CACTUS SWING

CHOREOGRAPHER: EJ Foley
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC:  Cactus Swing by Great Western Orchestra
	Any high energy polka type music
	or music with a hoe-down type of sound to it

NOTE:	This dance was choreographed for this song and is started after a
16-count intro. The National Film Board of Canada used the choreography
for a 4 minute animated vignette of cacti having a hoe-down in the old
west around a campfire, so it combines some of the hokiness of the old
style of dance with some of the new styles.

1	Touch left heel to front at 45°
2	Touch left toe to right side with left leg
	crossing under right knee to make figure 4
3	Step left foot to left side
&	Bring right together with left
4	Step left foot to left side
	(This movement is done in a jumping or side hopping fashion
	as in a hoedown type of dance)
5	Touch right heel to front at 45°
6	Touch right toe to left side with right leg
	crossing under left knee to make figure 4 reversed
7	Step right foot to right side
&	Bring left together with right
8	Step right foot to right side

9	Touch left heel to front at 45°
10	Bring left foot up across front of right leg in figure 4
	and slap heel with right hand
11	Touch left foot to left side
12	Bring left foot up across back of right leg in figure 4
	and slap heel with right hand
13	Step to left with left foot making 1/4 turn to left
	and stepping down with authority
14	Bring right foot up across front of left leg in figure 4 (reverse) and slap heel with left hand
15	Touch right foot to right side
16	Bring right foot up across back of left leg in figure 4 (reverse)
	and slap heel with left hand

RIGHT-LEFT TURNING VINES

17-19	Step into a 360° turning vine to the right with right, left, right
20	Bring left foot up behind right leg in figure 4
	and slap heel with right hand
21-23	Step into a 360° turning vine to the left with left, right, left
24	Bring right foot up behind left leg in figure 4 (reverse)
	and slap heel with left hand

25	Step forward with right foot
26	Bring left foot up behind right leg in figure 4
	and slap heel with right hand
27	Step forward with left foot
28	Bring right foot up behind left leg in figure 4 (reverse)
	and slap with left hand

BACK TURNING VINE

29-31	Stepping towards back LOD,
	making a 360° turning vine to right with right, left, right
32	Stomp left beside right (weight stays on right foot)

Start over and have fun

From:	cwdancer@home.com (EJ Foley)