SUMMERTIME BLUES

Starting position: Feet together, weight on both feet

Description: 4 wall line dance, 92 counts, intermediate level

Choreographer: Shane Alasi, Urban Cowboys Line Dance Co, 1996

Suggested music: “Summertime Blues” by Alan Jackson OR “Poor Boy Blues”

by Chad Atkins and Mark Knoppler

Dance sheet supplied by: Apache Rebels Linedance Company. W.A.

COUNTS DESCRIPTION

BUTTERMILK, ROCK BACK, ROCK FWD

1-2 Feet together with weight on balls of feet, swivel heels outwards then in

3-4 Rock back onto right foot, rock fwd onto left foot

HEEL TAP, HITCH/SLAP, HEEL TAP, TOGETHER

1-2 Touch right heel fwd at 45 degree angle, raise right knee and slap with right hand

3-4 Touch right heel fwd at 45 degree angle, place right foot next to left

BUTTERMILK, ROCK BACK, ROCK FWD

1-2 Feet together with weight on balls of feet, swivel heels outwards then in

3-4 Rock back onto left foot, rock fwd onto right foot

HEEL TAP, HITCH/SLAP, HEEL TAP, TOGETHER

1-2 Touch left heel fwd at 45 degree angle, raise left knee and slap with left hand

3-4 Touch left heel fwd at 45 degree angle, place left foot next to right

STEP LEFT, SLAP RIGHT, STEP RIGHT, SLAP LEFT, VINE LEFT

1-2 Step onto left, raise right foot behind/ slap heel with left hand,

3-4 Step onto right, raise left foot behind/ slap heel with right hand

1-2-3-4 Step left to side, right behind left, step left to side, step right next to left

1/4 PIVOT TURNS L, 1/4 PIVOT TURN L STEP ONTO R, TOGETHER/CLAP, STEP L, TOGETHER/CLAP

1-2 Touch right foot fwd, pivot 1/4 turn left, keeping weight on left

3-4-5-6 REPEAT 1/4 PIVOT TURN TWICE

7-8 Step fwd on right foot, 1/4 pivot turn left, touch left next to right /clap

9-10 Step left to side, touch right next to left/clap

1/2 PIVOT TURN TO LEFT, 1/2 PIVOT TURN TO LEFT, VINE RIGHT

1-2-3-4 Step fwd onto right and pivot 1/2 turn left placing weight on left, REPEAT

5-6-7-8 Step right to side, step left behind right, step right to side, step left beside right

1/4 PIVOT TURNS R, 1/4 PIVOT TURN R STEP ONTO L, TOGETHER/CLAP, STEP R, TOGETHER/CLAP

Touch left foot fwd, pivot 1/4 turn right, keeping weight on right

3-4-5-6 REPEAT 1/4 PIVOT TURN TWICE

7-8 Step fwd on left foot, 1/4 pivot turn right, touch right next to left /clap

9-10 Step right to side, touch left next to right/clap

1-2 Turn 1/4 turn to right while stepping onto left foot, change weight onto right

3-4-5-6 REPEAT 1/4 PIVOT TURN TWICE

7-8 Turn 1/4 turn to right while stepping onto left foot, touch right next to left /clap

9-10 Step right to side, touch left next to right/clap

1/2 PIVOT TURN TO RIGHT, 1/2 PIVOT TURN TO RIGHT,

1-2-3-4 Step fwd onto right and pivot 1/2 turn left placing weight on left, REPEAT

TOE-HEEL STRUTS FWD, ROCK FWD, ROCK BACK, ROCK BACK, ROCK FWD

1-2-3-4 Step left toe fwd, slap down left heel, step right toe fwd, slap down right heel

5-6 Step left toe fwd, slap down left heel

7-8-9-10 Rock fwd onto right, back onto left, rock back onto right, rock fwd onto left

1/2 PIVOT TURN LEFT, 1/2 PIVOT TURN LEFT

1-2-3-4 Step fwd onto right, pivot 1/2 turn to left changing weight onto left, REPEAT

TOE-HEEL STRUTS FWD

1-2-3-4 Step right toe fwd, slap down right heel, step left toe fwd, slap down left heel

5-6 Step right toe fwd, next to left foot (feet should now be together) slap down right heel

HEEL-TOE SWIVEL RIGHT, HEEL-TOE SWIVELS LEFT

1-2-3-4 Heel-toe swivels to the right, heels, toes, heels, toes

5-6-7-8 Heel-toe swivels to the left, heels, toes, heels, toes

VINE RIGHT WITH SLAP BEHIND, VINE LEFT WITH 1/4 TURN LEFT

1-2-3-4 Step right to side, step left behind right, step right to side, raise left heel behind right leg/slap

1-2 Step left to side, step right behind left

3-4 turn 1/4 turn left, step onto left, step right next to left

BEGIN AGAIN

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