X-It - With Option

Music: slow rhythm (112 range) - Look what Followed Me Home by David Ball, You Better Think Twice by Vince Gil, or Daytona Nights by Hank Williams Jr.; medium rhythm (132 BPM range) - Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy by Chris Ledoux, Should Have Been a Cowboy by Toby Keith, or Macarena by Los Del Rio, Los Del Mar, or Bayside Boys; fastest rhythm (152 BPM range) - Kick a Little by Confederate Railroad or any 4/4 song under 152 BPM
Choreographer: Ronald Lee Still, 1413 Kenbrook Drive, Garner, NC 27529-4447; 919-772-2082
Position: Individual line dance—all dancers face the same direction, heels together, hands on hips
Description: 4-wall 64-count per set line dance. This is usually an easy dance to learn and perform, since it only involves learning four basic movements (Counts 1-8, Counts 33-36, Counts 41-42, and Counts 49-50). This is a gentle low impact dance for stretching and strengthening muscle tone, and improving balance and orientation skills. The first 32 counts do move at the diagonals and form the letter "X," while the last 32 counts, if performed too fast, could make you dizzy enough to naturally go back to the diagonals. Option: For a uniform workout of your muscles and balance repeat the dance in the opposition direction and with opposite movements - see the second set of 64 counts. Then continue alternating the sets until the song is over. For safety, this option needs to be agreed upon before beginning the dance.

Copyright © 1997 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.

First set and all odd number repeats (1, 3, 5, 7, etc.), if dancing the Option.

1. Left foot step diagonally forward and to the left

2. Right foot step forward

3. Left toe touch to the left

4. Left foot step directly behind right heel

5. Right toe touch to the right

6. Right foot step directly behind left heel

7. Left toe touch to the left

8. Right toe pivot 1/4 turn CCW and left foot step to close to right foot

9. Left foot step diagonally forward and to the left

10. Right foot step forward

11. Left toe touch to the left

12. Left foot step directly behind right heel

13. Right toe touch to the right

14. Right foot step directly behind left heel

15. Left toe touch to the left

16. Right toe pivot 1/4 turn CCW and left foot step to close to right foot

17. Left foot step diagonally forward and to the left

18. Right foot step forward

19. Left toe touch to the left

20. Left foot step directly behind right heel

21. Right toe touch to the right

22. Right foot step directly behind left heel

23. Left toe touch to the left

24. Right toe pivot 1/4 turn CCW and left foot step to close to right foot

25. Left foot step diagonally forward and to the left

26. Right foot step forward

27. Left toe touch to the left

28. Left foot step directly behind right heel

29. Right toe touch to the right

30. Right foot step directly behind left heel

31. Left toe touch to the left

32. Right toe pivot 1/8 turn CCW and left foot step to close to right foot

Jazz Box to the Right

33. Left foot step in front of right leg to the right

34. Right foot step backward

35. Left foot step to the left

36. Right foot step to close to left foot

Jazz Box to the Right

37. Left foot step in front of right leg to the right

38. Right foot step backward

39. Left foot step to the left

40. Right foot step to close to left foot

Clockwise Around the World

41. Left foot step forward

42. Toes pivot 1/4 turn CW and clap

43. Left foot step forward

44. Toes pivot 1/4 turn CW and clap

45. Left foot step forward

46. Toes pivot 1/4 turn CW and clap

47. Left foot step forward

48. Toes pivot 1/4 turn CW and clap

Two Sets - 1/2 Turns CW

49. Left foot step forward and return hands to hips

50. Toes pivot 1/2 turn CW

51. Left foot step forward

52. Toes pivot 1/2 turn CW

Clockwise Around the World

53. Left foot step forward

54. Toes pivot 1/4 turn CW and clap

55. Left foot step forward

56. Toes pivot 1/4 turn CW and clap

57. Left foot step forward

58. Toes pivot 1/4 turn CW and clap

59. Left foot step forward

60. Toes pivot 1/4 turn CW and clap

Jazz Box to the Right

61. Left foot step in front of right leg to the right and return hands to hips

62. Right foot step backward

63. Left foot step to the left

64. Right foot step to close to left foot

Repeat Counts 1 to 64 until the end of song.

Option

For a uniform workout of your muscles and balance repeat the dance in the opposition direction and with opposite movements - see the second set of 64 counts, below. Then continue alternating the sets until the song is over. For safety, this option needs to be agreed upon before beginning the dance.

Second Set and all even number repeats (2, 4, 6, 8, etc.)

1. Right foot step diagonally forward and to the right

2. Left foot step forward

3. Right toe touch to the right

4. Right foot step directly behind left heel

5. Left toe touch to the left

6. Left foot step directly behind right heel

7. Right toe touch to the right

8. Left toe pivot 1/4 turn CW and right foot step to close to left foot

9. Right foot step diagonally forward and to the right

10. Left foot step forward

11. Right toe touch to the right

12. Right foot step directly behind left heel

13. Left toe touch to the left

14. Left foot step directly behind right heel

15. Right toe touch to the right

16. Left toe pivot 1/4 turn CcW and right foot step to close to left foot

17. Right foot step diagonally forward and to the right

18. Left foot step forward

19. Right toe touch to the right

20. Right foot step directly behind left heel

21. Left toe touch to the left

22. Left foot step directly behind right heel

23. Right toe touch to the right

24. Left toe pivot 1/4 turn CW and right foot step to close to left foot

25. Right foot step diagonally forward and to the right

26. Left foot step forward

27. Right toe touch to the right

28. Right foot step directly behind left heel

29. Left toe touch to the left

30. Left foot step directly behind right heel

31. Right toe touch to the right

32. Left toe pivot 1/8 turn CW and right foot step to close to left foot

Jazz Box to the Left

33. Right foot step in front of left leg to the left

34. Left foot step backward

35. Right foot step to the right

36. Left foot step to close to right foot

Jazz Box to the Left

37. Right foot step in front of left leg to the left

38. Left foot step backward

39. Right foot step to the right

40. Left foot step to close to right foot

Counter-Clockwise Around the World

41. Right foot step forward

42. Toes pivot 1/4 turn CCW and clap

43. Right foot step forward

44. Toes pivot 1/4 turn CCW and clap

45. Right foot step forward

46. Toes pivot 1/4 turn CCW and clap

47. Right foot step forward

48. Toes pivot 1/4 turn CCW and clap

Two Sets - 1/2 Turns CCW

49. Right foot step forward and return hands to hips

50. Toes pivot 1/2 turn CW

51. Right foot step forward

52. Toes pivot 1/2 turn CW

Counter-Clockwise Around the World

53. Right foot step forward

54. Toes pivot 1/4 turn CCW and clap

55. Right foot step forward

56. Toes pivot 1/4 turn CCW and clap

57. Right foot step forward

58. Toes pivot 1/4 turn CCW and clap

59. Right foot step forward

60. Toes pivot 1/4 turn CCW and clap

Jazz Box to the Left

61. Right foot step in front of left leg to the left and return hands to hips

62. Left foot step backward

63. Right foot step to the right

64. Left foot step to close to right foot

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