Cheyenne Woman

Choreographer: Arne Stakkestad   arne.stakkestad@pandora.be

Type:  48 counts partnerdance,    intermediate      BPM: 130

Music:  “Be my Cheyenne Woman”, Rene Guylline, cd:”Over the Hill”     http://www.rene-guylline.com/

              “Cheyenne Woman” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-bnGf7AM_I

Startposition: Man inside of circel, towards Lady, right hand Man on hip Lady, left hand Lady on right shoulder Man, left hand Man in right hand Lady, at shoulder level.

Side toe strut, cross toe strut x 2

Man: 1-8: left foot toe strut to left side, right foot toe strut crossed over left foot, left foot toe strut to left side, right foot toe strut crossed over left foot

Lady: 1-8: right foot toe strut to right side, left foot toe strut crossed over right foot, right foot toe strut to right side, left foot toe strut crossed over right foot

¼ Turn and shuffle x 4 (full turn)

Man: 9-16: ¼ left and shuffle LRL ( left arm in front), ¼ left and shuffle RLR (hands loose), ¼ left and shuffle LRL, ¼ left and shuffle RLR (back in startposition)

Lady: 9-16: ¼ right and shuffle RLR ( right arm in front), ¼ right and shuffle LRL (hands loose), ¼ right and shuffle RLR, ¼ right and shuffle LRL (back in startposition)

Diagonal shuffles x 4

Man: 17-24: shuffle diagonal left forward LRL, shuffle diagonal right forward RLR, shuffle diagonal left backwards LRL, shuffle diagonal right backwards RLR

Lady: 17-24: shuffle diagonal right backwards RLR, shuffle diagonal left backwards LRL, shuffle diagonal right forward RLR, shuffle diagonal left forward LRL

Sidestep, kick, sidestep, kick, rocking chair

Man: 25-28: left foot step to left side, right foot kick diagonal right  and clap right hand in right hand Lady,

 Right foot step to right side, left foot kick diagonal left  and clap left hand in left hand Lady

Lady: 25-28: right foot step to right side, left foot kick in front (between legs Man) and clap right hand in right hand Man, left foot step to left side, right foot kick in front (between legs Man) and clap left hand in left hand Man

Man: 29-32: left foot rock forward and back, left foot rock backwards and  back

Lady: 29-32: right foot rock backwards and back, right foot rock forward and  back

Walk full turn side by side, side shuffles

Man: 33-36: left foot step forward (right shoulder Man against right schoulder Lady) and ¼ right, right foot step forward and ¼ right, left foot step forward and ¼ right, right foot step forward and ¼ right (back in startposition)

Lady: 33-36: right foot step forward (right shoulder lady against right shoulder Man) and ¼ right, left foot step forward and ¼ right, right foot step forward and ¼ right, left foot step forward and ¼ right (back in startposition)

Man: 37-40: shuffle to left side LRL, shuffle to right side RLR

Lady: 37-40: shuffle to right side RLR, shuffle to left side LRL

Shuffle ½ turn x 4, move forward in line of dance (Polka turns around eachother)

Man: 41-48:  left foot shuffle LRL turn ½ right, right foot shuffle RLR turn ½ right, left foot shuffle LRL turn ½ right, right foot shuffle RLR turn ½ right (back in startposition)

Lady: 41-48: right foot shuffle RLR turn ½ right, left foot shuffle LRL turn ½ right, right foot shuffle RLR turn ½ right, left foot shuffle LRL turn ½ right  (back in startposition)

( move forwards in line of dance and walz around eachother)

Ending: at the end of the Song, after the toe struts (counts1-8) there is 1 count left: ¼ turn and step forward and point left arm Man and right arm Lady forwards

Arne Stakkestad     https://arnestakkestad.tripod.com/arnestakkestad/