THE HAMS' JAM
(aka. Stand By Your Hams!)

CHOREOGRAPHER:  Peter Metelnick, London Ontario Canada, November '98
		519-439-5990, fax: 519-439-6037,
		email: peter.metelnick@sympatico.ca
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 1 Wall Line Dance (With 4 Wall Option)
MUSIC:  Stand By Your Man by Dixie Chicks (start on vocal) (from the CD Tribute To Tradition)
	Mr Line Dancer by U. N. Known (start on vocal - from the CD Christmas Country Line Dance)
	Walkin' After Midnight by Fairground Attraction (start on vocal)
	I'll Take Texas by Vince Gill (start on vocal)
	The Hustle by Scooter Lee
	Christmastime in Tinseltown Again by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (start on vocal/holiday music selection)

Dedicated to the Country Hams - here's to many more years of dancing!

R TO R SIDE, L CROSS-SIDE TOUCHES, L CROSS OVER STEP, R TO R SIDE, L CROSS-SIDE-CROSS TOUCHES

1	Step right foot to right side
2	Touch left toes in front of right foot
3	Touch left toes to the left side
4	Cross step left foot over right
5	Step right foot to right side
6	Touch left toes in front of right foot
7	Touch left toes to the left side
8	Touch left toes in front of right foot

L SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK BACK & RECOVER, R SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK BACK & RECOVER

9	Step left foot to left side
&	Step right foot together
10	Step left foot to left side
11	Step right foot back and rock back
12	Recover weight on left foot
13	Step right foot to right side
&	Step left foot together
14	Step right foot to right side
15	Step left foot back and rock back
16	Recover weight on right foot

L TO L SIDE, R CROSS-SIDE TOUCHES, R CROSS OVER STEP,
L TO L SIDE, R CROSS-SIDE-CROSS TOUCHES

17	Step left foot to left side
18	Touch right toes in front of left foot
19	Touch right toes to the right side
20	Cross step right foot over left
21	Step left foot to left side
22	Touch right toes in front of left foot
23	Touch right toes to the right side
24	Touch right toes in front of left foot

R SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK BACK & RECOVER, L SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK BACK & RECOVER

25	Step right foot to right side
&	Step left foot together
26	Step right foot to right side
27	Step left foot back and rock back
28	Recover weight on right foot
29	Step left foot to left side
&	Step right foot together
30	Step left foot to left side
31	Step right foot back and rock back
32	Recover weight on left foot

R TRAVELING TOE STEPS, R SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK & RECOVER

33	Touch right toes to right side
34	Step right heel down
35	Cross touch left toes over right
36	Step left heel down
37	Step right foot to right side
&	Step left foot together
38	Step right foot to right side
39	Step left foot back and rock back
40	Recover weight on right foot

L TRAVELING TOE STEPS, L SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK & RECOVER

41	Touch left toes to left side
42	Step left heel down
43	Cross touch right toes over left
44	Step right heel down
45	Step left foot to left side
&	Step right foot together
46	Step left foot to left side
47	Step right foot back and rock back
48	Recover weight on left foot

VINE R WITH 1/2 R & L SCUFF, L SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK & RECOVER

49	Step right foot to right side
50	Cross step left foot behind right
51	Step right foot to right side turning 1/2 Right
52	Scuff L foot forward
53	Step left foot to left side
&	Step right foot together
54	Step left foot to left side
55	Step right foot back
56	Recover weight on left foot

VINE R WITH 1/2 R & L SCUFF, L SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK & RECOVER

57	Step right foot to right side
58	Cross step left foot behind right
59	Step right foot to right side turning 1/2 Right**
60	Scuff L foot forward
61	Step left foot to left side
&	Step right foot together
62	Step left foot to left side
63	Step right foot back
64	Recover weight on left foot

REPEAT

Choreographer's Note: Dance was originally choreographed for the Country
Hams as a 1 wall dance. If you want to dance to 4 walls, change the 1/2 turn
right** in the last count of 8 to a 1/4 turn right.. You will start the
dance again facing the left side wall.

From:	chambrln@execulink.com (Doug & Cathy)

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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