Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Love Is Strange

Love Is StrangeChoreographed by Carina B. Hella
Description:32 count, 1 wall, beginner contra dance
Music:Love Is Strange by Mickey & Sylvia [Dirty Dancing Soundtrack;
Love Is Strange by Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton;
Right on the Money by Alan Jackson;
Two Pina Coladas by Garth Brooks;
When It Rains by Gretchen Wilson;

Start dancing on lyrics
CHASSE, ROCK STEP, CHASSE, ROCK STEP
1-2Chassé side right, left, right
3-4Rock left back, recover to right
5-6Chassé side left, right, left
7-8Rock right back, recover to left
SHUFFLE, STEP, TOUCH, SHUFFLE, STEP, TOUCH
1-2Chassé forward right, left, right
3-4Step left forward, touch right together
On touch forward, clap your hands together with the person in front of you
5-6Chassé back right, left, right
7-8Step left back, touch right together
On touch back, clap your hands together
4 X ¼ TURNS
1-2Step right forward, turn ¼ left, recover to left
Clap your hands together when you recover to left
3-4Repeat
5-6Repeat
7-8Repeat
2 X JAZZ BOX
1-2Cross right over left, step left back
3-4Step right on the right side, step left forward
5-6Cross right over left, step left back
7-8Step right on the right side, step left forward
REPEAT

Electric Slide

Electric SlideChoreographed by Unknown
Description:18 count, 4 wall, beginner line dance
Music:Electric Boogie by Marcia Griffiths
Start dancing on lyrics

SLIDE TO THE RIGHT
1&Step right to side, slide/step left together
2&Step right to side, slide/step left together
3Step right to side
4Touch left together
Clap
SLIDE TO THE LEFT
5&Step left to side, slide/step right together
6&Step left to side, slide/step right together
7Step left to side
8Touch right together
Clap
MOVE BACK
9Step right back
10Step left back
11Step right back
12Touch left heel forward
Clap and optionally lift left heel slightly
ROCK FORWARD, ROCK BACK
13Step left in place
14Touch right toe in place
At same time rock forward or dip down and touch floor with right hand, (or just get funky, shake shoulders, hips, whatever). Lift toe slightly off the floor after the touch
15Step right in place
16Touch left heel in place
Clap and optionally lift left heel slightly
STEP AND TURN
17Step left in place
18Hitch right knee
Using the momentum of the hitch, turn yourself ¼ left to begin the dance again
REPEAT

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Hillbilly Bone

Hillbilly BoneChoreographed by Sue Ann Ehmann
Description:32 count, 4 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance
Music:Hillbilly Bone by Blake Shelton Featuring Trace Adkins

Intro: 64 counts (begin on lyrics)
VINE LEFT, TOUCH, HEEL, HITCH, HEEL, HITCH
1-4Vine left, touch right together
5-6Touch right heel forward on the right diagonal, hitch right
7-8Touch right heel forward on the right diagonal, hitch right

VAUDEVILLE RIGHT, VAUDEVILLE LEFT
1-4Step right diagonally back, cross left over right, step right diagonally back, touch left heel left forward diagonal
5-8Step left diagonally back, cross right over left, step left diagonally back, touch right heel right forward diagonal

ROCK BACK, STEP FORWARD, STEP TOGETHER, ¼ STEP LEFT, ROCKING CHAIR
1-4Rock right back, step left forward, step right together, turn ¼ left and step left forward (movement is more of a ¼ left arc) (9:00)
5-8Rock right forward, recover to left, rock right back, recover to left

VINE RIGHT, TOUCH, HEEL, HITCH, HEEL, HITCH
1-4Vine right, touch left together
5-6Touch left heel forward on the left diagonal, hitch left
7-8Touch left heel forward on the left diagonal, hitch left
REPEAT