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RIVER JOHN ROCK
32-count, 4-wall line dance
Level:  Beginner/Intermediate
Choreographer: Marg Jones, River John, NS, Canada (wrjones@north.nsis.com )
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Suggested Music:   Learn:  "Walkin' the Country" - The Ranch - 110 BPM
Practice: "455 Rocket" - Kathy Mattea - 124 BPM
Dance: "If You Can't Be Good, Be Good At It" - Neal McCoy - 148 BPM
These are only Suggestions - this dance will go with Zillions of other tunes of various speeds.

  SAILOR SHUFFLES
1&2 Swing Right foot out and round behind Left (1), step slightly to left with Left foot (&), step in place with Right foot(2)
3&4 Swing Left foot out and round behind Right(3), step slightly to right with Right foot(&), step in place with Left foot (4)
   
  MONTEREY TURNS
5, 6 Touch Right toe to Right side (5), Turn 1/2 Right as you step Right next to Left (6).
7, 8 Touch Left toe to Left side (7), Step Left next to Right (8).
9,10 Touch Right toe to Right side (9), Turn 1/2 Right as you step Right next to Left (10).
11,12 Touch Left toe to Left side (11), Step Left next to Right (12).
   
  OUT, OUT, IN, IN, SCOOT, SCOOT
&13 Small step to right with Right foot (&), small step to left with Left foot (13)
&14 Small step in with Right foot (&), small step in with Left foot (14)
   
15,16 Hitch Right knee and two small hops [scoots] forward on Left foot (15,16)
   
  TWO QUARTER-TURNS LEFT, JAZZ BOX
17,18 Step forward on Right foot (17), making a quarter turn to left, step Left in place (18).
19,20 Step forward on Right foot (19), making a quarter turn to left, step Left in place (20).
21-24 Cross Right foot over Left and place it down (21), step back on Left foot (22), step to right with Right foot (23), step Left foot beside Right foot (24).
   
  SHUFFLE RIGHT, ROCK BACK, RECOVER
25&26 Starting with Right foot, Shuffle to right [R,L,R]  (25&26)
27 Rock back on Left foot (27)
28 Recover on Right foot (28)
   
  QUARTER-TURN RIGHT,  STOMP, STOMP
29,30 Step forward on Left foot (29), making a quarter-turn to right, step Right foot in place (30).
31,32 Stomp Left foot twice (31,32) [putting weight onto Left foot on second stomp]
   
  BEGIN DANCE AGAIN
 
 

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