KING OF THE ROAD
Choreographed (5/97) by Pedro Machado & Jo Thompson
32 Beat 4 Wall Intermediate Line Dance
Music Suggestions: "King of the Road" by Roger Miller
"King of the Road" by Randy Travis -
(Please see note at bottom regarding this version!!)
"Movin' Out To The Country" by Deryl Dodd
"Why Haven't I Heard From You?" by Reba McEntire
"Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" by Paula Cole
VINE R, BRUSH, 1/2 TURN R, SHUFFLE SIDE, ROCK STEP
1-3 Step R to R side (1), Cross L behind R (2) Turning 1/4 R on L foot,
step R forward facing side wall (3).& Small brush forward with ball of L.
4 Brush ball of L back, lifting L foot up bending L knee slightly turning
another 1/4 R to end facing back.
Option: As an easier variation for counts &4, you
can just brush the ball of L foot forward on count 4 like a regular vine 1/2 turn with a
brush.
5&6 Shuffle L to L side.
7-8 Rock back on ball of R (7), Replace weight forward to L foot (8).
STEP, LOCK, TURN AND SHUFFLE FORWARD, ROCK STEP,
COASTER STEP
1 Step R to R side.
2 Cross L tightly behind R popping R knee up, keeping ball of R on floor (L
leg should be straight).
3&4 Toward the wall 1/4 to your R, Shuffle forward with R foot.
5-6 Rock forward L (5), Replace weight back to R foot (6).
7&8 Coaster step: Step back with L (7), Step together with R (&), Step
forward with L (8)
4 SLOW CROSS WALKS WITH SNAPS
1-2 Step R across in front of L allowing L foot to swivel naturally (1), Snap
with R hand (2).
3-4 Step L across in front of R allowing R foot to swivel naturally (3), Snap
with R hand (4).
5-6 Step R across in front of L allowing L foot to swivel naturally (5), Snap
with R hand (6).
7-8 Step L across in front of R allowing R foot to swivel naturally (7), Snap
with R hand (8).
OUT, OUT, HOLD, KNEE, HOLD,4 ELVIS KNEES
&1 Step back to R side with R foot (&), Place L foot back to L side so
feet are apart (1).
2 Hold.
3-4 Turn R knee in like Elvis (3), Hold (4).
5-8 Elvis knees L, R, L, R.
START OVER FROM BEGINNING OF DANCE!
Please Note: If you want to do the dance to Randy Travis'
version of "King
of the Road" from the "Traveller" soundtrack, there is a very irregular
break in the normal rhythm at the 2:00 point which puts you badly off beat.
This happens after the 7th repetition of the dance and it only happens once.
To make it work you can add more Elvis knees for approx. 16"ish" counts
(instrumentals with snaps) at this point and then start again from the
beginning with his lyrics through the rest of the song. The extra Elvis
knees can be slow, fast, or whatever, be creative. (Debbie's note ** - on
the last beat of the song, Jo had us do an Elvis pose with the right knee
bent in. It looked so COOOOOL. It took several takes of us doing this
dance with the Travis version of the song before we got it right (and this
was with Jo trying to cue us with the bridge during the instrumental part -
we had so much fun trying to get this to work - be patient!! End of Debbie's note**)
The original version by Roger Miller does not do this and
you will do the
dance straight through with no problems. With either version you should
start the dance with the lyrics so that it phrases out right.
Inquiries: Pedro Machado * 7510 Brooklyn Bridge Road *
Laurel, MD 20707 *
301-776-7846 or Jo Thompson * P.O. Box 218258 * Nashville, Tennessee 37221 *615-354-1020 *
FAX 615-354-1030 * E-mail: dancejo@aol.com |