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Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999 by Ronald L. Still. Merida Business Group, 1413 Kenbrook Drive, Garner, NC 27529-4447; 919-772-2082. If the Subject is Dance Steps ... Volume I, Third Edition, January 1996. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Dominent pattern in North Carolina from 1991 to latest edit - 1996. Standard steps for gentleman and lady are identical. 1. Right heel touch forward 2. Right foot step to close to left foot 3. Left heel touch forward 4. Left foot step to close to the right foot 5. Right heel touch forward 6. Right foot step to close to left foot 7. Left heel touch forward 8. Left foot step to close to the right foot 9. Right heel touch forward 10. Right foot stomp beside left foot 11. Right toe touch backward 12. Right foot stomp beside left foot 13. Right toe touch forward 14. Right toe touch to right side 15. Right toe touch backward 16. Right toe touch to right side 17. Right toe touch forward 18. Right toe touch to right side 19. Right leg bend at knee and right foot (toe pointed down) swings behind left leg—left hand reaches straight down and slaps right heel 20. Left foot pivot 1/4 turn CCW and right leg bends at knee and right foot (toe pointed down) swings to the right and right hand reaches down and slaps right heel and left hand is returned to left hip Modified Vine to the Right 21. Right foot step to the right, right hand is returned to right hip 22. Left foot step behind the right leg to the right 23. Right foot step to the right 24. Hop on the right foot and raise the left leg, bending at the knee, until thigh is parallel to the floor 25. Left foot step backward 26. Right foot step backward 27. Left foot step backward 28. Hop on left foot turning 1/4 turn CCW and raise the right leg, bending at the knee, until thigh is parallel to the floor Modified Vine to the Right with 1/2 Turn CW 29. Right foot step to the right 30. Left foot step behind the right leg to the right 31. Right foot step to the right 32. Hop on right foot 1/2 turn CW and raise the left leg, bending at the knee—thigh is parallel to the floor Modified Vine to the Left with 1/4 Turn CCW 33. Left foot step to the left 34. Right foot step behind the left leg to the left 35. Left foot step to the left 1/4 turn CCW 36. Right foot close to left foot with a stomp Repeat Counts 1 to 36 until the end of song. Option 1 Don Deyne, St. Louis area, writes that the choreographer wanted heel splits to open the dance. These four counts are added before the dance starts. Since they appear before Count 1, they will be noted as 0a, 0b, 0c, and 0d. A couple of substitute counts are also listed. 0a. Pivot on toes, swinging heels apart 0b. Pivot on toes, swinging heels together 0c. Pivot on toes, swinging heels apart 0d. Pivot on toes, swinging heels together Substitute the following counts: 13. Right heel touch forward 17. Right heel touch forward 24. Left foot kick forward beside right foot and clap 27. Right foot pivot 1/4 turn CCW and then left foot step to the left 28. Right foot kick forward beside left foot and clap 31. Left foot pivot 1/4 turn CW and then right foot step forward 32. Right toe pivot 1/4 turn CW and then left foot kick forward beside right foot 36. Right foot stomp to close to left foot and clap Option 2 NOTE: Although this option calls for a 1/8 turn CCW to the left, you must perform Counts 29-31 as if the turn in Count 28 was a full 1/4 turn CCW to the left. At all times during this dance, floor direction movements will be based on 90/180 degree turns, there is no 45 degree angle movement. 28. Left foot pivots 1/8 turn CCW and right leg swings forward with the right foot scuffing forward into low kick and left hand is returned to left hip Option 3 36. Right foot step to close beside left foot Option 4 15. Right toe touch behind the left heel Option 5 24. Left foot low forward kick Option 6 Substitute the following two counts (no hop, lower impact): 28. Pivot on left foot 1/4 turn CCW and raise the right leg, bending the knee—thigh should be parallel to the floor 32. Pivot on right foot 1/2 turn CW and raise the left leg, bending the knee—thigh should be parallel to the floor Option 7 Substitute the following for Counts 13, 15, and 17: 13. Right toe touch in front of left foot 15. Right toe touch behind left foot 17. Right toe touch in front of left foot
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