Wednesday, October 26, 2011

I Run To You

I Run To You
Choreographed by Rachael McEnaney

Description: 64 count, 2 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: I Run To You by Lady Antebellum [CD: Lady Antebellum / Available on iTunes]
Count In: 32 counts from start of track, dance begins on vocals

RIGHT DIAGONAL SHUFFLE, LEFT SIDE ROCK, LEFT DIAGONAL SHUFFLE, RIGHT STEP BACK TURN ¼ LEFT, LEFT SIDE
1&2 Turn 1/8 left and step right forward, step left together, step right forward (10:30)
3-4 Turn 1/8 right and rock left to side, recover to right (12:00)
5&6 Turn 1/8 right and step left forward, step right together, step left forward (1:30)
7-8 Turn ¼ left and step right back, step left to side (9:00)

SYNCOPATED WEAVE, LEFT SIDE, HOLD, BALL SIDE ROCK
1-2-3&4 Cross right over left, step left to side, cross right behind left, step left to side, cross right over left
5-6&7-8 Step left to side, hold, step right together, rock left to side, recover to right

LEFT DIAGONAL SHUFFLE, RIGHT SIDE ROCK, RIGHT DIAGONAL SHUFFLE, LEFT STEP BACK TURN ¼ RIGHT, RIGHT SIDE (REPEAT 1-8 BUT OPPOSITE)
1&2 Turn 1/8 right and step left forward, step right together, step left forward (10:30)
3-4 Turn 1/8 left and rock right to side, recover to left (9:00)
5&6 Turn 1/8 left and step right forward, step left together, step right forward (7:30)
7-8 Turn 3/8 right and step left back, step right to side (12:00)

SYNCOPATED WEAVE, BIG STEP RIGHT, HOLD DRAGGING LEFT, LEFT COASTER STEP
1-2-3&4 Cross left over right, step right to side, cross left behind right, step right to side, cross left over right
5-6 Big step right to side, drag left toward right
7&8 Step left back, step right together, step left forward

RIGHT SHUFFLE, STEP FORWARD LEFT, ½ PIVOT TURN RIGHT, FULL TURN RIGHT TRAVELING FORWARD (OR 2 WALKS), LEFT ROCK FORWARD
1&2-3-4 Step right forward, step left together, step right forward, step left forward, turn ½ right (weight to right) (6:00)
5-6 Turn ½ right and step left back, turn ½ right and step right forward (6:00)
Easy option: step right forward, step left forward
7-8 Rock left forward, recover to right

LEFT COASTER CROSS, RIGHT SIDE ROCK, RIGHT SAILOR STEP, LEFT SAILOR STEP
1&2-3-4 Step left back, step right together, cross left over right, rock right to side, recover to left
5&6 Cross right behind left, step left together, step right to side
7&8 Cross left behind right, step right together, step left to side

RIGHT CROSS ROCK, RIGHT SIDE, LEFT CROSS ROCK, TURN ¼ LEFT AND STEP FORWARD LEFT, TURN ½ LEFT AND STEP BACK RIGHT, TURN ¼ LEFT
1-2-3 Cross/rock right over left, recover to left, step right to side
4-5-6 Cross/rock left over right, recover to right, turn ¼ left and step left forward (3:00)
7-8 Turn ½ left and step right back, turn ¼ left and step left to side (6:00)

RIGHT CROSS ROCK, RIGHT CHASSE, LEFT CROSS, RIGHT SIDE, LEFT SAILOR STEP
1-2-3&4 Cross/rock right over left, recover to left, step right to side, step left together, step right to side
5-6 Cross left over right, step right to side
7&8 Cross left behind right, step right together, step left to side

REPEAT

Rachael McEnaney | EMail: rachaelmc@live-2-dance.com | Website: http://www.dancepizazz.com
Address: Mack, Green Willows, The Brickyards, Stamford Bridge, York YO41 1HZ, England | Phone: 07968 181933

Cowgirl's Twist

Cowgirl's Twist
Choreographed by Bill Bader

Description: 32 count, 4 wall, ultra beginner line dance
Music: Rock 'N' Roll Angel by The Kentucky Headhunters [128 bpm / Pickin' On Nashville / Best of Kentucky Headhunters / Available on iTunes]
Rockin' With The Rhythm Of The Rain by The Judds [148 bpm / The Judds Greatest Hits /
Available on iTunes]
What The Cowgirls Do by Vince Gill [152 bpm / CD: Best Of Toe The Line / CD: Millenniums Greatest Line Dance Party / Available on iTunes]
That's What I Like (Twist Mix) by Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers [Best Of]
Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under by Shania Twain [146 bpm / The Woman In Me /
Available on iTunes]
Start dancing on lyrics

HEEL-TOE STRUTS: RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT
1-2 Step right heel forward, drop right toe
3-4 Step left heel forward, drop left toe
5-6-7-8 Repeat 1-4

WALK BACK, 2, 3, TOGETHER
9-10 Step right back, step left back
11-12 Step right back, step left together

WIGGLE WALK LEFT, CLAP, WIGGLE WALK RIGHT, CLAP
13-14-15 Swivel both heels left, swivel both toes left, swivel both heels left
16 Clap
17-18-19 Swivel both heels right, swivel both toes right, swivel both heels right
20 Clap

SWIVEL LEFT, CLAP, SWIVEL RIGHT, CLAP, TWIST - DOWN, DOWN, UP, UP
21-22 Swivel both heels left, clap
23-24 Swivel both heels right, clap
25-26 Swivel both heels left, swivel both heels right
27-28 Swivel both heels left, swivel both heels center

STEP, HOLD, TURN ¼, HOLD
29-30 Step right forward, hold
Lean right shoulder forward
31-32 Turn ¼ left (weight to left), hold
Lean shoulders to left

REPEAT

Bill Bader | EMail: billbader@hotmail.com | Website: http://www.billbader.com
Address: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Phone: (604) 684-2455

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Swing Time Boogie

Swing Time Boogie
Choreographed by Scott Blevins

Description: 64 count, 4 wall, line dance
Music: Swing City by Roger Brown & Swing City [172 bpm / CD: Swing City / CD: Best Of Toe The Line]
Start dancing on lyrics

STOMP FORWARD (PROGRESSIVELY SMALLER)
1-4 Stomp right foot forward, hold for 3 counts
5-8 Stomp left foot forward, hold for 3 counts
9-10 Stomp right foot slightly forward, hold for 1 count
11-12 Stomp left foot slightly forward, hold for 1 count
13-16 Using very small steps, stomp forward right, left, right, left
Use of hands for styling on this section is very effective - use your imagination.

MONTEREY TURN
17 Touch right to side
18 Pivot ½ turn to right on left foot and draw right foot next to left foot, shifting weight to right foot
19 Touch left to side
20 Place left foot next to right foot with weight

STEP, ½ TURN, STEP, KICK
21 Step right forward
22 Turn ½ left (weight to left)
23 Step right forward
24 Kick left forward

STEP, CROSS, TOE, HEEL, CROSS, TOE, HEEL, CROSS
25 Step left back
26 Cross right over left
27 Touch left together
28 Touch left heel slightly left of right foot
29 Cross (step) left foot in front of right foot with weight
30 Touch right together
31 Touch right heel slightly right of left foot
32 Cross (step) right foot in front of left foot with weight
When you are comfortable with Counts 27-32, this section can be done while twisting for style

STEP LEFT, RIGHT, CROSS, CLAP, BUMP RIGHT, BUMP LEFT
33 Step left to side
34 Step right to side
35 Cross (step) left foot in front of right foot
36 Hold 1 count while clapping hands
37 Step right to side and bump right hip to right side at same time
38 Bump hips right to right side again
39-40 Bump hips left to left side twice

STOMP, CLAP, STOMP, CLAP
41 Stomp right forward
42 Clap
43 Stomp left forward
44 Clap

SHUFFLE, ½ TURN, SHUFFLE
45&46 Step right back, drag left foot to right foot, step right back
& Pivot ½ turn to left on ball of right foot
47&48 Step left forward, drag right foot to left foot, step left forward

STEP, ½ TURN, PLACE, PLACE, TWIST
49 Step right forward
50 Turn ½ left (weight to left)
51 Step right forward
52 Step left forward, even with right foot and about a shoulder's width apart
53-56 On balls of both feet, twist from the waist down - knees to the right, then left, then right, then center with weight ending on left foot

SHUFFLE, STEP, ½ TURN, ¾ TURN, ROCK, STEP
57&58 Step right forward, drag left foot to right foot, step right forward
59 Step left forward
60 Turn ½ right (weight to left)
61&62 Triple in place left, right, left while making a ¾ turn right
63 Step (rock) weight back on to right foot
64 Shift (rock) weight forward on to left foot

REPEAT

TAG
On wall 1, for counts 63-64, instead of a rock step, you should do the following:
63 Step weight on to right foot
64 Touch left together
Then begin wall 2 by stepping left with left foot for counts 33-64. All other walls will end with the rock step as described above and will use the entire 64 counts.

REPEAT

A - B Waltz

A - B Waltz
Choreographed by Val Myers

Description: 24 count, 1 wall, beginner waltz line dance
Music: Halos And Horns by Dolly Parton [92 bpm / Halos and Horns]
Lonely Too by Lee Ann Womack [110 bpm / CD: I Hope You Dance / I Hope You Dance /
Available on iTunes]
Did I Shave My Legs For This by Deana Carter [94 bpm / Did I Shave My Legs For This?]
Start dancing on lyrics

FORWARD BASIC TWICE, BACK BASIC, BACK BASIC ¼ TURN RIGHT
1-3 Step left forward, step right together, step left in place
4-6 Step right forward, step left together, step right in place
7-9 Step left back, step right together, step left in place
10 Turn ¼ right, stepping right to right side
11-12 Step left together, step right in place

FORWARD TWINKLE, BACK TWINKLE, FORWARD BASIC, BACK BASIC ¼ TURN LEFT
1-3 Cross left over right, rock right to side, recover to left
4-6 Right sailor step
7-9 Step left forward, step right together, step left in place
10-11 Step right back, turn ¼ left, stepping left beside right
12 Step right in place

REPEAT

Val Myers | EMail: vmyers@dsl.pipex.com | Website: http://www.vmyers.com
Address: 33, Ennerdale Ave. Stanmore, Middx. HA72 LB. UK | Phone: 07958 962 007

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Soft & Slow

Soft & Slow
Choreographed by Ilona Hamstra

Music: Nothing On But The Radio by Gary Allen
32 Count 4-Wall Novice Line Dance

Side, Rock Step, Cha Cha, Side, Rock Step,Cha Cha ¼ L, Step
1 Step left foot to left
2 rock back on right foot
3 recover on left foot
4&5 Side Cha (R-L-R)
6 rock forward on left
7 recover on right
8&1 1/4 turn left Cha (L-R-L)

Step Lock Step, Cha Cha & Sweep ½ R Cha Cha
2 Step forward on right foot
3 Lock left behind right
4&5 Cha (R-L-R)
6-7 1/2 turn sweep left foot around to the right (take weight onto left)
8&1 Cha (R-L-R)

Step ¼ Turn R, Step-Together-Step (45º), Step-Together-Step (45º), Cha Cha
2 Step forward on left foot
3 1/4 Turn to the right (take weight on right foot)
4&5 (on 45 degree angle to the right) Step Together Step (L-R-L)
6&7 (on 45 degree angle to the left) Step Together Step (R-L-R)
8&1 Cha forward (L-R-L)

Rock Step, Cha Cha ¼ R, Cross, Unwind Full Turn, Cha Cha
2 Rock forward on right foot
3 Recover on left foot - making a 1/4 turn to the right
4&5 Cha to the side (R-L-R)
6 Cross left foot over right
7 Unwind a full turn to the right (weight ends on right)
8&1 Cha to the left (L-R-L)

Begin again

Drinkin' Bone Boogie

Drinkin' Bone Boogie
Choreographed by Ellen Kiernan

Description: 32 count, 4 wall, beginner line dance
Music: Drinkin' Bone by Tracy Byrd [104 bpm / CD: Tracy Byrd: Greatest Hits / CD: The Truth About Men / Available on iTunes]
Sex Bomb by Tom Jones & Mousse T. [Reload]
Kerosene by Miranda Lambert [Kerosene]
My Kind Of Music by Ray Scott [118 bpm / My Kind Of Music / Available on iTunes]
Start dancing on lyrics

TOUCH SIDE, CROSS IN FRONT, 4 TIMES
1-2 Touch right to side, cross right over left
3-4 Touch left to side, cross left over right
5-6 Touch right to side, cross right over left
7-8 Touch left to side, cross left over right

ROCK RECOVER, SHUFFLE, 2X
1-2 Rock right forward, recover to left
3&4 Chassé back right, left, right
5-6 Rock left back, recover to right
7&8 Chassé forward left, right, left

QUARTER PIVOT LEFT, 2X, JAZZ BOX
1-2 Step right forward, turn ¼ left (weight to left)
3-4 Step right forward, turn ¼ left (weight to left)
5-6 Cross right over left, step left back
7-8 Step right together, step left together

KICK BALL STEP FORWARD, 2X, JAZZ BOX ¼ RIGHT
1&2 Kick right forward, step right together, big step left forward
3&4 Kick right forward, step right together, big step left forward
5-6 Cross right over left, turn ¼ right and step left back
7-8 Step right together, step left together

REPEAT

Variation for song "Kerosene" contributed by Suzanne Wilson
1st set of 8, change to:


MONTEREY TURNS
1-4 Touch right to side, turn ½ right and step right together, touch left to side, step left together
5-8 Repeat 1-4
Last set of 8 change to:
1-4 No change
5 Cross right over left
6-7-8 Unwind ¾ left (weight to left)

Ellen Kiernan | EMail: wkierna1@optonline.net
Address: 25 Maynard Drive, Farmingdale, New York, 11735 | Phone: 516 2935625

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Caught In The Act

Caught In The Act
Choreographed by Ann Wood

Description: 64 count, 4 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed by Glenn Frey [108 bpm / Solo Collection]
It Don't Get Better Than This by Rodney Crowell [124 bpm / Life Is Messy / CD: Steppin' Country Vol. 4 / Available on iTunes]
Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed by Mike Reilly Band [116 bpm]
Start dancing on lyrics

RIGHT KICK BALL CROSS TWICE, ROCK, ROCK SAILOR STEP
1&2 Kick right diagonally forward, step right together, cross left over right
3&4 Repeat 1&2
5-6 Rock right to side, recover to left
7&8 Cross right behind left, step left together, step right together

LEFT KICK BALL CROSS TWICE, ROCK, ROCK SAILOR TURN ¼
9&10 Kick left diagonally forward, step left together, cross right over left
11&12 Repeat 9&10
13-14 Rock left to side, recover to right
15&16 Cross left behind right, turn ¼ left (weight to right), step left forward

ROCK, ROCK, RIGHT COASTER STEP, ROCK, ROCK TRIPLE TURN ½ TO LEFT
17-18 Rock right forward, recover to left
19&20 Step right back, step left together, step right forward
21-22 Rock left forward, recover to right
23&24 Triple in place turning ½ left stepping left, right, left (3:00)

SYNCOPATED FORWARD ROCK STEPS, BACK LEFT SHUFFLE, ROCK STEP
25-26 Rock right forward, recover to left
&27-28 Step right together, rock left forward, recover to right
29&30 Chassé back left, right, left
31-32 Rock right back, recover to left

RIGHT AND LEFT TOUCH HOLDS, RIGHT & LEFT HEEL SWITCHES, STEP FORWARD, ¼ PIVOT TURN LEFT
33-34 Touch right to side, hold
&35-36 Step right together, touch left to side, hold
&37&38 Step left together, touch right heel forward, step right together, touch left heel forward
&39-40 Step left together, step right forward, turn ¼ left (weight to left, 12:00)

CROSS SHUFFLE, PIVOT TURN TO RIGHT, CROSS ROCK, SIDE SHUFFLE
41&42 Crossing chassé right, left, right
43-44 Turn ¼ right and step left back, turn ¼ right and step right together
45-46 Cross/rock left over right, recover to right
47&48 Shuffle to side stepping left, right, left

CROSS TOUCH, SLOW HEEL JACKS
49-50& Cross right over left, touch left toe behind right, drop left heel
51-52 Touch right heel diagonally forward, hold
&53-54 Step right together, cross left over right, hold
&55-56 Step right together, touch left heel diagonally forward, hold

CROSS, TURN ¼ RIGHT, COASTER STEP, WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE
&57-58 Step left together, cross right over left, turn ¼ right and step left back
59&60 Step right back, step left together, step right forward
61-62 Step left forward, step right forward
63-64 Chassé forward left, right, left

Alternative steps for 61-62: full turn left

REPEAT

Ann Wood
Address: 42 Arran Drive, Frodsham, WA6 6AL | Phone: 01928 732802

Cut A Rug

Cut A Rug
Choreographed by Jo & Rita Thompson

Description: 32 count, 2 wall, ultra beginner line dance
Music: Roll Back The Rug by Scooter Lee [158 bpm / CD: More Of The Best And Then Some.. / Available on iTunes]
Up! by Shania Twain [128 bpm / Up!]
Start dancing on lyrics

SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, TOUCH, SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE TOUCH
1-2 Step right to side, step left together
3-4 Step right to side, touch left together
5-6 Step left to side, step right together
7-8 Step left to side, touch right together
The above 8 counts can be done as a vine right and left by crossing behind on counts 2 and 6

DIAGONAL STEP TOUCH
1-2 Step right diagonally forward, touch left together
3-4 Step left diagonally back, touch right together
5-6 Step right diagonally back, touch left together
7-8 Step left diagonally forward, touch right together

FORWARD DIAGONAL SLIDE RIGHT AND LEFT
1-2 Step right diagonally forward, slide left together
3-4 Step right diagonally forward, scuff left forward
5-6 Step left diagonally forward, slide right together
7-8 Step left diagonally forward, scuff right forward
The above 8 counts can be done with a lock step by crossing slightly behind on counts 2 and 6

STEP, HOLD, TURN ¼ LEFT, HOLD, STEP, HOLD, TURN ¼ LEFT, HOLD
1-2-3-4 Step right forward, hold, turn ¼ left (weight to left), hold
5-6-7-8 Step right forward, hold, turn ¼ left (weight to left), hold

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
Rita Thompson
Address: 1267 Stephenson Brown Lufkin, TX 75904 | Phone: (936) 875-3607