The Electric Slide is a four wall line dance set to the hit song, "Electric Boogie," which hit the States in 1976 when it was created by Ric Silver at a New York Dance Club called VAMPS.The dance is a favorite at weddings, bat mitzvahs, school dances, and just about any place where people want to dance and have a good time.If you want to hit the dance floor instead of the punch bowl, you have to learn the Electric Slide first.
Step 1: With your right foot, move to the right.
Taking one step after each beat is what you should be doing.You should take a step to the right with your right foot.The first step is to do a grapevine to the right.
Step 2: You can cross it behind your right with your left foot.
It's called the grapevine because you'll be one foot behind the other.Every time you take a step, you can put your arms into it.It's up to you how much you want to get into it, because in the "Electric Boogie" video you can see that the dancers are really pumping their arms, almost as if they were doing "Running Man" with them.
Step 3: Step right with your right foot.
You will not cross your feet with this.
Step 4: Close your feet together, then tap your left foot on the right foot.
You don't have to put your weight on the foot by tapping the ground with your left foot.You should keep the weight on the right foot because you'll be taking your next step with your left foot.You can clap your hands if you tap your feet.You just completed a grapevine to the right!The moves are set out in steps four and five.If you want to simplify this dance, instead of weaving one foot behind the other, you can simply step the right foot and the left foot together, and repeat.Instead of grapevine, you would do a step-tap.This move should be done on the left side if you choose it.
Step 5: You should step to the left with your left foot.
The steps in Steps 1-4 are on the left side.
Step 6: You have to walk behind your left foot to get to the left with the right foot.
Step 7: You should step left with your left foot.
You will be able to uncross your feet again.
Step 8: Close your feet together, then tap your right foot on the left foot.
Keeping your weight on the left foot, tap the ground with your right foot.Great job!The grapevine is on your left side.
Step 9: Stand with your right foot.
The process of taking three steps backwards begins with this.As you take your steps, count off 1, 2, 3, and 4 to the music.
Step 10: Step back with your left foot.
Step 11: Stand with your right foot.
Step 12: Next to your right foot is your left foot.
The weight should be on your right foot.If you keep your weight off the tapping foot, you can add a knee-lift, kick, toe-point-and-hip- lift.
Step 13: With your left foot, move forward.
Step 14: Bring your right foot behind your left foot, and then use your big toe to walk.
Many people will do a deep lunge with the left knee, touching the floor with their right hand, instead of tapping their foot.Others just close their feet.
Step 15: Stand with your right foot.
It's like rocking back and forth.
Step 16: In front of your right foot, tap your left foot.
Step 17: You should move forward with your left foot.
Get your hips and arms ready to do the "pivot and brush" when you turn left.This is actually a hop and the turn happens in the air.The brush step was added later.
Step 18: As you turn yourself to the left, hop on your left foot.
This is a quarter turn.When you turn to the left, your left shoulder goes back and your right shoulder comes forward.You can kick your right foot up a bit and brush the ground as you transition to the new position; just kick whichever foot is in back to make sure it is on the left foot again.Many will clap their hands or do a knee lift with the right knee.
Step 19: The music fades after these steps are repeated.
Start with the first step.You and the rest of the group will face a new direction each time you repeat, and you will turn 90 degrees after every 18-step cycle.Once you can do it in one direction, all you have to do is repeat it until the music stops.
Step 20: You can do a grapevine to the right.
Agrapevine is a series of sidestepping in one direction, crossing in front or behind with the other foot, then stepping to the side again.Below is a more detailed breakdown.To do the grapevine on the right, count 1, 2, 3, and 4 to the beat of the music.
Step 21: You can do a grapevine to the left.
This is the same as the grapevine, except it's to the left.The grapevine should be left if you count 1, 2, 3, and 4 to the beat of the music.
Step 22: You have to take 3 steps backwards.
The grapevine steps are conceptually similar to this part.As you walk, count 1, 2, 3, and 4 to the music.
Step 23: Step forward and backward, then tap your foot.
The boogie-dip move is a fun way to transition between turns.
Step 24: Go forward and turn left.
If you want to repeat the process, count 1 and 2 to the beat of the music.Take another quarter turn and repeat until the music is over.