RUNNING BEAR

CHOREOGRAPHER: Neil Hale, Pleasanton, Ca. (510) 462-6572 - May, 1997
COUNT: 96
TYPE: 1 Wall, Phrased Line Dance
LEVEL: Easy intermediate
MUSIC: Running Bear by The Dean Brothers

Introduced to the UK at Barton Hall Independence Day Festival, July 1997, 
by "Boots n Roots":
Jill Thompson - Qualified B.W.D.A. Instructor & Member of the NTA (USA)
Ambrose Donohue - DJ for Country Music Radio for Europe (0181-523 9639)

** Part A **

TOE STRUTS FORWARD

1	Right toe touch forward
2	Snap right heel to floor taking weight
3	Left toe touch forward
4	Snap left heel to floor taking weight
5	Right toe touch forward
6	Snap right heel to floor taking weight
7	Left toe touch forward
8	Snap left heel to floor taking weight

ROCK STEP, SHUFFLES BACK, ROCK STEP

9	Rock forward onto right foot
10	Rock back onto left foot
11&12	Right small step back, Left small step back, Right small step back
13&14	Step small step back, Right small step back, Left small step back
15	Rock backward onto right foot
16	Rock forward onto left foot

TOE STRUTS FORWARD

17	Right toe touch forward
18	Snap right heel to floor taking weight
19	Left toe touch forward
20	Snap left heel to floor taking weight
21	Right toe touch forward
22	Snap right heel to floor taking weight
23	Left toe touch forward
24	Snap left heel to floor taking weight

ROCK STEP, SHUFFLES BACK, ROCK STEP

25	Rock forward onto right foot
26	Rock back onto left foot
27&28	Right small step back, Left small step back, Right small step back
29&30	Step small step back, Right small step back, Left small step back
31	Rock backward onto right foot
32	Rock forward onto left foot

** Part B **

TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE), ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE

1	Right toe cross touch over left foot
2	Right heel to floor taking weight
3	Left toe touch side left
4	Left heel to floor taking weight
5	Right foot cross rock behind left foot
6	Rock forward onto left foot
7&8	Step right small step right, Step left next to right, 
	Step right small step right

TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE), ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE

9	Left toe cross touch over right foot
10	Left heel to floor taking weight
11	Right toe touch side right
12	Right heel to floor taking weight
13	Left cross rock behind right foot
14	Rock forward onto right foot
15&16	Step left small step left, Step right next to left, 
	Step left small step left

TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE), ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE

17	Right toe cross touch over left foot
18	Right heel to floor taking weight
19	Left toe touch side left
20	Left heel to floor taking weight
21	Right foot cross rock behind left foot
22	Rock forward onto left foot
23&24	Step right small step right, Step left next to right, 
	Step right small step right

TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE), ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE

25	Left toe cross touch over right foot
26	Left heel to floor taking weight
27	Right toe touch side right
28	Right heel to floor taking weight
29	Left cross rock behind right foot
30	Rock forward onto right foot
31	Stomp side left
32	Pause

** Part C **

SAILOR SHUFFLES, FORWARD SHUFFLES

1&2	Cross step right behind left, Left step in place, 
	Right step side right
3&4	Cross step left behind right, Right step in place, 
	Left step side left
5&6	Right small step forward, Left small step forward, 
	Right small step forward
7&8	Left small step forward, Right small step forward, 
	Left small step forward

HEEL TAPS, 1/2 PIVOT LEFT, STOMP, STOMP

9	Right heel tap forward
10	Step together
11	Left heel tap forward
12	Step together
13	Right step forward
14	Pivot 1/2 turn left (end with weight on left)
15	Right stomp forward diagonally to right side
16	Left stomp forward diagonally to left side

SAILOR SHUFFLES, FORWARD SHUFFLES

17&18	Cross step right behind left, Left step in place, 
	Right step side right
19&20	Cross step left behind right, Right step in place, 
	Left step side left
21&22	Right small step forward, Left small step forward, 
	Right small step forward
23&24	Left small step forward, Right small step forward, 
	Left small step forward

HEEL TAPS, 1/2 PIVOT LEFT, STOMP, STOMP

25	Right heel tap forward
26	Step together
27	Left heel tap forward
28	Step together
29	Right step forward
30	Pivot 1/2 turn left (end with weight on left)
31	Right stomp forward diagonally to right side
32	Left stomp forward diagonally to left side

** End **

MUSIC:: The dance is choreographed specifically for "Running bear" by the 
Dean Brothers (1966 Milltown Productions Ltd, Cat MTN CD002).

PHRASING: The parts must follow each other in the following order: 
a, b, c
a, b c,
a, b, cc

At the end of song and dance, stomp right forward and pause, instead of 
"right stomp forward and side" and "left stomp forward and side", i.e.:
31 Stomp right forward, Pause (for effect, stretch arms out front and 
back, palms down at waist height)

This presentation by John Walton from the original signed sheet prepared 
by Neil Hale [Fax (510) 462-0130] and as taught at Barton Hall by Jill Thompson.
jwalton@cix.compulink.co.uk (J Walton)

Reformatted for display on web site 
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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