Sweetheart Schottische - With Options

Music: t.r.o.u.b.l.e. by Travis Tritt; Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis; Dumas Walker; Born to Boogie by Hank Williams, Jr.; The South's Gonna Do It Again by Charlie Daniels; Small Town Saturday Night by Hal Ketchum; Letter to You by Eddie Raven, Honky Tonk Crowd by Rick Trevino, Trouble on the Line by Sawyer Brown, American Honky Tonk Bar Association by Garth Brooksor similar music rhythm
Choreographer: Unknown
Position: Couples in promenade position, both facing line of dance (CCW floor direction); lady standing on the gentleman's right side; each will have heels together; his left hand will hold her left hand either in front of his left shoulder, in front of and slightly higher than his waist, or in front of the lady's left shoulder; his right arm will reach behind the lady and hold her right hand in his right hand slightly to the right of her right shoulder
Comment: Many clubs in the north and some heavy dancing southern clubs tend to do full turns and use stomps to songs with the fastest rhythms, while the traditional southern clubs trend to do partial turns with scuffs to the slow and medium rhythms. Many Appalachian area dancers add the clogging style hops.

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Dance starts with steps the same for gentleman and lady. Where different, the gentleman's counts will be given first, lady's second.

Modified Vine to the Left

1. Left foot step to the left

2. Right foot step behind left leg to the left

3. Left foot step to the left

4. Right foot scuff forward beside left foot

Gentleman's Steps

Modified Vine to the Right

5. Right foot step to the right—gentleman's raises left hands higher than the lady's head so she can turn underneath

6. Left foot step behind right leg to the right—left hands are passing over her head and ready to be brought down

7. Right foot step to the right—left hands are brought down to waist height and the arms will be crossed

8. Left foot scuff forward beside right foot—arms are kept at waist height and fully extended

Modified Vine to the Left

9. Left foot step to the left—gentleman's raises left hands higher than the lady's head so she can turn underneath

10. Right foot step behind left leg to the left—left and right hands are now raised as the lady has passed under the left hands and is ready to turn under the right hands

11. Left foot step to the left—left and right hands are brought down to waist height and the arms will be crossed

12. Right foot scuff forward beside left foot—arms are kept at waist height and fully extended

13. Right foot step forward—drop left hands, right hands are raised over lady's head for her turn

14. Left foot step forward

15. Right foot step forward

16. Left foot scuff forward beside right foot—regrasp left hands in promenade position

Lady's Steps

1/2 Turn CW

5. Right foot step forward in front of left leg to the left—gentleman's raises left hands higher than the lady's head so she can turn underneath

6. Left foot step to the left 1/4 turn CW—left hands are passing over her head and ready to be brought down

7. Right foot step to close to left foot 1/4 turn CW—left hands are brought down to waist height and the arms will be crossed

8. Left foot scuff forward beside right foot—arms are kept at waist height and fully extended—lady faces reverse line of dance

Full Turn CCW

9. Left foot step left 1/4 turn CCW—gentleman's raises left hands higher than the lady's head so she can turn underneath

10. Right foot step 1/4 turn CCW—left and right hands are now raised as the lady has passed under the left hands and is ready to turn under the right hands

11. Left foot step 1/2 CCW—left and right hands are brought down to waist height and the arms will be crossed

12. Right foot scuff forward beside left foot—arms are kept at waist height and fully extended—lady faces reverse line of dance

1 1/2 Turn CW

13. Right foot step forward 1/2 turn CW—drop left hands, right hands are raised over lady's head for turning

14. Left foot step forward 1/2 turn CW

15. Right foot step forward 1/2 turn CW

16. Left foot scuff forward beside right foot—regrasp left hands in promenade position

Standard steps for gentleman and lady are identical.

17. Left foot step forward

18. Right foot scuff forward beside left foot

19. Right foot step forward

20. Left foot scuff forward beside right foot

21. Left foot step backward

22. Right foot step backward

23. Left foot step backward

24. Right foot scuff forward beside left foot

25. Right foot step right

26. Left foot scuff forward beside right foot

Repeat Counts 1 to 26 until the end of song.

Option 1

Substitute stomps for scuffs on Counts 4, 8, 12, 24, and 26.

Option 2

You may substitute these counts anytime you have already made the decision to use the option above.

Gentleman's Steps

13. Right foot scuff forward beside left foot—drop left hands, right hands are raised over lady's head for turning

14. Right foot step forward

15. Left foot scuff forward beside right foot

16. Left foot step forward—regrasp left hands in promenade position

17. Right foot scuff forward beside left foot

18. Right foot step forward

19. Left foot scuff forward

20. Left foot continues into low kick forward

Lady's Steps

16. Left foot step forward—regrasp left hands in promenade position

17. Right foot scuff forward beside left foot

18. Right foot step forward

19. Left foot scuff forward beside right foot

20. Left foot continues into low kick forward

Option 3

Modify the position so only the right hands are held throughout the dance. The left thumb is tucked into your front left pocket, looped over your belt, or the left hand is on your left hip.

Option 4

Gentleman's Steps

21. Left foot step backward—drop left hands, using right hands begin lead for the lady's 1/2 turn CW

22. Right foot step backward

23. Left foot step backward

24. Right foot scuff forward beside left foot

25. Right foot step right—lift right arm for lady to do 1/2 turn CW

26. Left foot scuff forward beside right foot—regrasp hands and return to promenade position

Lady's Steps

21. Left foot step backward

22. Right foot step backward 1/2 turn CW

23. Left foot step forward—reverse line of dance

24. Right foot scuff forward beside left foot

25. Right foot step right 1/2 turn CW

26. Left foot scuff forward beside right foot

Option 5

In slow dances, the dancers will hold their left hands high, elbows down, forearms touching at a midpoint between their bodies on Counts 8 and 12.

Option 6

Lady's 1/2 Turn CW

13. Right foot step backward

14. Pivot on ball of left foot 1/2 turn CW—regrasp left hands in promenade position

15. Right foot step in place beside left foot

16. Left foot scuff forward beside right foot

Option 7

Choreographer: Dan and Carol Sherwin
Position: Individual line dance-all dancers face same direction, heels together, hands on hips
Description: 26-count, 4-wall line dance
Comment: Without the partner and with only 2 step changes, this becomes the AHBA - Sherwin (American Honky Tonk Bar Association - Sherwin).

 

Standard steps for gentleman and lady are identical.

Substitute Counts 14 and 25.

14. Left foot slide to close to right foot

25. Right foot step 1/4 turn CW to close to left foot

 

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