NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST THEE SHALL PROSPER
Choreographer: Trish Brown, Son of David Congregation, Rockville, MD
Email: trishbrownsod@hotmail.com
(The warrior dance!) (We're all Deborah or David!)
PART A
Facing Center, not HH:
1-4 Step R, L-behind, R, L-heel clap over head 5-8 Step L, R-behind,
R, L-heel clap over head 1 Quick step R-L (in one beat)
2 Step onto R foot placed in front 3 Step onto L behind
(NOTE: 1,2, & 3 above are the same as 4, 5 & 6 in Part B) 4,5,6 open
step R, turn L,R
7,8 Left together left (or cha-cha-cha)
PART B
1 stomp down R foot to R (R hand on R thigh, L hand punching down
to R)
2,3 stomp up L foot to L (punch L fist up to the L, hold)
4 quickstep (R,L) (1 beat)
5 R-steps across over L (coupe)
6 step L behind
(NOTE: 4,5 & 6 above are the same as 1, 2 & 3 in Part A) 7,8 turn
CW R,L
1-8 REPEAT above 1-8 REPEAT above 1-4 Walking march) backward R,L,R,
switch directions (both arms slowly raise with bent elbows
and hands in fists)
5-8 Walk forward 4 (or 8 between sets)
(Right hands of dancers should be clasped high up into the center of
the circle
with one unified fist-R elbow straight; while the left arm and hand
reach out to the people, palm up -- that's where the song says "you"
and we will be beaconing to them as all the "you s".)
PART C
1-4 Spin CW (R,L,R,L)raise R arm up high 5-8 March R,L,R,L
1-4 Spin CCW beginning with R foot (R,L,R,L) on beat 1 throw L arm
out low
5-8 March R,L,R,L
1-4 Spin CW raise R arm up high 5-8 March R,L,R,L
1-4 Spin L
a) 5-8 Step together (boom) hold b) 5-8 March R,L,R,L
ENDING:
1 Quick step R-L (in one beat)
2 Step onto R foot placed in front (thrust R arm up w/ fist in
victory, your R arm will be the one closest to the center of the
circle. You've used your L arm as your sword arm throughout the
rest of the dance, The ending is a different arm and is an
expression of victory, rather than the action of a sword.)
SEQUENCE OF DANCE (to CD version)
1. Part A
2. Part B
3. Part C with the short (boom) ending on count 5
4. Part A
5. Part B
6. Part C with full ending
7. PART B again
8. Part A
9. Part A
10. Part A ending