Luck Be a Lady

Guys & Dolls 2010 Luck Be A Lady Choreography

Footwork with Counts Posture, Gesturing, Arm Movement [Sky sings] They call you Lady Luck. But there is room for doubt. - Gangsters standing around Sky listening and “Doubt”  Hands on hips or chin looking like you responding. question something. - “Doubt”  Arm Movement [Sky sings] At times you have a very unladylike way of running out. - Gangsters standing around Sky listening and “Running Out”  Arm scans outward towards responding. audience, Arm straight and at chest height. - “Running Out”  Arm Movement [Sky sings] You’re on this date with me. The pickings have been lush. And yet before this evening is over you might give me the brush. - Gangsters standing around Sky listening and “Brush”  Brush your shoulders off and move responding. around stage. - “Brush”  Arm Movement [Sky sings] You might forget your manners. You might refuse to stay…. And so the best that I can do is pray. --Instrumental-- - Gangsters standing around Sky listening and Torso bent over, but w/straight back. responding. Hands w/palms facing down, by waste. - Prepare for Audition dancing at “pray”. - (1 and) Rock R, (2 and )Rock L, (3 and) Rock R, (4 and) Rock L - (1 and) Rock R,, (2 and )Rock L, (3 and) Rock R, (4 and) Rock L

Luck Be A Lady Tonight…. (Luck) Point R Straight across L Arms Bent up by chest Manly. (Be A) Point R Straight back diagonally Arms swinging w/rhythm of music. (Lady Tonight) Pas de Boure R-L-R (Fast Instrumental) 1—2—and—3—and—4—and (1) Point L Straight across R Arms Bent up by chest  Manly. (2 and) Point L Straight back diagonally Arms swinging w/rhythm of music. (3 and 4 and) Pas de Boure L-R-L Guys & Dolls 2010 Luck Be A Lady Tonight… (Luck) Step R on L Diagonal Arms Bent up by chest  Manly. (Be a) Lunge turn around L shoulder Arms swing w/lunge turns. (Lady) Step R on Back Diagonal (Tonight) Lunge turn around L shoulder back to front (Fast Instrumental) 1—2—and—3—and—4—and Box Step: Arms Bent up by chest  Manly. (1) Cross R over L Arms swing w/rhythm of music. (2 and) Step back w/L (3 and) Step out w/R (4 and) Cross L over R Luck If You’ve Ever Been A Lady to Begin with…. (Luck) Cross R over L front During grapevine, have thumbs underneath (If You’ve) Step out w/L suspenders. (Ever) Cross R behind L During slide L arm should raise up w/R arm, L (Been A) Step out w/L should be higher than R. (Lady) Cross R over L front Drop arms during ball change. (to Begin) Slide Stage L w/R leg dragging (with…) Ball Change R-L Luck Be A Lady Tonight… Step on R first… Arms bent up by chest  manly. Step-Kick alternating off stage… Arms swinging opposite of kicks. [Sky] (1) Luck let a gentleman see. (2) How nice a dame you can be. (3) I’ve seen the way you’ve treated other guys you’ve been with…. (4) Luck be a lady with me.

- All Gesturing… (1) = 2 guys step forward, manly (2) = BJ walks up and flirts w/1 guy (3) = 1st guy turns around and cleans up, BJ walks over to other guy and flirts (4) Sky take charge and get a hold of BJ [Sky] (1) A lady doesn’t leave her escort…. (2) It isn’t fair, it isn’t nice. (3) A lady doesn’t wander all over the room, (4) And blow on some other guy’s dice. - All Gesturing. (1) Sky walk to Stage R, Gangsters follow mockingly w/thumbs under suspenders. (2) Sky turn around to Gangsters, Gangsters stand up straight and nod in agreement. (3) Sky walk to Stage L, BJ Walk like girl mockingly behind while guys laugh and joke. Sky turn around at “room”  guys straighten up. (4) Sky grab a hold of BJ. Other guys pretend to blow on and roll dice on ground. Guys & Dolls 2010 [Sky & Gangsters at End] So let’s keep the party polite Never get out of my sight. - (let’s) L Kick Front - Arms should swing manly during kick- - (keep) R Kick Back jumps. - (the party) L Kick Front - Arms should be open and big during side - (po-lite) Ball Change L-R slide/drag. - End in slide/drag to stage R [Sky & Gangsters at End] Stick with me baby, I’m the fellow you came in with…. (1) Luck be a lady… Luck be a lady…. Luck be a lady tonight. - Sky & Gangsters: Facing Stage R, looking - During Rocking L hand in pocket, R hand on at audience. brim of hat. - Rock Audience  Away (8x) - During Pivot bounces have hands flat like on - (1) Pivot w/weight on L foot, moving R foot: a table at waist height. Audience  Away - During “tonight” have thumbs under - (2) Pivot w/weight on L foot, moving R foot: suspenders. Audience  Away - Keep thumbs under suspenders for turn. - “Luck be a Lady” Pivot w/weight on L foot, - End w/hands on knees, like supporting moving R foot: Audience  Away weight. - “Tonight” = 4counts = jumpy kicks backwards step R-L-R-L - Turn R-L-R, Step L [Gangsters] Luck be a lady tonight. Luck be a lady tonight. Luck, if you’ve ever been a lady to begin with. Luck be a lady tonight. *Repeat Audition piece in exact same directions. *Repeat Audition piece in exact same directions. [Sky & Gangsters Echoing] Luck let a gentleman see, Luck let a gentleman see. - Grape Vine 4x: L-R, L-R, L-R, L-R - Arms out to side very Fred Astaire during - “See” = Turn on R leg, Drag L Grape Vine. - Gangsters Grape Vine 4x: L-R, L-R, L-R, L- - Arms straight and on diagonal on turn. R r arm should be up, L arm down. - Gangsters “See” = Turn on R leg, Drag L

[Sky & Gangsters Echoing] How nice a dame you can be, How nice a dame you can be. - Sky: Kneel on R w/L forward and lean on - Sky: Fix collar, gesture w/arms. leg. - Gangsters: Pray - Gangsters: Kneel on R w/L forward and lean on leg. Guys & Dolls 2010 [Sky & Gangsters Echoing] (1) I know the way you’ve treated other guys you’ve been with. (2) Luck me a lady…. (3) Luck be a lady with me. - (1) BJ go up and sit on Sky’s knee, Sky - During Just Gangsters Ball Change have react. hands behind back. - (2) Gangsters Ball Change L-R, L, R heel - During Sky & Gangsters Ball Change have - Gangsters Ball Change R-L, R, L heel hands in pockets. - (3) Sky & Gangsters Ball Change L-R, L, R - End “with me” looking hopeful. heel - Sky & Gangsters Ball Change R-L, R, L heel - “Me”  Gangsters to new positions (straight line) [Sky] (1) A lady wouldn’t flirt with strangers (2) She’d have a heart, she’d have a soul (3) A lady wouldn’t make little snake eyes at me (4) When I’ve got my life on this roll - Gangsters are going to be popping up their heels in sync. - R hand is on brim of hat, L hand is in L pocket. - (1-2) Lift up R Heel first…. 8 x - Gangsers: Same hand positioning…. - (3-4) Gangsters should be singing “roll em” lines.

[Gangsters in Background] Roll em, Roll em, Roll em snake eyes Roll em, Roll em, Roll em! - Gangsters in Background: Pound fist for every “roll em”  “snake eyes” throw your dice out w/palm facing downwards. - 4 Gangsters run forward and prep on knee  4 other Gangsters run forward and Leap Frog over the others.

[Sky & Gangsters Echoing] (1) So let’s keep the party polite, (2) Let’s keep the party polite. Guys & Dolls 2010 - (1) Sky does a meek box step *While sky does this the gangsters should walk up to new positions. - (2) Gangsters: R Chaine Turn  R,L, Heel-Click in air *Land w/L knee on ground behind, and R knee up

[Sky & Gangsters Echoing] (1) Never get out of my sight. (2) Never get out of my sight.

- (1) Gangsters spin on knees to opposite side of stage. - (2) Sky does fancy jump / spin  Gangsters take off hats dramatic downstage and lift back onto head

[Sky & Gangsters Echoing] (1) Stick here, baby, stick here, baby. (2) Stick with me, baby, I’m the fellow you came in with.

- Gangsters all facing stage L. - Gangsters: R hand on brim of hat, but all the way forward so audience can see face. - Same rocks towards audience & away as before!

[Sky & Gangsters Echoing] (1) Luck be a lady. (2) *Luck be a lady. (3) Luck be a lady. (4) *Luck be a lady. (5) Luck be a lady tonight. (What’s the matter, roll the dice, roll the dice…) (6) Coming out, coming out, coming out. Right! Guys & Dolls 2010 (1) R chaine turn (1) bring hat to chest + hold it

(2) Sway w/hat at chest, starting R (2) hat at chest, hold hat out to opposite side of sway (3) box step towards the L: R cross, back, open, step L (3) Hat back on head

(4) Big Kicks starting w/R kicking (4) Hands w/suspenders

(5) crouched walking into new formation (5) fist in hand like “roll em”

(6) 3 heel clicks  kneeling (6) hands on hat while heel clicking  1 hand on hat and 1 arm out towards audience at end