From: salderson@esl1.admin.bhtafe.edu.au (poster's email name)
To: line-dance@world.std.com
Subject: Addicted Line Dance (matches exactly the below TITLE and NAME:)
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ADDICTED Line Dance (centered title - name in Uppercase)
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NAME: Addicted (Order here is not critical except for NAME,
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance TYPE, and COUNTS which should be first)
(e.g. Line, Couples, number of walls, etc)
COUNTS: 64 (e.g. beats, total number of steps can also be
included)
MUSIC: Addicted to the dollar by Doug Stone
(e.g. Title, Artist, Album & BPM Speed If Known)
(Sometimes the track is described as Learning, Practice
or Performance)
CHOREOGRAPHER: Clive McKenzie (name & address, telephone, etc)
DIFFICULTY: Medium (or LEVEL: )
(e.g Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, etc)
SUBMITTER: (if prepared by other than choreographer w/phone etc)
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COUNTS / STEP DESCRIPTIONS
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RIGHT AND LEFT SCUFF AND STEP TO SIDE:(a summary of the following steps,
Sometimes refered to as a CUE LINE)
1-2 Scuff Right out to right, step side Right (use of standard phrases)
3-4 Scuff Left out to Left, step side Left (numbers are strictly sequential
(blank line) thru to the end of the dance)
TOUCH RIGHT BEHIND LEFT AND VINE RIGHT:
5-8 Touch Right behind Left, step side Right,
Cross Left behind, step side Right
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REPEAT (some variations occur)
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(notes go here as appropriate)
N.B. Please do note that dance steps should be consecutive from start to finish.
ADDICTED Line Dance
NAME: Addicted
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
MUSIC: Addicted to the dollar by Doug Stone
CHOREOGRAPHER: Clive McKenzie, Central Coast, Australia.
DIFFICULTY: Intermediate
COUNTS: 64
COUNTS / STEP DESCRIPTIONS
RIGHT AND LEFT SCUFF AND STEP TO SIDE:
1-2 Scuff Right out to right, step side right
3-4 Scuff Left out to Left, step side Left
TOUCH RIGHT BEHIND LEFT AND VINE RIGHT:
5-8 Touch Right behind Left, step side Right,
Cross Left behind, step side Right
LEFT AND RIGHT SCUFF AND STEP TO SIDE:
9-10 Scuff Left out to the left, step side Left
11-12 Scuff Right out to the right, step side Right
TOUCH LEFT BEHIND RIGHT AND VINE LEFT:
13-16 Touch Left behind Right, step side Left,
Cross Right behind, step side Left
RIGHT HEEL TOUCH, HITCH, AND 1/4 TURN LEFT TWICE:
17-20 Touch Right heel forward, touch Right together,
hitch Right turning 90 deg. to left
21-24 Touch Right heel forward, touch Right together,
hitch Right turning 90 deg. to left
FORWARD RIGHT AT 45, THEN LEFT AT 45:
25-28 Step Right forward at 45 deg., Left together,
step Right forward at 45 deg., scuff Left
29-32 Step Left forward at 45 deg., Right together,
step Left forward at 45 deg., stomp Right
RIGHT HEEL TOUCH, HITCH, AND 1/4 TURN LEFT TWICE:
33-36 Touch Right heel forward, touch Right together,
hitch Right turning 90 deg. to left
37-40 Touch Right heel forward, touch Right together,
hitch Right turning 90 deg. to left
FORWARD RIGHT AT 45, THEN LEFT AT 45:
41-44 Step Right forward at 45 deg., Left together,
step Right forward at 45 deg., scuff Left
45-48 Step Left forward at 45 deg., Right together,
step Left forward at 45 deg., stomp Right
JUMPING JACK AND CLAP:
49-52 Jump feet apart, jump feet together,
Jump feet apart, clap
LEAN BACK AND LIFT RIGHT AND LEFT HEEL:
53-54 Lean back on left foot & lift right heel off floor,
drop Right heel to floor
55-56 Lean back on right foot & lift left heel off floor,
drop Left heel to floor
1/4 TURN LEFT, FORWARD LEFT AND RIGHT, AND ROCK STEP:
57-60 Step Right behind Left, turning 90 deg. left, step Left forward,
Step Right forward, rock on left
VINE, TURNING 540 DEGREES (1-1/2 TURN) TO THE RIGHT:
61-64 step Right to right side, step Left behind right,
step Right to right side, stomp Left beside right.
REPEAT
* prockwell@facso.navfac.navy.mil
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2. Use your Mouse to Hi-Light the bold line (in CAPITALS)
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5. Type the 3 or 4 lowercase letters (the first line of each group)
in the Replace box
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8. Continue until all groups are entered
DIRECTIONS TO USE AUTO-CORRECT ENTRIES UNDER MS-WORD
(In a new document)
Type the Dance name, choreographer, music, # walls, # beats, and
date.After a blank line, type the Beat Count and one of the three
or four character words that is the name of a group of steps.
For example type, 01-04 rlsh to automatically get the steps for
RIGHT SHUFFLE, LEFT SHUFFLE which should be the first four steps of
the dance. Continue typing Beat Counts and Step abbreviations.
If you come across a set of steps that are not in AUTO CORRECT, type
them as part of the Dance you are working on, as you want them to
appear and follow Steps 1-8 above.
SOME SUGGESTED AUTO CORRECT STEP MACROS
as2 bfy
RIGHT TOUCH, TOGETHER HEELS OUT & IN
1- Right Side Touch 1-Heels Apart
2- Right Step Together 2-Heels Together
bxs c2
BOX STEP CLAP, CLAP
1-Step To Left 1- Clap
2-Step Across With Right 2- Clap
3-Step Back Left
4-Step Together Right
rh3t
RIGHT HEEL, HOOK, HEEL TOGETHER
1- Right Heel touch Forward
2- Right Heel Hook Across Left Leg
3- Right Heel touch Forward
4- Right Step Together
rht2 rhthh
RIGHT HEEL, HEEL, TOE, TOE RIGHT HEEL, TOGETHER, HEEL, HEEL
1- Right Heel touch forward 1- Right Heel touch Forward
2- Right Heel touch forward 2- Right Toe Touch Together
3- Right Toe touch back 3- Right Heel touch Forward
4- Right Toe touch back 4- Right Heel touch Forward
lbs lfs
LEFT BACK AND SLIDE LEFT FORWARD AND SLIDE
1- Left Step Back 1- Left Step Forward
2- Right Slide Together 2- Right Slide Together
lvk
LEFT VINE AND KICK
1- Left Foot Step To Left Side
2- Right Foot Step To Left Side Behind Left
3- Left Foot Step To Left Side
4- Right Kick
lvqt
LEFT VINE 1/4 TURN LEFT & KICK
1- Left Foot Step To Left Side
2- Right Foot Step To Left Side Behind Left
3- Left Foot Step To Left Side With 1/4 turn Left
4- Right Kick
lvs
LEFT VINE & SCUFF
1- Left Foot Step To Left Side
2- Right Foot Step To Left Side Behind Left
3- Left Foot Step To Left Side
4- Right Foot Scuff Beside Left (no weight)
lhh
LEFT HEEL, HOOK, HEEL, TOGETHER
1- Left Heel touch Forward
2- Left Hook across Right
3- Left Heel touch Forward
4- Left Together
lhop
HOP LEFT
1- Left heel/Toe Forward & Right foot Back
ljj
LEFT JUMP & TOGETHER (WITH ATTITUDE)
1- Left Jump Back & Right Heel
2-Jump Together Right & L
lkbc lrs
LEFT KICK-BALL-CHANGE LEFT STEP, TOUCH, STEP, TOUCH
1- Left Kick 1- Left Step
&- Left Ball & Right Lift 2- Right Touch To Left Heel
2- Right Step In Place 3- Right Step Back
4- Left Touch To Right Toe
lrsh lshm
LEFT SHUFFLE, RIGHT SHUFFLE SHIMMY LEFT
1- Left Step Forward 1- Left Sidestep
&- Right Toe To Left Heel 2-Shimmy
2- Left Step Forward 3-Shimmy
3- Right Step Forward 4- Right Step Together Clap
&- Left Toe To Right Heel
4- Right Step Forward
lsp lss
LEFT STEP & PIVOT 1/2 RIGHT LEFT SIDE & SLIDE
1- Left Step Forward 1- Left Foot Step To Left Side
2- Pivot 1/2 Right 2- Right Slide Together
lst
LEFT SIDE & TOUCH
1- Left Foot Step To Left Side
2- Right Touch Together
rbs rck
RIGHT BACK & SLIDE RIGHT CHARLESTON
1- Right Step Back 1- Right Kick
2- Left Slide Together 2- Right Step Back
3- Left Toe Touch Back
4- Left Step Forward
rfs
RIGHT STEP & SLIDE
1- Right Step Forward
2- Left Slide Together
rvk
RIGHT VINE & KICK
1- Right Foot Step To Right Side
2- Left Step To Right Side Behind Right
3- Right Foot Step To Right Side
4- Left Kick
rvqt
RIGHT VINE WITH 1/4 TURN RIGHT & KICK
1- Right Foot Step To Right Side
2- Left Step Step To Right Side Behind Right
3- Right Point Toe To Right turning 1/4
4- Left Kick
rvs
VINE RIGHT & SCUFF
1- Right Foot Step To Right Side
2- Left Foot Step To Right Behind Right
3- Right Foot Step To Right Side
4- Left Foot Scuff Beside Right (no weight)
rhh
RIGHT HEEL, HOOK, HEEL, TOGETHER
1- Right Heel touch forward
2- Right Hook across Left leg
3- Right Heel touch forward
4- Right Together
rhop
RIGHT HOP
1- Right Toe Forward & Left foot Back
rjj
RIGHT JUMP, TOGETHER
1- Right Jump Back & Left Heel
2-Jump Together Right & L
rkb
RIGHT KICK-BALL-CHANGE
1- Right Kick
&- Right Ball To Left Toe & Left Lift
2- Left Step In Place
rrs rsh
RIGHT STEP, TOUCH, STEP, TOUCH RIGHT SHUFFLE
1- Right Step forward 1- Right Step Forward
2- Left Touch To Right Heel &- Left Toe To Right Heel
3- Left Step Back 2- Right Step Forward
4- Right Touch To Left Toe
rlsh rshm
RIGHT SHUFFLE, LEFT SHUFFLE SHIMMY RIGHT
1- Right Step Forward 1- Right Foot Step To Right Side
&- Left Toe To Right Heel 2-Shimmy
2- Right Step Forward 3-Shimmy
3- Left Step Forward 4- Left Step Together Clap
&- Right Toe To Left Heel
4- Left Step Forward
rsp rss
RIGHT STEP & PIVOT 1/2 RIGHT SIDE & SLIDE
1- Right Step Forward 1- Right Foot Step To Right Side
2- Pivot 1/2 Left 2- Left Slide Together
rst
RIGHT SIDE & TOUCH
1- Right Foot Step To Right Side
2- Left Touch Together
rstrt
RIGHT STRUT, LEFT STRUT
1- Right Toe Forward
2- Right Heel Down
3- Left Toe Forward
4- Left Heel Down
rss4
RIGHT SIDE TOUCH, TOGETHER, TOUCH, TOGETHER
1- Right Side Touch
2- Right Touch Together
3- Right Side Touch
4- Right Step Together
lss4
Left SIDE TOUCH, TOGETHER, TOUCH, TOGETHER
1- Left Side Touch
2- Left Touch Together
3- Left Side Touch
4- Left Step Together
sw4
SWIVEL RIGHT, CENTER, LEFT, CENTER
1- Heels Twist Right
2- Heels Twist To Center
3- Heels Twist Left
4- Heels Twist Center
ajr
APPLE-JACK RIGHT, CENTER, RIGHT, CENTER
1-Swivel Right (Left Toe, Right Heel)
2-Swivel Center
3-Swivel Right
4-Swivel Center
ajl
APPLE-JACK LEFT, CENTER, LEFT, CENTER
1-Swivel Left (Right Toe, Left Heel)
2-Swivel Center
3-Swivel Left
4-Swivel Center
Ooii Rsip
OUT, OUT, IN, IN RIGHT SHUFFLE IN PLACE
1- Right Out And Left Out 1- Right Step In Place
2- Right In And Left In & Left Toe To Right Heel
2- Right Step In Place
lsip
LEFT SHUFFLE IN PLACE
1- Left Step In Place
& Right Toe To Left Heel
2- Left Step In Place
I was associated with the music industry long before I became a dancer, much less a choreographer and instructor. When I started dancing, one of the complaints that I heard from choreographers and instructors was that the record companies didn't "respect them". When I questioned my friends in the industry as to if there was any truth to these allegations, I was surprised to find that there was. I was in the office of an executive in Nashville (who shall remain nameless), and in response to my question, he brought out a copy of a dance magazine. He said, "Look at the suggested music selections for most of these dances. Some of them have been off the charts for two years or more! Here is one that isn t even in print any longer! If the dance community wants to be taken seriously by the music industry, than they need to work with us." That really bugged me, and from that moment on I was determined to try to see that country western choreographers and instructors got the respect that they deserved.
It is our intent to work hand in hand with the music industry, while providing our readers with music suggestions that we know they will be able to easily find. There is nothing more irritating then having to go to every store in town, unsuccessfully looking for some obscure song that you need to teach some dance that you really liked. Our ultimate desire is to be able to provide a link between the choreographer and the labels.. Some pop songs work well as line dances, but I will usually substitute a country song for a suggested "rock" or "pop" song. You won't see any dances in Step By Step that suggest music by Snoop Doggy Doodoo! We occasionally receive dances that have been choreographed to recordings from local bands, some of which are not available for sale except through the band itself. In other cases, we will receive dances where the suggested music is music that is closely associated with an already established dance. Here is an example:
Bill Bader submitted a really cute dance entitled Cowgirls Twist, and he suggested Vince Gill's, What The Cowgirls Do as the music of choice. There is a dance here in the States called Cowgirls Do, that was choreographed by Christy Schmedt in 1994. It had been published in our inaugural issue and subsequently by nearly every dance magazine in the country. It was taught and danced by Katie Haas and Barry Amato on TNN's Wildhorse Saloon Show, and included in their hardcover book, "Hittin' The Hardwood Volume 1". It came in 9th on the national balloting for the top line dances of 1994. When Bill sent me his dance suggesting a song that is so closely associated with another dance, I felt that his dance would have a better chance of catching on if it could be danced to a more current song that wasn't already associated with a popular dance.
Here is another example: There is a great little dance called Redneck Girl, that is danced, strangely enough, to The Bellamy Brothers' Redneck Girl. That dance never caught on like it should have, because every time a DJ plays Redneck Girl in 90% of the clubs in the country, the dancers rush to the floor and dance the Tush Push. Anyone trying to dance Redneck Girl is tush pushed off the floor. So you see, it isn't that I felt that my choice was "better than" Bill Bader's, I just wanted to give his dance a fair shake by linking it with what I felt was going to be a hit song. The song that I picked was Ty Herndon's, I Want my Goodbye Back, which had the same phrasing as the Vince Gill song. Ty Herndon and the people at Sony Music were thrilled with Bill's dance, and Bill got some exposure in Nashville.
One of the questions that I am most often asked (besides, "Are you putting on weight?") is, "How can I choreograph a dance for a record label?" Here are two helpful tips:
1. Don't pick a country superstar's song and expect to hear from his or her label. A brand new artist is in much more need of the attention that a line dance might bring a new release.
2. Try to find a cut on the album that has not yet been released. If you pick a song that is already on it's way up the charts, by the time you choreograph and write up the dance, send it to Step By Step (the dances for this issue were chosen during second week of November), and we print it, the song is now a "golden oldie".
3. Keep your dance as simple as possible. A long difficult dance usually won't be taught in enough places for it to catch on nationally. A good "hook" (an unusual or signature step) is more important than anything. Donna Wasnick, from Tulare, CA, is a whiz at including a hook in every one of her dances. They are almost always short (32 to 48 count), but they are always different.
Here are two hints that will help your dance have some longevity:
1. Try to make sure that you phrase your dance so that it can be danced to more than one song. Ideally that would be in counts of eight (16, 24, 32, 40, 48 etc.), or at very least in counts of four. A waltz would obviously be in counts of six (or three).
2. The folks at the record labels would like you to give your dance the exact name of the record. I would advise you not to do that. The reason is, once the song's popularity is gone, so is your dance. But even worse than that is this. . Step By Step came into being because I called Dorothy to complain about the fact that the magazine that she was working for at the time had published no less than 5 dances called "Chattahoochie"! If Step By Step receives a cute dance that has the same name as a popular dance, or one that we have previously published, I will call the Choreographer and ask she or he if they would consider changing the name of the dance. If they are willing, we print the dance. If they are not, we don't. The best advice is not to name your dance after the song that inspired you to choreograph your dance. If it's a great song, the chances are pretty good that you will have a lot of competition.
For example: we received 13 dances called "I Like It, I Love It", 7 called "I Like It" and 3 called"I Love It".
I would dearly love to see standardized step descriptions and terminology, but until the different organizations stop fighting and agree to common ground, that is just not going to happen. The bottom line is, 99% of the people who step out on the dance floor are doing so because they "just wanna have fun". Therefore we will try to do our part by attempting to standardize our dances by writing them up in a uniform format. Please don't expect someone in Dublin (Ohio or Ireland) to know what a "sleazy slide to the left" means. Descriptions like that necessitate changing some terminology, so that it will be easily understood by all of our readers. We will never knowingly change one single step in the choreography, only the description of that step. If you really want to avoid possible mistakes, try to follow our format when submitting dances. It will greatly reduce the amount of rewriting that we have to do, and therefore reduce the chances for errors in transposition. In fact, you can send your dances directly to my computer by attaching the file to an E-Mail letter to me. Then I just download your dance from the attached file.
My E-mail address is: dhengen@aol.com
As my partner, and friend, always says, "Have fun, and keep on dancin'".
Denny Hengen
2. Choreographer: If known (along with your City, State and phone number where you can be reached if other dancers have questions about your dance).
3. Prepared By: Who prepared the step description.
4. Type of dance: i.e., 48 Count, 4 Wall Line Dance, etc.
5. Difficulty: i.e., Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, etc.
6. BPM: Beats Per Minute.
7. Music: Include all your favorite songs for teaching and dancing. If you choreograph dances for your favorite local band, be sure to include a few optional music selections. If you originally choreographed your dance for an older piece of music, try to update your selections.
8. Comments: If you have an interesting story about your dance or wish to dedicate it to someone special be sure to include that information. Give your dance personality by sharing as much information as you can about the dance.
9. All dances should have numbered steps and preferably choreographed in sets of 4 or 8. Remember to fully describe each step since dancers will be learning your dance from the step description and will probably not have seen it actually being done on the dance floor. You want to make your step description as clear as possible. Once you complete your step description, show it to someone who does not know the dance and let them try to learn it without your help. This will help you to clarify any potential problems others will have learning the dance.
10. All Dance Step Descriptions must include the Name, Address and Phone Number of the person submitting the dance.
11. Dances can often be submitted on disc or sent via the internet as a text file. Magazines may be able to translate from various Windows applications software but it is probably best if you always save your Step Description to disk as plain DOS (ASCII) Text files. Always remember to include a hard copy.