Date: Sun, 19 Nov 1995 22:01:36 +0800 From: marmstr@ibm.net DRIFTER CHOREOGRAPHER: Sue Denny Inman TYPE: Couples Circle Dance COUNT: 42 DIFFICULTY: Beginner - Intermediate MUSIC: Black Velvet by A.Myles/P.Benatar/R.Lee The Wanderer by Eddie Rabbit POSITION: Dance is done in Western Open Position, and one step of dance equals one beat of music, except for shuffles which are three steps to two beats of music. COUNTS / STEP DESCRIPTIONS HEEL, TOGETHER, HEEL, TOGETHER: 1 Touch right heel forward 2 Touch right heel next to left 3 Touch right heel forward 4 Touch right heel next to left STEP, TOUCH, CROSS, TOUCH: 5 Step forward on right and pivot 90 degrees C.W. 6 Touch left toe to the left side (Note: Man is behind lady with their hands over the lady's shoulders.) 7 Left steps across right foot 8 Touch right to the right side CROSS, BACK, SIDE, TOGETHER: (this is a reverse box step) 9 Right steps across left foot 10 Left step back 11 Right step to side 12 Left touch together SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, TOGETHER: (left grapevine for the man, left turning grapevine for the lady) 13 Left step to left side 14 Right step behind left 15 Left step to left side 16 Right step together RIGHT, CENTER, LEFT, CENTER: (rise up on balls of feet) 17 Heels touch right 18 Heels touch center 19 Heels touch left 20 Heels touch center BACK, TWO,THREE, SCOOT: ("Drifts" back to Western Open Position facing Line-Of-Dance) 21 Right step back 22 Left step back 23 Right step back 24 Raise left knee and scoot on right foot BOOGIE FRONT, BOOGIE BACK: 25 Left step forward and push left hip towards LOD 26 Push left hip towards LOD again 27 Push right hip to rear LOD 28 Push right hip to rear LOD again FRONT, BACK, FRONT, BACK, STEP, SCOOT: 29 Push left hip towards LOD 30 Push right hip to rear LOD 31 Push left hip towards LOD 32 Push right hip to rear LOD 33 Left step forward 34 Raise right knee and scoot on left foot SHUFFLE RIGHT, SHUFFLE LEFT: 35& Right step forward, left step next to right 36 Right step forward 37& Left step forward, right step next to left 38 Left step forward SHUFFLE RIGHT, SHUFFLE LEFT: 39& Right step forward, left step next to right 40 Right step forward 41& Left step forward, right step next to left 42 Left step forward START OVER *NOTE: Stay basic for beginners. The more turns you do on vines the more difficult. PREPARED BY: Mike Armstrong (marmstr@ibm.net)