RUNNING BEAR CHOREOGRAPHER: Neil Hale, Pleasanton, Ca. (510) 462-6572 - May, 1997 COUNT: 96 TYPE: 1 Wall, Phrased Line Dance LEVEL: Easy intermediate MUSIC: Running Bear by The Dean Brothers Introduced to the UK at Barton Hall Independence Day Festival, July 1997, by "Boots n Roots": Jill Thompson - Qualified B.W.D.A. Instructor & Member of the NTA (USA) Ambrose Donohue - DJ for Country Music Radio for Europe (0181-523 9639) ** Part A ** TOE STRUTS FORWARD 1 Right toe touch forward 2 Snap right heel to floor taking weight 3 Left toe touch forward 4 Snap left heel to floor taking weight 5 Right toe touch forward 6 Snap right heel to floor taking weight 7 Left toe touch forward 8 Snap left heel to floor taking weight ROCK STEP, SHUFFLES BACK, ROCK STEP 9 Rock forward onto right foot 10 Rock back onto left foot 11&12 Right small step back, Left small step back, Right small step back 13&14 Step small step back, Right small step back, Left small step back 15 Rock backward onto right foot 16 Rock forward onto left foot TOE STRUTS FORWARD 17 Right toe touch forward 18 Snap right heel to floor taking weight 19 Left toe touch forward 20 Snap left heel to floor taking weight 21 Right toe touch forward 22 Snap right heel to floor taking weight 23 Left toe touch forward 24 Snap left heel to floor taking weight ROCK STEP, SHUFFLES BACK, ROCK STEP 25 Rock forward onto right foot 26 Rock back onto left foot 27&28 Right small step back, Left small step back, Right small step back 29&30 Step small step back, Right small step back, Left small step back 31 Rock backward onto right foot 32 Rock forward onto left foot ** Part B ** TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE), ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE 1 Right toe cross touch over left foot 2 Right heel to floor taking weight 3 Left toe touch side left 4 Left heel to floor taking weight 5 Right foot cross rock behind left foot 6 Rock forward onto left foot 7&8 Step right small step right, Step left next to right, Step right small step right TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE), ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE 9 Left toe cross touch over right foot 10 Left heel to floor taking weight 11 Right toe touch side right 12 Right heel to floor taking weight 13 Left cross rock behind right foot 14 Rock forward onto right foot 15&16 Step left small step left, Step right next to left, Step left small step left TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE), ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE 17 Right toe cross touch over left foot 18 Right heel to floor taking weight 19 Left toe touch side left 20 Left heel to floor taking weight 21 Right foot cross rock behind left foot 22 Rock forward onto left foot 23&24 Step right small step right, Step left next to right, Step right small step right TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE), ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE 25 Left toe cross touch over right foot 26 Left heel to floor taking weight 27 Right toe touch side right 28 Right heel to floor taking weight 29 Left cross rock behind right foot 30 Rock forward onto right foot 31 Stomp side left 32 Pause ** Part C ** SAILOR SHUFFLES, FORWARD SHUFFLES 1&2 Cross step right behind left, Left step in place, Right step side right 3&4 Cross step left behind right, Right step in place, Left step side left 5&6 Right small step forward, Left small step forward, Right small step forward 7&8 Left small step forward, Right small step forward, Left small step forward HEEL TAPS, 1/2 PIVOT LEFT, STOMP, STOMP 9 Right heel tap forward 10 Step together 11 Left heel tap forward 12 Step together 13 Right step forward 14 Pivot 1/2 turn left (end with weight on left) 15 Right stomp forward diagonally to right side 16 Left stomp forward diagonally to left side SAILOR SHUFFLES, FORWARD SHUFFLES 17&18 Cross step right behind left, Left step in place, Right step side right 19&20 Cross step left behind right, Right step in place, Left step side left 21&22 Right small step forward, Left small step forward, Right small step forward 23&24 Left small step forward, Right small step forward, Left small step forward HEEL TAPS, 1/2 PIVOT LEFT, STOMP, STOMP 25 Right heel tap forward 26 Step together 27 Left heel tap forward 28 Step together 29 Right step forward 30 Pivot 1/2 turn left (end with weight on left) 31 Right stomp forward diagonally to right side 32 Left stomp forward diagonally to left side ** End ** MUSIC:: The dance is choreographed specifically for "Running bear" by the Dean Brothers (1966 Milltown Productions Ltd, Cat MTN CD002). PHRASING: The parts must follow each other in the following order: a, b, c a, b c, a, b, cc At the end of song and dance, stomp right forward and pause, instead of "right stomp forward and side" and "left stomp forward and side", i.e.: 31 Stomp right forward, Pause (for effect, stretch arms out front and back, palms down at waist height) This presentation by John Walton from the original signed sheet prepared by Neil Hale [Fax (510) 462-0130] and as taught at Barton Hall by Jill Thompson. jwalton@cix.compulink.co.uk (J Walton) Reformatted for display on web site Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas by Don & Patti Brown http://members.aol.com/cactusstar/home.htm