Custom Choreography for Lana Paule

Here you will find all of the steps in your first dance! To learn this choreography, we suggest learning section by section, practicing without music, then incorporating music as you get more comfortable with the steps. This is meant to go along with your demo video and written instructions (below). If you have any questions, please reach out to us at info@duetdancestudio.com. Have fun dancing!

Dance Demo

Password:  LP9/4

Start with the fundamentals

Learn the Steps

*Learn the even timing for the smooth swing steps*

Learn Waist Roll and Wrap! Don’t worry about Back Pass.

In the pattern (and in the connecting all steps video), I have you do an inside turn directly after the Leader’s Wrap. The follower just lets their arm linger at their waist for aesthetic reasons! So if you’d like to try learning the combo of leader’s wrap, follower’s inside turn, leader’s wrap, follower’s inside turn that would be good to practice!

Connecting All Steps

Password: LP9/4

Lana Paulle

Custom Choreography

Package 4


Intro 

0:00-0:15 (4 sets of 8):

  • Walk towards each other 12345678

  • Circle one another clockwise leader passing in front 12345678

  • Call and response leader goes (follow shimmies on 1) 1234

  • Call and response follower goes 5678

  • Call and response leader goes 1234

  • Call and response follower goes 5678


Verse 1 (Side by Side choreo) 

0:15-0:47 (8 sets of 8):

  • Cross Ball Change 12345678

  • Kick and Step to face wall 12

  • Look back and front 34

  • Groovy arms up and down move starting R arm down 5678

  • Lasso to face back 1234

  • Twist down and up 5678

  • Cross feet 12

  • Turn around 34

  • W arms to Right then Left 5678

  • Pony in a circle 4 times 12345678

  • Ski through 1234

  • Snap to front and turn to back 5678

  • Disco thumbs R and L moving upstage 12345678

  • Circle arms low to back then high to font 1234

  • Four jumps and claps 5678


Chorus 1 (ML Inspired choreo) 

0:47-1:03 (4 sets of 8):

  • Grapevine to right 1234

  • Three step turn to left 5678

  • Groove front groove back 1234

  • Air guitar 5678

  • Little jump forward then little jump back and slap thighs x2 1234

  • Jazz square 5678

  • Step together step tap 1234

  • Arms shampoo 56

  • Jump rope x2 78


Transition 1

1:03-1:10 (2 sets of 8):

  • Catch Step and four steps to corner 1234

  • Four steps back leader rotates to face follower 5678

  • Two slow steps towards each other 1234

  • Leader offer hands follower take them 5678


Verse 2 (Partner Smooth Swing Section)

1:10-1:42 (8 sets of 8):

  • Basic 1234

  • Outside Turn into Inside Turn 5678 1234

  • Basic 5678 

  • Cradle with Inside Turn 12345678 1234

  • Basic 5678

  • Leader’s Wrap, Follower’s Inside Turn x2 12345678 12345678

  • 2 Basics 12345678

  • Waist Roll separating into side by side 1234

  • Four jumps and claps 5678


Chorus 2 (Repeat ML Inspired choreo) 

1:42-1:58 (4 sets of 8):

  • Grapevine to right 1234

  • Three step turn to left 5678

  • Groove front groove back 1234

  • Air guitar 5678

  • Little jump forward then little jump back and slap thighs x2 1234

  • Jazz square 5678

  • Step together step tap 1234

  • Arms shampoo 56

  • Jump rope x2 78


Transition 2

1:58-2:12 (4 sets of 8):

  • Catch Step and four steps to corner 1234

  • Four steps back follower rotates to face leader 5678

  • Two slow steps towards each other 1234

  • Leader offer left hand follower takes it 56

  • Move hand towards front to get back to back 78

  • Lean and come up 12345678

  • Follower lassos around back to face leader 1234

  • Follower turns counterclockwise into frame 5678


Verse 3 (Intimate Partner Choreo) 

2:12-2:44  (8 sets of 8):

  • Circle dip 12345678

  • Tango Corte 12345678

  • Rotating rumba box to face back 12345678

  • Butterfly towards back 12345678 12345678 1234

  • Push away and separate 5678

  • Call people onto the floor 12345678 1234

  • Four Jumps and Claps 5678


Chorus 3 (Repeat ML Inspired choreo) 

2:44-3:00 (4 sets of 8):

  • Grapevine to right 1234

  • Three step turn to left 5678

  • Groove front groove back 1234

  • Air guitar 5678

  • Little jump forward then little jump back and slap thighs x2 1234

  • Jazz square 5678

  • Step together step tap 1234

  • Arms shampoo 56

  • Jump rope x2 78


Ending

3:00-3:28 (4 sets of 8):

  • Four steps forward, four steps back (front left corner) 12345678

  • Four steps forward, four steps back (back left corner) 12345678

  • Four steps forward, four steps back (back right corner) 12345678

  • Grab hands to push out side by side 1234

  • Spin in and dip 5678 1