Pinehurst Pretzel (P)
Count:
32
Wand:
0
Ebene:
Partner
Choreograf/in:
Phil Freedenberg (USA) & Ellen Freedenberg (USA)
Musik:
Kookaburra Blues - The Bellamy Brothers
Position: Side by side, facing LOD, lady on man's right, man's right hand holding lady's left hand
WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE (LADY TURNS), WALK, WALK, TURNING SHUFFLE
At the end of count 4, the man is facing LOD and the lady is facing RLOD. Partners join both hands until pretzel turns are complete (count 26)
1-2MAN: Walk forward (left, right)
LADY: Walk forward (right, left)
3&4MAN: Shuffle left, right, left
LADY: Shuffle right, left, right, turning ½ left to face man
5-6MAN: Walk forward (right, left)
LADY: Walk backward (left, right)
7&8MAN: Shuffle right, left, right, turning ½ left (now facing RLOD)
LADY: Shuffle left, right, left, turning ½ left (now facing LOD)
PRETZEL TURNS - SHUFFLE (MAN TURNS), SHUFFLE (LADY TURNS), TURNING SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE
9&10MAN: Shuffle left, right, left, turning ½ left (now facing LOD)
LADY: Shuffle right, left, right
11&12MAN: Shuffle right, left, right
LADY: Shuffle left, right, left, turning ½ right (now facing RLOD)
13&14MAN: Shuffle left, right, left, turning ½ right (now facing RLOD)
LADY: Shuffle back right, left, right, turning ½ right (now facing LOD)
15&16MAN: Shuffle back right, left, right
LADY: Shuffle left, right, left
PRETZEL TURNS - SHUFFLE (MAN TURNS), SHUFFLE (MAN TURNS), SHUFFLE (MAN TURNS), SHUFFLE (LADY TURNS)
17&18MAN: Shuffle back left, right, left, turning ½ left (now facing LOD)
LADY: Shuffle right, left, right
19&20MAN: Shuffle right, left, right, turning ½ left (now facing RLOD)
LADY: Shuffle left, right, left
21&22MAN: Shuffle back left, right, left, turning ½ left (now facing LOD)
LADY: Shuffle right, left, right
23&24MAN: Shuffle right, left, right
LADY: Shuffle left, right, left, turning ½ right (now facing RLOD)
TURNING SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE (MAN TURNS), SIDE SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE
25&26MAN: Shuffle left, right, left, turning ½ right (now facing RLOD)
LADY: Shuffle back right, left, right, turning ½ right (now facing LOD)
27&28MAN: Shuffle back right, left, right, turning ½ right (now facing LOD)
LADY: Shuffle left, right, left
29&30MAN: Shuffle left, right, left, moving to the left, crossing behind the lady
LADY: Shuffle right, left, right, moving to the right, crossing in front of the man
31&32MAN: Shuffle right, left, right
LADY: Shuffle left, right, left
REPEAT
HAND & ARM MOVES
3&4Join both hands
9&10Man raise left hand & turn back under ½ left, his right hand goes behind his back
13&14Man raise left hand over lady & drop left hand behind his back. Raise right hand over & in front of lady
17&18Man raise right hand & turn back under ½ left
19&20Man lower right hand behind his back
21&22Man raise left hand & turn back under ½ left
25&26Man release his left hand from lady's right hand on count 26
27&28Man raise right hand & turn back under ½ right
29&30Man lower his right & lady's left to side by side position
WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE (LADY TURNS), WALK, WALK, TURNING SHUFFLE
At the end of count 4, the man is facing LOD and the lady is facing RLOD. Partners join both hands until pretzel turns are complete (count 26)
1-2MAN: Walk forward (left, right)
LADY: Walk forward (right, left)
3&4MAN: Shuffle left, right, left
LADY: Shuffle right, left, right, turning ½ left to face man
5-6MAN: Walk forward (right, left)
LADY: Walk backward (left, right)
7&8MAN: Shuffle right, left, right, turning ½ left (now facing RLOD)
LADY: Shuffle left, right, left, turning ½ left (now facing LOD)
PRETZEL TURNS - SHUFFLE (MAN TURNS), SHUFFLE (LADY TURNS), TURNING SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE
9&10MAN: Shuffle left, right, left, turning ½ left (now facing LOD)
LADY: Shuffle right, left, right
11&12MAN: Shuffle right, left, right
LADY: Shuffle left, right, left, turning ½ right (now facing RLOD)
13&14MAN: Shuffle left, right, left, turning ½ right (now facing RLOD)
LADY: Shuffle back right, left, right, turning ½ right (now facing LOD)
15&16MAN: Shuffle back right, left, right
LADY: Shuffle left, right, left
PRETZEL TURNS - SHUFFLE (MAN TURNS), SHUFFLE (MAN TURNS), SHUFFLE (MAN TURNS), SHUFFLE (LADY TURNS)
17&18MAN: Shuffle back left, right, left, turning ½ left (now facing LOD)
LADY: Shuffle right, left, right
19&20MAN: Shuffle right, left, right, turning ½ left (now facing RLOD)
LADY: Shuffle left, right, left
21&22MAN: Shuffle back left, right, left, turning ½ left (now facing LOD)
LADY: Shuffle right, left, right
23&24MAN: Shuffle right, left, right
LADY: Shuffle left, right, left, turning ½ right (now facing RLOD)
TURNING SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE (MAN TURNS), SIDE SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE
25&26MAN: Shuffle left, right, left, turning ½ right (now facing RLOD)
LADY: Shuffle back right, left, right, turning ½ right (now facing LOD)
27&28MAN: Shuffle back right, left, right, turning ½ right (now facing LOD)
LADY: Shuffle left, right, left
29&30MAN: Shuffle left, right, left, moving to the left, crossing behind the lady
LADY: Shuffle right, left, right, moving to the right, crossing in front of the man
31&32MAN: Shuffle right, left, right
LADY: Shuffle left, right, left
REPEAT
HAND & ARM MOVES
3&4Join both hands
9&10Man raise left hand & turn back under ½ left, his right hand goes behind his back
13&14Man raise left hand over lady & drop left hand behind his back. Raise right hand over & in front of lady
17&18Man raise right hand & turn back under ½ left
19&20Man lower right hand behind his back
21&22Man raise left hand & turn back under ½ left
25&26Man release his left hand from lady's right hand on count 26
27&28Man raise right hand & turn back under ½ right
29&30Man lower his right & lady's left to side by side position