Wild Wild West
AKA Barn Dance
Easy Partner/Mixer Dance
Choreographer: Unknown
Counts: 32
Music: "Wild Wild West" by The Escape Club (The No1 Line Dancing Album)
"Refried Dreams" by Tim McGraw, "Watermelon Crawl" by Tracy Byrd.
Starting Position:
In a circle, holding hands (or ballroom hold), leaders on the inside facing out, followers on the outside facing in.
LEADER FOLLOWER
1-2 Step left foot to left side, step right foot together
3-4 Step left foot to left side, touch right together
5-6 Step right foot to right side, step left foot together
7-8 Step right foot to right side, touch left together
9-12 Repeat counts 1-4, dropping your right hand and raising your left arm for follower to turn under and pick up followers left hand with your right.
13-16 Repeat counts 5-8, allowing follower to turn back under your raised arm.
1-2 Step right foot to right side, step left foot together
3-4 Step right foot to right side, touch left together
5-6 Step left foot to left side, step right foot together
7-8 Step left foot to left side, touch right together
9-12 Drop left hand, raise right arm and turn 360 degrees CW under leaders raised arm, stepping right, left, right, touch left foot together and pick up partners right hand with your left
13-16 Turn 360 degrees CCW under leaders raised arm, stepping left, right, left, touch right together.
On count 16 your right arm will be behind the followers back, holding followers left hand.
17-18 Step left foot to left side with a 1/4 turn to the left, Hitch right knee to touch followers left knee
19-20 Step forward on right foot, Hitch left leg and touch toes with followers right toes
21-22 Step forward on left foot, Hitch right knee touching followers left knee
23-24 Step forward on right foot, Hitch left leg behind to touch followers heel
25-28 Step left foot to left side, cross step right behind left, step left to left side, touch right together and clap
On count 16 your left arm will be across the front of your body, holding leaders right hand.
17-18 Step right foot to right side with a 1/4 turn to the right, Hitch left knee to touch leaders right knee
19-20 Step forward on left foot, Hitch right leg and touch toes with leaders left toes
21-22 Step forward on right foot, Hitch left knee, touching leaders right knee
23-24 Step forward on left foot, Hitch right leg behind to touch leaders heel
25-28 Step right foot to right side, cross step left behind right, step right to the right side, touch left together and clap
OVER THE NEXT FOUR COUNTS YOU WILL WALK TOWARDS THE PERSON WHO WAS TO THE RIGHT OF YOUR CURRENT PARTNER IN THE CIRCLE.
29-30 Step right foot to right side with a 1/4 turn to the right, Step left foot forwards
31-32 Step right foot forwards, Touch left foot together and join hands with new partner.
OVER THE NEXT FOUR COUNTS YOU WILL WALK TOWARDS THE PERSON WHO WAS TO THE RIGHT OF YOUR CURRENT PARTNER IN THE CIRCLE.
29-30 Step left foot to left side with a 1/4 turn to the left, Step right foot forwards
31-32 Step left foot forwards. Touch right foot together and join hands with new partner.
Begin Again!
Step sheet notation prepared by Martin Ritchie for The Midland Mavericks, Birmingham, UK.
http://www.midlandmavericks.com/