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DOWN TO THE RIVER SKINNY DIPPIN'

Choreographed by Jeannie Woolman 1998
32 Count, 2 wall beginning/intermediate
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Music:
Super Slow - The Stripper by Joe Loss & His Orchestra
Slow - Down To The River by Alabama
Slow - You Sexy thing by Hot Chocolate
Medium - I Can Love You Better by The Dixie Chicks
Fast - Hot Stuff by Donna Summer
Faster - Meloncoly Child by Pam Tillis

CROSS STEP, STEP HOP AND TOUCH
1     1    Cross step left foot over front of right foot
2     2    Step right foot to right side
3     3    Touch left heel to left side at a 45 degree angle holding both
arms straight  at same angle with palms out, fingers up (like telling
someone to stop) dropping right should slightly
&    &    Quickly step/hop left foot next to right foot dropping hands down
4      4    Touch right toe next to left foot

HIP BUMPS (Exaggerate the hip movement)
5     5    Step right foot forward bumping hips out
&    &    Shift weight onto left left bumping hips back
6     6    Shift weight onto right leg bumping hips out
7     7    Step left foot forward bumping hips out
&    &    Shift weight onto right leg bumping hips back
8     8    Shift weight onto left leg bumping hips out (weight on left leg)

CROSS STEP, STEP HOP AND TOUCH
1     9    Cross step right foot over front left foot
2    10    Step left foot to left side
3    11    Touch right heel to right side at a 45 degree angle holding both
arms straight at same angle with palms out, fingers up (like telling someone to stop) dropping left shoulder slightly
&    &    Quickly step/hop right foot next to left foot dropping hands down
4    12    Touch left toe next to right foot

HIP BUMPS AND ROCK
5    13    Step left foot forward bumping hips out
&    &    Shift weight onto right leg bumping hips back
6    14    Shift weight onto left leg bumping hips out
7    15    Rock forward onto right foot
8    16    Rock back onto left foot kicking right foot slightly forward

MONTEREY TURN
1    17    Touch right toe to right side
2    18    Step right foot next to left foot TURNING 1/2 backward to right
(right shoulder goes back and to right)
3    19    Touch left toe to left side
4    20    Step left foot next to right foot

SHUFFLE TO RIGHT, KICK AND CROSS
5    21    Step right foot to right side (travel with shuffles)
&    &    Quickly step left foot next to right foot
6    22    Step right foot to right side
7    23    Kick left foot forward
8    24    Step left foot across front and to right side of right foot with
slight bow forward lifting right foot slightly at same time

MONTEREY TURN
1    25    Touch right toe to right side
2    26    Step right foot next to left foot TURNING 1/2 backward to right
right shoulder goes back and to right)
3    27    Touch left toe to left side
4    28    Step left foot next to right foot

SHUFFLE TO RIGHT AND 1/2 TURN
5    29    Step right foot to right side
&    &    Quickly step left foot next to right foot
6    30    Step right foot to right side
7    31    Step left foot forward
8    32    TURN 1/2 right shifting weight to right foot
Dance Starts Over

 
 

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