The Scooch
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance RATING: Intermediate
COUNT: 32 STEPS: 47
CHOREOGRAPHER: Jo Thompson -Nashville, TN [3/96]
MUSIC: "C-O-U-N-T-R-Y" by Joe Diffie
"Giving Water to a Drowning Man" by Lee Roy Parnell
"I Don't Need No Lover Boy" by Celinda Pink
STEP DESCRIPTION:
SYNCOPATED STOMPS & CLAP:
1, 2 Stomp Right forward (do not transfer weight). Clap.
& Step Right beside Left.
3 Stomp Left forward (do not transfer weight).
& Step Left beside Right.
4 Stomp Right forward (do not transfer weight).
& Step Right beside Left.
5 Stomp Left forward (do not transfer weight).
6 Clap.
& Step Left beside Right.
7 Stomp Right forward (do not transfer weight).
& Step Right beside Left.
8 Stomp Left forward (do not transfer weight).
& Step Left beside Right.
FORWARD ROCK, STEP, SHUFFLES BACK RIGHT & LEFT, BACK ROCK, STEP:
9 Step Right forward bending knees slightly.
10 Replace weight back to Left straightening legs.
11&12 Right shuffle back (turning body slightly Right): Step Right back (11), step Left together
(&), Step Right back (12).
13&14 Left shuffle back (turning body slightly Left): Step Left back (13), step Right together
(&), step Left back (14).
15,16 Step back on ball of Right. Replace weight forward to Left.
1/4 TURN, SHIMMY SLIDE, 360* TURN, 1/4 TURN and CLAP
17 Turn 1/4 Left & step Right to Right side with optional shoulder shimmy, leaning
body slightly forward.
18&19 Hold & snap fingers; Step Left beside Right; Step Right to Right side.
20-21 Clap. Step Left to Left side starting Left 360* step turn.
22 Step Right beside Left continuing Left 360* step turn.
23 Step Left to Left side completing Left 360* step turn.
24 Clap & turn 1/4 Left on ball of Left.
SCOOCH FORWARD, CLAP, BACK, CLAP & FORWARD 4 TIMES:
&25 Small slide Right foot forward (&), Small slide Left foot forward (25). *
26&27 Clap; Small slide Right foot back (&), Small slide Left foot back (27).
28&29 Clap; Small slide Right foot forward (&), Ssmall slide Left foot forward (29).
&30 Small slide Right foot forward (&), Small slide Left foot forward (30).
&31 Small slide Right foot forward (&), Small slide Left foot forward (31).
&32 Small slide Right foot forward (&), Small slide Left foot forward (32).
* Note: The "Scooch" step should be done smooth, not bouncy, with feet
shoulder width apart for all 8 counts.
BEGIN DANCE AGAIN