Count:
48
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate Shag Style
Intro: 48 counts (begin on lyrics)
[1-8] FORWARD COASTER, ANCHOR STEP, ROCK RECOVER, TRIPLE 1/2 TURN LEFT
1&2Step right forward, step left beside right, step right back
3&4Step left back, rock right forward, recover left
5-6Rock right back, recover left
7&8Turning 1/4 left step right to side, step left beside right, turning 1/4 left step right back 6:00
[9-16] ANCHOR STEP, ROCK RECOVER, STEP ACROSS, BRUSH/SWEEP, 1/4 SAILOR TURNING RIGHT
1&2Step left back, rock right forward, recover left
3-4Rock right back, recover left
5-6Step right across left, brush left beside right
7&8Pivoting 1/4 right on ball of right sweep left behind right, step right to side, step left beside right 9:00
[17-24] TOUCH, KICK, STEP, TOUCH, KICK, STEP, CROSS, HOLD, BALL CROSS, BALL CROSS
1-2&Touch right beside left, low kick right forward, step right beside left
3-4&Touch left beside right, low kick left forward, step left beside right
5-6Step right across left, hold
&7&8Ball step slightly left, step right across left, ball step slightly left, step right across left
[25-32] STEP 1/4 LEFT, STEP PIVOT 1/2 TURN LEFT, TRIPLE FORWARD, STEP TURN 1/4 LEFT, RIGHT DIAGONAL TOE STRUT
1-2Step left 1/4 turn left, step right forward pivot 1/2 turn left (weight on right foot) 12:00
3&4Step left forward, step right beside left, step left forward
5-6Step right forward, turn 1/4 left (weight to left) 9:00
7-8Touch right toe on right diagonal, drop heel
[33-40] LEFT DIAGONAL TOE STRUT, ROCK RECOVER, TRIPLE FORWARD, TRIPLE 1/2 TURN RIGHT
1-2Touch left toe on left diagonal, drop heel
3-4Rock right back, recover left
5&6Step right forward, step left beside right, step right forward
7&8Turning 1/4 right step left to side, step right beside left, turning 1/4 right step left back 3:00
[41-48] BACK ROCK, RECOVER, SAILOR, SAILOR, KICK BALL CHANGE
1-2Rock right back, recover left (stepping slightly forward)
3&4Step right behind left, rock left to side, recover right
5&6Step left behind right, rock right to side, recover left
7&8Kick right forward, right ball step slightly behind left, step left in place
BEGIN AGAIN!
Shag steps are in counts of “6” from beginning of dance and are on the Female Foot: Shag Basic, Female Underarm
Turn, “Touch-Kick” Mirror Step* (24 counts), Male Underarm Turn, Sailor Basic
*The line dance includes a slight variation of the actual mirror step; otherwise it would have been a 1-wall line dance.
Choreographer Information: Sue Ann Ehmann, Patrick Springs, VA, USA - saehmann@centurylink.net
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TOO MANY GIRLFRIENDS (6-beat Shag Count)
For those who dance Shag, or East Coast Swing
Choreographed by Sue Ann Ehmann (May 2011)
48 count, 4 wall, Intermediate level Carolina Shag style Line Dance (all Shag steps)
Music: Too Many Girlfriends by Matt Leddy & The Meat Cutters on CD: Prime Cuts
BPM:119 - Note: Fade music out after 3:30 minutes
Intro: 48 counts (begin on lyrics)
(Shag steps as executed on the Female foot)
[1-6] (SHAG BASIC) FORWARD COASTER, ANCHOR STEP, ROCK RECOVER
1&2Step right forward, step left beside right, step right back
3&4Step left back, rock right forward, recover left
5-6Rock right back, recover left
[7-12] (FEMALE UNDERARM TURN) TRIPLE 1/2 TURN LEFT, ANCHOR STEP, ROCK RECOVER
1&2Turning 1/4 left step right to side, step left beside right, turning 1/4 left step right back 6:00
3&4Step left back, rock right forward, recover left
5-6Rock right back, recover left
[“TOUCH-KICK” MIRROR PATTERN (next 4 sections -- 24 counts)]
[13-18] (FRONT SET-UP/PREP STEP) STEP ACROSS, BRUSH/SWEEP, 1/4 SAILOR TURNING RIGHT, TOUCH, KICK, STEP
1-2Step right across left, brush left beside right
3&4Pivoting 1/4 right on ball of right sweep left behind right, step right to side, step left beside right 9:00
5-6&Touch right beside left, low kick right forward, step right beside left
[19-24] TOUCH, KICK, STEP, CROSS, HOLD, BALL CROSS, BALL CROSS
1-2&Touch left beside right, low kick left forward, step left beside right
3-4Step right across left, hold
&5&6Ball step slightly left, step right across left, ball step slightly left, step right across left
[25-30] STEP 1/4 LEFT, STEP PIVOT 1/2 TURN LEFT, TRIPLE FORWARD, STEP TURN 1/4 LEFT
1-2Step left 1/4 turn left, step right forward pivot 1/2 turn left (weight on right foot) 12:00
3&4Step left forward, step right beside left, step left forward
5-7Step right forward, turn 1/4 left (weight to left) 9:00
[31-36] RIGHT DIAGONAL TOE STRUT, LEFT DIAGONAL TOE STRUT, ROCK RECOVER
1-4Touch right toe on right diagonal, drop heel, touch left toe on left diagonal, drop heel
5-6Rock right back, recover left
[37-42] (MALE UNDERARM TURN) TRIPLE FORWARD, TRIPLE 1/2 TURN RIGHT, ROCK RECOVER
1&2Step right forward, step left beside right, step right forward
3&4Turning 1/4 right step left to side, step right beside left, turning 1/4 right step left back 3:00
5-6Rock right back, recover left (stepping slightly forward)
[43-48] (SAILOR BASIC) SAILOR, SAILOR, KICK BALL CHANGE
1&2Step right behind left, rock left to side, recover right
3&4Step left behind right, rock right to side, recover left
5&6Kick right forward, right ball step slightly behind left, step left in place
BEGIN AGAIN!
*Line dance includes a slight variation of the actual Shag mirror step; otherwise it would have been a 1-wall dance.
[1-8] FORWARD COASTER, ANCHOR STEP, ROCK RECOVER, TRIPLE 1/2 TURN LEFT
1&2Step right forward, step left beside right, step right back
3&4Step left back, rock right forward, recover left
5-6Rock right back, recover left
7&8Turning 1/4 left step right to side, step left beside right, turning 1/4 left step right back 6:00
[9-16] ANCHOR STEP, ROCK RECOVER, STEP ACROSS, BRUSH/SWEEP, 1/4 SAILOR TURNING RIGHT
1&2Step left back, rock right forward, recover left
3-4Rock right back, recover left
5-6Step right across left, brush left beside right
7&8Pivoting 1/4 right on ball of right sweep left behind right, step right to side, step left beside right 9:00
[17-24] TOUCH, KICK, STEP, TOUCH, KICK, STEP, CROSS, HOLD, BALL CROSS, BALL CROSS
1-2&Touch right beside left, low kick right forward, step right beside left
3-4&Touch left beside right, low kick left forward, step left beside right
5-6Step right across left, hold
&7&8Ball step slightly left, step right across left, ball step slightly left, step right across left
[25-32] STEP 1/4 LEFT, STEP PIVOT 1/2 TURN LEFT, TRIPLE FORWARD, STEP TURN 1/4 LEFT, RIGHT DIAGONAL TOE STRUT
1-2Step left 1/4 turn left, step right forward pivot 1/2 turn left (weight on right foot) 12:00
3&4Step left forward, step right beside left, step left forward
5-6Step right forward, turn 1/4 left (weight to left) 9:00
7-8Touch right toe on right diagonal, drop heel
[33-40] LEFT DIAGONAL TOE STRUT, ROCK RECOVER, TRIPLE FORWARD, TRIPLE 1/2 TURN RIGHT
1-2Touch left toe on left diagonal, drop heel
3-4Rock right back, recover left
5&6Step right forward, step left beside right, step right forward
7&8Turning 1/4 right step left to side, step right beside left, turning 1/4 right step left back 3:00
[41-48] BACK ROCK, RECOVER, SAILOR, SAILOR, KICK BALL CHANGE
1-2Rock right back, recover left (stepping slightly forward)
3&4Step right behind left, rock left to side, recover right
5&6Step left behind right, rock right to side, recover left
7&8Kick right forward, right ball step slightly behind left, step left in place
BEGIN AGAIN!
Shag steps are in counts of “6” from beginning of dance and are on the Female Foot: Shag Basic, Female Underarm
Turn, “Touch-Kick” Mirror Step* (24 counts), Male Underarm Turn, Sailor Basic
*The line dance includes a slight variation of the actual mirror step; otherwise it would have been a 1-wall line dance.
Choreographer Information: Sue Ann Ehmann, Patrick Springs, VA, USA - saehmann@centurylink.net
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TOO MANY GIRLFRIENDS (6-beat Shag Count)
For those who dance Shag, or East Coast Swing
Choreographed by Sue Ann Ehmann (May 2011)
48 count, 4 wall, Intermediate level Carolina Shag style Line Dance (all Shag steps)
Music: Too Many Girlfriends by Matt Leddy & The Meat Cutters on CD: Prime Cuts
BPM:119 - Note: Fade music out after 3:30 minutes
Intro: 48 counts (begin on lyrics)
(Shag steps as executed on the Female foot)
[1-6] (SHAG BASIC) FORWARD COASTER, ANCHOR STEP, ROCK RECOVER
1&2Step right forward, step left beside right, step right back
3&4Step left back, rock right forward, recover left
5-6Rock right back, recover left
[7-12] (FEMALE UNDERARM TURN) TRIPLE 1/2 TURN LEFT, ANCHOR STEP, ROCK RECOVER
1&2Turning 1/4 left step right to side, step left beside right, turning 1/4 left step right back 6:00
3&4Step left back, rock right forward, recover left
5-6Rock right back, recover left
[“TOUCH-KICK” MIRROR PATTERN (next 4 sections -- 24 counts)]
[13-18] (FRONT SET-UP/PREP STEP) STEP ACROSS, BRUSH/SWEEP, 1/4 SAILOR TURNING RIGHT, TOUCH, KICK, STEP
1-2Step right across left, brush left beside right
3&4Pivoting 1/4 right on ball of right sweep left behind right, step right to side, step left beside right 9:00
5-6&Touch right beside left, low kick right forward, step right beside left
[19-24] TOUCH, KICK, STEP, CROSS, HOLD, BALL CROSS, BALL CROSS
1-2&Touch left beside right, low kick left forward, step left beside right
3-4Step right across left, hold
&5&6Ball step slightly left, step right across left, ball step slightly left, step right across left
[25-30] STEP 1/4 LEFT, STEP PIVOT 1/2 TURN LEFT, TRIPLE FORWARD, STEP TURN 1/4 LEFT
1-2Step left 1/4 turn left, step right forward pivot 1/2 turn left (weight on right foot) 12:00
3&4Step left forward, step right beside left, step left forward
5-7Step right forward, turn 1/4 left (weight to left) 9:00
[31-36] RIGHT DIAGONAL TOE STRUT, LEFT DIAGONAL TOE STRUT, ROCK RECOVER
1-4Touch right toe on right diagonal, drop heel, touch left toe on left diagonal, drop heel
5-6Rock right back, recover left
[37-42] (MALE UNDERARM TURN) TRIPLE FORWARD, TRIPLE 1/2 TURN RIGHT, ROCK RECOVER
1&2Step right forward, step left beside right, step right forward
3&4Turning 1/4 right step left to side, step right beside left, turning 1/4 right step left back 3:00
5-6Rock right back, recover left (stepping slightly forward)
[43-48] (SAILOR BASIC) SAILOR, SAILOR, KICK BALL CHANGE
1&2Step right behind left, rock left to side, recover right
3&4Step left behind right, rock right to side, recover left
5&6Kick right forward, right ball step slightly behind left, step left in place
BEGIN AGAIN!
*Line dance includes a slight variation of the actual Shag mirror step; otherwise it would have been a 1-wall dance.
