SIDEWINDER SWING

CHOREOGRAPHER: Ian & Sue Ray of Sidewinders
		Tel: (44) 02380 840079 Fax: (44) 02380
COUNT: 36
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance For Couples
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: The Tulsa Shuffle by The Tractors-120 BPM (Learning speed) (CD: The Tractors)
	Tryin' To Get To New Orleans by The Tractors-130 BPM (Dance Speed) (CD: The Tractors)
	Or any other 'swing' rhythm music

Starts in Right Open Promenade position (but holding right hands in front)

The steps to this dance are based loosely on east coast swing steps.
The step pattern throughout this dance consists of triple steps and
rock steps i.e Right triple - right foot to the side, left foot next
to right, right foot to the side (3 steps on 2 beats of music as in
shuffle or cha-cha, making sure steps are small). Reverse pattern for
left triple. Rock steps are done easier on balls of feet.

	MAN'S STEPS					LADY'S STEPS

CROSSOVERS

1&2	Left triple				Right triple
3	Rock back on Right			Rock back on Left
4	Forward on Left				Forward on Right
5&6	Right triple				Left triple, passing diagonally to the Left,
						in front of man, turning 1/4 to Right,
						going under man's right arm
7	Rock back on Left			Rock back on Right
8	Forward on Right			Forward on Left (now at right angle to man)

SIDE BY SIDE POSITION

9&10	Left triple turning 1/4 turn Left,	Right triple forward turning 1/2 turn to Left
	into side by side position		coming into side by side position next to man
11	Rock back on Right			Rock back on Left
12	Forward on Left				Forward on Right

CROSSING HANDS

13&14	Right triple on spot,			Still holding hands,
	raising Left hand over lady's head,	raise Left hands over the lady's head as she
	end up facing lady with hands crossed,	does a Left triple forward, turning 1/2 Right,
	Left hand on top			end up facing man with hand's crossed,
						Left hands on top
15	Rock back on Left			Rock back on Right
16	Forward on Right			Forward on Left

HAIRBRUSH (arm movement)

17&18	Left triple toward lady,		Right triple towards man,
	sweeping Left hand up and		sweeping Left hand up and over lady's head,
	over lady's head,			releasing hold once at back of lady's head,
	releasing hold once at back		resuming hold under Right
	of lady's head,
	resuming hold under Right
19&20	Right triple on spot,			Left triple on spot,
	sweeping Right hand over lady's head,	sweeping Right hand over lady's head,
	releasing hold once at back of head	releasing hold once at back of head,
	(as with left)				(as with left)
21	Rock back on Left,			As you rock back on Right,
	release Left hands and pick up		release Left hands and pick up
	lady's Left with man's Right		man's Left with lady's Right and
	and lady's Right with man's Left	man's Right with lady's Left,
22	Rock forward on Right			Rock forward on Left

BOW (arm movement)

23&24	Left triple turning 1/8th to Left,	Right triple turning 1/8th to Left,
	still holding hands,			still holding hands,
	lift Left hand and lower behind head,	lift Left hand and lower behind head,
	then release				then release
25&26	Right triple on spot,			Left triple away from man,
	sliding Right hand down			sliding Right hand down his Right arm
	lady's Right arm
27	Rock back on Left			Rock back on Right,
28	Forward on Right,			Forward on Left,
	catching hold of lady's Right hand	catching hold of man's Right hand
	with man's Right hand			with Lady's Right hand

SIDE BY SIDE POSITION

29&30	Left triple turning 1/8th to Right	Right triple forward turning to left,
	into side by side position		back besides man in side by side position
31	Rock back on Right			Rock back on Left
32	Forward on Left				Forward on Right

LADY TURN
33&34	Release Left hands,			Release Left hands,
	Right triple on spot			Left triple turn one full turn to Right
35	Rock back on Left			Rock back on Right
36	Forward on Right			Forward on Left

BEGIN AGAIN

From:	ray_cartwright@compuserve.com

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm