Bunny Hop

Formation: No partners. All join in a line behind the leader. Each person places their hands on the hips or shoulders of the person in front of them (Conga line).
Music: “The Bunny Hop” on Lloyd Shaw LS E-47 or Capitol 6026 or MacGregor 6995

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Prompts:
Intro or
13-16   Right out, in, out, in;
    1-4   Left out, in, out, in;
    5-8   Hop forward and back;
  9-12   Hop forward three;
13-16   Right out, in, out, in;

Description:
Intro   Wait eight Counts
    1-8   All dancers touch their right heel out to the right, and then bring the right foot back to touch the floor alongside their left foot. Dancers repeat this action and finish with the weight on the right foot.
  9-16   All dancers touch their left heel out to the left, and then bring the left foot back to touch the floor alongside their right foot. Dancers repeat this action and finish with the weight on both feet.
17-24   On both feet dancers jump forward, pause, jump back, and pause.
25-32   Dancers then quickly jump forward three times and pause on the fourth beat.

Note: The longer the line, the more fun this dance becomes. The leader becomes the head
of a long, snake-like procession.

Choreography by: (unknown)
Source: Printed in CDP Journal, February 1993, and in Dancing For Busy People, page 281
Usage: In April 1953 Capitol Records issued two tunes by Ray Anthony that became the rage for dance parties of the day. They are as useful today as when they were written. They can be done by people of all ages and require no partners. The other dance is The Hokey Pokey.

Also see The Bunny Hop For Sitters.

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