Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Zydeco Lady

Zydeco Lady
Choreographed by Chris Hookie

Description: 40 count, 4 wall, intermediate/advanced line dance
Music: Zydeco Lady by Eddy Raven [104 bpm / CD: Cookin' Cajun / Cookin' Cajun / CD: Most Awesome Linedancing Album Vol. 7 / Available on iTunes]
Little Sheba by Eddy Raven [Temporary Sanity]
Born To Be Blue by The Judds [140 bpm / Love Can Build A Bridge]
The Wanderer by Eddie Rabbitt [118 bpm / CD: Number One Hits / Greatest Country Hits / Available on iTunes]
Country Club by Travis Tritt [128 bpm / Country Club / Greatest Hits From The Beginning / CD: Country Fun / Available on iTunes]
Dumas Walker by The Kentucky Headhunters [144 bpm / Best Of / Available on iTunes]
Come Next Monday by K.T. Oslin [Love In A Small Town]
Suspicion by Eddie Rabbitt [144 bpm / CD: Rhino Hi-Five: Eddie Rabbit - EP / All Time
Greatest Hits / Available on iTunes]
Honky Tonk Blues by The Pirates Of The Mississippi [160 bpm / CD: Most Awesome
Linedancing Album]
That's A No No by Sawyer Brown [Shakin']
Walk On by Reba McEntire [125 bpm / CD: Sizzling Country Dances / CD: Toe The Line 4 / CD: Reba # 1's / Available on iTunes]
Little Rock by Reba McEntire [136 bpm / Greatest Hits]
Hillbilly Rock by Marty Stuart [144 bpm / CD: Best Of Toe The Line]
Sooner Or Later by Eddy Raven [148 bpm / CD: Most Awesome Linedancing Album Vol. 8]
Bonnie Jean (Little Sister) by David Lynn Jones [Hard Times On Easy Street]
Rockin' With The Rhythm Of The Rain by The Judds [148 bpm / The Judds Greatest Hits /
Available on iTunes]
Pickin' Up Strangers by Johnny Lee [Greatest Hits]

Position: Start off in single file lines, all facing LOD
Start dancing on lyrics

TOUCH, TOUCH, SAILOR STEP, TOUCH, TOUCH, SAILOR STEP
1-2 Touch left forward, touch left to side
3&4 Left sailor step
5-6 Touch right forward, touch right to side
7&8 Right sailor step

½ TURN, COASTER (TWICE)
9-10 Step left forward (toe turned out), turn ½ left and step right back (6:00)
11&12 Step left back, step right back, step left forward
13-14 Step right forward (toe turned out), turn ½ right and step left forward (12:00)
15&16 Step right back, step left together, step left forward

¼ TURN, CROSS BEHIND, TRIPLE TURN (TWICE)
17-18 Step left forward, turn ¼ right and cross right behind left (3:00)
19&20 Triple in place turning ¾ left stepping left, right, left (6:00)
21-22 Step right forward, turn ¼ left and cross left behind right (9:00)
23&24 Triple in place turning ¾ right stepping right, left, right (12:00)

BACK, BACK, COASTER STEP
25-26 Step left back, step right back
27&28 Step left back, step right together, step left forward

STEP, LOCK, CHASSÉ (TWICE)
29-30 Step right forward, lock left behind right
31&32 Chassé forward right, left, right
33-34 Step left forward, lock right behind left
35&36 Chassé forward left, right, left

STEP, TURN, TRIPLE TURN
37-38 Step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left)
39&40 Triple in place turning ¾ left stepping right, left, right

REPEAT

Chris Hookie | EMail: cmdanceandco@aim.com
Address: PO Box 331, Pittsfield, MA 01202 | Phone: (413) 329-7387

Dancing The Night Away

Dancin the Night Away
40 count 4 wall beginner line dance
Choreographers: Paul & Jan Takagi

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