Doing It To Death

Doing It To Death

Beat Tendo w/ Moga Almeri (Yellow Pants) Choreography (Doing It To Death - James Brown)

According to Wikipedia (link), although James Brown features heavily in this song, he is not often credited for it. Credit goes to Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s.

RH=right hand LH=left hand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2epnWu5VjI 

4/4 time

Set of four beats

Lower body

Upper body

1

Squat heel thunk 4x

Slight popping forward of shoulders

2

 -"-

Look left; look front; flankle shoulders (push left first); flankle (ditto)

3

 -"-

RH cross tummy w/ LH ostrich up; LH point left; LH cross tummy w/ RH ostrich up; RH point right

4

Thunk; thunk; kick RF to left; land frozen squat (hold for 'and' into the next count)

RH Push face left (LH is still cross tummy); drop LH from tummy and pull left shoulder (starting lawn mower); ostrich RH to right (w/ kick); RH drop level to waist on land from kick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 squat heel thunk (thunk) = in squatting position raise heels slightly and drop them on the beat. 

shoulder flankle = pop one shoulder slightly forward while pulling the other slightly back, like a slow shimmy. pop on the beat.   

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