KING OF THE ROAD

Choreographed by: Pedro Machado & Jo Thompson 5/97
Music: Roger Miller: King Of The Road (128)
Counts: 32
Type: 4 wall line dance - Intermediate

1-8 VINE R, BRUSH, 1/2 TURN R, SHUFFLE SIDE, ROCK STEP
1-2  Step R to R side, cross L behind R
3  Turning 1/4 R on L foot, step R forward facing side wall
&  Small brush forward with L sole
4  Brush ball of L back, lifting L foot up bending L knee
  slightly turning another 1/4 R to end facing back
  Option: As an easier variation for counts &4, you can just brush
  the ball of L foot forward on count 4 like a regular vine 1/2 turn with a brush
5&6  Shuffle L to L side
7-8  Rock back on ball of R, replace weight forward to L foot
 
9-16 STEP, LOCK, TURN AND SHUFFLE FORWARD, ROCK STEP, COASTER STEP
1  Step R to R side
2  Cross L tightly behind R popping R knee up, keeping ball of R on floor
  (L leg should be straight)
3&4  Toward the wall 1/4 to your R, shuffle forward with R foot
5-6  Rock forward L, replace weight back to right foot
7&8  Coaster step: step back with L, step together with R, step forward with L
 
17-24 4 SLOW CROSS WALKS WITH SNAPS
1-2  Step R across in front of L allowing L foot to swivel naturally, snap with R hand
3-4  Step L across in front of R allowing R foot to swivel naturally, snap with R hand
5-6  Step R across in front of L allowing L foot to swivel naturally, snap with R hand
7-8  Step L across in front of R allowing R foot to swivel naturally, snap with R hand
 
25-32 OUT, OUT, HOLD, KNEE, HOLD, 4 ELVIS KNEES
&1  Step back to R side with R foot, place L foot back to L side so feet are apart
2  Hold
3-4  Turn R knee in like Elvis, hold
5-8  Elvis knees L, R, L, R
 
Repeat
 
Please note: If you want to do this dance to Randy Travis' version of "King of the road" from the
Traveller" soundtrack, there is a very irregular break in the normal rhythm at the 2:00 point which
puts you badly off beat. This happens after the 7th repetition of the dance and it only happens
once. To make it work you can add more Elvis knees for approx. 16"ish" counts (instrumentals
with snaps) at this point and then start again from the beginning with his lyrics through the rest of
the song. The extra Elvis knees can be slow, fast, or whatever, be creative The original version
by Roger Miller does not do this and you will do the dance straight through with no problems.
With either version you should start the dance with the lyrics so that it phrases out right.


Also in the book 'Country Line Dance Collection' by Jorma Leitzinger Jr


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