Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Dog-Gone Blues

Dog-Gone Blues
Choreographed by Jo Thompson Szymanski, Michele Burton & Michael Barr

Description: 48 count, 4 wall, intermediate west coast swing line dance
Music: No More Doggin' by Colin James [Colin James And The Little Big Band / Available on iTunes]
Start dancing on lyrics

WALK, WALK, KICK-BALL-CROSS -BRUSH-HITCH-CROSS, COASTER CROSS
1-2 Step right forward, step left forward
3&4 Kick right diagonally forward, step right back, cross left over right
Moving slightly back like a lock
5&6 Brush right forward, hitch right knee, cross right over left
Squaring to 12:00 wall
7&8 Step left back, step right together, cross left over right

¼ TURN TOUCH, STEP, TOUCH, STEP - TRAVELING BOOGIE SWIVELS
1-2 Turn ¼ right and touch right diagonally forward (facing right diagonal), step right together
Squaring to 3:00
3-4 Touch left diagonally forward (facing left diagonal), step left together
Squaring to 3:00
5&6 Swivel on ball of left, touch right toe to right diagonal body facing right diagonal (both toes point to right), step right in place,
swivel on ball of right, step left to side, toes pointing left, knees slightly bent, body facing left diagonal
7&8 Swivel on ball of left, touch right toe to right diagonal body facing right diagonal (both toes point to right), step right in place,
swivel on ball of right, step left to side, toes pointing left knees slightly bent, body facing left diagonal

RIGHT SAILOR STEP, LEFT SAILOR ½ TURN -2 HIP WALKS
1&2 Cross right behind left, step left together, step right to side
3&4 Cross left behind right, turn ½ left and step right together, step left slightly forward (9:00)
5&6 Touch right toe forward with a forward right hip bump, keeping right toe forward recover to left hip (&), step to right in place
7&8 Touch left toe forward with a forward left hip bump, keeping left toe forward recover to right hip (&), step to left in place

ROCK, RETURN, TRIPLE TURN ½ RIGHT -ROCK, RETURN, TRIPLE ½ BALL CROSS
1-2 Rock right forward, recover to left
3&4 Turn ½ right and step right forward, step left together, step right forward
5&6 Rock left forward, recover to right
7&8 Turn ½ left and step left forward, step ball of right side right, cross left over right

SIDE TOUCH WITH KNEE POPS, BALL CROSS -REPEAT
In the next 8 counts "knee pop" indicates a gentle straightening of the leg
&1-2-3 Step right to side, touch left toe to left diagonal body facing left diagonal (left leg should be straight), left knee pop, left knee pop
&4 Step left toe slightly back, cross right over left squaring body
&5-6-7 Step left to side, touch right toe to right diagonal body facing right diagonal (right leg should be straight), right knee pop, right knee pop
&8 Step right toe slightly back, cross left over right squaring body

VAUDEVILLES - PADDLE FULL TURN LEFT
&1&2 Step right to side, touch left toe to left diagonal, step ball of left slightly back, cross right over left
&3&4 Step left to side, touch right toe to right diagonal, step ball of right slightly back, cross left over right
&5&6 Step right toe side right, turn ¼ left and step to left, repeat
&7&8 Step right toe side right, turn ¼ left and step to left, repeat

REPEAT

TAG
Following the first repetition of the dance, repeat the last 16 counts (33-48). You will be facing the 9:00 wall when you start the second repetition

ENDING
At the end of the song, finish the paddle turn facing the front

Jo Thompson Szymanski | EMail: jo.thompson@comcast.net | Website: http://www.jothompson.com
Address: 10950 Bellbrook Circle Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 | Phone: 303-791-5717
Michele Burton | EMail: mburtonmb@sbcglobal.net | Website: http://www.michaelandmichele.com
Address: A Waltz In Time Productions, 575 Divisadero, Corning, CA | Phone: (530) 824-6888
Michael Barr | EMail: mbarr@saber.net | Website: http://www.michaelandmichele.com
Address: A Waltz In Time Productions, 575 Divisadero, Corning, CA | Phone: (530) 824-6888

Mike & Betty Weeks
Move Your Body – Dance & Just Dance Co.
POB 9927, Richmond, VA 23228 Betty cell: 804-399-3525
Mike cell: 804-399-2525 Email: mikeandbetty@hotmail.com

Cowboy Rhythm

Cowboy Rhythm
Choreographed by Jo Thompson

Description: 48 count, 4 wall, line dance
Music: Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues by Charlie Daniels [157 bpm / Charlie Daniels Super Hits / CD: Steppin' Country 2 / Available on iTunes]
Start dancing on lyrics

STOMPS AND TOE TAPS
1-4 Stomp right forward (toe in), fan right toe out, fan right toe in, fan right toe out
5-8 Stomp left forward (toe in), fan left toe out, fan left toe in, fan left toe out
The toe should tap the floor each time it fans

2 STOMPS, 2 SLAPS, 2 CLAPS
1-2 Stomp right to side, stomp left to side
3-4 Raise right behind left leg (slap right with left hand), step right to side
5-6 Raise left behind right leg (slap left with right hand), step left to side (shifting hips slightly left)
7-8 Clap twice as you bump hips right, left

DIAGONAL STEP, SLIDE, HEEL SPLIT, STEP, SLIDE, HEEL SPLIT
1-2 Large step right diagonally forward, slide left together
3-4 Split heels apart (snap fingers), heels together (snap fingers)
5-6 Large step left diagonally forward, slide right together
7-8 Split heels apart (snap fingers), heels together (snap fingers)

DIAGONAL STEP, CLAP MOVING BACK 4 TIMES
1-2 Step right diagonally back, touch left together (clap)
3-4 Step left diagonally back, touch right together (clap)
5-6 Step right diagonally back, touch left together (clap)
7-8 Step left diagonally back, touch right together (clap)

VINE RIGHT AND LEFT WITH HAND MOTIONS
1-4 Step right to side (brush hands back against outside of thighs), step left crossed behind right
(brush hands forward against outside of thighs), step right to side (clap hands), touch left together (snap fingers)
5-8 Step left to side (brush hands back against outside of thighs), step right crossed behind left (brush hands forward against outside of thighs), step left to side (clap hands), touch right together (snap fingers)

STEP, SCUFF FORWARD 4 TIMES ENDING WITH ¼ TURN LEFT
1-4 Step right forward, scuff left heel forward, step left forward, scuff right heel forward
5-8 Step right forward, scuff left heel forward, step left forward, turn ¼ left and scuff right heel forward

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

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

T-Bone Shuffle

T-Bone Shuffle
Choreographed by Peter Metelnick

Description: 48 count, 4 wall, line dance
Music: T-Bone Shuffle by Boz Scaggs [Come On Home / Available on iTunes]
Billy B. Bad by George Jones [146 bpm / CD: Best Of Toe The Line / I Lived To Tell It All /
CD: Country Line Dancing Vol.2 / Available on iTunes]
Start dancing on lyrics

RIGHT FORWARD, LEFT JACKIE GLEASON, LEFT FORWARD SHUFFLE, RIGHT FORWARD, ½ LEFT PIVOT TURN
1-4 Step right forward, brush left forward, brush left back and across right leg, brush left forward on a left diagonal
5&6 Chassé forward left, right, left
7-8 Step right forward, pivot ½ left (weight ends on left)
RIGHT FORWARD, LEFT JACKIE GLEASON, LEFT FORWARD SHUFFLE, RIGHT FORWARD, ½ LEFT PIVOT TURN
1-4 Step right forward, brush left forward, brush left back and across right leg, brush left forward on a left diagonal
5&6 Chassé forward left, right, left
7-8 Step right forward, pivot ½ left (weight ends on left)

CROSS ROCK & RECOVER, ½ RIGHT & SHUFFLE, LEFT ROCK & RECOVER, LEFT COASTER STEP
1-2 Cross right over left and rock forward, rock back and recover to left
3&4 Turn ½ right and step right forward, step left together, step right forward
5-6 Step left forward and rock forward, recover to right
7&8 Step left back, step right together, step left forward

CROSS ROCK & RECOVER, ¾ RIGHT & SHUFFLE, LEFT ROCK & RECOVER, LEFT SHUFFLE IN PLACE
1-2 Cross right over left and rock forward, rock back and recover to left
3&4 Turn ¾ right and step right forward, step left together, step right forward
5-6 Step left forward and rock forward, recover to right
7&8 Step left together, step right together, step left together (note: you can replace the shuffle with a left coaster step)

RIGHT SIDE SHUFFLE, ½ RIGHT SIDE PIVOT, HOLD & CLAP, ½ RIGHT SIDE PIVOT, HOLD & CLAP, LEFT SIDE SHUFFLE
1&2 Chassé side right, left, right
3-4 Pivot ½ right on right while stepping left to side, clap
5-6 Pivot ½ right on left while stepping right to side, clap
7&8 Chassé side left, right, left

¼ LEFT & SHUFFLE, LEFT FORWARD SHUFFLE, RIGHT FORWARD, ½ LEFT PIVOT TURN, RIGHT FORWARD, ¼ LEFT PIVOT TURN
1&2 Turn ¼ left and step right forward, step left together, step right forward
3&4 Chassé forward left, right, left
5-6 Step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left)
7-8 Step right forward, pivot ¼ left (weight ends on left)

REPEAT

Red Hot Salsa

Red Hot Salsa
Choreographed by Christina Browne

Description: 64 count, 2 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance
Music: Red Hot Salsa by Dave Sheriff [115 bpm / CD: Line Dance Top Ten / CD: Line Dance Fever 7]
Start dancing on lyrics

HEEL BOUNCES
1-8 Bounce right heel four times, bounce left heel four times

HIP BUMPS
9-12 Bump hips left twice, bump hips right twice
13-16 Bump hips left, right, left, right (weight to left)

ROCK STEPS
17-18 Rock right forward, recover to left
19-20 Rock right back, recover to left
21-24 Repeat 17-20

GRAPEVINE RIGHT, LEFT STEP, SLIDE WITH CLAP
25-26 Step right to side, cross left behind right
27-28 Step right to side, touch left together
29 Big step left to side
30-31 Slide right together over 2 beats
32 Touch right together (clap)

RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGE TWICE, TOE SWITCHES WITH CLAP
33&34 Right kick ball change
35&36 Right kick ball change
37& Touch right to side, step right together
38& Touch left to side, step left together
39-40 Touch right to side, clap
41-48 Repeat 33-40

HEEL TOUCHES FORWARD, TOE TOUCHES RIGHT
49-50 Touch right heel forward, touch right together
51-52 Touch right heel forward, touch right together
53-54 Touch right to side, touch right together
55-56 Touch right to side, touch right together
Turn head right with toe touches, steps 53-56
57-60 Repeat 49-52
61-62 Touch right to side, cross right over left
63-64 Unwind ½ left (weight to left), clap

REPEAT

If your left leg gets tired during counts 49-60, alternate your feet on the touches
49-50 Touch right heel forward, step right together
51-52 Touch left heel forward, step left together
53-54 Touch right to side, step right together
55-56 Touch left to side, step left together
57-60 Repeat 49-52

Christina Browne | EMail: matthewmcdaniel13@gmail.com

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

It's My World

It's My World
Choreographed by Liz Clarke

Description: 32 count, 2 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance
Music: I Am What I Am by Siobhan Phillips
Start dance after 54 second intro
Dedicated to all competitors competing at Worlds 2001 Edmonton Canada

SKATE RIGHT, SKATE LEFT, RIGHT SIDE SHUFFLE, REPEAT TO LEFT TURNING ¼ LEFT
1-2-3&4 Slide right to right, slide left to left, step right to side & step left together, step right to side
5-6-7&8 Slide left to left, slide right to right, turn ¼ left, step left forward & step forward right, step left forward

STEP ½ PIVOT LEFT, SHUFFLE FORWARD, STEP ¼ PIVOT RIGHT, CROSS SHUFFLE
9-10-
11&12 Step right forward, pivot ½ turn left, step forward on right & step forward on left, step right forward
13-14-
15&16 Step left forward, pivot ¼ turn right, cross left over right & step right to right, cross left over right

STEP ¾ TURN LEFT, RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD, SIDE ROCK & CROSS TWICE
17-18-
19&20 Step right to side turn ¼ turn left, step left back turn ½ turn left step forward on right & step forward on left, step right forward
21&22-
23&24 Rock to left & replace right, cross left over right, rock to right & replace left, cross right over left

KICK LEFT TWICE, CROSS LEFT OVER RIGHT & STEP BACK RIGHT, TURN ¼ LEFT, RIGHT JAZZ BOX
25-26-
27&28 Kick left forward twice, cross left over right & step back on right, turn ¼ left and step forward on left
29-32 Cross right over left, step left back, step right to side, step left forward
Alternative steps for 29-32 - cross right over left, step left back, & step right to right side, cross left over right, touch right
to side)


REPEAT

Liz Clarke | EMail: l12cwd@hotamil.com
Address: 2 Talisman Crescent, Helensburgh, Argyll, Scotland, G84 7TD | Phone: 01436 675798

Cruisin'

Cruisin'
Choreographed by Neil Hale

Description: 32 count, 1 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance
Music: Still Cruisin' by The Beach Boys [Still Cruisin' / Available on iTunes]
Milk Cow Blues by George Strait [98 bpm / Strait Out Of The Box]
I Got A Feelin' by Billy Currington [112 bpm / Billy Currington / Available on iTunes]
Start dancing on lyrics

CROSS ROCKS AND TRIPLES
1-2 Cross/rock left over right, recover to right
3&4 Triple in place stepping left, right, left
5-6 Cross/rock right over left, recover to left
7&8 Triple in place stepping right, left, right

ROCK FORWARD, CHASSÉ BACK, ROCK BACK, CHASSÉ FORWARD
1-2 Rock left forward, recover to right
3&4 Chassé back left, right, left
5-6 Rock right back, recover to left
7&8 Chassé forward right, left, right

STEP TURN ½ RIGHT (TWICE)
1-2 Step left forward, turn ½ right (weight to right)
3-4 Step left forward, turn ½ right (weight to right)

LEFT & RIGHT VINE WITH TURNS
1-2-3 Step left to side, cross right behind left, turn ¼ left and step left forward
4-5 Step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left)
6-7-8 Turn ¼ left and step right to side (12:00), cross left behind right, turn ¼ right and step right forward
9-10 Step left forward, turn ½ right (weight to right)
11-12 Turn ¼ right and step left to side (12:00), step right together

REPEAT

Neil Hale | EMail: neilht@msn.com
Address: Unlisted | Phone: Unlisted

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Dancin the Night

Dancin the Night Away
Choreographers: Paul & Jan Takagi

40 count 4 wall beginner line dance
Music…”If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me”
The Bellamy Brothers Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (slower beat)
“Dance The Night Away” by the Mavericks “The Definitive Collection”

Start dancing on the lyrics…KEEP SMILING ! ! !

Rock forward (right), rock back (left)
1, 2, 3 hold 4 rock forward right, left, step right hold (4)
5, 6, 7 hold 8 rock back left, right, step left hold (8)

2 step-lock steps
1, 2, 3 brush 4 step right, lock left, step right brush left (4)
5, 6, 7 brush 8 step left, lock right, step left brush right (8)

Step right, pivot to the left, step right hold, step left, pivot to the right, step left hold
1, 2, 3 hold 4 step right pivot to the left, step right hold 4
5, 6, 7 hold 8 step left, pivot to the right, step left hold 8
(weight should end up on the left, if not adjust quickly, to weave to the right)

Weave to the right, with a rock right, recover left, step right in front of left & hold for 8
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, rock right, hold 8 step right to the right, step left behind, right to the side, left in front of right, rock right recover left, step right in front of left hold 8

Weave to the left, with a rock left, recover right & step left as you make a ¼ turn to the right hold 8
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, rock left, ¼ turn right, hold 8 step left to the left , step right behind, left to the side, right in front of left, rock left recover right, ¼ turn to the right step left, hold 8

REPEAT, enjoy !

Paul & Jan Takagi
Richmond, VA
(804) 379 - 3488 (leave a message & return call number , please)
PaulTakagi51@aol.com

Covered In Kisses

Covered In Kisses
Choreographed by Michele Burton & Michael Barr

Description: 32 count, 4 wall, beginner line dance
Music: Gotta Get To You by George Strait [CD: Twang / Available on iTunes]
Start dancing on lyrics

SKATE LEFT, SKATE RIGHT, TURN CLOSE, FORWARD HOLD
1-2 Skate left diagonally forward, slide/touch right together
3-4 Skate right diagonally forward, slide/touch left together
5-6 Turn ¼ left and step left forward, step right together (9:00)
7-8 Step left forward, hold

RUMBA BOX (SIDE CLOSE BACK HOLD, SIDE CLOSE FORWARD HOLD)
1-2 Step right to side, step left together
3-4 Step right back, hold
5-6 Step left to side, step right together
7-8 Step left forward, hold

CROSS BACK, BACK CROSS, BACK BACK, CROSS BACK (TRAVELING JAZZ BOXES)
1-2 Cross right over left, step left back
3-4 Step right diagonally back, cross left over right
5-6 Step right back, step left diagonally back
7-8 Cross right over left, step left back

BEGIN TURN ¼ RIGHT, TOUCH, FINISH TURN, TOUCH, SIDE CLOSE, TURN, HOLD
1-2 Turn 1/8 right and step right to side, touch left together
Styling note: look over left shoulder for these 2 counts
3-4 Turn 1/8 right and step left to side, touch right together (12:00)
5-6 Step right to side, step left together
7-8 Turn ¼ right and step right forward, hold (3:00)

REPEAT

Mike & Betty Weeks
Move Your Body – Dance & Just Dance Co.
POB 9927, Richmond, VA 23228 Betty cell: 804-399-3525
Mike cell: 804-399-2525 Email: mikeandbetty@hotmail.com