SWEET NOTHIN’S JIVE 


REVISED – June 3, 2003 

CHOREO: Bob & Gerry Tevlin, 4938 Ben Myr Drive, House Springs, MO 63051, (636) - 942-4052 

EMAIL: bobandgerry@stlouisrounds.com 

RECORD: Sweet Nothins MCA #60069 (Original release 1959) Artist: Brenda Lee Flip 
of: I Want To Be Wanted 

FOOTWORK: Opposite footwork unless otherwise noted (Women’s footwork in parentheses) 

RHYTHM: Jive RAL PHASE: IV +1 (Whip Turn) Time @ 43 RMP- 2:23 

SEQUENCE: INTRO –A – A - B – A – ENDING 

MEAS INTRODUCTION 

1-4 (M whisper in her ear) CP Wait ; – start with meas 1 part A on the word “ear” 

Wait CP 1 meas M- L (W- R) is free. 

PART A 

1-16 
CHASSE L & R; CHG R - L ~ L - R;;; LINK RK ~ JIVE WLKS ;;; SWIVL WLK 4; 
THROWAWAY; DBL RK ; CHICKEN WLKS;; (2 slo – 4 qks) 
CHG L - R ~ LINK RK;;; RK REC RUN 2; 

[Chasses L & R] M sd cl, sd L, sd cl, sd R; – to SCP [ Chg Plcs R -L] M rk bk L to SCP, rec R, 
sd L/cl R, sd L trng ¼ LF; sd and fwd R/cl L, sd R, (W Rk bk R to SCP, rec L, sd R/cl L, fwd R 
trng up to ¾ RF under joined hnds; Sd and slightly bk L/cl R, sd and bk L, [Chg plcs L -R] M rk 
bk L, rec R, sd L/cl R, sd L trng ¼ RF; sd R.cl L, sd R, (W rk bk R, rec L, fwd R/cl L, fwd R trng 
¾ LF under joined lead hnds; sd L/cl R, sd L,[Link Rk] M rk bk L, rec R, small chasse fwd L/R, 
L; sd R/L, R to SCP fcg LOD, [Jive Wlks] M rk bk L, rec R to SCP, fwd R/L, R; fwd R/L,R, 
[Swvl wlks] Wk fwd 4 qk steps placing each foot in front of the other; in SCP [Throwaway] M 
sd L/cl R, sd L, sd R/cl L, sd R making up to ¼ LF trn on triples; (W pick up R/L, R, sd and bk 
L/cl R, sd L making up to ½ trn on the triples; [Dbl Rk] rk bk L, rec R, rk bk L, rec R; 
[Chicken Wlks] M w lead hnds held M palm is up step bk, bk; - bk, bk, bk, bk; (W with lead 
hnds held W palm is down swvl fwd, swvl fwd; - swvl fwd, swvl fwd, swvl fwd, swvl fwd;) 
[Chg Plcs L - R] Repeat meas 3 1/2 part A [ Link Rk] Repeat meas 5 ½ of part A ending in 
SCP fcg LOD [Rk Rec Run 2] M rk bk L, rec R, fwd L, fwd R; to fc. 

1-16 PART B 

CHASSE L & R ; PRETZEL TRN ~ DBL RK ~ UNWRAP PRETZEL ;;;,, LINK ; 
WHIP TRN ; JIVE WLKS;,, SWIVL WLK 4; THROWAWAY; CHG L – R ~ 
AMER SPIN;;; LINK RK to SCP ~ RK REC ;; SWVL WLK 4; 

[Chasse L & R] Repeat meas 1 Part A to SCP [ Pretzel Trn w/Dbl Rk] M rk bk L, rec R, 
chasse sd and fwd L/R, L trng ½ RF keeping M L and W R hnds joined; chasse sd and fwd R/L, 
R trng ¼ RF [end sd by sd with M L and W R hnds joined behind backs], rk fwd L, rec R, rk fwd 
L, rec R with R hnd extended fwd, chasse sd and fwd L/R, L, trng ¼ LF still retaining M L and 
W R hands sd R/cl L, sd R; to fc [Link ] Rk bk L, rec R, small chasse fwd L/R,L to cl; 
[Whip Trn] XRIB of L trng RF, sd L con’t RF trn, chasse R/cl L, sd R completing up to 1 full 
turn to fc wall blending to SCP; (W Fwd L to M R sd trng RF, fwd R between M feet con’t RF 
trn, chasse L/cl R, sd L completing up to 1 full trn to fc COH blending to SCP; [Jive Wlks] 
Repeat meas 6 ½ Part A [Swvl Wlk 4] Repeat meas 8 Part A [Throwaway] M sd L/cl R, sd L, 



sd R/cl L, sd R trng up to ¼ LF trn on triples; (W pick up R/L, R, sd and bk L/cl R, sd L trng up 
to ½ trn on triples; [Chg Plcs L - R] Repeat meas 4 Part A 
[Amer Spin] M rk apart L, rec R, sd L/cl R to L, sd L; sd R/cl L to R, sd R, (Option both spin M 
trns LF W trns RF) [Link Rk] Repeat meas 5 ½ Part A trng ½ to SCP fcg LOD [Rk Rec] M rk 
bk L, rec R, [ Swvl Wlk 4] Repeat meas 8 Part A to fc 

ENDING 

RK THE BOAT TWICE; FWD TWO TRIPLES; THROWAWAY; (Hold) BLOW HIM A 
KISS 

[Rk the Boat] M fwd L with straight knee leaning fwd, with rocking motion and relaxed knees 
cl R leaning bkwd, (2 times) [Fwd Triples] SCP M fwd L/cl, fwd L, fwd R/cl, fwd R, 
[Throwaway] Repeat meas 9 Part A Hold looking at your partner (W blow him a kiss) on the 
last strong down beat - M just smile