Western Partner Dance Step Sheet from

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SIDE KICK

Western Partner Dance        30 counts    Intermediate Level      CHOREOGRAPHER: Rick & Kathy Stearns  1996

MUSIC: Moderate swing such as: "Wink" by Neal McCoy - 120bpm,

A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action by Toby Keith - 128bpm,

 I've Fallen In Love (And I Can't Get Up) by Charlie Floyd - 132bpm

NOTES: Begin in right-open-promenade (lady stands to man's right, man hold's lady's left hand in his right, both face Line Of Dance).   The "step-drag-step" sequence when partners cross over, is the key to this dance.  Also don't turn too early on 22 and 30.  Let the pressure on the hands guide your pivot.

                       

MEN

LADIES

Section 1      STEP, TOUCH, BACK, TOUCH, STEP, DRAG, STEP, SCUFF:

1-2               Step forward Left, Touch together Right.

3-4              Step back Right, Touch Left Heel forward

5-6              Step forward Left, Drag together Right

7-8       Step forward Left, Scuff forward Right.

1-2 Step forward Right, Touch together Left

3-4 Step back Left, Touch Right Heel forward

5-6 Step forward Right, Drag together Left

7-8 Step forward Right, Scuff forward Left

 

Section 2      JAZZ TURN, VINE Line Of Dance, KICK:

9-10     Step Right across left,  Step back Left

11         1/4 turn right and step Right

9-10 Step Left across right, Step back Right

11     1/4 turn left and step Left

(Partners pick-up "forward" Hands)

12      Touch together Left

13-14        Side step Left, Step Right behind left

14              Side step Left

16         Kick diagonally forward right

12     Touch together Right

13-14        Side step Right, Step Left behind right

13-15        Side step Right

13-16        Kick forward left

(Lady kicks between man's legs)

 

Section 3      BACK, TOUCH, STEP, DRAG, STEP, HITCH/PIVOT, STEP, KICK:

17-18        Step back Right, Touch back Left.

19         Step forward left

17-18        Step back Left, Touch back Right

19        Step forward right

(Release rear Hands - lady passes forward LOD under joined Hands)

20      Drag together Right

21-22       Step forward Left, Hitch right/pivot 1/2 left

23        Step forward Right

20         Drag together Left

21-22        Step forward Right, Hitch left/pivot 1/2 right

23         Step forward Left

(Partners pick-up "rear" Hands)

24        Kick diagonally forward Left

24 Kick forward Right (Lady kicks between man's legs)

 

Section 4      BACK, TOUCH, STEP, DRAG, STEP, HITCH/PIVOT:

25-26   Step back Left , Touch back Right.

27        Step forward right

25-26      Step back Right, Touch back Left .

27        Step forward left  

(Release rear Hands - lady passes forward LOD under joined Hands)

28        Drag together Left

29        Step forward right

30        Hitch left/pivot 1/4 right

28     Drag together Right

29     Step forward left  

30     Hitch right/pivot 1/4 left 

REPEAT