilted down but out towards audience

Luck if you’ve ever been a lady to begin with

Cont. power walk


POSITION 2: Kick L (snap L), Kick R (snap L); back ball change (R); R knee up; grab hat and lift straight off head and put back when step down (faces at audience until finished singing “tonight” then down to floor

interlude (1 count of 8)

someone throw pretend craps in the group and the other watch excited until you lose then react

Luck let a gentleman see, How nice a dame you can be

Football Huddle Bop (start right)

I know the way you’ve treated other guys you've been with

Power walk around stage while moving to first platform (keep turning and moving), heads tilted down but out towards audience

Luck be a lady with me

POSITION 3: Kick L (snap L), Kick R (snap L); back ball change (R); R knee up; grab hat and lift straight off head and put back when step down (faces at audience until finished singing “tonight” then down to floor

Interlude 4 counts

(fast run fingers along brim of hat to left and (fast run fingers along brim of hat to left release; grab brim of hat and polite nod/gesture and release; grab brim of hat and polite to person in audience) nod/gesture to person in audience)

A lady doesn’t leave her escort

Chase R (Fists out), back ball change (Fists crossing in front and back of body); Chase L (Fists out), back ball change (Fists crossing in front and back of body)

Chase L (Fists out ), back ball change (Fists crossing in front and back of body); Chase R (Fists out ), back ball change (Fists crossing in front and back of body)

It isn’t fair, It isn’t nice

jazz square (R), fast spin over R, hit fists out

jazz square (R), fast spin over R, hit fists out

A lady does’t wander all over the room

strong walk to POSITION 4

strong walk to POSITION 4

And blow on some other guys dice

pretend to blow into hand shake dice and shoot pretend to blow into hand shake dice and craps towards audience on “dice” shoot craps towards audience on “dice”

Interlude 4 counts

(act of losing)

(act of losing)

let’s keep the party polite (Let’s keep the party polite)

circle/chase dance in crouched swinging fist position (R) x 4


Never get out of my sight (Never get out of my sight)

jazz square (R) w/ fists, jazz square (L) w/ fists

jazz square (R) w/ fists, jazz square (L) w/ fists

Stick with me baby I’m the fellow you came in with

Football bounce side to side w/ palms down; Pop shoulders and pelvis while pointing w/ thumb to chest


Luck be a lady

Count 1: Grab hats, Ripple with hats step out R: Mike 2, Lauren 3, Dave 4

Interlude 2 counts

Christine 5, Ed 6

Matt 7, Keith 8

(Luck be a lady)

EVERYONE push out/in 4

Vicki 1, Steve 2, Dan 3, EVERYONE push out/in 4

Interlude 2 counts

Pivot R x2

Pivot R x2


chase ball change R, push hat out and across body L; L turn backwards while putting hat on

chase ball change R, push hat out and across body L; L turn backwards while putting hat on

Interlude 4 counts

keep hand on brim of hat crouching and looking down and walk forward while pushing head up to look at audience

keep hand on brim of hat crouching and looking down and walk forward while pushing head up to look at audience


kick/side R to side slow, slide L to side slow,

kick/side R to side slow, slide L to side slow,

(Luck be a lady tonight)

R fast, L fast, R fast (hat in hand figure 8 opposite of foot)

R fast, L fast, R fast (hat in hand figure 8 opposite of foot)


R turn, point out L w/ foot


(Luck be a lady tonight)

L turn, point out R w/ foot


Luck if you’ve ever been a lady to begin with

jazz square fast R, in crouching position x 2

jazz square fast R, in crouching position x 2


R train front and back, step out R w/ slow raising of R arm on diagonal to R with hat and putting slowly on head

R train, step out R w/ slow raising of R arm on diagonal to R with hat and putting slowly on head

Interlude 1 count of 4

Hold hat on head with R; step R, kick front L, step L, kick front R

Hold hat on head with R; step R, kick front L, step L, kick front R

Luck let a gentleman see

Power walk to Position 5

Power walk to Position 5

(Luck let a gentleman see)

Cont. power walk

Cont. power walk

How nice a dame you can be

Cont. power walk

Cont. power walk

(How nice a dame you can be)

Cont. power walk

Cont. power walk

I know the way you’ve treated other guys you've been with (Luck be a lady, a lady)

Counts 1-2: Straighten hat; Counts 3-4: Straighten tie; Counts 1-2: Brush dust off L arm; Counts 3-4: Brush dust off R arm

Counts 1-2: Straighten hat; Counts 3-4: Straighten tie; Counts 1-2: Brush dust off L arm; Counts 3-4: Brush dust off R arm

Luck be a lady with me (be a lady with me)

Kick L (snap L), Kick R (snap L); back ball change (R); R knee up; grab hat and lift straight off head and put back when step down (faces at audience until finished singing “tonight” then down to floor

Kick L (snap L), Kick R (snap L); back ball change (R); R knee up; grab hat and lift straight off head and put back when step down (faces at audience until finished singing “tonight” then down to floor

Interlude

(fast run fingers along brim of hat to left and (fast run fingers along brim of hat to left release; grab brim of hat and polite nod/gesture and release; grab brim of hat and polite to person in audience) nod/gesture to person in audience)

A lady wouldn’t flirts with strangers



She’s have a heart, She’d have a soul

box step (R), fast spin over R, hit fists out

box step (R), fast spin over R, hit fists out

A lady wouldn’t make little snake eyes at me (Roll ‘em, roll ‘em, roll ‘em, snake eyes)

Power walk all over stage to Position 6

Power walk all over stage to Position 6

When I’ve bet my life on this roll (Roll Cont. power walk ‘em, roll ‘em, roooooll ‘em)

Cont. power walk

So let’s keep the party polite (So let’s keep the party polite)



Never get out of my sight (Never get out of my sight)

box step (R) w/ fists, box step (L) w/ fists

box step (R) w/ fists, box step (L) w/ fists

Stick with me baby I’m the guy that you came in with (stick here baby, stick here baby)



Luck be a lady

kick/side L to side slow, kick/side R to side slow,

kick/side L to side slow, kick/side R to side slow,

(Luck be a lady)

L fast, R fast, L fast (hat stays on head)

L fast, R fast, L fast (hat stays on head)

Luck be a lady



(Luck be a lady)



Luck be a lady tonight (roll will ya, roll will ya, what’s the matter roll the dice)

Chase, ball change R; chase ball change L

Chase, ball change R; chase ball change L

Comin’ out, comin’ out, comin’ out, comin’ out

Matt strong shaking of dice; look at Frank, Slowly creep in towards Matt looking at him

Matt strong shaking of dice; Slowly creep in towards Matt looking at him

Right!

Matt shoot dice

Matt shoot dice

Ha!

everyone look out towards audience and hit everyone look out towards audience and pose of winning craps (hold position for 1 count hit pose of winning craps (hold position for then come down and freeze on last chord.) 1 count then come down and freeze on last chord.)

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Dan

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Christine Kelly Richelle Ed Lauren Dan Steve

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GROUP A: Christine, Ed, Mike, Keith GROUP B: Dave, Matt, Steve, Vicki, Dan Big rectangles are 4x8 1 square = .5 foot

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Christine Keith

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