Cripple Creek - With Options

Music: Cripple Creek by Jim Rast and Knee Deep at 131 BPM or David Holt at 136 BPM or Ordinary Heroes by Daryle Singletary
Choreographer: Kip Sweeney, Church Street Station and Sullivan's, P.O. Box 681070, Orlando, FL 32868
Written by and provided by Dusty Miller and Gloria Johnson. Written for and posted to the Internet by Ronald Lee Still on February 26, 1998.
Description: 2-wall, 48-count, 67-step line dance
Position: Individual line dance—all dancers face same direction, heels together, hands on hips

Copyright © 1998 by Ronald L. Still. Merida Business Group, 1413 Kenbrook Drive, Garner, NC 27529-4447; 919-772-2082. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.

Standard steps for gentleman and lady are identical.

2 Sets - Toe, Heel, Syncopated Cha-Cha in Place

1. Right toe touch in place beside left toe (right foot will point 1/8 turn CCW)

2. Right heel touch in place beside left toe (right foot will point 1/8 turn CW)

3-4. Right foot step to close to left foot, left foot step in place, and right foot step in place

5. Left toe touch in place beside right toe (left foot will point 1/8 turn CW)

6. Right heel touch in place beside right toe (left foot will point 1/8 turn CCW)

7-8. Left foot step to close to the right foot, right foot step in place, and left foot step in place

9. Right foot kick diagonally forward and to the right

&. Right foot step to close to left foot

10. Left foot kick diagonally forward and to the left

&. Left foot step to close to right foot

11. Right foot kick diagonally forward and to the right

&. Right foot step to close to left foot

12. Left foot kick diagonally forward and to the left

&. Hold

Rock Step and Syncopated Cha-Cha

13. Left foot step forward and weight rocks forward

14. Weight rocks backward

15-16. Left foot step to the left, right foot step to close to left foot, and left foot step to the left

4 Sets - Syncopated Cha-Cha Steps Forward

17-18. Right foot step forward, left foot step to close to right foot, and right foot step forward

19-20. Left foot step forward, right foot step to close to left foot, and left foot step forward

21-22. Right foot step forward, left foot step to close to right foot, and right foot step forward

23-24. Left foot step forward, right foot step to close to left foot, and left foot step forward

Vine to the Right

25. Right foot step to the right and brush hands down across your thighs

26. Left foot step behind right leg to the right and brush hands up across your thighs

27. Right foot step to the right and brush hands down across your thighs

28. Left toe touch to close to the right foot

Vine to the Left

29. Left foot step to the left and brush hands down across your thighs

30. Right foot step behind left leg to the left and brush hands up across your thighs

31. Left foot step to the left and brush hands down across your thighs

32. Right toe touch to close to the left foot

Modified Vine to the Right with 1/2 Turn CW

33. Right foot step to the right and brush hands down across your thighs

34. Left foot step behind right leg to the right and brush hands up across your thighs

35. Right foot step to the right and brush hands down across your thighs

36. Right toe pivot 1/2 turn CW and left knee lift until thigh is parallel to the floor

Vine to the Left

37. Left foot step to the left and brush hands down across your thighs

38. Right foot step behind left leg to the left and brush hands up across your thighs

39. Left foot step to the left and brush hands down across your thighs

40. Right toe touch to close to the left toe (pigeon toed)

2 Sets - Single Applejack: Floor Movement to the L-R-L-R

41. Left heel pivot 1/8 turn CCW and right toe pivot 1/8 turn CW (heels together)

&. Left toe pivot 1/8 turn CW and right heel pivot 1/8 turn CCW (pigeon toed)

42. Left toe pivot 1/8 turn CCWand right heel pivot 1/8 turn CW (heels together)

&. Left heel pivot 1/8 turn CW and right toe pivot 1/8 turn CCW (pigeon toed)

43. Left heel pivot 1/8 turn CCW and right toe pivot 1/8 turn CW (heels together)

&. Left toe pivot 1/8 turn CW and right heel pivot 1/8 turn CCW (pigeon toed)

44. Left toe pivot 1/8 turn CCW and right heel pivot 1/8 turn CW (heels together)

&. Left toe pivot 1/8 turn CW and right heel pivot 1/8 turn CCW (pigeon toed)

45. Left heel pivot 1/8 turn CCW and right toe pivot 1/8 turn CW (heels together)

&. Left toe pivot 1/8 turn CW and right heel pivot 1/8 turn CCW (pigeon toed)

46. Left toe pivot 1/8 turn CCWand right heel pivot 1/8 turn CW (heels together)

&. Left heel pivot 1/8 turn CW and right toe pivot 1/8 turn CCW (pigeon toed)

47. Left heel pivot 1/8 turn CCW and right toe pivot 1/8 turn CW (heels together)

&. Left toe pivot 1/8 turn CW and right heel pivot 1/8 turn CCW (pigeon toed)

48. Left toe pivot 1/8 turn CCW and right heel pivot 1/8 turn CW (heels together)

&. Left toe pivot 1/8 turn CW and right heel pivot 1/8 turn CCW (pigeon toed)

Repeat Counts 1 to 48 until the end of song.

Option 1

Substitute the following Modified Twist for Counts 41-48:

41. Toes pivot, heels swing together (this is center position)

&. Toes pivot, heels swing 1/8 turn CCW

42. Toes pivot, heels swing 1/8 turn CW (center position)

&. Toes pivot, heels swing 1/8 turn CW

43. Toes pivot, heels swing 1/8 turn CCW (center position)

&. Toes pivot, heels swing 1/8 turn CCW

44. Toes pivot, heels swing 1/8 turn CW (center position)

&. Toes pivot, heels swing 1/8 turn CW

45. Toes pivot, heels swing 1/8 turn CCW (center position)

&. Toes pivot, heels swing 1/8 turn CCW

46. Toes pivot, heels swing 1/8 turn CW (center position)

&. Toes pivot, heels swing 1/8 turn CW

47. Toes pivot, heels swing 1/8 turn CCW (center position)

&. Toes pivot, heels swing 1/8 turn CCW

48. Toes pivot, heels swing 1/8 turn CW (center position)

Option 2

Due to the speed of the dance, you may feel you can't do the syncopated steps in Counts 9-12. Remember that heels together is the starting position for this routine and return to center means to return to that position. Substitute the following counts:

9. Right foot kick diagonally forward and to the right

10. Left foot hop and then kick diagonally forward and to the left and right foot return to center

11. Right foot hop and kick diagonally forward and to the right and left foot return to center

12. Left foot kick diagonally forward and to the left and right foot return to center

Option 3

The choreographer also suggests just Twisting for counts 41-48.

Option 4

Add:  Hook right arms as you pass in the middle (between Count 20 and 21) and swing your catch 1/2 turn CW, sending them back the way they came.

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