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Tennessee Walk - A Stroll Dance - With Option
Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996 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. Mid-90s North Carolina Club Version Forward Cha-Cha Steps (Very Smooth but to Syncopated Rhythm) 1-2. Right foot step forward, left foot step forward, right foot step forward 3-4. Left foot step forward, right foot step forward, left foot step forward 5-6. Right foot step forward, left foot step forward, right foot step forward 7. Left foot step forward 8. Right foot step forward 9. Left foot step forward with 1/4 turn CW (now facing outside of floor) Bow/Curtsy With Arms Extended 10. Right foot step backward (the right heel should be pointed forward toward the line of dance) and to the left behind left foot and as in a curtsy—the left knee will be slightly bent/twisted and right knee deeply bent—the right hands are held at full arm extension to the right and close to the floor—the left hands are held at full arm extension to the left and high in the air (like the wings on an airplane—form the straight line from left hand to right hand, but at a very steep angle)—bodies will almost be facing dancers behind them 11. Right foot step right 1/4 turn CCW (now facing line of dance), bodies straighten up to resume promenade position 12. Left foot step backward Walking Full Turn CW 13. Right foot step back 1/4 turn CW (beginning full turn CW), then drop left hand hold 14. Left foot step in front of right leg to the right 1/4 turn CW (now facing reverse line of dance), continuing turn CW 15. Pivot on toes/balls of feet 1/2 turn CW, completing turn 16. Left foot step to close to right foot and resume promenade position Repeat Counts 1 to 16 until the end of song. Option - Original Choreography as Posted from the Midwest 1. Left foot step forward 2. Right foot step forward 3. Left foot step forward with 1/4 turn CW (now facing outside of floor) 4. Right foot step backward (the right heel should be pointed forward toward the line of dance) and to the left behind left foot and as in a curtsy—the left knee will be slightly bent/twisted and right knee deeply bent—the right hands are held at full arm extension to the right and close to the floor—the left hands are held at full arm extension to the left and high in the air (like the wings on an airplane—form the straight line from left hand to right hand, but at a very steep angle)—bodies will almost be facing dancers behind them 5. Right foot step right 1/4 turn CCW (now facing line of dance), bodies straighten up to resume promenade position 6. Left foot step backward 7. Right foot step back 1/2 turn CW (beginning full turn CW), then drop left hand hold 8. Left foot step forward (now facing reverse line of dance) 9. Right foot step back 1/2 turn CW (beginning full turn CW) 10. Left foot step forward and resume left hand hold 11. Right foot stomp to close to left foot 12. Right foot stomp in place 13-14. Right foot step forward, left foot step forward, right foot step forward 15-16. Left foot step forward, right foot step forward, left foot step forward 17-18. Right foot step forward, left foot step forward, right foot step forward 19. Weight rocks backward 20. Weight rocks forward Repeat Counts 1 to 16 until the end of song.
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