Ok, so this is my very FIRST time trying to copy down choreography from a video so im sorry if it don't make sense or it's crappy! lol. I doo suggest you try n grab a copy of Live in MSG just so, ya know wut the heck im talkin bout! lol. Here goes
No Strings Attached Concert Version.
Choreography
Pinocchio Bit
“I got no strings to hold me down to make me fret or make me frown, I hate strings but now I’m free there are no strings on me.”
Puppet poses until “I hate strings….” Slowly bring arms and head up in front.
“Hi Ho the merry-o, it’s the only place to go.”
Jagged arm and leg movements, like being pulled on strings.
After “..Place to go.” There’s a twiddly bit, just twiddle your hands.(exaggerate, make it noticeable or there’s no point really)
“I want the world to know, there are no strings on me.”
Jagged arms and legs, bend over on “me.
Loosing Strings Bit
Stand up
Turn right
Stick right arm out
Use left hand to pretend to loosen off wrist strings.
Look up, as if to watch the string fly up.
Look back (straight in front, still to the right)
Look to front.
Turn body to front (hands by side) ------“Baby you’re not the only one”
Turn left
Stick left arm out
Use right hand to pretend to loosen off wrist strings.
Look up, as is to watch string fly up
Look back (straight in front, still to left)
As you turn to the front, flop/collapse body to the right. (to do this just bend both knees, with the right a little more bent, and lean to the right- make it as puppety as poss’) Spring back to face front.
“You don’t have to be afraid to fall in love”
This is the bit where *NSYNC fly further towards the audience, we obv’ can’t do that, unless you got that sorta equip’
Slowly bend, bringing arms up like wings as if to fly, and just slowly move about. I suggest (sticking with the whole puppet thang!) to look at hands and feet sorta like “Woah….im not a puppet no more!” lol, sounds stooped but affective!
Jump into place on the beat
Punch right arm on the left side of body, then the right side.
Punch left arm on the right side of the body, bending down with it.
Stand up straight.
Cross left hand to right shoulder
Then right hand to left shoulder
Left hand down but bent at elbow
Move left hand to head and right hand behind both arms bent as well as body.
(remember all done on the beats)
10 clicks as you walk into position by the edge of performance area.
Soon after 10th click all pose towards one direction for explosion/firework.
Another 10 clicks into position into middle of stage.
Point right arm back
Point right arm in front
Point left arm in front
Point left arm back ( on beats)
Really crazy fast, energy bit!
Slowly bend down
Jump bringing knees up
Hit knees with fists
Turn slightly to right
Brush left shoulder with right hand
Punch left arm down
Punch right arm out in front
And place left hand on right elbow crease.
Nod (up-down)
Jump twice back (high jumps but don’t travel too far back)
Put tops of hand on hips, move elbows back then forwards
Look right, look left.
Jump kicking right leg and both arms forwards but bring them back to body.
Step on left leg and spin to face the back.
Punch both arms out to left side but look right & flick hands
Turn left to face front
Bring arms up, clasp hands and body thrusts
Look down to right
Look up
(needs to be done with energy)
“I see the things he does to you”
Point right hand to head and roll down to left side.
Turn right
Grapevine left
Grapevine right with pointing fingers.
As if about to step left on left foot, shrug left shoulder then right then left
Look left
“All the pain that he put you through”
Bend body bang knees with fists
Roll right (slamming left hand against right arm as you punch right arm in front.)
Roll left ( same with opposite hands)
“And I see what’s really goin’ on, stayin’ out at night while you’re by the phone.”
Punch left
Punch right
Slide right twiddling fingers.
Tap right foot behind body then in front and body roll up.
1:Right arm across body
2:Left arm across body
3:Roll right arm up to top right (in diagonals)
4:Roll down to bottom left (in diagonals)
5:Brush hands down body, bring back to chest
6:Push hands away from body, bring back to chest
7:Punch right hand down and left hand straight out to left side, bring back to chest.
8:Punch right hand down and left hand to head.
Those were just the arm movements I suggest you try and grab a copy of *NSYNC Live In Madison Square Garden for that bit, so ya’ll know what I mean esp. for the feet, right on with the feet.
Small grapevines left to right in till you reach number 5 with the hand movements.
Turn to face left on “5” stepping back on your left foot.
When you do the punches you do little “Dopey Shuffles” to the left, not moving much.
(dopey shuffles= ya ok I made it up but ya know. Ya know how Dopey, yes from Snow White, kinda has to shuffle…to keep up with the other dwarves in the movie?? Well do that only give it more of a jump than a shuffle- I know it’s got a real word but Im tired and I cant think of it right now)
Step into place bringing knees high.
“Take it from me, It’s a lesson to be learned even the good guys get burned.”
Slide left- left arm to left side
Slide right- right arm to right side
Slide left-left arm down in front of body
Slide right
Slide left (same as before)
Slide right
“Take it from me, see I would show you love, the kinda love that you’ve only dreamed of.”
Stand left arm out, clicking fingers on right hand on beats bringing right knee up.
Run into a position (the guys did sorta Box like positions…go watch it ya;ll know what I mean)
Flick both arms out
Step and put weight onto left foot
Punch left elbow out
Step and put weight onto right foot
Punch right elbow
(so it’s like step, elbow, step elbow)
Bend body slightly and swing right arm round (pretend ya Elvis! Lol)
Punch right arm out slightly to left and put left hand on to it.
Look right and jump up.
“Baby you’re not the only one, you don’t have to be afraid to fall in love”
Chorus.
Bend arms flicking hands out wards |_O_| (
Bend knees in every time you flick hands out (do this twice)
Look right
Look left
Bend arms flicking hands out wards |_O_| (
Bend knees in every time you flick hands out (do this 3 times)
Look left
Look right
Cross left leg over right, point right hand in front of body
Point left to side and point right to side
Point left in front
Point right in front and look right.
Both hands down, look to front
Cross arms over chest and uncross legs
“I know that you’ve hurt in the past, but if you want it here’s my heart”
Bend arms flicking hands out wards |_O_| (
Bend knees in every time you flick hands out (do this twice)
Look right
Look left
Bend arms flicking hands out wards |_O_| (
Bend knees in every time you flick hands out (do this 3 times)
Look left
Look right
Slide right, slide left
Jump on spot
“No Strings Attached”
Right hand push off left shoulder
Left hand push of right shoulder
Bring both into chest
Punch forwards
Both arms to either side
Look up.
Punch right arm to left side
Jump to the right
Jump on spot bringing arms up to chest
Jump forward
Jump on spot bringing arms up 3 times
Jump bringing left arm up bent
Jump turning right to face back
Look right
Flick arms out to side
Look left
Flick arms out to side
Flick arms up to top right, look left, turn right and face audience.
“He doesn’t give you”
Facing audience on “you” point out somewhere but make it dramatic.
Ball change, point in complete diff’ direction. (try and get the points in time with the fireworks)
“The kind of attention, that a girl like you needs”
Walk about performance area
On “That a girl like you needs” stand behind each other slightly facing the audience and lean forwards on beats. (ya’ll know what I mean with the music)
“Cuz he always looks around, his eyes wander round”
Move into position
Using both hands, motion in front and across face.
“He doesn’t see you like I see….yeh”
Both hands across body, shoulder to shoulder, right to left.
“Take it from me”
Slide left- left arm to left side
Slide right- right arm to right side
Slide left-left arm down in front of body
Slide right
Slide left (same as before)
Slide right
“Take it from me, see I would show you love, the kinda love that you’ve only dreamed of”
Stand left arm out, clicking fingers on right hand on beats bringing right knee up.
Run into a position (the guys did sorta Box like positions…go watch it ya;ll know what I mean)
Flick both arms out
Step and put weight onto left foot
Punch left elbow out
Step and put weight onto right foot
Punch right elbow
(so it’s like step, elbow, step elbow)
Bend body slightly and swing right arm round (pretend ya Elvis! Lol)
Punch right arm out slightly to left and put left hand on to it.
Look right and jump up.
“Baby you’re not the only one, you don’t have to be afraid to fall in love”
Chorus.
Bend arms flicking hands out wards |_O_| (
Bend knees in every time you flick hands out (do this twice)
Look right
Look left
Bend arms flicking hands out wards |_O_| (
Bend knees in every time you flick hands out (do this 3 times)
Look left
Look right
Cross left leg over right, point right hand in front of body
Point left to side and point right to side
Point left in front
Point right in front and look right.
Both hands down, look to front
Cross arms over chest and uncross legs
“I know that you’ve hurt in the past, but if you want it here’s my heart”
Bend arms flicking hands out wards |_O_| (
Bend knees in every time you flick hands out (do this twice)
Look right
Look left
Bend arms flicking hands out wards |_O_| (
Bend knees in every time you flick hands out (do this 3 times)
Look left
Look right
Slide right, slide left
Jump on spot
“No Strings Attached”
Right hand push off left shoulder
Left hand push of right shoulder
Bring both into chest
Punch forwards
Both arms to either side
Look up.
Crouch, using bent arms walk into position (robot like)
Stand up facing left
Stamp right foot on ground, bobbing bent arms in front
Body roll, rolling arms down body.
Stamp foot twice
Shrug shoulders twice
Right arm out to side and get into position.
“If you take a chance on me………..”
Left hand out in front in “number 1” position
Slowly bring hand down.
Bring both arms up at sides, slowly.
Crouch face left-right hand in fist pulling towards body
Push both hands out
Pull both in
Push left hand out
Each person stand up on different “Ooohs”
“If you…….Baby!”
Glide back, arms out in front coming down
Pull right arms down and right knee up on “Baby!”
“Take a chance on me”
The guys just walk about stage here.
“I’ll be everything you need”
On “everything you need”, punch on the beats.
“Because it’s our destiny”
Get into position
“Baby you’re not the only one, you don’t have to be afraid to fall in love”
Chorus.
Bend arms flicking hands out wards |_O_| (
Bend knees in every time you flick hands out (do this twice)
Look right
Look left
Bend arms flicking hands out wards |_O_| (
Bend knees in every time you flick hands out (do this 3 times)
Look left
Look right
Cross left leg over right, point right hand in front of body
Point left to side and point right to side
Point left in front
Point right in front and look right.
Both hands down, look to front
Cross arms over chest and uncross legs
“I know that you’ve hurt in the past, but if you want it here’s my heart”
Bend arms flicking hands out wards |_O_| (
Bend knees in every time you flick hands out (do this twice)
Look right
Look left
Bend arms flicking hands out wards |_O_| (
Bend knees in every time you flick hands out (do this 3 times)
Look left
Look right
Slide right, slide left
Jump on spot
“No Strings Attached”
Right hand push off left shoulder
Left hand push of right shoulder
Bring both into chest
Punch forwards
Both arms to either side
Look up.
Keep arms to the side jump a little bit forwards on each beat slowly bringing arms up, clasp hands once at top and bend.
Let go of clasp
Look bottom right
Look top right
Look top left
Look bottom left
Look straight ahead.
Bend arms clasp, and thrust/ roll hips.
Bring right hand to chest and left hand straight in front still working those hips!
Move into position
On “No Strings Attached” Make “No” motions with hands on either side of body.
Really crazy fast, energy bit!
Slowly bend down
Jump bringing knees up
Hit knees with fists
Turn slightly to right
Brush left shoulder with right hand
Punch left arm down
Punch right arm out in front
And place left hand on right elbow crease.
Nod (up-down)
Jump twice back (high jumps but don’t travel too far back)
Put tops of hand on hips, move elbows back then forwards
Look right, look left.
Jump kicking right leg and both arms forwards but bring them back to body.
Step on left leg and spin to face the back.
Punch both arms out to left side but look right & flick hands
Turn left to face front
Bring arms up, clasp hands and body thrusts
End in a puppet pose.
Sorry if it don’t really make sense, but it’s my first time tryin to write down choreography from watchin a video. Email me if ya get stuck and I’ll help ya out. Ya really shud watch Live In Madison Square Garden to get the real idea from it.
Happy dancing!
