God Blessed Texas

Music: God Blessed Texas by Little Texas
Choreographer: Shirley K. Batson, South Carolina
Start on count: The choreographer specifies that the introduction of the dance starts after you hear one phrase of The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You and then only after waiting another 16 counts. While waiting to start dancing the introduction, you need to ignore a few grace notes and only count the main beat. Regardless of the length of the various recorded introductions, the main dance must start with the vocals.
Position: Individual line dance-all dancers face same direction, heels together, hands on hips
Comment: No introductions are danced in CWLDA competitions. The choreographer specified that this version, rather than that presented by her with the Scuffletown Dancers on Dance Lines, TNN, is the approved version. This has been called Little Texas Stomp in some locations.

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Standard steps for gentleman and lady are identical.

Introduction (When Danced)

1. Raise both heels off the floor, bending at the knees

2. Return heels to the starting position

3. Raise both heels off the floor, bending at the knees

4. Return heels to the starting position

5. Raise both heels off the floor, bending at the knees

6. Return heels to the starting position

7. Raise both heels off the floor, bending at the knees

8. Return heels to the starting position

9. Raise both heels off the floor, bending at the knees

10. Return heels to the starting position

11. Raise both heels off the floor, bending at the knees

12. Return heels to the starting position

13. Raise both heels off the floor, bending at the knees

14. Return heels to the starting position

15. Raise both heels off the floor, bending at the knees

16. Return heels to the starting position

The Dance

1. Left foot step diagonally to the front left

2. Right toe touch to close to left foot

3. Right foot step diagonally to the back right

4. Left toe touch to close to right foot

5. Left foot step diagonally to the back left

6. Right toe touch to close to the left foot

7. Right foot step diagonally to the front right

8. Left toe touch to close to right foot

9. Left foot stomp to left side

10. Right foot stomp to right side

11. Left palm slap left front thigh (leave hand there through Count 16)

12. Right palm slap right front thigh (leave hand there through Count 16)

13. Left knee starts rotating 1/2 circle CCW and heels lift, while toes/balls of feet remain on the floor

14. Left knee finishes rotating and left heel steps down

15. Right knee starts rotating 1/2 circle CW, while right heel remains up

16. Right knee finishes rotating and right heel steps down

Vine to the Right

17. Right foot step to the right

18. Left foot step behind right leg to the right

19. Right foot step to the right

20. Left toe touch to close to right foot

Vine to the Left

21. Left foot step to the left

22. Right foot step behind left leg to the left

23. Left foot step to the left

24. Right toe touch to close to left foot

25. Right foot step forward

26. Left foot kick forward

27. Right foot pivot 1/2 turn CW while left leg turns while remaining stretched out, but now behind you and with the knee facing down

28. Left foot step forward

29. Left foot scoot forward and right knee raise until thigh is parallel to the floor

30. Left foot scoot forward and right knee raise until thigh is parallel to the floor

31. Right foot step forward

32. Right foot scoot forward and left knee raise until thigh is parallel to the floor

Repeat Counts 1 to 32 until the end of song.

Option

Add a clap to Counts 2, 4, 6, and 8.

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