DOWN TO THE RIVER SKINNY DIPPIN'

CHOREOGRAPHER: Jeannie Woolman, 1998
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC:  The Stripper by Joe Loss & His Orchestra (Super Slow)
	Down To The River by Alabama (Slow)
	You Sexy Thing by Hot Chocolate (Slow)
	I Can Love You Better by The Dixie Chicks (Medium)
	Hot Stuff by Donna Summer (Fast)
	Melancholy Child by Pam Tillis (Faster)

CROSS STEP, STEP HOP AND TOUCH

1	Cross step left foot over front of right foot
2	Step right foot to right side
3	Touch left heel to left side at 45° angle holding both arms 
	straight at same angle with palms out, fingers up (like telling
	someone to stop) dropping right shoulder slightly
&	Quickly step/hop left foot next to right foot dropping hands down
4	Touch right toe next to left foot

HIP BUMPS

	(Exaggerate the hip movement)
5	Step right foot forward bumping hips out
&	Shift weight onto left left bumping hips back
6	Shift weight onto right leg bumping hips out
7	Step left foot forward bumping hips out
&	Shift weight onto right leg bumping hips back
8	Shift weight onto left leg bumping hips out (weight on left leg)

CROSS STEP, STEP HOP AND TOUCH

9	Cross step right foot over front left foot
10	Step left foot to left side
11	Touch right heel to right side at 45° angle holding both arms 
	straight at same angle with palms out, fingers up (like telling 
	someone to stop) dropping left shoulder slightly
&	Quickly step/hop right foot next to left foot dropping hands down
12	Touch left toe next to right foot

HIP BUMPS AND ROCK

13	Step left foot forward bumping hips out
&	Shift weight onto right leg bumping hips back
14	Shift weight onto left leg bumping hips out
15	Rock forward onto right foot
16	Rock back onto left foot kicking right foot slightly forward

MONTEREY TURN

17	Touch right toe to right side
18	Step right foot next to left foot turning 1/2 backward to right
	(right shoulder goes back and to right)
19	Touch left toe to left side
20	Step left foot next to right foot

SHUFFLE TO RIGHT, KICK AND CROSS

21	Step right foot to right side (travel with shuffles)
&	Quickly step left foot next to right foot
22	Step right foot to right side
23	Kick left foot forward
24	Step left foot across front and to right side of right foot with
	slight bow forward lifting right foot slightly at same time

MONTEREY TURN

25	Touch right toe to right side
26	Step right foot next to left foot turning 1/2 backward to right
	(right shoulder goes back and to right)
27	Touch left toe to left side
28	Step left foot next to right foot

SHUFFLE TO RIGHT AND 1/2 TURN

29	Step right foot to right side
&	Quickly step left foot next to right foot
30	Step right foot to right side
31	Step left foot forward
32	Turn 1/2 right shifting weight to right foot

Dance Starts over

From:	CWdancer@email.msn.com (Jeannie)

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