Need You Now

Need You Now
Choreographed by Gwen Walker & GerryLynn Applegarth
Description: 32 count, 2 wall, beginner west coast swing line dance
Music: Need You Now by Lady Antebellum [CD: CD Single / Available on iTunes]

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SWAY ROCK, RIGHT SIDE CHASSE' CROSS ROCK, LEFT SIDE CHASSE'
1-2 Rock right to side recover back to left (sway body as you rock)
3&4 Right side chassé to right, left, right
5-6 Cross/rock left foot over right, recover back to right
7&8 Left side chassé left, right, left

TRIPLE FORWARD RIGHT, TRIPLE FORWARD LEFT, SKATE-SLIDE BACK WITH TOUCH TWICE
1&2 Chassé forward right, left, right
3&4 Triple in place left, right, left
5-6 Long skate-slide back with right foot, slide-touch left together
7-8 Long skate-slide back with left foot, slide-touch right together

RIGHT TRIPLE BACK, ROCK BACK LEFT, LEFT STEP ¼ TURN, LEFT TRIPLE FORWARD
1&2 Triple back right, left, right
3-4 Rock back to left, recover back to right
5-6 Step left forward turn ¼ right bring weight to right foot
7&8 Triple forward (small steps) left, right, left

CROSS ROCK, ¼ RIGHT SIDE CHASSE', ROCK FORWARD, COASTER STEP
1-2 Cross/rock right over left, recover to left
3&4 Turn ¼ right side chassé right, left, right
5-6 Rock left forward, recover to right
7&8 Left coaster steps, step left back, bring right beside left, step left forward

REPEAT

Gwen Walker | EMail: gkwdance@gmail.com | Website: http://teach3linedance.blogspot.com
Address: Springdale, AR

Shoop Shoop

Shoop Shoop
Choreographed by Jo Thompson
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, beginner line dance
Music: The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) by Cher [116 bpm / Mermaids Soundtrack /
Available on iTunes]
This dance was choreographed for the 60's music challenge at the 2000 Faast Country
Dance Roundup in Minnesota

VINE RIGHT, TOUCH, KICK BALL CHANGE TWICE
1-4 Vine right, touch left together
5&6 Kick left forward, rock back with ball of left foot, recover weight forward to right foot
7&8 Kick left forward, rock back with ball of left foot, recover weight forward to right foot

VINE LEFT, TOUCH, KICK BALL CHANGE TWICE
1-4 Step left to side, stp right foot crossed behind left, step left to side, touch right together
5&6 Kick right forward, rock back with ball of right foot, recover weight forward to left foot
7&8 Kick right forward, rock back with ball of right foot, recover weight forward to left foot

DIAGONAL STEP, SLIDE, STEP, TOUCH (SUPREMES)
1-3 Step right diagonally forward, slide left foot together, step right diagonally forward
4 Touch left together, clap
5-7 Step left diagonally forward, slide right foot together, step left diagonally forward
8 Touch right together, clap
Styling: swing fists in direction of diagonal steps for a Supreme's look

ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, SHUFFLE ½ TURN RIGHT, STEP, ¼ TURN RIGHT, CROSSING SHUFFLE
1-2 Rock right forward, recover to left
3&4 Shuffle right, left, right turning ½ turn right
5-6 Step left forward, turn ¼ right, shift weight to right foot
7&8 Cross left over right, small step right with right foot, cross left over right

REPEAT

Jo Thompson | EMail: jo.thompson@comcast.net | Website: http://www.jothompson.blogspot.com
Address: Jo Thompson Szymanski, 10950 Bellbrook Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 | Phone: 303-791-5717

Consider Me Gone

Consider Me Gone
Choreographed by Linda Jroski
Description: 48 count, 4 wall, beginner line dance
Music: Consider Me Gone by Reba McEntire [CD: Keep On Loving You / Available on iTunes]

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RIGHT CHASSE, ROCK BACK, LEFT CHASSE, ROCK BACK
1&2 Chassé side right, left, right
3-4 Rock left back, recover to right
5&6 Chassé side left, right, left
7-8 Rock right back, recover to left

FORWARD SHUFFLE (REPEAT 4 TIMES)
1&2 Chassé forward right, left, right
3&4 Chassé forward left, right, left
5-8 Repeat 1-4
Variation: make one complete turn while doing shuffles forward

FORWARD ROCK, TURNING SHUFFLE (REPEAT IN REVERSE)
1-2 Cross/rock right over left, recover to left
3&4 Triple in place turning ½ right stepping right, left, right
5-6 Cross/rock left over right, recover to right
7&8 Triple in place turning ½ left stepping left, right, left

RIGHT GRAPEVINE, LEFT GRAPEVINE
1-4 Vine right, touch left together
5-8 Vine left, touch right together

BACK SHUFFLE, WALK BACK LEFT, RIGHT, BACK SHUFFLE, WALK BACK RIGHT, LEFT
1&2 Step right back, step left together, step left back
3-4 Step left back, step right back (sway hips left & right)
5&6 Step left back, step right together, step right back
7-8 Step right back, step left back (sway hips right & left)

STEP SLIDE FORWARD, STEP PIVOT ¼ LEFT, SWAY HIPS RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT
1-2 Step right forward, slide/step left together
3-4 Step right forward, turn ¼ left (weight to left)
5-6 Sway hips right, left
7-8 Repeat step 5-6

REPEAT

Linda Jroski | EMail: tksdancer@aol.com

Love Is Strange

Love Is Strange
Choreographed by Carina B. Hella
Description: 32 count, 1 wall, beginner contra dance
Music: Love Is Strange by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

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CHASSE, ROCK STEP, CHASSE, ROCK STEP
1-2 Chassé side right, left, right
3-4 Rock left back, recover to right
5-6 Chassé side left, right, left
7-8 Rock right back, recover to left

SHUFFLE, STEP, TOUCH, SHUFFLE, STEP, TOUCH
1-2 Chassé forward right, left, right
3-4 Step left forward, touch right together
On touch forward, clap your hands together with the person in front of you
5-6 Chassé back right, left, right
7-8 Step left back, touch right together
On touch back, clap your hands together

4 X ¼ TURNS
1-2 Step right forward, turn ¼ left, recover to left
Clap your hands together when you recover to left
3-4 Repeat
5-6 Repeat
7-8 Repeat

2 X JAZZ BOX
1-2 Cross right over left, step left back
3-4 Step right on the right side, step left forward
5-6 Cross right over left, step left back
7-8 Step right on the right side, step left forward

REPEAT

Mojo Rhythm

Mojo Rhythm
Choreographed by Rob Fowler
Description: 48 count, 4 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance
Music: That's How Rhythm Was Born by Wynonna [CD: Sing Chapter 1 / Available on iTunes]
Don't You Throw That Mojo On Me by Wynonna [The Other Side / Available on iTunes]

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TOE HEEL CROSS, BACK SIDE CROSS, TOUCH OUT IN OUT, BEHIND SIDE CROSS
1 Touch right together (right knee bent towards left)
&2 Touch right heel diagonally forward, cross right over left
3&4 Step left back, step right to side, cross left over right
5&6 Touch right to side, touch right together, touch right to side
7&8 Cross right behind left, step left to side, cross right over left

TOE HEEL CROSS, BACK SIDE CROSS, TOUCH OUT IN OUT, BEHIND SIDE FORWARD
1 Touch left together (left knee bent towards right)
&2 Touch left heel diagonally forward, cross left over right
3&4 Step right back, step left to side, cross right over left
5&6 Touch left to side, touch left together, touch left to side
7&8 Cross left behind right, step right to side, step left forward

STEP 2X ½ TURN, RIGHT LOCK STEP BACK, COASTER STEP, WALK WALK
1-2 Step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left)
3&4 Turn ¼ left and step right to side, cross left over right, turn ¼ left and step right back
5&6 Step left back, step right together, step left forward
7-8 Step right forward, step left forward

TOUCH STEP BACK, COASTER STEP, ½ PIVOT TURN, SIDE ROCK CROSS ¼ TURN
1-2 Touch right forward, step right back
3&4 Step left back, step right together, step left forward
5-6 Step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left)
7&8 Turn ¼ left and step right to side, step left together, cross right over left

RUMBA BOX FORWARD, LOCK STEP BACK, RIGHT COASTER STEP
1&2 Step left to side, step right together, step left forward
3&4 Step right to side, step left together, step right back
5&6 Step left back, cross right over left, step left back
7&8 Step right back, step left together, step right forward

LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD, ROCK RECOVER, 1 ½ TURN BACK RIGHT
1&2 Locking chassé forward left, right, left
3-4 Rock right forward, recover to left
5-6 Turn ½ right and step right forward, turn ½ right and step left back
7-8 Turn ½ right and step right forward, step left forward

REPEAT

RESTART
When dancing to "Don't Throw Your Mojo On Me", restart on wall 5 after section 2. Hold for 8 counts, then restart with music

Rob Fowler | EMail: rob@mastersinline.com | Website: http://www.robfowler.net
Address: Sapphire Ents, P.O. Box. 156 Bognor Regis, PO22 6QS. | Phone: 01243 582434

Hooked On Country

Hooked On Country
Choreographed by Doug Miranda
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance
Music: Hooked On Country by Atlanta Pops [132 bpm / Country Kickers]
Sell A Lot Of Beer by The Warren Brothers

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BACKWARD RIGHT SHUFFLE, BACKWARD LEFT SHUFFLE, STEP FORWARD RIGHT LEFT, RIGHT, KICK CLAP
1&2 Chassé back right, left, right
3&4 Chassé back left, right, left
5-8 Step right forward, step left forward, step right forward, kick left forward
Kick forward approximately 12" to 16" from floor and simultaneously clap hands at chest level

BACK LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT AND STEP OVER, VINE RIGHT KICK AND CLAP
9-10 Step left back, step right back
11&12 Step left back, step right to side, cross left over right
13-16 Step right to side, cross left behind right, step right to side, kick left forward
Clap hands at chest level

VINE LEFT, KICK AND CLAP, STEP KICK OVER AND CLAP
17-20 Step left to side, cross right behind left, step left to side, kick right forward
Clap hands at chest level
21-22 Step right to side, kick left diagonally forward
Clap hands at chest level (kick into approximately 1:30, hips and shoulders facing 12:00)
23-24 Step left to side, kick right diagonally forward
Clap hands at chest level (kick into approximately 10:30, hips and shoulders facing 12:00)

HEEL, HEEL, TOE, TOE, FORWARD, TURN, STOMP, BRUSH KICK
25-26 Touch right heel forward, touch right heel forward
27-28 Touch right toe back, touch right toe back
You can slightly lift the right heel between the two heel touches, and slightly raise the right toe between the two toe touches
29-30 Step right forward, turn ¼ left (weight to left) (9:00)
31-32 Stomp/touch right together, brush right forward

REPEAT

Doug Miranda | EMail: bonanzab@aol.com | Website: http://www.djdancing.com
Address: 2267 Century Avenue Riverside, CA USA 92506 | Phone: (951) 276-4459

Boots On

Boots On
Choreographed by Bayley Brown
Description: 32 count, 2 wall, beginner line dance
Music: Boots On by Randy Houser [CD: Anything Goes / Available on iTunes]

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ROCK-STEP, COASTER STEP, STEP, PIVOT TURN ½ RIGHT, SHUFFLE FORWARD
1-2 Rock right forward, recover to left
3&4 Step right back, step left together, step right forward
5-6 Step left forward, turn ½ right (weight to right)
7&8 Chassé forward left, right, left

VINE RIGHT, STOMP, VINE LEFT WITH TURN ¼ LEFT, TOUCH
1-4 Step right to side, cross left behind right, step right to side, stomp/touch left together
5-8 Step left to side, cross right behind left, turn ¼ left and step left forward, touch right together

FORWARD STEP/LOCK, SHUFFLE RIGHT, FORWARD STEP/LOCK, SHUFFLE LEFT
1-2 Step right forward, lock left behind right
3&4 Chassé forward right, left, right
5-6 Step left forward, lock right behind left
7&8 Chassé forward left, right, left

KICK RIGHT FORWARD, KICK RIGHT OUT TO SIDE, TURN ¼ RIGHT COASTER STEP; KICK LEFT FORWARD TWICE, LEFT COASTER STEP
1-2 Kick right forward, kick right to side
3&4 Turn ¼ right and step right back, step left together, step right forward
5-6 Kick left forward, kick left forward
7&8 Step left back, step right together, step left forward

REPEAT

God Blessed Texas

God Blessed Texas
(a.k.a. Little Texas Stomp)
Choreographed by Shirley K. Batson
Description: 32 count, 2 wall, beginner line dance
Music: God Blessed Texas by Little Texas [130 bpm / CD: Country Fun / Available on iTunes]
The choreographer specifies that the introduction of the dance starts after you hear one phrase of The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You and then only after waiting another 16
counts. While waiting to start dancing the introduction, you need to ignore a few grace notes and only count the main beat. Regardless of the length of the various recorded introductions, the main dance must start with the vocals.

INTRODUCTION (WHEN DANCED)
1-16 Hold
On each pair of counts (1-2, then 3-4, etc.), raise both heels off the floor, bending at the knees, and then return heels to
the starting position

THE MAIN DANCE
1-2 Step left diagonally forward, touch right together
3-4 Step right diagonally back, touch left together
5-6 Step left diagonally back, touch right together
7-8 Step right diagonally forward, touch left together
9-10 Stomp left to side, stomp right to side
11-12 Hold, hold
On count 11, left palm slaps left front thigh (leave hand there through count 16)
On count 12, right palm slaps right front thigh (leave hand there through count 16)
13-14 Hold, hold
On count 13, roll left knee in a circle to the left, lifting the left heel, ending by dropping the heel to the floor on count 14
15-16 Hold, hold
On count 15, roll right knee in a circle to the right, lifting the right heel, ending by dropping the heel to the floor on count 16

VINE TO THE RIGHT, VINE TO THE LEFT
17-20 Vine right, touch left together
21-24 Vine left, touch right together
25-26 Step right forward, kick left forward
27-28 Turn ½ right (leaving left foot in the air where it is), step left forward
29-30 Hop left forward and hitch right knee, hop left forward and hitch right knee
31-32 Step right forward, hop right forward and hitch left knee

REPEAT

OPTION
Add a clap to counts 2, 4, 6, and 8.

Shirley K. Batson | EMail: sbatson@aol.com
Address: 310 Tindal Road, Greenville, SC 29617 | Phone: (864) 235-2199