SIDEWINDER SWING
CHOREOGRAPHER: Ian & Sue Ray of Sidewinders
Tel: (44) 02380 840079 Fax: (44) 02380
COUNT: 36
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance For Couples
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: The Tulsa Shuffle by The Tractors-120 BPM (Learning speed) (CD: The Tractors)
Tryin' To Get To New Orleans by The Tractors-130 BPM (Dance Speed) (CD: The Tractors)
Or any other 'swing' rhythm music
Starts in Right Open Promenade position (but holding right hands in front)
The steps to this dance are based loosely on east coast swing steps.
The step pattern throughout this dance consists of triple steps and
rock steps i.e Right triple - right foot to the side, left foot next
to right, right foot to the side (3 steps on 2 beats of music as in
shuffle or cha-cha, making sure steps are small). Reverse pattern for
left triple. Rock steps are done easier on balls of feet.
MAN'S STEPS LADY'S STEPS
CROSSOVERS
1&2 Left triple Right triple
3 Rock back on Right Rock back on Left
4 Forward on Left Forward on Right
5&6 Right triple Left triple, passing diagonally to the Left,
in front of man, turning 1/4 to Right,
going under man's right arm
7 Rock back on Left Rock back on Right
8 Forward on Right Forward on Left (now at right angle to man)
SIDE BY SIDE POSITION
9&10 Left triple turning 1/4 turn Left, Right triple forward turning 1/2 turn to Left
into side by side position coming into side by side position next to man
11 Rock back on Right Rock back on Left
12 Forward on Left Forward on Right
CROSSING HANDS
13&14 Right triple on spot, Still holding hands,
raising Left hand over lady's head, raise Left hands over the lady's head as she
end up facing lady with hands crossed, does a Left triple forward, turning 1/2 Right,
Left hand on top end up facing man with hand's crossed,
Left hands on top
15 Rock back on Left Rock back on Right
16 Forward on Right Forward on Left
HAIRBRUSH (arm movement)
17&18 Left triple toward lady, Right triple towards man,
sweeping Left hand up and sweeping Left hand up and over lady's head,
over lady's head, releasing hold once at back of lady's head,
releasing hold once at back resuming hold under Right
of lady's head,
resuming hold under Right
19&20 Right triple on spot, Left triple on spot,
sweeping Right hand over lady's head, sweeping Right hand over lady's head,
releasing hold once at back of head releasing hold once at back of head,
(as with left) (as with left)
21 Rock back on Left, As you rock back on Right,
release Left hands and pick up release Left hands and pick up
lady's Left with man's Right man's Left with lady's Right and
and lady's Right with man's Left man's Right with lady's Left,
22 Rock forward on Right Rock forward on Left
BOW (arm movement)
23&24 Left triple turning 1/8th to Left, Right triple turning 1/8th to Left,
still holding hands, still holding hands,
lift Left hand and lower behind head, lift Left hand and lower behind head,
then release then release
25&26 Right triple on spot, Left triple away from man,
sliding Right hand down sliding Right hand down his Right arm
lady's Right arm
27 Rock back on Left Rock back on Right,
28 Forward on Right, Forward on Left,
catching hold of lady's Right hand catching hold of man's Right hand
with man's Right hand with Lady's Right hand
SIDE BY SIDE POSITION
29&30 Left triple turning 1/8th to Right Right triple forward turning to left,
into side by side position back besides man in side by side position
31 Rock back on Right Rock back on Left
32 Forward on Left Forward on Right
LADY TURN
33&34 Release Left hands, Release Left hands,
Right triple on spot Left triple turn one full turn to Right
35 Rock back on Left Rock back on Right
36 Forward on Right Forward on Left
BEGIN AGAIN
From: ray_cartwright@compuserve.com
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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Step sheet presentation copyright ©1997 by Don & Patti Brown.
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