THIRD ROCK

Choreographed by: Gretchen Kramer
Music: Joe Diffie: Third Rock From the Sun
Counts: 32

Date sent: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 13:26:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: Erin Donnelly
Subject: West Coast Shuffle Line Dance
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WEST COAST SHUFFLE Line Dance
 
 
NAME: WEST COAST SHUFFLE Line Dance
DESCRIPTION: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Advanced Beginner
COUNTS: 32
CHOREOGRAPHER: Unknown
(Moderator: this dance was taught by the choreographer on Jo
Thomson's Dance Line. Anybody recall his name?)
MUSIC: Fish Ain't Bitin' = David Lee Murphy
  I Feel Lucky = Mary Chapin Carpenter
  If I Ain't Got You = Marty Stuart
  She's Got the Rhythum and I Got the Blues = Alan Jackson
  Take it Back = Reba McEntire
  The City Put the Country Back in me = Neal McCoy
  Two Timin' Two Stepper = Conway Twitty
  Wink = Neal McCoy
  Any West Coast Swing Music.
 
 
COUNTS / STEP DESCRIPTIONS
 
WALK FORWARD, KICK FORWARD, WALK BACK, KICK-BALL-CHANGE:
(basic west coast swing step)
1-2 Right step forward. Left step forward.
3-4 Right kick forward. Right step back.
5&6 Left step back. Step Right to Right side.
Cross Left in front of Right.
 
WALK FORWARD, KICK FORWARD, WALK BACK, KICK-BALL-CHANGE:
7-8 Right step forward. Left step forward.
9-10 Right kick forward. Right step back.
11&12 Left step back. Step Right to Right side.
Cross Left in front of Right.
 
CROSS SWIVEL STEPS (4 Times):
(A.K.A. Prissy Walk or Toe Points)
(Moderator: I believe the choreographer called these 'prance' steps.)
13 Cross Right over Left, pointing Right toe to Left (pigeon toe).
14 Cross Left over Right, pointing Left toe to Right (pigeon toe).
15 Cross Right over Left, pointing Right toe to Left (pigeon toe).
16 Cross Left over Right, pointing Left toe to Right (pigeon toe).
 
SIDE STEPS & KICKS:
17-18 With weight on Left, touch Right Foot out to right side
& hold for a beat.
19-20 Return Right beside Left, & shifting weight to Right,
Touch Left Foot out to Left side & hold for a beat.
21 Return Left Foot beside Right, & shifting weight to Left,
Touch Right Foot out to Right side.
22 Return Right beside Left, & shifting weight to Right,
Touch Left Foot out to Left side.
23 Return Left beside Right, & shifting weight to Left,
Kick Right Foot forward.
24 Kick Right forward.
 
BACKWARDS PIVOT TURNS & HEEL SWIVELS:
25-26 Step Right Foot in back & to the Left of the Left foot
& pivot 1/2 turn right.
27-28 Step Right Foot in back & to the Left of the Left foot
& pivot 1/4 turn right.
29-31 Swivel both Heels right, both Toes right, both Heels right.
32 Stomp Left Foot and shift weight onto Left.
 
BEGIN AGAIN.
 
VARIATION FOR COUNTS 29-32:
29-31 Large step Right Foot to right and
slowly slide Left Foot right next to Right for 3 counts,
32 Stomp Left Foot.
 
(MODERATOR NOTE: The choreographer on Dance Line did the following:
29 Large step Right Foot to right.
30-31 Slowly slide Left Foot right
while alternately quickly moving right toe right then
moving right heel right (2-4 times per beat).
32 Stomp Left Foot and shift weight onto Left.

 
 
+===============================================================+
Erin P. Donnelly
USGS Library-Cartographic Information Center
edonnell@igsrglib01.er.usgs.gov
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