Cripple Creek line dance video & step sheet

Cripple Creek video demo

In NJ, we do Cripple Creek contra (2 lines facing each other)

Cripple Creek

Choreographed by Kip Sweeney
Description: 2 wall line dance, intermediate, 48 counts,
Music: "Cripple Creek" by Jim Rast & Knee Deep

TOE-HEEL, SHUFFLE IN PLACE; TOE-HEEL, SHUFFLE IN PLACE
1,2    Touch right toe beside left instep; touch right heel beside left instep;
3&4   Step on right foot; step left beside right; step on right foot;
5,6    Touch left toe beside right instep; touch left heel beside right instep;
7&8   Step on left foot; step right beside left; step on left foot.

KICKS
9&     Kick right foot out at 45' angle (2:00); step right foot beside left;
10&   Kick left foot out at 45' angle (11:00); step left foot beside right;
11&   Kick right foot out at 45' angle (2:00); step right foot beside left;
12&   Kick left foot forward; hold;

ROCK STEP FORWARD; ROCK-STEP BACK; SIDE SHUFFLE
13    Rock step forward onto left foot;
14    Rock step backward onto right foot;
15&16   Step left foot to left side; step right together; step left foot to left side.

FORWARD SHUFFLES
17&18   Step forward on right; step left together; step forward on right;
19&20   Step forward on left; step right together; step forward on left;
21&22   Step forward on right; step left together; step forward on right;
23&24   Step forward on left; step right together; step forward on left.

RIGHT GRAPEVINE; LEFT GRAPEVINE (HAND MOTIONS: BRUSH HANDS DOWN, THEN UP, THEN DOWN AGAIN; CLAP. ON BOTH GRAPEVINES)
25,26   Step right foot to right side; cross-step left behind right;
27,28   Step right foot to right side; touch left beside right;
29,30   Step left foot to left side; cross-step right behind left;
31,32   Step left foot to left side; touch right beside left.

RIGHT GRAPEVINE W. 1/2 TURN;LEFT GRAPEVINE
33,34   Step right foot to right side; cross-step left behind right;
35     Step right foot to right side
36     Pivot 1/2 turn right while stepping on right foot and hitching left knee;
37,38   Step left foot to left side; cross-step right behind left;
39,40   Step left foot to left side; step right foot beside left.

Apple Jacks (Applejacks) (or get creative or just wiggle for 8 counts)
41&    With weight on left heel and right toe, swivel right heel to the left; return to center;
42&    Change weight to left toe and right heel and swivel left heel to the right return to center;
43&    Change weight back to left heel and right toe and swivel right heel to the left; return to center;
44&    Swivel right heel to the left again; return to center;
45&    Change weight to left toe and right heel and swivel left heel to the right; return to center;
46&    Swivel left heel to the right again; return to center;
47&    Change weight to left heel and right toe and swivel right heel to the left; return to center;
48&    Change weight to left toe and right heel and swivel left heel to the right; return to center.

REPEAT