Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Picnic Polka


The Picnic Polka
Choreographed by David Paden

Description: 48 count, 4 wall, line/partner dance
Music: Cowboy Sweetheart by LeAnn Rimes [131 bpm / Unchained Melody: The Early Years /
CD: Greatest Hits Of Country Dance / CD: Line Dance Fever 9 / Available on iTunes]
Turbo Polka by Atomik Harmonik [138 bpm / CD: Compilation Dance: ToCo Dance Party,
Vol. 12 / CD: Turbo Polka / Available on iTunes]
Position: When danced as a partner dance, start in SideBySide Position
Start dancing on lyrics

RIGHT TOE/HEEL, CHACHACHA
1 Touch right together (toe turned in)
2 Touch right heel to side
3&4 Triple in place right, left, right

LEFT TOE/HEEL, CHA, CHA, CHA
5 Touch left together (toe turned in)
6 Touch left heel to right instep
7&8 Triple in place stepping left, right, left

SHUFFLE FORWARD AND BACK
1&2 Chassé forward right, left, right
3&4 Chassé forward left, right, left
5&6 Chassé back right, left, right
7&8 Chassé back left, right, left

VINES & STOMPS
1-4 Rolling vine to right, stomp and clap on count 4
5-8 Rolling vine to left, stomp and clap on count 8
When danced as a partner dance, change that to
1-3 MAN: Man vines right
      LADY: Lady rolls left
4    BOTH: Stomp and clap
5-7 MAN: Man vines left
     LADY: Lady rolls right
8 BOTH: Stomp and clap


TWO RIGHT KICK-BALL-CHANGES/TWO ½ TURN PIVOTS LEFT
1&2 Right kick ball change
3&4 Right kick ball change
5-6 ½ turn pivot to left
7-8 ½ turn pivot to left

STOMP, CLAPS
1 Stomp right forward
2-4 Clap hands three times (keep weight on right foot)
When danced as a partner dance, change that to
1 Stomp right foot, turn to face each other
2-4 Clap lady's right hand to man's, clap lady's left hand to man's, clap right hands and hold onto it

SHUFFLES
5&6 Cross left over right and shuffle to right (left, right, left)
7&8 Turn ¼ right and shuffle forward (right, left, right)
1&2 Turn ¼ right and side shuffle to left (left, right, left)
3&4 Turn ¼ right and shuffle backwards (right, left, right)
When danced as a partner dance, change that to
5&6 Lady begins shuffling around man while man shuffles slightly forward
7&8 Lady continues shuffling around man while man shuffles slightly forward
1&2 Lady continues shuffling around man while man shuffles slightly forward
3&4 LADY: Finish shuffling all the way around the man
             MAN: Shuffle slightly forward and turn ¼ left to face LOD
   Now in SideBySide Position again


WALK FORWARD WITH STOMP
5-7 Step left forward, step right forward, step left forward
8 Stomp right together

REPEAT


David Paden | EMail: dfpadenjr@aol.com
Address: P.O. Box 199 Levittown, PA, 19059 | Phone: (215) 9455038

Flobie Slide


Flobie Slide
Choreographed by Flo Cook

Description: 32 count, 2 wall, beginner line dance
Music: Six Days On The Road by Sawyer Brown [166 bpm / CD: Line Dance Fever 3 / CD: Line
Dance Fever 8 / Available on iTunes]
I'm Holdin' On To Love (To Save My Life) by Shania Twain [Come On Over]
Big Bang Boogie by The Judds [167 bpm / New Day Dawning / CD: Line Dance Fever 11]
Start dancing on lyrics

SIDE TOUCHES RIGHT & LEFT
1 Touch right toes out to right side
2 Touch right toes next to left foot
3 Touch right toes out to right side
4 Step right together
5 Touch left toes out to left side
6 Touch left toes next to right foot
7 Touch left toes out to left side
8 Step left together

FORWARD HEEL TOUCHES RIGHT & LEFT
9 Touch right heel forward
10 Step right together
11 Touch left heel forward
12 Step left together
13 Touch right heel forward
14 Step right together
15 Touch left heel forward
16 Step left together

¼ PIVOTS LEFT WITH STOMPS
17 Step right forward
18 Pivot ¼ turn left on balls of feet
19 Stomp right forward
20 Stomp left forward
21 Step right forward
22 Pivot ¼ turn left on balls of feet
23 Stomp right forward
24 Stomp left forward

LONG STEP SLIDES (SHIMMY) CLAP RIGHT & LEFT
25 Step right forward (long step)
26 Shake upper torso
27 Touch left together
28 Clap
29 Step left forward
30 Shake upper torso
31 Touch right together
32 Clap

REPEAT


Flo Cook | EMail: dancinwithflo@hvc.rr.com
Address: New Paltz, NY | Phone: (914) 6587049