“I’m Beginning to See The Light”

            Well, I never cared much for moonlit skies
 Turn left on “Well” and bring right arm up with hand up; then bring arm down with a flip of the hand downward on the word “never.”

I never wink back at fireflies
Cock left shoulder forward and back on “wink back” then flip finger with thumb on “fire flies” (first right hand, then left hand)

But now that the stars are in your eyes
Bring both arms down in front of you with hands up.

I’m beginning to see the light, the light.
No planned moves.... just keep body involved in the music.

            I never went in for afterglow
 No planned moves.... just keep body involved in the music.

            or candlelight on the mistletoe
No planned moves … just keep body involved in the music.

             But now as you turn the lights down low 
Turn slightly to left and move right-hand starting at shoulder height in downward motion on “lights down low.”

             I’m beginning to see the light.
 Turn back into chorus position.

CHORUS (1^st time)

            Now I used to ramble through the park
Left hand level with floor in front on you and lean left. (Plant hand on “used”)

            Shadow boxing in the dark
Right hand level with floor in front on you and lean right. (Plant hand on “shadow”)

            Then you came and caused a spark
Bring both hands up shoulder height and flip them facing out with fingers spread on “spark.”

             That’s a four-alarm fire now.
Press open hands at side of head facing forward and use shoulders in 3 beats on “four alarm  fire   now”  starting with right shoulder.

            No I never made love by lantern shine
Bring hands down on “No I” and just stay involved in the music.

            I never saw rainbows in my wine
No planned move – just stay involved in the music.

            But now that your lips are burning mine
Wave right hand toward lips (as if to cool down) – down, up, down

            I’m beginning to see the light (“light” slides into first beat of the chorus)
No planned move – just stay involved in the music.

 CHORUS (2^nd time)

(Slide........... - 1/8^th rest) Used to ramble through the park
Turn on slide and walk left two steps forward starting on the downbeat BEFORE the word “used,” then two steps back.

            Shadow boxing in the dark
Turn back forward on basses “shadow” and do a short boxing jab with left fist on “box” and with right fist on “ing”; then left thumb at nose on “in the” and extended right arm forward with closed fist (mimic a boxing punch) on “dark.”

            Then you came and caused a spark that’s a four-alarm fire now.  WOW!
Bring both hands up shoulder height and flip them facing out with fingers spread on the appropriate word for your ROW....

 Front row       “SPARK”

2^nd row            “FOUR”

3^rd row            “FIRE”

                        4^th row             “NOW”

Everyone cross hands with closed fists just over your head and open back up on WOW!… throwing hands out and high above your head.

            Never made love by lantern shine
Bring arms down on “Never” flipping hands in a downward motion.

            Never saw rainbows in my wine
Turn body slightly to the right on “in my” and mimic drinking from a wineglass (tip head back a little, but keep face/eyes forward) on “wine.”

            Now that your lips are burning mine
Move shoulders separately forward and back with each emphasis on “bur hur ning mine”

            I’m beginning to see the light
No planned move – just stay involved in the music.

            I’m beginning to see the light....
Reach right hand out diagonal to the right above head looking in that direction

            See the light....
Reach left hand out diagonal to the left just above eye level looking in that direction

            See the light........................................ to drop-off
Right hand out diagonal to the right at shoulder height looking in that direction (but keeping an eye on Lynnell); then drop right hand to bent right knee and drop head on the vocal fall off of “light” AFTER Director Lynnell has cut us off.

"JUMP, JIVE, AND WAIL"

8 Steps…..

1.      Step out on “Baby”

2.      Sell……. Come on inside

3.      Smooth steam

4.      Freeze pose

5.      Soft to loud twice

6.      High hands – lean back

7.      Start soft on syncopation, then build to mp and ff

8.      Sell with energy through the end of the song

Bop Bop . . .

Ad lib movement – lots of energy!

Baby, baby it looks like it’s gonna hail.  Bop Bop. . .

Split move to center – step/lean out on “Baby” with outside shoulder turned toward center of chorus (keeping face forward looking over shoulder).  Step back into place on "Bop, Bop"

Baby, baby it looks like it’s gonna hail.  Bop Bop. . .

Repeat above move.

You better come inside and let me show ya how to Jive.  Bop Bop. . .   Oh

SELL ! !   Ad lib move on “come inside”

Ya gotta Jump, Jive, an then you wail.  (Repeat 5 times) . . .   away, wail away.

Lift and set hands at chest level on the rest after “Ya gotta,” then smoothly move hands Right to Left on " jump, jive and wail" – like a stream.  Re-set hands with a slight lift each time you start a new direction.  Bring hands up and down on the last “wail away.”

Well a woman is a woman and a man ain’t nothin’ but a.. man, Oh yea he’s just a

            1^st freeze pose on “woman”

Well now – you know a woman is a woman and a man ain’t nothin’ but a… Oh yea he’s just a low-down man.

            2^nd freeze pose on “woman”

But there is one thing about him, he knows how to jump and wail….. and wail

        3^rd freeze pose on “one thing.”

Ya gotta Jump, (rest) Jive, (rest) then ya wail. (Repeat 4 times)  Oh yeah – ya gotta wail away

Soft – Loud – Soft – Loud.  Start soft on 1^st repeat, then loud on 2^nd repeat; then soft again on the 3^rd repeat and loud on the last repeat.

Ya gotta (Bass) Jump (everyone) Jump, Jive and Wail….  (Repeat 4 times)

Start hands at knees and bring up body and shake above head on “wail”  

Ya gotta Jump Jump Jive and then ya gotta wail away.  Oh yeah ya gotta wail away  (Repeat 2)

Ad lib moves.  Sell!!

Ya gotta (syncopated between parts) Jump, Jump, Jive, Jive then ya wail.  (Repeat 2)

Start soft and build to loud.  As lib moves.  Energy!

Ya gota (rest) Jump, Jive and Wail away…. Wail away!

Continue ad lib moves with energy.  

Hands up on last “wail away” depend on which row you’re on…..  Front row low in front on you…. Rows 2 & 3 at sides of head… 4^th row high above your head.

"Oh, You Beautiful Doll"

     Fire……, my heart’s on fire!

Turn Left on “I love you so,” drag/point Right foot on “so” and swing arm as strut rhythm begins.  

Oh, Woah woah you bee-you-ti-ful doll, you gar-rate (huh), big (ah) bee-you-ti-ful doll. My darlin’

Turn back to front position and bend down and slap thighs on “Oh,” throw R hip on ^st woah, bend on 2^nd woah, throw L hip on “you,” bend on “bee-you”, throw R hip on “tiful,” bend on “doll,” throw L hip on “ga…reat”  
Right side of chorus does a high pop to the R (with outside arm up and inside arm out at waist) on the beat after “gareat” (on huh)
Left side of chorus does a high pop to the L (with outside arm up and inside arm out at waist) on the beat after “big”(on huh). 
Rainbow arms down on "bee-you-tiful doll."

 Lemme put my ever lovin’ arms around you.  Honey, I’m so glad I found you!  Oh

Drag to center on “lemme.”  Ad lib lean to center move on “Honey.”   Step back in place (A-tempo) on “I’m so glad I found you.”   “Oh” with ad lib exaggerated hands move

You beautiful doll, you great, big beautiful doll.

Never ever leave me or my heart will ache

Peel off R to L.  Lean back, take R arm/hand to forehead; (Keep your face foreward and eyes on Lynnell.)

C’mon and hug me baby, I won’t break 

Peel off L to R.  Stand up and gesture ad lib “come on.”

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh           Woah, Woah, Woah, Woah

Peel off in 4 sections R to L.  Hands on top of legs on the "Oh’s" (Don't slap legs.)

Peel off in 4 sections L to R.  Hands explode up to face on the "Woah’s"

Oh you beautiful, simply marvelous

Continue ad lib in character.

Oh you beautiful, great big beautiful doll…….. Oh you ever lovin – in’ doll. 

Go into groups (vignettes) and stay there in character on “Oh you beautiful, great big beautiful doll.”  [Lynnell will cut everyone off except the basses, who continue to hold “doll”]   Stay in vignette until “LOVIN” and then stand up and take outside arm to inside shoulder on the slide of “…IN.”  Open and drag arm in front of body slowly on the final “DOLL.”  (Plant on the “D” of doll)  Hold arm up and out until Lynnell cuts us off….. then, on her cue, lift and bring arm down to side and face audience for applause.)
 

             “Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na”
Start on right foot and keep time by stepping in place and swinging arms up and down bent at the elbows.

             “Dut dut da da da da dut.
Step out with right foot and stop with arms at side on the first “Dut” (restate body); then bring left foot in next to right foot with a stomp on the last “dut” before the two (2) claps.

             “It’s Saturday night and the moon in out”
Step two (2) times to the left raising and lowering left arm shoulder height and bent at the elbow on “Saturday” and “moon.”

             “I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout”
Step two (2) times to the right raising and lowering right arm in a hitch-hiker motion with thumb out on “head” and “Twist.” (you should be back to your original place on the riser)

            “Find a two-step partner”
Bend knees a little; take outside arm and sweep it across to your waist and take a short bow, leaving your head up and facing slightly toward the audience (we don’t want to lose our sound)

             “and a Cajun beat”
Lean back a little with knees bent on “Cajun” then clap inside hands with your partner in a“high 5” motion on the word “beat.”

             “When it lifts me up”
Raise up on balls of feet on “lifts” and pivot back forward lifting shoulders with arms loosely at sides.  Land on “up.”

             “I’m gonna find my feet.”
Put fists on hips and step out with outside foot and touch your heel down on “find” and back on “feet.”  (Front row crosses other foot when they bring their foot back, and touches toe on “feet”) 

             “Out in the middle of a big dance floor”
Bend both knees in a slight squat and gracefully sweep right arm out and to the right (hand up) for the entire phrase.

             “when I hear that fiddle”
Put left hand at left ear on “hear” with hand open and thumb out, leaning a little to the left with left knee bent, right knee straight and right hip out.  (Front row mimics playing a fiddle with an up/down/up right-hand motion)

            “wanna beg for more.”
Stand back up in chorus position clasping hands together chest level and bend knees slightly on “beg” then stand up and bring hands forward and to sides on "for more".

             “Wanna dance to a bank from Lou-zee-ann tonight.”
Keep time in place starting with right foot on “dance” with left hand on stomach and right arm up to a square to mimic dancing, stopping on “tonight” before the claps and stomps. 

Soloist (Jeanie) steps forward to mic (if there is one) to sing 1^st verse.
Chorus maintains eye contact with the audience and sings -ooh- behind Jeanie’s solo, staying involved by continuing to move body to keep time and using fun facial expression.  (Use your eyes and face toexpress the words Jeanie is singing)

             “And it’s Saturday night.......”
Repeat above choreography for chorus.

Quartet steps forward to mic (if there is one) to sing 2^nd verse.
Chorus does not -ooh-, but continues to stay involved in the song by keeping time with body and fun facial expressions relating to the words quartet is singing.

             “And it’s Saturday night......”
Repeat above choreo for chorus.

             “Na na na na na na na. Tonight!
Stay straight with arms at side through the “na na’s” – use head and face for expression and movement.  Split move on “Tonight!” – take outside arm and bend across body to opposite shoulder then flip it out and up with open hand.

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