Meg's Leapin'

Each 32 block reverses lead leg so you are good to go on the left to repeat - I just explained each one beginning on the right lead. Further details on some moves at the bottom. Sorry I am super wordy, but I figured it was best to err on the side of too much explanation than confuse people - especially those who are new.

• March up right for 3 counts with knee lift and clap on count 4 - 2 times up (8 counts) (first lift left knee, then march left foot for 3 and lift right knee on count 8) - arms punching down
• Step touch 4 times (8 counts) - once warmed up, option to take it to a Power Step Touch (leap side to side and the 'touch/tap' goes slightly behind the lead foot - like a 'Speed Skate' move, arms swing and follow the lead leg which jumps)
• Mambo right 2 times - option to take the second mambo sideways so your feet are wide, facing front - same movement as mambo, just one front, then one sideways - this is stolen from cardio salsa class!). Cha cha cha after 2nd mambo to reverse lead (8 counts)
• Circle march backwards over the left shoulder 360 degrees back to your starting point (of course taking it up to a jog back when you're warmed up. (8 counts)

2nd 32 Counts

• Leap* right foot (towards upper right corner) 2X. (4 counts).
• V-step right 3X (12 counts) - arms lateral raise
• Stomp** 2X right foot (4 counts) Hop around in a circle 360 degrees on the right foot (4 more counts)
• Kick forward with the left foot, right foot... 4X - both arms moving up (starting at your sides - moving up so they're horizontal) together with legs. Travel backwards as you're kicking forward. (8 counts)

3rd 32 Counts

• Chasse*** 2X (As you chasse right, at the end of the 4 counts - you should have the left foot behind the right and be facing the left wall, chasse again and end FACING RIGHT WALL) (8 counts)
• March/jog towards right wall (arms press up - maybe clap) (8 counts)
• Flash**** once towards right wall - step backwards with left foot to reverse, flash again towards front of the room, stepping back again on left foot. (8 counts)
• Lunge backwards left foot, right foot... 4x facing front (8 counts) (I have arms going up, but can do tricep kick back to - just harder to make the move as intense with tricep kick back arms)

4th 32 Counts

• Slow jumping jack 2x (8 counts) - emphasize pulling arms back down and in with abs - jumping out and curling back in through abs. some call this "jack abs" - switch lead
• Grapevine up towards left corner, up towards right corner (8 counts) - option to shuffle instead, but there's already a lot of high impact in the routine, so I left it a grapevine.
• Double hamstring curl 2x (8 counts) (you're on left lead now, so step with the left food and curl the right ham 2x, then curl left ham 2x. As you're doing this move - option to add a little pivot forward - picture that instead of curling the right ham, tapping the right foot on the floor where you started and curling again, pivot body to face the left side of the room as you curl and place that right tap in front of you, then curl again and come back to where you started. curl left ham pivoting forward to face right side of room.
• Heel digs traveling backward (slow or "power" fast heels) (8 counts)

Explanations:

* Leap - Right foot goes forward and jump on count 1, left foot steps near it on count 2, leap again with right foot on count 3 - arms out and up - just like a ballerina leaping.

** Stomp - just like it sounds, stomp with right foot on count 1, weight shifts back to left foot count 2, stomp again on count 3, then on count 5, hop around in a circle over the right shoulder so the left foot swings around following clockwise. Arms - right hand out, palm to the ceiling, push hand out as you stomp, then keep hand out so arms leads as you hop in the circle - a full 360 degree hopping on EACH of the 4 cts. A great fun easy way to change lead leg in 8 counts - as you complete the 4 count circle hop - you are ready to go on the left leg and also have the momentum to kick the left leg.

*** Chasse - Most probably don't need this explanation - but I did come across a colleague recently who didn't know this move - so I'm going to give it just in case since it's not in the dictionary. Step touch right 2X - moving right for the entire 4 counts - arms swing and make a big counter clockwise circle, start at 7 o'clock, end at 5 or 3 o'clock in the 4 counts. Change the double step touch to quick steps in the middle - like a cha cha cha almost - it's high impact. On count 4, the left foot should be behind the right and facing slightly toward left wall.

**** Flash - I found it from someone else here - Thanks bunches, I don't remember where it was. It's just like a Power V-step - jump forward, feet out wide on count one, step back (I reverse lead here) on counts 3 and 4. As you jump up, arms swing out like you're opening your trench coat, close the coat back up one arm at a time as your legs come back on counts 3 and 4. My group loved this and was cracking up.

Questions - email! This is definetly an intermediate to advanced routine - both for intensity as well as complexity. But if you don't take some of the options it can be adapted to be easier.

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