THE GANDY DANCER

CHOREOGRAPHER: Ron Kline 5-1-98
COUNT: 64
TYPE: Single or partner flow dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Locomotion by Scooter Lee-188bpm

Start after 16 beats of intro

Moving counter clockwise around the perimeter of dance floor 
(couples in sweetheart position) facing down line of dance (12:00)

VINE DOWN LOD INTO 1/2 TURN WITH HITCH

1	Step Right foot to right side
2	Cross step Left foot behind Right foot
3	Step Right foot to right side turning 1/4 to right with the step
4	Pivot 1/4 to the right on ball of Right foot and hitch Left knee 
	couples:  Maintain hand position through count 2, release Left 
	hands and raise Right hands, on count 3 Right hands will go over 
	lady’s head lower Right hands slightly and rejoin Left hands 
	into sweetheart position on count 4
	
VINE DOWN LOD WITH 1/4 TURN, TOUCH

5	Step Left foot to left side
6	Cross step Right foot behind Left foot
7	Step Left foot to Left side turning 1/4 to left with the step 
	(facing down LOD)
8	Touch Right toe next to Left foot 

SYNCOPATED JUMP FORWARD WITH HOLDS

&9	Hop forward on Right foot, step Left foot next to Right foot
10-12	Hold for 3 counts shaking hips, shoulders or whatever 
	(weight to Left foot)

SYNCOPATED JUMP BACK WITH HOLDS

&13	Hop back on Right foot, step Left foot next to Right foot
14-16	Hold for 3 counts shaking hips, shoulders or whatever 
	(weight to Right foot)
	couples:  May want to bump inside hips on counts 10-12 and 14-16

HALF PIVOTS, WALK FORWARD, KICK, KICK

17	Step Left forward
18	Pivot 1/2 to right
19	Step Left forward
20	Pivot 1/2 to right
21	Walk/stomp forward Left
22	Walk/stomp forward Right
23-24	Kick Left foot forward twice
	couples:  Release Left hands and raise Right hands on count 17, 
	lower Right hands and rejoin left hands on count 20, back into 
	sweetheart position

SHUFFLES FORWARD DOWN LOD

25&26	Shuffle forward (Left, Right, Left)
27&28	Shuffle forward (Right, Left, Right)
29&30	Shuffle forward (Left, Right, Left)
31&32	Shuffle forward (Right, Left, Right)

STEP PIVOTS, SHUFFLES

33	Step Left foot forward
34	Pivot 1/2 to right
35&36	Shuffle forward (Left, Right, Left)
37 	Step Right foot forward
38	Pivot 1/2 to left
39&40	Shuffle forward (Right, Left, Right)
	couples:  Maintain hand hold and simply turn around, 
	man will be on lady’s right and then back on the left again

1/4 TURNS INTO 360S, SHUFFLES TRAVELING FORWARD (12:00)

41	Begin 360° (12:00) stepping forward on Left foot into 
	1/4 turn to right sweeping Right foot behind
42	Spin on ball of Left foot to complete 360° 
	stepping forward on Right foot
43&44	Shuffle forward (Left, Right, Left)
45	Begin 360° (12:00) stepping forward on Right foot into 
	1/4 turn to left sweeping Left foot behind
46	Spin on ball of Right foot to complete 360° 
	stepping forward on Left foot
47&48	Shuffle forward (Right, Left, Right)
	couples:  On first turn:  release Left hand hold, raise Right hand 
	as lady turns and man simply walks forward (Left, Right), rejoin 
	hands for shuffle. On second turn:  release Right hand hold, raise 
	Left hands as man turns and lady simply walks forward (Right, Left), 
	rejoin hands for shuffle

1/4 PIVOT WITH HIP SWINGS, WEAVE TO RIGHT SIDE UP LINE OF DANCE

&49	Pivot 1/4 right on ball of Right foot, step Left foot to left side
	(facing outside of dance floor) and swing hips and weight to the left
50-52	Keeping feet in position, swing hips and weight 
	(Right, Left, Right)
53	(moving up LOD) Cross step Left foot over Right foot
54	Step Right foot to right side
55	Cross step Left foot behind Right foot
56	Step Right foot to right side

VINE DOWN LOD WITH SHUFFLE WITH 1/4 TURN, 1/8 TURN WITH HIP SWINGS

57	Step Left foot to left side
58	Cross step Right foot behind Left foot
59	Step Left foot to left side
&	Step Right foot next to Left foot
60	Step Left foot to left side turning 1/4 to left 
	with the step facing down LOD
&61	Pivot 1/8 left on ball of Left foot, step Right foot to right side 
	(facing 10:00) and swing hips and weight to the right
62-64	Keeping feet in place swing hips and weight (Left, Right, Left)
	couples:  Release Left hands on count 60 and raise Right hands, 
	maintain Right hand hold and lower Right hand out to right side.
	At the same time man reaches back with Left hand and lady places 
	her Left hand in his on count 61
&	Pivot 1/8 to the left on Left foot 
	to face inside of dance floor (9:00)

Start dance pattern again

Inquiries:  Ron Kline  e-mail: PaintCrk 1@aol.com or phone: (734)484-2770
From:	PaintCrk1@aol.com (PaintCrk 1)

Reformatted for display on web site 
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
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