Start with feet apart slightly, weight on both: Small waddle steps, i.e., each step is taken |
separately and the weight is shifted to each foot as the step is taken. |
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Forward and Back Steps (hands are on the hips) |
1 | | Small step forward on right, bring left even with right. |
2 | | Small step backward on right, bring left even with right |
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Forward steps (Right hand has imaginary lasso) |
1 | | Small step forward on left, bring right even with left |
2 | | Small step forward on left, bring right even with left |
3 | | Small step forward on left, bring right even with left |
4 | | Small step forward on left, bring right even with left |
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Lunge steps with Hand & Foot. Coordination |
1 | | Leave left foot in place and lunge (move upper body) to right, bending right knee as |
| | right toes touch floor and push back to original position, shifting weight to right. |
| | (Right arm across body point up) |
2 | | Leave right foot in place and lunge (move upper body) to left, bending left knee as |
| | left toes touch floor and push back to original position, shifting weight to left. |
| | (Left arm across body point down) |
3 | | Leave left foot in place and lunge (move upper body) to right, bending right knee as |
| | right toes touch floor and push back to original position, shifting weight to right. |
| | (Right arm across body point up) |
4 | | Leave right foot in place and lunge (move upper body) to left, bending left knee as |
| | left toes touch floor and push back to original position, shifting weight to left. |
| | (Left arm across body point down) |
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Quick Hopping Steps |
1 | | Right heel touch in front & return |
2 | | Left heel touch in front & return |
3 | | Right heel touch in front, leave right heel in place and |
4 | | Bending at the waist keep right leg straight out in front, at count 4 |
| | (Lower right hand to the floor on count 4 and as you bend and as |
| | you turn into count 5) |
5 | | You are still bent at the waist as you turn 1/4 turn left on left foot, at count 5 |
6 | | Rolling right foot from heel to toe, weight is now on both feet. Come up to standing |
| | position on count 6 |
7 | | Hold on count 7 |
8 | | Clap hands one time on count 8 |
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Start over |
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A Little History |
This dance originated at the IN-CAHOOT SCOOT Club, the state may have been in Oklahoma. |
The dance some how came to Missouri and Joe Garcia put the hand movements to it. The |
dance quickly became popular and intact with the so called Hand & Foot. Coordination. Joe |
Garcia taught this dance on a local TV show in Missouri called "Country Western Dance |
Scouts" in 1993 |