Cricket On A Line line dance video and step sheet

Cricket On A Line | Line Dance Step Sheet & Video Instructions

Cricket On A Line 

Choreographed by Kathy Brown
Description: Phrased, 4 wall, beginner/intermediate west coast swing line dance
Music: Cricket On A Line by Colt Ford Feat Rhett Akins

Sequence:A B A A A B A A A A B A B A

* Start dancing on lyrics

PART A

STEP RIGHT FORWARD, STEP LEFT FORWARD, TRIPLE (ANCHOR) IN PLACE, LEFT BACK ROCK RECOVER, RIGHT ½ TURN TRIPLE

1-2Step right forward, step left forward
3&4Step right down slightly behind left, change weight to left, change weight to right
5-6Rock left back, recover to right
7&8Turn ¼ right and step left forward, step right together, turn ¼ right and step left back

RIGHT BACK ROCK, RECOVER, LEFT, KICK BALL CHANGE X2, WALK RIGHT, LEFT

1-2Rock right back, recover to left
3&4Kick right forward, step right down, step left forward
5&6Kick right forward, step right down, step left forward
7-8Step right forward, step left forward

RIGHT SIDE, HOLD, LEFT SAILOR STEP, RIGHT SIDE, HOLD, LEFT SAILOR STEP

1-2Step right to side, hold
3&4Left sailor step
5-6Step right to side, hold
7&8Left sailor step

RIGHT CROSS, LEFT SIDE, BEHIND AND CROSS, ¼ RIGHT TURN, RIGHT SIDE, LEFT TRIPLE FORWARD

1-2Cross right over left, step left to side
3&4Cross right behind left, step left to side, cross right over left
5-6Turn ¼ right and step left back, step right to side
7&8Chassé forward left, right, left

PART B

RIGHT STEP HIP PUSH, LEFT POINT, LEFT STEP HIP PUSH, RIGHT LOW KICK, RIGHT SAILOR, LEFT TURN ¼ LEFT COASTER

1-2Step right to side with hip sway to right, touch right toe slightly forward
3-4Step left to side with hip sway to left, low kick right
5&6Cross right behind left, step left to side. Change weight to right
7&8Turn ¼ left and step left back, step right together, step left forward
9-24Repeat counts 1-8 twice

RIGHT FORWARD ROCK, RECOVER, RIGHT ½ TRIPLE, LEFT FORWARD ROCK, RECOVER, LEFT COASTER

1-2Rock right forward, recover to left
3&4Turning ½ right, step right forward, step left together, step right forward
5-6Rock left forward, recover to right
7&8Step left back, step right together, step left forward

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Shuffle vs. Two Step: Easton, Dierks, King George

Lovin' You Is Fun - Easton Corbin

Two  Step vs. Shuffle (aka Triple Two)
  ~ a darn good Triple Two

Am I the Only One - Dierks Bentley 

Two  Step vs. Shuffle 
  ~ a darn good two-step too! 

Here for a Good Time - George Strait 

Two  Step vs. Shuffle (Triple Two)
  ~ a darn good Triple Two

Alright Guy - Gary Allan 

Two  Step vs. Shuffle (aka Triple Two )

Couple's dance suggestions: Popular songs paired with popular dances

Here we go again: random songs we heard on "Today's Country Radio" Pandora channel . Popular songs paired with popular dances. 

Woman Like You - Lee Brice  

Shuffle vs. Two Step 

Fastest Girl in Town - Miranda Lambert

Line Dance - Calamity
Couple's Dance - East Coast Swing
Shuffle vs. Two Step

Dance suggestions: 4 popular country songs

The first 4 country songs I heard on "Today's Country Radio" Pandora channel inspired me to pair them with a handful of popular dances:

5-1-5-0 - Dierks Bentley - Home  

Line Dance - Nice tempo for Suicide Blonde
Couple's Dance - Slower 16 Step
Couple's Dance - Shadow
Shuffle vs. Two Step

(Kissed You) Good Night - Gloriana

Line Dance -Elvira's Cha Cha
Couple's Dance - Lorrie's Cha Cha
Couple's Dance - El Paso
Couple's Dance - Nice Country Rhumba
 Shuffle vs. Two Step

Drink in My Hand - Eric Church

Line Dance - Freeze
Line Dance -Sleazy Slide 
Couple's Dance - Swing (East Coast or West Coast) 
Couple's Dance - Wooden Nickle 
Shuffle vs. Two Step

Postcards from Paris - The Band Perry 

Shuffle vs. Two Step 
Good tune. Grab a beverage 'n sing along ;)

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Line dancing Tuesdays & third Fridays

Boots on Tuesdays? Looks like Savoy's a place for dancing on Tuesday in Pennsauken, NJ.

"There is now Country Line Dancing Tuesday nights at Colleens at the Savoy ( The old Woodbine Inn ) 1444 Rt 73 N , Pennsauken NJ 08110.

The doors open at 6 for a great $10 buffet including dessert.

The floor opens at 6:30 with lessons beginning around 7.

NEVER A COVER CHARGE...music by DJ Dean ( Michaels Cafe) and line dance instructor Tom Fenton.. See you on the dance floor!!"

Also, we heard Tom Fenton teaches & DJ's a monthly dance in Westville, NJ on third Fridays. This month it's on May 18th. We'll share more details as we get them.

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Country Dancing Don'ts for dancers and DJ's

Honestly, a certain stomping ground of mine has been quite frankly irritating lately. Dance nights have crossed the boundary of annoying onto the no-longer-fun side. At the risk of sounding like a dance snob, I'm going to throw some of my gripes into the universe. Why not? It's my blog right?


Dear DJ:

• First and foremost: There is absolutely no excuse for a bad two step song
• Two-stepping was designed for country music, please one of the thousands of fantastic songs that go with this dance
• BTW it's Cha-cha not Chachaka 
• Chachaka isn't cute or funny - learn the names of the dances. It's your job. 
• Pay attention to the dance floor (hint: most people go out to have fun) [see Dear Dancers]
• There is an art to DJing a country dance. Not to point out the obvious but if the floor is rocking & everyone's having a great time to an easy upbeat dance, do not follow up with some obscure request to a slow song that 6 people in the bar know.
• Please don't kill the buzz by calling a slow dance while there is quality momentum. 
• Notice if certain crowds always do certain dances. Cluster them together. 
• If you absolutely feel the need to kill the buzz during peak dance time with an obscure dance, slower song, or some other random bad idea, KINDLY cluster that nonsense so we can at least enjoy our drinks and conversation. 
• No one really likes the cha cha slide, casper slide, cupid shuffle or electric slide regularly.
• Every once in a while for nostalgic purposes acceptable but for the love of dance - please remember it's not a wedding or a high school dance.

Dear Two steppers:

• Attention leads: prep on the slows, spin her on the quicks
• Even the most experienced dancers aren't cartoons - there are real weight & balance issues if you yank her on the wrong foot the wrong way. 
• A good lead gently guides the woman the way he would like her to go. It's a suggestion - not a command.
• All right NASCAR fans: Women are not cars, two stepping is not a race 
• Super sweater? Bring a change of shirt. 
• planting your hand on the shoulder / back of your partner shouldn't cause a squishing sound... like, ever.
• Wear deodorant (yeah, list necessary :/ ) 
• Under no circumstance is it ok to grab a woman by the wrist n drag her across the floor, caveman
• Women are NOT arm racks

Dear Dancers:

• If you don't know a dance, standing in top of someone who does will not help you learn it
  
  • to watch & follow someone, they need to be able to dance 
• Don't forget dance floor etiquette - couples on the outside, line dancers on the inside. If the floor is crowded, line dancers should still be aware of the couples. If the floor isn't crowded, couples, that doesn't mean make the outside smaller. DJs, to you that means c'mon - if you call 2 popular inside dances and a popular outside dance, the bar clears and you see people knocking each other down, don't keep calling that combo

Are you with me? Am I being fickle? Thoughts & opinions welcome. 

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