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COTTON-EYE JOE REEL
CDL 7/95
Choreographed by Bunny & Ken Fargo (201) 492-5493
Description: Partner Dance
Starting Position: Men face Outside LOD; Ladies face Inside LOD, standing 4-6 ft apart.
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Music: Cotton Eye Joe by The Rednex
 
BEATS STEP DESCRIPTION
  Cross & Kicks, Triple Step
1 Cross Left foot across Right Shin
2 Kick Left foot forward
3&4 Step Left, Right, Left in place
5 Cross Right foot across left shin
6 Kick Right foot forward
7&8 Step Right, Left, Right in place
   
  Polka Steps Forward, Reel With Partner, Polka Away from Partner
  (Do these steps toward partner)
9&10 Left shuffle forward
11&12 Right shuffle forward (Partners now right shoulder to shoulder)
   
  Partners link right elbows
13&14 Left shuffle turning CW linked with partner
15&16 Right shuffle turning CW linked with partner
   
17-20 Repeat counts 13-16 to return to original direction
   
  Release elbows
21&22 Left shuffle away from partner (forward)
23&24 Right shuffle away from partner (forward)
   
  Pivot Turns, Double Stomp, Double Clap, Double Kick Ball Changes
25 Step forward on Left foot
26 Turn 1/4 Right (CW), shifting weight on Right foot
   
27-28 Repeat count 25 & 26
   
29 Stomp left foot next to Right
30 Stomp Right foot next to left
31-32 Clap hands twice
33&34 Left kick ball change
35&36 Left kick ball change
   
  BEGIN AGAIN
 
 

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