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GONE SQUIRRELLY

September 2001

CHOREOGRAPHY: Terry Hogan. Brisbane. Australia

MUSIC: Mississippi Squirrel Revival by Ray Stevens 104 BPM

Cajun Moon by Ricky Scaggs 120 BPM

DIFFICULTY RATING: Beginner****

DESCRIPTION: 64 count, contra line dance.

Beats Steps

SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK BACK, REPLACE, SIDE SHUFFLE 1/4 L, COASTER

1&2 Shuffle to the L side, L,R,L

3,4 Rock-step R foot back, replace weight forward onto L

5&6 Shuffle to the R side making 1/4 turn L

7&8 Step L foot back, step R beside L, step L foot forward

SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK BACK, REPLACE, SIDE SHUFFLE 1/4 R, COASTER

9&10 Shuffle to the R side, R,L,R - cross thru lines

11,12 Rock-step L foot back, replace weight forward onto R

13&14 Shuffle to the L side making 1/4 turn R - cross thru lines

15&16 Step R foot back, step L beside R, step R foot forward

SHUFFLE FWD, ROCK FWD, BACK, SHUFFLE BACK, ROCK BACK, FWD

17&18 Shuffle forward L,R,L - cross lines

19,20 Rock-step R forward, rock back onto L

21&22 Shuffle backward R,L,R - cross lines

23,24 Rock-step L backward, rock forward onto R

*option for 19-24 - add 1/2 turn R after count '20' and shuffle forward for

'21,&,22' - then add 1/2 turn L after count '24' and you will be back to normal

pattern.

SHUFFLE FWD, 1/2 PIVOT, SHUFFLE SIDE, ROCK BACK, FWD

25&26 Shuffle forward L,R,L - cross lines

27,28 Step forward R, make 1/2 pivot turn L stepping onto L foot

29&30 Shuffle to the R side R,L,R

31,32 Rock-step L foot backward, rock forward onto R

SHUFFLE FWD, ROCK FWD, BACK, SHUFFLE BACK, ROCK BACK, FWD, SHUFFLE FWD, 1/2 PIVOT,

SHUFFLE SIDE, ROCK BACK, FWD

33-48 Repeat counts 17-32

SHUFFLE SIDE 1/4 L, ROCK FWD, BACK 1/2 R, SHUFFLE FWD, ROCK FWD, BACK

49&50 Shuffle to the L side L,R,L making 1/4 turn L

51,52 Rock-step R forward, rock back onto L making 1/2 turn R

53&54 Shuffle forward R,L,R

55,56 Rock-step L foot forward, rock backward onto R

SHUFFLE SIDE, CROSS, SIDE 1/2 R, SHUFFLE SIDE, CROSS ROCK, REPLACE 1/4 L

57&58 Shuffle to the L side L,R,L - cross thru lines

59,60 Step R across in front of L, step L to the side and make 1/2 turn R

61&62 Shuffle to the R side R,L,R

63,64 Cross rock L in front of R, replace weight onto R making 1/4 turn L

CHOREOGRAPHERS NOTE:

Start the dance with lines facing and dancers offset from each other, not face to

face - there will be plenty of crossing through lines as long as you keep the lines

close - no more than a metre apart - and closer is better.

The 'Squirrel' song is slow but I chose it because it is funny, (and probably because

I seem to have this 'animal thing' with dances), and it also has the 'churchy' sound

which I think fits this sort of dance where there should be interaction between

dancers. Any polka rhythm should suit if you don't like my choices.

I realise that this is very different from the dances I usually create, and some of

you will be wondering if senility has finally settled in! - (it may not be far off,

but I don't think it's here yet!!), but I made this dance intentionally easy and kept

the counts and steps simple to encourage people to give it a try and have 'fun' - it

is also easy enough that plenty of variations can be added if you wish - you could of

course do it non contra, but it would probably bore you into a coma!!!.

To me the most overused word in line dance circles is "fun" - I also think it is

usually misused instead of the word enjoyment, because for me, "fun" implies laughter

and a little 'out of control' behaviour, usually only seen when dancers 'stuff up' or

when they are doing contra dances. I know many dancers immediately sit when the word

'contra' is mentioned, probably because they will have no one to follow or are afraid

to make a mistake - they don't know what they're missing! One of the most 'fun'

dances I can remember is Charlotte Skeeters' Reaching Out, and people always seem to

have a ball doing it, and it's probably my all time favourite dance to teach purely

because people do have such a good time with it .

Music is available on All Time Greatest Comic Hits and on my Compilation No.6

This step description may be freely photocopied provided it is not altered in any way,

and not rewritten or modified without choreographer's permission.

Email;thogan@powerup.com.au