Joget Senang Hati (Mar11)

JOGET SENANG HATI (JHS)

Choreographed by: Leong Mei Ling (March 2011)

Music: Joget Senang Hati by Adibah Noor (Album: Terlalu Istimewa)

Description: Phrased dance; 1-Wall

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf2oJNTtdeU

Intro: 32 counts + 4 from heavy beat (Start on vocals 0:19)

Dance Sequence: AAB, AAB, Ending (28 counts)

Note:

 Special thanks & appreciation to my good friend Zerlina Sofia Mohsin for her input and help in keeping the dance as true to the nuances of Joget as possible.

 Don’t be put off by the number of steps as they are mostly repetitive.

 To keep the stepsheet as uncluttered as possible, hand styling descriptions have been omitted. For hand styling, please refer to the video via the video link above.

INTRO (after cascading notes; on 1st heavy beat)

1st & 2nd 8       1-16 Basic Joget (refer to Part A, counts 1-8)

3rd 8                1                      Step R to side

                        &2&3&4           Step ball of L beside R, step R in place (3X)

                        5                      Step L to side

                        &6&7&8           Step ball of R beside L, step L in place (3X)

4th 8                 1&2&3&4          Turn 1/4 right step R forward, step ball of L behind R (X3) (making a full                                                               circle right) 1/4 turn right step forward R [12:00]

                        &5                    Small step L to left, cross R over L (knees bent)

                        6-8                    Full turn left on both feet (weight ending on L)

1-4 (Palms together in prayer/traditional Asian greeting) Alternate R&L shoulder back & front

Part A

1-8 BASIC JOGET (simplified description)

1-2        Place flat of R forward (weight mostly still on L), step R slightly back

3-4        Touch ball beside L (or slightly behind is fine too), step L forward

5-8        Repeat 1-4

9-16 CROSS, SLOW SHOULDER SHIMMY

1          Touch ball of R across L (right shoulder is slightly pushed forward) [body faces 10:30]

2-4        Pull R shoulder back as L shoulder goes forward (2), R shoulder goes forward as L is pulled

            back (3), step R beside L [12:00] shoulders back to neutral (4)

5          Touch ball of L across R (left shoulder slightly pushed forward) [1:30]

6-8        Mirror (opposite) movements to those in counts 2-4

17-24 CROSS ROCK, BACK ROCK (2X)

1-4        Step R across L, recover weight to L [10:30], rock R back, recover weight to L

5-8        Repeat steps 1-4

25-32 ‘GILA-GILA’ (similar to ‘CRUISING’)

1-3        1/4 turn left step R to side, cross L behind R, 1/4 turn right step R forward,

4-6        1/4 turn right step L to side, cross R behind L, 1/4 turn left step L forward [12:00]

7-8        Step R forward, 1/2 turn left step L forward [6:00]

33-40 ‘GILA-GILA’

1-8 Repeat steps 25-32

41-42 SWAY HIPS R-L

1-2        Step R beside L while swaying R hip to the right, sway L hip left

Part B

1-8 STEP-BALL-STEP FORWARD (R&L), 1/4 LEFT, STEP-BALL-STEP SIDE (R&L, traveling slightly back)

1&2      Step R to right diagonal, step ball of L beside R, step R in place

3&4      Step L to left diagonal, step ball of R beside L, step L in place

5&6      1/4 turn left step R side and slightly back, step ball of L beside R, step R in place

7&8      Step L to the side and slightly back to left diagonal, step ball of R beside L, step L in           place [9:00]

9-16 1/4 TURN LEFT, ROCK FORWARD, STEP-BALL-STEP (turning 1/2 right),

ROCK FORWARD, LEFT STEP-BALL-STEP (turning 1/2 left)

1-2        1/4 turn left rock R forward, recover to left [6:00]

3&4      1/4 turn right step R to side, place ball of L beside R, 1/4 turn right step R in place [9:00]

5-6        Rock L forward, recover to R [12:00]

7&8      1/4 turn left step L to side, place ball of R beside L, 1/4 turn left step L in place [6:00]

18-24 STEP-BALL-STEP FORWARD (R&L), 1/4 LEFT, STEP-BALL-STEP SIDE (R&L, traveling slightly back)

1-8        Repeat steps 1-8 (at the end of the 8 ct, you will be facing 3:00)

25-32 1/4 TURN LEFT, ROCK FORWARD, STEP-BALL-STEP (turning 1/2 right)

ROCK FORWARD, 1/2 LEFT STEP-BALL-STEP (turning 1/2 left)

1-8        Repeat steps 9-16 (at the end of the 8 ct, you will be facing 12:00)

33-40 TOUCH-STEPS, TOE-CROSS-TOE-STEP

1-2        Touch R forward (angle body to 1:30), step R beside L

3-4        Touch L forward (angle body to 10:30), step L beside R

5-6        Touch R forward (body angled to 1:30), hook/touch R across L

7-8        Touch R forward, step R beside L

                (Alternatively you could swing/kick forward, hook across, swing/kick forward then step down)

41-48 CROSS, TURN, BACK, HITCH, STEP, 1/4 RIGHT SIDE-BACK-TOUCH

1-2        Cross L over R, 1/4 turn left step back R [9:00]

3-4        Step back L, hitch R across L (hop a little on L as you execute the hitch)

5-8        Step R forward, 1/4 turn right step L to side, step back R, touch L to side [12:00]

49-56 TOUCH-STEPS, TOE-CROSS-TOE-STEP

1-2        Touch L forward (angle body to 10:30), step L beside R

3-4        Touch R forward (angle body to 1:30), step R beside L

5-6        Touch L forward (body angled to 10:30), hook/touch L across R

7-8        Touch L forward, step L beside R

                (Alternatively you could swing/kick forward, hook across, swing/kick forward then step down)

57-64 CROSS, TURN, BACK, HITCH, STEP, 1/4 LEFT SIDE-BACK-TOUCH

1-2        Cross R over L, 1/4 turn right step L back [3:00]

3-4        Step R back, hitch L across R (hop a little on R as you execute the hitch)

5-8        Step L forward, 1/4 turn left step R to side, step back L, touch R beside L

65-72 STEP-BALL-STEP (OR SHUFFLES)

1&2      Step R to side, step ball of L beside R, step R in place (pull right shoulder back for styling)

3&4      Step L to side, step ball of R beside L, step L in place (pull left shoulder back for styling)

5-8 Repeat 1&2, 3&4

73-80 BALL STEPS CIRCLING RIGHT, BALL STEPS CIRCLING LEFT

1&2&3& Turn 1/4 right step R forward, step ball of L behind R (X3) (making a full circle right)

4          1/4 turn right step forward R

5&6&7& Turn 1/4 left step L forward, step ball of R behind L (X3)

8              1/4 turn left step forward L (making a full circle left)

81-96 JOGET BASIC STEPS WITH 1/4 TURN (X4)

1-2        Place flat of R forward (weight mostly still on L), step R slightly back

3-4        Touch ball beside L (or slightly behind is fine too), 1/4 turn left step L forward

                Repeat counts 1-4 three more times to complete 16 counts.

97-100 WALK IN A CIRCLE, CLOCKWISE (ending facing 12:00)

1-4        R, L, R, L

ENDING

1-8 STEP-BALL-STEP (OR SHUFFLES) FORWARD & BACK (RIGHT DIAGONAL)

1&2      Step R forward [1:30], step ball of L beside R, step R in place/slightly forward

3&4      Step L forward [1:30], step ball of R beside L, step L in place/slightly forward

5&6      Step back R (still facing right diagonal), step ball of L beside R, step R in place/slightly        back

7&8      Step back L, step ball of R beside L, step L in place/slightly back

9-16 STEP-BALL-STEP (OR SHUFFLES) FORWARD & BACK (LEFT DIAGONAL)

1&2      Step R forward [10:30], step ball of L beside R, step R in place/slightly forward

3&4      Step L forward [10:30], step ball of R beside L, step L in place/slightly forward

5&6      Step back R (still facing left diagonal), step ball of L beside R, step R in place/slightly back

7&8      Step back L, step ball of R beside L, step L in place/slightly back

17-24 BALL STEPS CIRCLING RIGHT, CROSS FULL TURN

1&2&3& Turn 1/4 right step R forward, step ball of L behind R (X3) (making a full circle right)

4          1/4 turn right step forward R [12:00]

&5        Small step L to left, cross R over L (knees bent)

6-8        Full turn left on both feet (weight ending on L)

            (on count 8 place palms together in front of chest like in a prayer/traditional Asian greeting)

25-28 SIDE, POINT BEHIND, ARM POSES

1-2        Step R to side, point L behind and to the right of R

                (Hand styling: Palms together in front of chest for count 1; on count 2 open and extend right to lower right

                diagonal, left to upper left diagonal, palms up; head turned to look at R hand)

3-4        Curl fingers in (3), turn wrists until palms face forward to their respective sides (4)

                (look up at left hand on count 4)

Have Fun!