KEEP ON TRY'N

CHOREOGRAPHER: Carolyn Robinson (02/01/01) 202 Windjammer South, Emerald Isle, NC 28594
		phone# 252-354-9491, silversaddle@ec.rr.com 
COUNT: 32 (Add sections for progression and introduction to basic steps)
TYPE: 1 Wall Line Dance (basic dance)
LEVEL: Beginner
MUSIC: Keep On Movin' by Five
	Hey Mr. D J by Backstreet Boys (teach)
	How Do You Like Me Now? by Toby Keith (teach)

STEP, TOUCH, STEP, TOUCH, STEP, TOGETHER, STEP TOUCH

1-2	Step side right, Touch left beside right
3-4	Step side left, Touch right beside left
5-6	Step side right, Step left beside right
7-8	Step side right, Touch left beside right

STEP, TOUCH, STEP, TOUCH, STEP, TOGETHER, STEP, TOUCH

9-10	Step side left, Touch right beside left
11-12	Step side right, Touch left beside right
13-14	Step side left, Step right beside left
15-16	Step side left, Touch right beside left

ROCK FORWARD/RECOVER, ROCK BACK/RECOVER, VINE RIGHT WITH TOUCH

17-18	Rock forward onto right, Recover stepping back on left
19-20	Rock backward onto right, Recover stepping forward on left
21-22	Step side right, Place left behind right in 3rd position
23-24	Step side right, Touch left beside right

ROCK FORWARD/RECOVER, ROCK BACK/RECOVER, VINE LEFT WITH TOUCH

25-26	Rock forward onto left, Recover stepping back on right
27-28	Rock backward onto left, Recover stepping forward on right
29-30	Step side left, Place right behind left in 3rd position
31-32	Step side left, Touch right beside left

SECTION A
TRIPLE STEP FORWARD R-L-R, TRIPLE STEP FORWARD L-R-L, MONTEREY 1/2 TURN RIGHT

1&2	Step forward right, Place left behind right in 3rd position, Step forward right
3&4	Step forward left, Place right behind left in 3rd position, Step forward left
5	Point right to right
6	Swing right behind, pivoting on left and turning body 1/2 turn right;
	placing weight on right
7-8	Point left to left, Touch left beside right

TRIPLE STEP FORWARD L-R-L, TRIPLE STEP FORWARD R-L-R, MONTEREY 1/2 TURN LEFT

9&10	Step forward left, Place right behind left in 3rd position, Step forward left
11&12	Step forward right, Place left behind right in 3rd position, Step forward right
13	Point left to left
14	Swing left behind, pivoting on right/turning body 1/2 turn left;
	placing weight on left
15-16	Point right to right, Touch right beside left

SECTION B
STEP, HOLD, TURN, HOLD, HIP BUMPS R-L-R, HIP BUMPS L-R-L

1-2	Step forward right, Hold
3-4	Pivot 1/4 turn left (pivoting on left and keeping weight on left), Hold
5&6	Bump hips right, Bump hips left, Bump hips right-weight ends on right
7&8	Bump hips left, Bump hips right, Bump hips left-weight ends on left

STEP, HOLD, TURN, HOLD, HIP BUMPS R-L-R, HIP BUMPS L-R-L

9-10	Step forward right, Hold
11-12	Pivot 1/4 turn left (pivoting on left and keeping weight on left), Hold
13&14	Bump hips right, Bump hips left, Bump hips right-weight ends on right
15&16	Bump hips left, Bump hips right, Bump hips left-weight ends on left

SECTION C
STOMP, BOUNCE 3X WITH 1/4 TURN LEFT, KICK, BALL, CHANGE, KICK, STEP, TOUCH

1	Stomp right forward
	(up-stomp, do not transfer weight onto right, keep weight on both feet)
2-4	Bounce heels of both feet 3 times turning body 1/4 turn left-weight on left
5&6	Kick right forward, Place right (ball of foot) beside left, Step on left
7&8	Kick right forward, Step right beside left, Touch left beside right (weight on right)

STOMP, BOUNCE 3X WITH 1/4 TURN RIGHT, KICK, BALL, CHANGE, KICK, STEP, TOUCH

9	Stomp left forward (up-stomp, do not transfer weight, keep on both feet)
10-12	Bounce heels of both feet 3 times turning 1/4 turn right-weight on right
13&14	Kick left forward, Place left (ball of foot) beside right, Step on left
15&16	Kick left forward, Step left beside right, Touch right beside left (weight on left)

SECTION D
JAZZ BOX, ROCK, STEP, COASTER STEP (RIGHT)

1-2	Cross right over left, Step back left
3-4	Step back right, Step forward left
5-6	Rock forward right, Step back left (recover)
7&8	Step back right, Step back left, Step forward right

JAZZ BOX TURNING 1/4 LEFT, ROCK, STEP, COASTER STEP (LEFT)

9-10	Cross left over right, Step back right
11-12	Step left forward 1/4 turn left, Step forward right
13-14	Rock forward left, Step back right (recover)
15&16	Step back left, Step back right, Step forward left

SECTION E
SIDE ROCK STEP, SAILOR STEP (aka SAILOR SHUFFLE), PIVOT 1/2 TURN RIGHT, TRIPLE STEP FORWARD L-R-L

1-2	Step right to right, Step down on left
3	Place right behind left in 5th position
&	Step side left in 2nd position
4	Step side right in 2nd position
5-6	Step left forward, Pivot 1/2 turn right transferring weight to right
7	Step forward left
&	Place right behind left in 3rd position
8	Step forward left

SIDE ROCK STEP, SAILOR STEP (aka SAILOR SHUFFLE), PIVOT 1/2 TURN LEFT, TRIPLE STEP FORWARD L-R-L

9-10	Step left to left, Step down on right
11	Place left behind right in 5th position
&	Step side right in 2nd position
12	Step side left in 2nd position
13-14	Step right forward, Pivot 1/2 turn left transferring weight onto left
15	Step forward left
&	Place right behind left in 3rd position
16	Step forward left

The sole purpose of this dance is to offer to instructors a BEGINNER dance that helps
teach the basic dance steps for line dancing. I am finding that my beginner class
consists of mostly students who have never danced before but have always wanted to dance!
With this dance, you can start your students on the first 32 counts and add sections to
the dance until all the basics have been taught. This will give the student a Basic
pattern to begin with and then add sections as more basic steps are introduced. Also,
the instructor could incorporate a section as a TAG to help beginners overcome the
"fear of tags!"
Incorporate other dances while using this dance, to give your students variety.
Suggestions from the NTA manual were used in developing this dance step description.

Carolyn
silversaddle@ec.rr.com

From: silversaddle@ec.rr.com (Carolyn Robinson)

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