HOLD YOUR HORSES

CHOREOGRAPHER: A.T. Kinson & Tom Mickers
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
MUSIC: Hold Your Horses by E-Type

1-8	KICK BALL STEP, 1/4 TURN, SKATER STEP FOUR TIMES

1&2	Kick right to right side, step right in place, step left forward
3-4	Step right forward, 1/4 turn left stepping left
5-6	Skate right, skate left (traveling forward)
7-8	Skate right, skate left (traveling forward)

9-16	STEP TOUCH, STEP TOUCH, TROT STEP BACKWARD

1-2	Step right to right side, touch left toe behind right
	Note: Raise hands high and stretch body nice and tall during count 1.
	Drop hands to side and click fingers bringing body back down on count 2.
	The lower you get, the farther you can cross that foot behind.
3-4	Step left to left side, touch right toe behind left
	Note: Raise hands high and stretch body nice and tall during count 3.
	Drop hands to side and click fingers bringing body back down on count 4.
	The lower you get, the farther you can cross that foot behind.
&5&6	Gallop back right, left, right, left (feet shoulder width apart)
&7&8	Gallop back right, left, right, left (feet shoulder width apart)
	Note: Counts &5&6&7&8 are the "Spank The Horsey" part. As you gallop backward,
	get up on the balls of your feet and make legs as bowlegged as possible.
	Roll those hips as you move backward. Place left fist forward, knuckles up,
	as if holding the reins of your horse. On each count, slap the air below your
	left arm with right hand, as if slapping the side of your horse.
	Slapping your horse makes it gallop backward?

17-24	GRAPEVINE RIGHT, GRAPEVINE LEFT

1	Step right to right side (right arm across chest, forearm parallel to floor,
	as palm of left hand pushes right fist to the right)
2	Step left behind right (left arm across chest, forearm parallel to floor,
	as palm of right hand pushes left fist to the left)
3	Step right to right side (both hands touch shoulders and snap fingers)
4	Touch left next to right (bring both arms straight down and snap fingers)
5	Step left to left side (left arm across chest, forearm parallel to floor,
	as palm of right hand pushes left fist to the left)
6	Step right behind left (right arm across chest, forearm parallel to floor,
	as palm of left hand pushes right fist to the right)
7	Step left to left side (both hands touch shoulders and snap fingers)
8	Touch right next to left (bring both arms straight down and snap fingers)

25-32	KNEE KNOCKS

1-4	With feet together knock knees in and out starting with knees knocking in
	(lean body to the right as you stretch left arm forward and circle
	from the center to the left side)
5-8	With feet together knock knees in and out starting with knees knocking in
	(lean body to the left as you stretch your right arm forward and circle
	from the center to the right side)

33-40	STEP, KICK, CROSS, BACK, POINT, AND HEEL, AND TOUCH TURN

1-2	Step forward on left, kick right down toward floor
3-4	Cross right over left, step back on left
5&6	Point right to right side, step right next to left, left heel forward
&7-8	Step left next to right, touch right toe back, turn 1/2 right and transfer weight to right

41-48	STEP SCUFF, STEP, STOMP, SWIVEL AND SWIVEL, STEP BACK, TOGETHER

1-2	Step forward on left, scuff right forward
3-4	Step down on right, stomp left in front of right
&5&6	Swivel heels to the left, center, left, center
7-8	Step back on left, step right next to left

49-56	STEP, KICK, CROSS, BACK, POINT, AND HEEL, AND TOUCH TURN

49-50	Step forward on left, kick right down toward floor
51-52	Cross right over left, step back on left
53&54	Point right to right side, step right next to left, left heel forward
&55-56	Step left next to right, touch right toe back, turn 1/2 right and transfer weight to right

57-64	STEP SCUFF, STEP, STOMP, SWIVEL AND SWIVEL, STEP BACK, TOGETHER

57-58	Step forward on left, scuff right forward
59-60	Step down on right, stomp left in front of right
&61&61	Swivel heels to the left, center, left, center
63-64	Step back on left, touch right next to left

TAG:
Start the dance 32 counts after the drum kicks in
Then do the tag at the end of every 2nd wall of the dance

1-8	GRAPEVINE RIGHT, GRAPEVINE LEFT WITH A 1/4 TURN

1-2	Step right to right side, step left behind right
3-4	Step right to right side, touch left next to right
5-6	Step left to left side, step right behind left
7-8	Step left into 1/4 turn left, touch right next to left

9-16	PADDLE TURN

&1	Turn 1/4 left, point right toe to right side
&2	Turn 1/4 left, point right toe to right side
&3	Turn 1/4 left, point right toe to right side
4	Step right next to left
&5	Turn 1/4 right, point left toe to left side
&6	Turn 1/4 right, point left toe to left side
&7	Turn 1/4 right, point left toe to left side
8	Turn 1/4 right and step left forward

During the entire tag, you are rolling your fists around each other in front of your body.
You could roll forward on the vine right, and backward on the vine left.
You can roll them one revolution per count, or for a more exciting look,
try two revolutions per count.
You can also try to turn all of those 1/4 paddle turns into 1/2 turns so that you do two full
turns to the left and then two full turns to the right.
Rolling your arms while turning your body tests the laws of physics
so it may not be as easy as it sounds.
And rolling at double speed while spinning at double speed is downright frightening!

START AGAIN AND ENJOY!

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