Count:
32
Wand:
4
Ebene:
Beginner
The dance starts after 4 x 8 counts (as the singing starts)
S1: ROCKING CHAIR, CROSS, ROCKING CHAIR, CROSS
1 – 2Right foot rocks forward with weight, put weight back to left foot
3 – 4Right foot rocks backward with weight, left foot moves to the right and crosses over right foot
5 – 8Repeat 1– 4
S2: PADDLE TURNS 4 x ¼ LEFT
9 – 10Right foot with weight paddles body ¼ turn left, while left foot is lifted; left foot down on the ground (9 o’clock)
11 – 16Repeat 9 – 10 (3x) (resulting in position 12 o ‘clock)
S3: LOCK STEPS WITH SCUFFS R,L
17 – 18Right foot steps diagonally forwards to the right, left foot is placed immediately behind right foot with ankles against each other (lock)
19 – 20Right foot steps diagonally forwards to the right, left foot scuffs diagonally forwards to the left and stays in the air
21 – 22Left foot steps diagonally forwards to the left, right foot is placed immediately behind left foot with ankles against each other (lock)
23 – 24Left foot steps diagonally forwards to the left, right foot scuffs diagonally forwards to the right and stays in the air
S4: STEP BACK, PAUSE, STEP BACK ¼ TURN L, PAUSE, 3 HEEL SWIVELS 9 O’CLOCK, PAUSE
25 – 26Right foot steps backwards, pause
27 – 28Left foot steps backwards with a ¼ turn to the left (9 o’clock), pause
29 – 30Right foot steps right of left foot (also 9 o’clock) and both heels swivel to the right (\\),; heel swivels to the left with both feet (//)
31 – 32Heel swivels with both feet to the right (\\), pause.
Attitude: since the lyrics tell in part S3 of the first verse S3 that the village in which the singer lives is so boring that he even knows every pigeon by name – and then tell about a change of scenery – the first time you dance S4, in count 26, you make a gesture of chasing pigeons: knee bends and arm gestures.
S1: ROCKING CHAIR, CROSS, ROCKING CHAIR, CROSS
1 – 2Right foot rocks forward with weight, put weight back to left foot
3 – 4Right foot rocks backward with weight, left foot moves to the right and crosses over right foot
5 – 8Repeat 1– 4
S2: PADDLE TURNS 4 x ¼ LEFT
9 – 10Right foot with weight paddles body ¼ turn left, while left foot is lifted; left foot down on the ground (9 o’clock)
11 – 16Repeat 9 – 10 (3x) (resulting in position 12 o ‘clock)
S3: LOCK STEPS WITH SCUFFS R,L
17 – 18Right foot steps diagonally forwards to the right, left foot is placed immediately behind right foot with ankles against each other (lock)
19 – 20Right foot steps diagonally forwards to the right, left foot scuffs diagonally forwards to the left and stays in the air
21 – 22Left foot steps diagonally forwards to the left, right foot is placed immediately behind left foot with ankles against each other (lock)
23 – 24Left foot steps diagonally forwards to the left, right foot scuffs diagonally forwards to the right and stays in the air
S4: STEP BACK, PAUSE, STEP BACK ¼ TURN L, PAUSE, 3 HEEL SWIVELS 9 O’CLOCK, PAUSE
25 – 26Right foot steps backwards, pause
27 – 28Left foot steps backwards with a ¼ turn to the left (9 o’clock), pause
29 – 30Right foot steps right of left foot (also 9 o’clock) and both heels swivel to the right (\\),; heel swivels to the left with both feet (//)
31 – 32Heel swivels with both feet to the right (\\), pause.
Attitude: since the lyrics tell in part S3 of the first verse S3 that the village in which the singer lives is so boring that he even knows every pigeon by name – and then tell about a change of scenery – the first time you dance S4, in count 26, you make a gesture of chasing pigeons: knee bends and arm gestures.
