Giddy Up, Get Down
Choreographed by Simon Ward🇦🇺 & Maddison Glover🇦🇺
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Step Sheet
64 Count, 2 Wall
10/31/2025
Dance starts on vocals after the crack of the whip on the word “Once”.
Full turn R, Chasse R, Cross/rock L, Recover R, ¾ turn L
1-2
Step right to right side turning ¼ turn right 3.00, Step left back turning ½ turn right 9.00
3&4
Make a further ¼ turn right stepping right to right side, Step left beside right, Step right to right side 12.00
5-6
Cross/rock left over right, Recover weight back on right 12.00
7-8
Step left to left side turning ¼ turn left 9.00, Step right back turning ½ turn left 3.00
Shuffle back L, Shuffle back R, L coaster/cross, R side, L touch, L side, R touch
1&2
Step left back at left, Cross/step back right over left, Step left back at left 3.00 (small steps)
3&4
Step right back at right, Cross/step back left over right, Step right back at right 3.00 (small steps)
(open your shoulders back on the above shuffles for styling)
5&6
Step left back, Step right beside left, Cross/step left over right 3.00
&7&8
Step right to right side, Touch left beside right, Step left to left side, Touch right beside left 3.00
R side, Hold & drag L, L behind, R side, Cross/step L, R side, L recover, Cross/step R, ¼ R
1-2
Large step right to right side, Hold whilst dragging left heel towards right 3.00
&3-4
Step left behind right, Step right to right side, Cross/step left over right 3.00
5-6
Rock/step right to right side, Recover weight onto left 3.00
7-8
Cross/step right over left, Step left to left side turning ¼ turn right 6.00
R back, Hold & drag L, L ball change, Step L forward, Heel switches, Cross/step L
1-2
Large step back on right, Hold whilst dragging left heel back 6.00
&3-4
Step ball of left back, Recover weight onto right, Step left forward 6.00
5&6&
Touch right heel forward, Step right beside left, Touch left heel forward, Step left beside right 6.00
7&8
Touch right heel forward, Step right beside left, Cross/step left over right 6.00
**Restart here on Walls 3 & 5 facing back wall
R samba whisk, L samba whisk, Walk around ¾ R with R cross chasse
1&2
Step right to right side, Rock/step ball of left behind right, Recover weight onto right 6.00 (Samba style)
3&4
Step left to left side, Rock/step ball of right behind left, Recover weight onto left 6.00 (Samba style)
5-6
Step right to right turning ¼ turn right, Step left forward turning 1/8 turn right 10.30 (walk around)
7&8
Turn a further 3/8 turn right cross/stepping right over left, Step left to left side, Cross/step right over left 3.00
L samba whisk, R samba whisk, L fwd at diagonal, ½ L, L coaster step
1&2
Step left to left side, Rock/step ball of right behind left, Recover weight onto left 3.00 (Samba style)
3&4
Step right to right side, Rock/step ball of left behind right, Recover weight onto right 3.00 (Samba style)
5-6
Turn ⅛ L stepping left forward 1.30, Step right back turning ½ turn left 7.30
7-8
Step left back, Step right beside left, Step left forward 7.30
R Botafogo traveling fwd, L Botafogo traveling fwd, R jazz-box turning ¼ R
1&2&
Travelling forward - Cross/step right over left, Rock/step left to left, Recover weight onto right 7.30 (Samba style)
3&4
Travelling forward - Cross/step left over right, Rock/step right to right, Recover weight onto left 7.30 (Samba style)
5-6
Cross/step right over left, Step left back turning ¼ turn right 10.30
7-8
Step right to right side, Step left forward 10.30
Samba fallaway diamond ½ turn R, V step with arms turning 1/8 R, Cross/step L
1&2&
Cross/step right over left, Step left slightly to left turning ¼ turn right, Step right back 1.30
3&4&
Step left behind right, Step right to right side turning ¼ turn right, Step left forward 4.30
5
Step right forward to right diagonal (arm option: swinging right arm out)
6
Step left forward to left diagonal (arm option: swinging left arm out) 4.30
7
Step right back turning 1/8 turn right to 6.00 (arm option: placing right hand across upper-body)
8
Cross/step left over right (arm option: placing left hand across right) 6.00
Tag: At the end of Wall 2 (facing front wall) -
1-4
Step right to right side(1), Touch left beside right (2), Step left to left side(3), Touch right beside left and clap twice (&4)
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Reviews
Carly Wells
10/3/2025
Raz Friman
10/31/2025
We learned it this week! So fun!!
C Farrelly
11/1/2025
Erin Higgins
11/6/2025
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19-20 September 2025.
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Set against the stunning backdrop of the Rydges Resort, it truly was a line dance dream: inspiring workshops, lively socials, and unforgettable moments dancing among the vineyards.
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Set against the stunning backdrop of the Rydges Resort, it truly was a line dance dream: inspiring workshops, lively socials, and unforgettable moments dancing among the vineyards.
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