The Ponderosa
Count:
60
Wand:
2
Ebene:
Intermediate
Choreograf/in:
Trevor Smith (AUS)
Musik:
Ponderosa Dance - Bonanza
INTRODUCTION
1-3Keeping ball of right foot on floor, turn heel into left instep & tap three times. Turn head over right shoulder at the same time
4Return foot and head to center position
5-7Keeping ball of left foot on floor, turn heel into right instep & tap three times. Turn head over left shoulder at the same time
8Return foot and head to center position
9-11Walk forward leading right foot right-left-right
12Step left foot in beside right
13-14Draw right gun and shoot right gun twice
15-16Draw left gun and shoot left gun twice
17-18Blow smoke from right gun then left gun
19-20Holster both guns & return thumbs to pockets
21-23Walk backwards leading right foot right-left-right
24Step left foot in beside right
25-26Standing still, look right over right shoulder & return to center
27-28Standing still, look left over left shoulder & return to center
THE MAIN DANCE
1-2Right 45 heel tap, touch right toe across in front of left foot
3-4Right 45 heel tap, return right foot in beside left
5Hitch right knee slapping with right hand at the same time
6Return beside left foot
7Hitch right knee slapping with right hand at the same time
8Keeping knee hitched, clap hands twice
9-10Step forward onto right foot, pivot ½ turn left ending weight on left
11Step forward onto right foot
12Pivot a ¼ turn ending weight on right foot touching in beside right
&13Step left onto left foot, then step right foot across in front
&14Step left onto left foot, then step right foot across in behind
&15Step left onto left foot, then step right foot across in front
&16Step left onto left foot & stomp right foot beside left
The following 1 ¼ turn is performed as you travel right
17Step right onto right foot to commence turn right
18Step onto left foot to continue turn
19Step onto right foot to complete turn
20Stomp left foot in beside right
21&22Scoot forward three times on both feet
23&24Scoot backwards three times on both feet
25Lift left heel and scoot forward on right foot
26Lift right heel and scoot forward on left foot
27-28Repeat steps 25 & 26
29Scoot right on left foot hitching right knee
&30Step down on right foot to scoot left hitching left knee
31-32Step down on left foot to scoot right twice touching right toe to side as you scoot and step down on 2nd scoot
33Scoot left on right foot hitching left knee
&34Step down on left foot to scoot right hitching right knee
35-36Step down on right foot to scoot left twice hitching left toe to side as you scoot and step down on 2nd scoot
37-38Step back onto right foot, step back onto left foot
39-40Step back onto right foot, step forward onto left foot
41-42Tap right heel forward, tap right toe behind
43Pivot a ½ turn right ending weight on left foot
44Brush right heel up to left knee
Leading with right foot, gallop right one full turn. A gallop is a syncopated movement which is in this case stepping forward on right foot & stepping left foot in behind.
45-48Gallop a full turn right leading with right foot
49-50Step forward onto left foot, step forward onto right foot
51Brush left knee,
52Jump slightly kicking right foot forward to land on left foot
53Step forward onto right foot
54Pivot ½ turn left ending with weight on left foot
55-56Stomp right foot beside left, clap
57-58Right heel jack and together
59-60Left heel jack and together
To end the dance you have three beats
1Draw your right gun
2Draw your left gun
3Shoot both guns & yell bang
REPEAT
Beginning again at count 1 in the opposite direction.
1-3Keeping ball of right foot on floor, turn heel into left instep & tap three times. Turn head over right shoulder at the same time
4Return foot and head to center position
5-7Keeping ball of left foot on floor, turn heel into right instep & tap three times. Turn head over left shoulder at the same time
8Return foot and head to center position
9-11Walk forward leading right foot right-left-right
12Step left foot in beside right
13-14Draw right gun and shoot right gun twice
15-16Draw left gun and shoot left gun twice
17-18Blow smoke from right gun then left gun
19-20Holster both guns & return thumbs to pockets
21-23Walk backwards leading right foot right-left-right
24Step left foot in beside right
25-26Standing still, look right over right shoulder & return to center
27-28Standing still, look left over left shoulder & return to center
THE MAIN DANCE
1-2Right 45 heel tap, touch right toe across in front of left foot
3-4Right 45 heel tap, return right foot in beside left
5Hitch right knee slapping with right hand at the same time
6Return beside left foot
7Hitch right knee slapping with right hand at the same time
8Keeping knee hitched, clap hands twice
9-10Step forward onto right foot, pivot ½ turn left ending weight on left
11Step forward onto right foot
12Pivot a ¼ turn ending weight on right foot touching in beside right
&13Step left onto left foot, then step right foot across in front
&14Step left onto left foot, then step right foot across in behind
&15Step left onto left foot, then step right foot across in front
&16Step left onto left foot & stomp right foot beside left
The following 1 ¼ turn is performed as you travel right
17Step right onto right foot to commence turn right
18Step onto left foot to continue turn
19Step onto right foot to complete turn
20Stomp left foot in beside right
21&22Scoot forward three times on both feet
23&24Scoot backwards three times on both feet
25Lift left heel and scoot forward on right foot
26Lift right heel and scoot forward on left foot
27-28Repeat steps 25 & 26
29Scoot right on left foot hitching right knee
&30Step down on right foot to scoot left hitching left knee
31-32Step down on left foot to scoot right twice touching right toe to side as you scoot and step down on 2nd scoot
33Scoot left on right foot hitching left knee
&34Step down on left foot to scoot right hitching right knee
35-36Step down on right foot to scoot left twice hitching left toe to side as you scoot and step down on 2nd scoot
37-38Step back onto right foot, step back onto left foot
39-40Step back onto right foot, step forward onto left foot
41-42Tap right heel forward, tap right toe behind
43Pivot a ½ turn right ending weight on left foot
44Brush right heel up to left knee
Leading with right foot, gallop right one full turn. A gallop is a syncopated movement which is in this case stepping forward on right foot & stepping left foot in behind.
45-48Gallop a full turn right leading with right foot
49-50Step forward onto left foot, step forward onto right foot
51Brush left knee,
52Jump slightly kicking right foot forward to land on left foot
53Step forward onto right foot
54Pivot ½ turn left ending with weight on left foot
55-56Stomp right foot beside left, clap
57-58Right heel jack and together
59-60Left heel jack and together
To end the dance you have three beats
1Draw your right gun
2Draw your left gun
3Shoot both guns & yell bang
REPEAT
Beginning again at count 1 in the opposite direction.