Ride The River

Line Dance Step Sheet from

48 counts 4-wall easy/intermediate line dance Choreographed by: Kath Dickens (UK) October 2006

Choreographed to: ‘Ride The River’ by JJ Cale and Eric Clapton (96 bpm) from CD The Road To Escondido

(48 count intro, start on vocals on word ‘down’)

Section 1 Side, Together, 1/4 Turn Left (x 4)

1 & 2 Step right to side. Step left beside right. Turn 1/4 left stepping right back.

3 & 4 Step left to side. Step right beside left. Turn 1/4 left stepping left forward.

5 & 6 Step right to side. Step left beside right. Turn 1/4 left stepping right back.

7 & 8 Step left to side. Step right beside left. Turn 1/4 left stepping left forward.

Section 2 Rocking Chair, Forward Shuffle, Rocking Chair, Forward Shuffle

1 & 2 & Rock right forward. Recover onto left. Rock right back. Recover onto left

3 & 4 Step right forward. Close left beside right. Step right forward.

5 & 6 & Rock left forward. Recover onto right. Rock left back. Recover onto right.

7 & 8 Step left forward. Close right beside left. Step left forward.

Section 3 Cross, Back, Shuffle 1/2 Right, Step, Pivot 1/2 Right, Forward Shuffle

1 - 2 Cross right over left. Step left back.

3 & 4 Shuffle 1/2 turn right, stepping - right, left, right. (6:00)

5 - 6 Step left forward. Pivot 1/2 turn right. (12:00)

7 & 8 Step left forward. Close right beside left. Step left forward.

Section 4 Side Rock, Behind & Cross, Side Rock, Behind & Cross

1 - 2 Rock right to right side. Recover onto left.

3 & 4 Step right behind left. Step left to left side. Cross right over left.

5 - 6 Rock left to left side. Recover onto right.

7 & 8 Step left behind right. Step right to right side. Cross left over right.

Section 5 Rock & Cross x 2, Jazz Box 1/4 Turn Right

1 & 2 Rock right to right side. Recover onto left. Cross right over left.

3 & 4 Rock left to left side. Recover onto right. Cross left over right.

5 - 6 Cross right over left. Make 1/4 turn right stepping left back.

7 - 8 Step right to right side. Step left forward. (3:00)

Section 6 Rocking Chair, Scuff, Hitch, Back, Hip Bump x 2, Coaster Cross

1 & 2 & Rock right forward. Recover onto left. Rock right back. Recover onto left.

3 & 4 Scuff right foot forward. Hitch right knee. Step right back (taking weight).

5 - 6 Bump right hip back twice.

7 & 8 Step left back. Step right beside left. Cross left over right.

Begin again