Gumboot’s Gut

Standard

Right, left, clap, thigh, left, clap, thigh, right

Step, two, clap, thigh, left, clap, thigh, right

Foot, three, clap, slap, left, clap, thigh, eight

And, four, clap, slap, left, clap, thigh,

right—

 

left, right, clap, thigh, left, clap, (hold)

right, left, right, clap, thigh, left, clap, (break)

three, two, three, clap, thigh, left, clap, (gap)

tri-pe-let, clap, slap, left, clap, (   )—

 

right, left, clap, thigh, left, clap, thigh

stomp, two, clap, thigh, left, clap, thigh

down, two, clap, slap, left, clap, se’en

foot, foot, clap, slap, foot, clap, thigh—

 

right, clap, thigh, left, clap

right, clap, slap, left, clap

right, clap, slap, left, five

foot, clap, slap, foot, clap

 

clap, thighs, clap, thighs, clap, thighs, clap, thighs, clap, thighs, clap, thighs, clap, thighs, clap, thighs

clap, palms

clap, thighs, two, thighs, three, thighs, four, thighs, five, thighs, six, thighs, se’en, thighs, eight, thighs

clap, none

hands, pat, two, pat, three, pat, four, pat, five, pat, six, pat, se’en, pat, eight, pat

hands, up

clap, thighs, clap, one

clap, thighs, clap, thighs, clap, two

clap, thighs, clap, thighs, clap, thighs, clap, three

clap, lap, clap, lap, clap, two

clap, lap, clap, lap, clap, lap, clap, cross

clap, lap, clap, one

clap, cake, clap, cake, clap, cake, clap, both

clap, cake, clap, right

clap, cake, clap, cake, clap, left

thighs, clap, cross, butterfly

two, clap, cross, butterfly

three, clap, cross, butterfly

 

(Because to deconstruct a dance you must first deconstruct the body—to deconstruct the body you must first deconstruct the brain—to deconstruct the brain you must first deconstruct the idea of weight and let weight take you—heavy and light at once, because who can say which is better? And if you have no more separateness, when they find you dancing on the clock, who can say you were ever wrong?)