Count:
32
Wand:
2
Ebene:
Beginner line/contra dance
WALK FORWARD, KICK WITH CLAP, WALK BACK, TOUCH
1-8Walk forward 3 steps, right, left, right, kick left and clap, walk back left, right, left touch right
2 HEEL, TOE, SIDE SHUFFLES
1-2-3&4Touch right heel forward, touch right toe center, side step, together, step to right
5-6-7&8Touch left heel forward, touch left toe center, side step, together, step to left
4 FORWARD SHUFFLES (IN CONTRA, CROSS TO CHANGE SIDES)
1&2-3&4Right forward step, together, step, left forward step, together, step
5&6-7&8Repeat
2 ¼ TURNS TO LEFT, RIGHT HEEL, STEP, LEFT HEEL, STEP
1-4Step forward on right, push ¼ to left, step on left, repeat
5-8Touch right heel forward, take weight on right at center, left heel forward, take weight on left at center
REPEAT
FOR CONTRA
Have dancers face each other in two lines. On the walk, kick partners should be offset and slap right hands while kicking with left foot; on the forward shuffles lines cross to the opposite side, right shoulders passing. The forward shuffles can also be done as turning shuffles on the 2nd and 3rd shuffles, making a full turn (2 ½ turns)
1-8Walk forward 3 steps, right, left, right, kick left and clap, walk back left, right, left touch right
2 HEEL, TOE, SIDE SHUFFLES
1-2-3&4Touch right heel forward, touch right toe center, side step, together, step to right
5-6-7&8Touch left heel forward, touch left toe center, side step, together, step to left
4 FORWARD SHUFFLES (IN CONTRA, CROSS TO CHANGE SIDES)
1&2-3&4Right forward step, together, step, left forward step, together, step
5&6-7&8Repeat
2 ¼ TURNS TO LEFT, RIGHT HEEL, STEP, LEFT HEEL, STEP
1-4Step forward on right, push ¼ to left, step on left, repeat
5-8Touch right heel forward, take weight on right at center, left heel forward, take weight on left at center
REPEAT
FOR CONTRA
Have dancers face each other in two lines. On the walk, kick partners should be offset and slap right hands while kicking with left foot; on the forward shuffles lines cross to the opposite side, right shoulders passing. The forward shuffles can also be done as turning shuffles on the 2nd and 3rd shuffles, making a full turn (2 ½ turns)
