Counts Step Descriptions

CLAP, CLAP! STOMP, STOMP!
1-2 Weight equally on both feet, clap twice (end with weight on left on second clap)
3-4 Weight on left foot, stomp right foot twice

KICK-BALL-CHANGE, KICK-BALL-CHANGE
5 Weight on left foot, kick right foot straight out in front
& Quickly bring right foot home, shifting weight to it
6 Shift weight back to left foot, raising right foot slightly to prepare for next step
7 Weight on left foot, kick right foot straight out in front
& Quickly bring right foot home, shifting weight to it
8 Shift weight back to left foot, raising right foot slightly to prepare for next step

SIDE / BEHIND / SIDE / BEHIND
9 Weight remaining on left foot, touch right toe out to right side
10 Weight remaining on left, bend right leg behind left leg and slap with left hand
11 Weight remaining on left foot, touch right toe out to right side
12 Weight remaining on left, bend right leg behind left leg and slap with left hand

SIDE / CROSS / TURN / CLAP!
13 Weight remaining on left foot, touch right toe out to right side
14 Step right foot in front and across left foot, weight on right foot
15 Unwind by turning 1/2 toward left, weight ending on right foot
16 Hold and clap!

TRIPLE STEP / TRIPLE STEP
17 Begin left-right-left triple step forward by stepping left foot forward, weight on it
& Step right foot quickly forward, weight on it toe at instep of left foot
18 Step left foot forward, weight on it
19 Begin right-left-right triple step forward by stepping right foot forward, weight on it
& Step left foot quickly forward, weight on it, toe at instep of right foot
20 Step right foot forward, weight on it

FRONT / BACK / STEP, PIVOT
21 Touch left heel forward, weight remaining on right foot
22 Touch left toe back, weight remaining on right foot
23 Step left foot forward, weight on it
24 Pivot 1/2 toward right, weight ending on right foot

TRIPLE STEP / TRIPLE STEP
25 Begin left-right-left triple step forward by stepping left foot forward, weight on it
& Step right foot quickly forward, weight on it toe at instep of left foot
26 Step left foot forward, weight on it
27 Begin right-left-right triple step forward by stepping right foot forward, weight on it
& Step left foot quickly forward, weight on it, toe at instep of right foot
28 Step right foot forward, weight on it

FRONT / BACK / STEP, PIVOT
29 Touch left heel forward, weight remaining on right foot
30 Touch left toe back, weight remaining on right foot
31 Step left foot forward, weight on it
32 Pivot 1/2 toward right, weight ending on right foot

STEP / KICK /STEP /TOUCH
33 Step left foot forward, weight on it
34 Kick right foot forward, weight remaining on left foot
35 Step right foot back, weight on it
36 Touch left toe back. Weight remaining on right foot

SIDE / BEHIND / SIDE / BEHIND
37 Weight remaining on right foot, touch left toe out to left side
38 Weight remaining on right foot, bend left leg behind right leg and slap with right hand
39 Weight remaining on right foot, touch left toe out to left side
40 Weight remaining on right foot, bend left leg behind right leg and slap with right hand

VINE, 2, 3 / STOMP
41 Weight remaining on right foot, step left foot to left side, weight on it
42 Cross right foot behind left foot, weight on right foot
43 Step left foot to left side, weight on it
44 Stomp right foot next to left foot, weight on right foot, and clap!

VINE, 2 /TURN / STOMP
45 Step right foot to right side, weight on it
46 Cross left foot behind right foot, weight on left foot
47 Begin 1/4 turn right by stepping right foot 1/4 right, weight on it
48 Complete turn, stomping left foot next to right foot

REPEAT

/This is one of the strangest and most fun dances that you'll ever see out on floor! It is the only dance that we have ever seen that is done in a 'round'-not around as in a 'circle dance', but in a 'round'-like "Row, Row, Row Your Boat!" The original choreography begins the dance with triple steps, listed as COUNT 17. However, when we learned the dance, we were instructed to begin with the claps. This simplifies the dance greatly, and makes it easier to "catch up" should you lose your place. It also makes for an excellent presentation and dance demonstration. After the first vertical line has completed the CLAP! CLAP!, the second line begins. Once the second line finishes CLAP! CLAP!, the third line begins and so on. Any time that you lose your place, wait for the Clap! Clap! and begin again. Most of the clubs in our area begin with the claps. It is our practice to continue the dance, until the last row gets in final CLAP! CLAP! STOMP! STOMP!, which will be after the music has stopped. . We apologize to the Choreographed by, Gordon Elliott, for the rearranging of his dance. It is certainly one of the most intriguing and best dances that we have ever encountered! Unlike most line dances, in which horizontal lines should be straight across and are the 'most important lines', the vertical lines are what's most important here. Pay particular attention to setting up THE OUTBACK. Make certain that the vertical lines are perfectly straight. This is the line that you will be following and paying attention to. Tune out the dancers who are on your left and right sides. This dance is a great exercise in dance concentration and ability.