Rebel Strut
(a.k.a. Sixteen Step, Wrangler Polka, Rebel Stomp)
Choreographed by Unknown
Description: 24 count, partner dance
Music: Dance by Twister Alley [140 bpm / Twister Alley / CD: Line Dance Fever 3]
Sold by John Michael Mongmery
Down In The Valley by Little Texas [140 bpm / First Time For Everything]
Orange Blossom Special by Mark O'Connor [184 bpm / The New Nashville Cats]
Position: Promenade position. Both facing line of dance; lady standing on the gentleman's right side; each will have heels together; his left hand will hold her left hand either in front of his left shoulder, in front of and slightly higher than his waist, or in front of the lady's left shoulder; his right arm will reach behind the lady and hold her right hand in his right hand slightly to the right of her right shoulder. Can be done as an individual without the arm movements (leave hands on hips).
Start dancing on lyrics
1 Right toe kick forward staying about 6" off the floor
2 Right foot crosses left leg with the toe pointing down staying about 6" off the floor
3 Right toe kick forward staying about 6" off the floor
4 Right foot close to left foot
5 Touch left heel forward
6 Foot close to right foot
7 Touch right back
8 Right foot close to left foot
9 Touch left heel forward
10 Left foot close to right foot
11 Stomp right in place
12 Stomp right in place
13 Step right forward-drop right hands
14 Pivot on toes/balls of feet ½ turn to the left
15 Step right forward
16 Pivot on toes/balls of feet ½ turn to the left-rejoin right hands
SYNCOPATED CHA-CHA STEPS FORWARD
17-18 Step right forward, step left forward, step right forward
19-20 Step left forward, step right forward, step left forward
21-22 Step right forward, step left forward, step right forward
23-24 Step left forward, step right forward, step left forward
REPEAT
OPTION 1
On Counts 17-24 gentleman holds lady's right hand and turns her to the right. She turns using same cha-cha style step.
Since the steps remain the same, these directions are only for other body movements.
17-18 Gentleman leads lady's right arm slightly forward.
19-20 Gentleman leads lady's right arm backward, her left arm forward, and both their upper bodies twist slightly to the right
21-22 Gentleman leads the lady into a full turn to the right using their right hands
23-24 Both partners can do the last set of cha-cha steps forward, re-grasping the left hands and resuming the promenade position, or if necessary, the lady can still be finishing her turn
OPTION 2
Lady moves from right to left in front of the gentleman on the first two cha-cha sets (without turning) and can do the
dance on his left side as a variation. When the lady has performed Option 2, she returns using two cha-cha steps to the right and can continue the dance in the normal promenade position.
OPTION 3
Substitute a right heel touch for Counts 1 and 3.
