Line dance tutorial
Lightning Polka
Intermediate4 walls32 counts
Danced to “BEAT UP CHANEL$” by Slayyyter.
Tutorial
How to do the Lightning Polka line dance
A intermediate, 4-wall, 32-count dance — the full count-by-count breakdown. Learn it eight counts at a time, then run it to the music.
1-8
Counts 1-8
1-2rock out right, weave right behind and front
3&4continue weave right
5-6rock out left, weave left behind and front
7&8continue weave left, step forward
9-16
Counts 9-16
1&2shuffle forward right left right
3-4step forward left, half pivot over right shoulder
5-6left heel switch to right
7-8right heel switch to left, hook left leg
17-24
Counts 17-24
1&2shuffle forward left right left
3-4step forward right, half pivot over left shoulder
5-6right heel switch, left heel
7-8stomp right, quarter turn right, kick right
25-32
Counts 25-32
1&2coaster step: right back, left back, right forward
3&4shuffle forward left right left
5-6step forward right, half pivot over left shoulder to 9:00
7-8walk right left, or full turn over left shoulder stepping right left
Counts written by Walls from the tutorial above.
Where it’s played
Lightning Polka is part of the regular set at Westwood in San Francisco. See the rest of what they play and start learning the floor.
See Westwood’s set listWhat is a line dance?
A line dance is a choreographed sequence danced solo in rows — everyone does the same steps facing the same way, no partner needed. Lightning Polka repeats the same 32-count sequence, turning to face a new wall 4 times through. Once the counts click, you can join in the moment the song comes on.