Cowboy Round-Up

Choreographed by Linda De Ford
Description: 48 count, beginner mixer dance
Position: Beginning position is man to inside, lady to outside,
both facing forward LOD, Left hands joined and right hands
joined by placing man's right arm across lady's shoulders and
holding her hand at a comfortable level for both.
Music: Any Polka or Shuffle

Counts    Step Descriptions

1-2	Right stomp, kick.
3&4	Right-left-right shuffle step (progression recommended but
not required).
5-6	Left stomp, kick.
7&8	Left-right-left shuffle step (progression recommended but
not required).

STOMP, KICK, SHUFFLE STEP, STOMP, KICK, SHUFFLE STEP
9&10	Right-left-right shuffle steps forward maintaining
side-by-side position.
11&12	Left-right-left shuffle steps forward maintaining
side-by-side position.
13&14	Right-left-right shuffle steps forward maintaining
side-by-side position.
15&16	Left-right-left shuffle steps forward maintaining
side-by-side position.

FORWARD 1 (ALLOW TIME FOR 1ST SHUFFLE, 2 (SAME), 3 (SAME), 4
(SAME)
17&18	Right-left-right both shuffle step as man begins to turn
lady to her right.
19&20	Left-right-left both shuffle step as lady finishes a full
turn, hands do not release.
21&22	Right-left-right both shuffle step forward, arms crossed
in front of body.
23&24	Left-right-left both shuffle step forward, arms crossed in
front of body.

TURN THE LADY (1ST SHUFFLE), TURN THE LADY (2ND SHUFFLE),
FORWARD, FORWARD
25&26	Right-left-right both shuffle as man moves to outside
floor under both ladies arms as lady moves to inside floor.
27&28	Left-right-left man completes right side movement as lady
moves to inside floor.
29&30	Right-left-right both shuffle forward in crossed arm
position.
31&32	Left-right-left both shuffle forward in crossed arm
position.

MAN UNDER (1ST SHUFFLE), SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE
33&34	Right-left-right shuffle pattern as couple rotates to the
right 1/2 turn, maintaining crossed arm position.
35&36	Left-right-left shuffle pattern finishing rotation of 1/2
turn (now back is to LOD). Man is on inside of floor at this
point and lady to outside.
37&38	Right-left-right shuffle step backward (moving down LOD)
39&40	Left-right-left shuffle step backward (moving down LOD)

ROTATE (1ST SHUFFLE), ROTATE (2ND SHUFFLE), GO BACK, BACK
41&42	Right-left-right shuffle step for both moving down LOD as
you quarter turn left (man releasing his left hand from her left
hand).
43&44	Left-right-left shuffle step for both turning quarter turn
left, bringing man's right arm over ladies head and finishing
with right arm in front of lady.

/Both are now facing forward LOD (not much progression on Steps
41-44 until you have practiced the dance and can add the
progression as you turn).

45&46	Right-left-right man gently guides lady backward with his
right hand (ladies, give him some frame to work with here) both
shuffle step, man forward and lady backward, releasing right
hands after he initiates the lead.

47&48	Left-right-left both shuffle step, lady backward to new
partner and man forward to new partner.

REPEAT

Prep: 01/03/04   10:02
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