Honky Tonk Stomp - With Options

Music: Honky Tonk Blues by Pirates of the Mississippi at 160 BPM, Holed Up in Some Honky Tonk by Dean Dillon at 128 BPM, Honky Tonk Man by Dwight Yoakam at 148 BPM, Little Miss Honky Tonk by Brooks & Dunn at 156 BPM
Choreographer: Phillis Watson
Position: Individual line dance-all dancers face same direction, heels together, hands on hips
Comments: This dance is also done in facing lines - contra style. Regional variations make this a popular dance without uniformity.

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Standard steps for gentleman and lady are identical.

1. Pivot on toes swinging heels apart

2. Pivot on toes swinging heels together

3. Pivot on toes swinging heels apart

4. Pivot on toes swinging heels together

5. Right heel touch forward

6. Right heel touch forward

7. Right toe touch backward

8. Right toe touch backward

9. Right heel touch forward

10. Right foot step to close to left foot

11. Left foot stomp in place

12. Left foot stomp in place

13. Left heel touch forward

14. Left foot step to close to right foot

15. Right foot stomp in place

16. Right foot stomp in place

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 foot scuff forward in low kick beside right foot

Vine to the Left with 1/2 Turn CCW

21. Left foot step to the left

22. Right foot step behind left leg to the left

23. Left foot step to the left 1/2 turn CCW

24. Right foot scuff forward in low kick beside left foot

Vine to the Right

25. Right foot step to the right

26. Left foot step behind right leg to the right

27. Right foot step to the right

28. Left foot scuff forward in low kick beside right foot

Vine to the Left

29. Left foot step to the left

30. Right foot step behind left leg to the left

31. Left foot step to the left

32. Right foot stomp to close to left foot

Repeat Counts 1 to 32 until the end of song.

Option 1

Eliminate Counts 5-8 and repeat the remaining Counts 1 to 28 until the end of song.

Option 2

Eliminate Counts 1-4 and repeat the remaining Counts 1 to 28 until the end of song.

Option 3

Start on Count 29, instead of Count 1.

 

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