Let 'Er Rip
Choreographed by Peter Metelnick
Description:120 count, 1 wall, line dance
Musik:Let 'Er Rip by The Dixie Chicks 152bpm/Wide Open Spaces/CD:Line Dance Fever 6
Abfolge:1-120, 1-120, 1-40, 25-40, 1-4, 1-4, 1-4, cross right over left & unwind full turn left for a "big finish"
There is a slow vocal intro. You will hear a guy say "1-2-3" and then the ladies will kick in with the words "Let 'Er Rip". Start the dance the first time with count 2 (hip bump right) on the heavily accented beat right after these words
HOLD WITH ATTITUDE, BUMP HIPS RIGHT & LEFT, HOLD WITH ATTITUDE, REPEAT
1 Hold (weight is on the left, feet are slightly apart, with right slightly forward.
Stand there & do nothing)
2-3 Bump hips right, left
4 Hold (weight to left)
5-8 Repeat 1-4
RIGHT FORWARD SHUFFLE, LEFT FORWARD, ½ RIGHT PIVOT TURN, LEFT FORWARD SHUFFLE, RIGHT FORWARD, ½ LEFT PIVOT TURN
9&10 Chassé forward right, left, right
11-12 Step left forward, turn ½ right (weight to right)
13&14 Chassé forward left, right, left
15-16 Step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left) (12:00)
4 FORWARD STRUTS
17-20 Step right toe forward, drop right heel, step left toe forward, drop left heel
21-24 Step right toe forward, drop right heel, step left toe forward, drop left heel
Option: add finger snaps on even counts
RIGHT FORWARD ROCK & RECOVER, ¼ RIGHT AND RIGHT SIDE SHUFFLE, LEFT WEAVE ENDING WITH ¼ RIGHT
25-26 Rock right forward, recover to left
27&28 Turn ¼ right and step right to side, step left together, step right to side (3:00)
29-32 Cross left over right, step right to side, cross left behind right, turn ¼ right and
step right forward (6:00)
LEFT FORWARD ROCK & RECOVER, ¼ LEFT AND LEFT SIDE SHUFFLE, RIGHT WEAVE ENDING WITH ¼ LEFT & RIGHT HITCH
33-34 Rock left forward, recover to right
35&36 Turn ¼ left and step left to side, step right together, step left to side (3:00)
37-40 Cross right over left, step left to side, cross right behind left, turn ¼ left and step
left forward (hitch right knee) (12:00)
HOLD WITH ATTITUDE, BUMP HIPS RIGHT & LEFT, HOLD WITH ATTITUDE, REPEAT
41 Hold
42-43 Step right forward and bump hips right, left (weight to left)
44 Hold
45-48 Repeat 41-44
RIGHT SIDE SHUFFLE, LEFT CROSS ROCK & RECOVER, LEFT SIDE SHUFFLE, RIGHT CROSS ROCK & RECOVER
49&50 Chassé side right, left, right
51-52 Cross/rock left over right, recover to right
53&54 Chassé side left, right, left
55-56 Cross/rock right over left, recover to left
You can start to prep for the next turn (turn ½ right) by starting to turn right on left while lifting right
½ RIGHT & RIGHT FORWARD SHUFFLE, LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT SIDE TOUCHES & FORWARD CROSS
57&58 Turn ½ right and step right forward, step left together, step right forward
59-64 Touch left to side, cross left over right, touch right to side, cross right over left,
touch left to side, cross left over right
RIGHT KICK-STEP-STEP, TURN HEELS IN, TURN TOES IN, RIGHT HEEL & HOOK, MEXICAN HAT DANCE
65&66 Kick right forward, step right to side, step left to side
67-68 Swivel heels in, swivel toes in (weight to left)
69-70 Touch right heel forward, hook right over left leg (touch right toes down)
71&72& Touch right heel forward, step right together, touch left heel forward, step left
together
MEXICAN HAT DANCE 2x (TURNING ½ RIGHT)
turning ½ right to end up facing front wall:
73-74 Touch right heel forward, hook right over left leg (touch right toes down)
75&76 Touch right heel forward, step right together, touch left heel forward, step left
together
turning ½ right to end up facing front wall:
77-78 Touch right heel forward, hook right over left leg (touch right toes down)
79&80 Touch right heel forward, step right together, touch left heel forward, step left
together
RIGHT FORWARD SHUFFLE, LEFT FORWARD, ½ RIGHT PIVOT TURN, LEFT FORWARD SHUFFLE, RIGHT FORWARD, ½ LEFT PIVOT TURN
81&82 Chassé forward right, left, right
83-84 Step left forward, turn ½ right (weight to right)
85&86 Chassé forward left, right, left
87-88 Step right forward, turn ½ left (12:00)
REPEAT COUNTS 57-80
89-112 Repeat 57-80, omitting the turn ½ right at count 57
RIGHT FORWARD SHUFFLE, LEFT FORWARD, ½ RIGHT PIVOT TURN, FORWARD 3, RIGHT HITCH
113&114Chassé forward right, left, right
115-116 Step left forward, turn ½ right (weight to right) (12:00)
117-120 Step left forward, step right forward, step right forward, hitch right knee
REPEAT
Stepsheet from Kickit – adapted by Gutz 2010-03-21