Badly Bent Charleston

Choreographed by Dee Belsher, Westminster, CO
Description: Beginner/intermediate four-wall dance

Music: "Badly Bent" by Tractors; "Vidalia" by Sammy Kershaw

Counts / Step Descriptions

ROCK STEPS
1    Step right foot to right
2    Rock step on left foot behind right foot,
3    Step right foot in place,
4    Hold
5    Step left foot to left
6    Rock step on right foot behind left foot,
7    Step left foot in place
8    Hold

9    Touch right toes over left foot
10 Lower right heel, shift weight to right foot
11 Touch left toes back
12 Lower left heel, shift weight to left foot,
13 Touch right toes back
14 Lower right heel, shift weight to right foot,
15 Touch left toes over right foot
16 Lower left heel, shift weight to left foot

VINE RIGHT
17 Step right foot to right
18 Cross left foot behind right
19 Step right foot to right
20 Kick left foot forward and clap

VINE LEFT
21 Step left foot to left
22 Cross right foot behind left
23 Step left foot to left
24 Kick right foot forward and clap

CHARLESTON
25 Step right foot forward
26 Kick left foot forward and clap
27 Step left foot back
28 Touch right toes back and clap

CHARLESTON WITH 1/4 TURN
29 Step right foot forward making 1/4 turn to right
30 Kick left foot forward and clap
31 Step left foot back
32 Touch right toes back and clap.

START AGAIN

Note that in the ROCK STEP-MILITARY TURNS left, each turn (counts 5 and 7) are 1/4 counterclockwise turns, so after the section, you are facing the new wall.