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Saddle Up (a.k.a.
Riding Alone)
Choreographed by Peter
Metelnick
Description:48 count, 4 wall, line dance
Music:Ghost Riders by Australia's Tornado [134 bpm CD: Ghost Riders
Riding Alone by The Rednex [140 bpm CD: I Love Line Dancing In The Summertime
Start dancing on lyrics
DIAGONAL SHUFFLE, HOE DOWN
("HILLBILLY HEELS")
1&2 On a right
diagonal shuffle forward right/left/right
3&4 Tap left heel
forward, lift left heel up, tap left heel forward (like a hillbilly at a hoe
down!)
5&6 On a left
diagonal shuffle forward left/right/left
7&8 Tap right
heel forward, lift right heel up, tap right heel forward (like a hillbilly at a
hoe down!)
STEP BACK, HITCH 'N SLAP
1-2 Step right foot back, hitch left knee up (optional
hop on right foot) and slap it with right hand
3-4 Step left foot back, hitch right knee up (optional
hop on left foot) and slap it with left hand
5-6 Step right foot back, hitch left knee up (optional
hop on right foot) and slap it with right hand
7-8 Step left foot back, hitch right knee up (optional
hop on left foot) and slap it with left hand
RIGHT CHASSE, LEFT HEEL TAPS FWD & SIDE, LEFT CHASSE, RIGHT HEEL
TAPS TURNING ¼ RIGHT
1&2 Side shuffle
right: step right foot to right side, step left foot together, step right foot
to right
3&4 Tap left heel
forward, raise left heel, tap left heel to left side
5&6 Side shuffle
left: step left foot to left side, step right foot together, step left foot to
left
7&8 Tap right
heel forward, raise right heel, tap right heel turning to the right ¼
FORWARD SHUFFLE, FORWARD &
BACK SCUFF, LEFT BACK, ½ LEFT, RIGHT FORWARD, ½ LEFT
1&2 Shuffle
forward right/left/right3-4Scuff left foot forward, scuff left foot back
5-6 Touch left toe back, ½ pivot turn left stepping
down on left foot (weight ends on left foot)
7-8 Step right foot forward, ½ pivot turn left (weight
ends on left foot)
FUNKY VINES RIGHT & LEFT
1-2 Step right foot to right side, cross left foot
behind right and step
&3-4 Step right
foot to right side, step left foot to left side, slide/step right foot together
& clap
(weight ends on right foot)
5-6 Step left foot to left side, cross right foot
behind left and step
&7-8 Step left
foot to left side, step right foot to right side, slide/step left foot together
& clap
(weight ends on left foot)
KICKIN' UP DUST, RIGHT FORWARD, ½ LEFT
PIVOT TURN-TWICE
1&2& Kick right
foot forward, step right foot together, kick left foot forward, step left foot
together
3-4 Step right foot forward, pivot ½ left
5&6& Kick right
foot forward, step right foot together, kick left foot forward, step left foot
together
You can do Mexican hat dance
steps in place of the kicks in counts 1&2&, 5&6&: touch right
heel forward, step right foot together, touch left heel forward, step left
together)
7-8 Step right foot forward, pivot ½ left with weight
ending on left foot
REPEAT
This dance was originally
choreographed as a four wall, 32 count dance and the music was "Riding
Alone" by Rednex. Tornado's "Ghostriders" has the same feel, but
a 48 count dance better fits the music, so the 48 count version of Saddle Up
was created & included as an official dance in the accompanying CD booklet
for the single "Ghostriders". If you want to dance Saddle Up to the
Rednex track, simple ignore the last 16 counts and start the dance after the ½
left pivot turn. Which ever version you choose, enjoy the dance.