American Cowboy

64 Count, 2 Wall, Intermediate

Choreographer: Peter Metelnick & Alison= Biggs (UK) Feb 2010

Choreographed to: American Cowboy by Jada (= 125 bpm)

Start after 24 count intro)

1-8 R si= de shuffle, L back rock & recover on diagonal, L diagonal fwd shuffle, R f= wd,

½ L pivot to back diagonal

1&2 Step R side, step L together, step R side

3-4 Turning towards left diagonal rock L back, recover weight on R (11 o’clock)

5&6 Facing left diagonal step L forward, step R together, step L forward

7-8 Facing left diagonal step R forward, pivot ½ left to face ba= ck diagonal (5 o’clock)

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9-16 On diagonal: step R fwd, L side point, L fwd, R side point, R jazz box ball cr= oss turning

1/8 R to square to wall

1-4 Still facing diagonal step R forward, point L side, step L forward, point R side

5-6 Cross R over L, step L back

&7 Turning 1/8 right to square off to back wall step R back, step L forward

8 Step R forward (6 o’clock)

17-24 L = fwd rock & recover, ½ L shuffle, ½ L shuffle, L back rock &am= p; recover

1-2 Rock L forward, recover weight on R

3&4 Turning ½ left step L forward, step R together, step L forward

5&6 Turning ½ left step R back, step L together, step R back=

7-8 Rock L back, recover weight on R

25-32 L = kick ball step fwd x 2, L fwd rock & recover, turning ¼ L chasse L

1&2 Kick L forward, step L together, step R forward

3&4 Kick L forward, step L together, step R forward

5-6 Rock L forward, recover weight on R

7&8 Turn ¼ L, step L to L side, step R beside L, step L to L side (3 o’clock)

BIG ENDING: Final wall dance counts 1- 32 turn a ¼ left step R b= ack, turn another ½ left step L forward, step R forward & hold (Da-Ra!)

33-40 L = full turn, R cross rock & recover, chasse R, L cross rock & recover=

1-2 Turning ½ left step R back, turning ½ left step L to L side

Non-turning option for 1-2: Cross step R over L, step L to L side<= /o:p>

3-4 Cross rock R over L, recover on L

5&6 Step R to R side, step L next to R, step R to R side=

7-8 Cross rock L over R, recover weight on R

41-48 ¼ L shuffle, ½ L & walk back 2, R coaster step, L triple<= o:p>

1&2 Step L to L side, step R together, turning ¼ L step L forward (12 o’clock)

3-4 Turning ½ left step R back, step L back (6 o’clock)

5&6 Step R back, step L together, step R forward<= /p>

7&8 Step L forward, step R together, step L together

RESTART: During 2nd wall you will finish the first 48 counts of the dan= ce

and restart again facing the front wall

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49-56 R = kick ball cross, ¼ L hinge turn, R & L syncopated cross rocks & recover

1&2 Kick R forward, step R back, cross step L over R

3-4 Step R side, turning ¼ left step L side (3 o’clock)

5-6& Cross rock R over L, recover weight on L, step R side

7-8& Cross rock L over R, recover weight on R, step L together=

57-64 R fwd, ½ L pivot turn, R fwd, ¼ L pivot turn, R jazz box cross

1-4 Step R forward, pivot ½ left, step R forward, pivot ¼ left (6 o’clock)

5-8 Cross R over L, step L back, step R side, cross L over R=