Position: Dance starts with the gentlemen ("The Bull") in the middle, with a lady on each side, all facing line of dance
This dance is based on a Russian folk dance called Troika, which is meant to represent a team of three horses pulling a wagon. Troika inserts 8 counts after count 24 where the two outside people join their outside hands to form a small circle and polka around for 8 counts, releasing hands and returning to their starting point on count 8.
MARCHES (FORWARD & BACK) (MAN HOLDS BOTH LADIES HANDS)
1-3All-forward right, left, right
4All-kick left
5-7All-back left, right, left
8All-touch right
UNDERARM TURNS (MAN HOLDS BOTH LADIES HANDS THROUGHOUT THE TURNS)
9-12Bull-lifts left arm while stepping in place right, left, right, left
Outside lady-walks under mans left arm right, left, right, left
Inside lady-steps in place right, left, right, left
13-16Bull-turns in place under his left arm (to the left) stepping right, left, right, left
Outside lady-continues behind man & back to original position
Inside lady-steps in place right, left, right, left
17-20Bull-lifts right arm while stepping in place right, left, right, left
Inside lady-walks under mans right arm right, left, right, left
Outside lady-steps in place right, left, right, left
21-24Bull-turns in place under his right arm (to the right) stepping right, left, right, left
Inside lady-continues behind man & back to original position
Outside lady-steps in place right, left, right, left
THE BULL SHIFTS W/HIP BUMPS
25-28Bull-walks forward right, left, right, left. (to new partners)
Outside lady-march in place right, left, right, left
Inside lady-march in place right, left, right, left.
29-30Bull-bumps right hips to right lady twice
Outside lady-bumps left hips to man twice
Inside lady-bumps left hips twice
31-32Bull-bumps left hips to left lady twice
Outside lady-bumps right hips to right once to left once ending with weight on left
Inside lady-bumps right hips to man once to left once ending with weight on left
REPEAT
This dance is based on a Russian folk dance called Troika, which is meant to represent a team of three horses pulling a wagon. Troika inserts 8 counts after count 24 where the two outside people join their outside hands to form a small circle and polka around for 8 counts, releasing hands and returning to their starting point on count 8.
MARCHES (FORWARD & BACK) (MAN HOLDS BOTH LADIES HANDS)
1-3All-forward right, left, right
4All-kick left
5-7All-back left, right, left
8All-touch right
UNDERARM TURNS (MAN HOLDS BOTH LADIES HANDS THROUGHOUT THE TURNS)
9-12Bull-lifts left arm while stepping in place right, left, right, left
Outside lady-walks under mans left arm right, left, right, left
Inside lady-steps in place right, left, right, left
13-16Bull-turns in place under his left arm (to the left) stepping right, left, right, left
Outside lady-continues behind man & back to original position
Inside lady-steps in place right, left, right, left
17-20Bull-lifts right arm while stepping in place right, left, right, left
Inside lady-walks under mans right arm right, left, right, left
Outside lady-steps in place right, left, right, left
21-24Bull-turns in place under his right arm (to the right) stepping right, left, right, left
Inside lady-continues behind man & back to original position
Outside lady-steps in place right, left, right, left
THE BULL SHIFTS W/HIP BUMPS
25-28Bull-walks forward right, left, right, left. (to new partners)
Outside lady-march in place right, left, right, left
Inside lady-march in place right, left, right, left.
29-30Bull-bumps right hips to right lady twice
Outside lady-bumps left hips to man twice
Inside lady-bumps left hips twice
31-32Bull-bumps left hips to left lady twice
Outside lady-bumps right hips to right once to left once ending with weight on left
Inside lady-bumps right hips to man once to left once ending with weight on left
REPEAT
