Shuffle: 6 popular country songs for a good triple-two

Shuffle Songs

Thomas Rhett - Crash and Burn

Eric Church - Drink In My Hand

Dierks Bentley - Different for Girls (slow, lesson speed)

Brothers Osbourne - 21 Summer

Dierks Bentley - Drunk on a Plane

Chris Stapleton - Parachute -- Love this song! (it would make for a fun, upbeat west coast in the middle too)

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16 West Coast-able Pop Country Songs

Country songs out on country radio now that you could west coast swing to:

Sam Hunt - Take Your Time
Brett Eldredge - Drunk on Your Love
Old Dominion - Snapback
Chris Lane - Fix
Drake White - Living The Dream
Dierks Bentley - Different for Girls
LOCASH - I Know Somebody
Jake Owen - Beachin’
Brothers Osbourne - 21 Summer {nice Cha-Cha or El Paso too}
Chris Stapleton - Parachute {nice shuffle too}

SLOW
A Thousand Horses - Smoke
Jason Aldean - A Little More Summertime
Big & Rich - Lovin’ Lately
Blake Shelton - Lonely Tonight
Little Big Town - Girl Crush
Keith Urban - Blue Ain’t Your Color

See also:
Good popular country two-step songs

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Good popular country songs for two-stepping

Here's a collection of good country songs out in rotation on the radio now (October 2016) for your two-steppin' playlist.

Good Two Step Songs 

Old Dominion - Snapback *
Jake Owen - Beachin’
Brett Young -  Sleep Without You
Old Dominion - Song for Another Time
Florida Georgia Line - May We All
Brett Eldredge - Drunk on Your Love
Jason Aldean - A Little More Summertime
Luke Bryan - Move
Drake White - Living The Dream
Tim McGraw - How I’ll Always Be
LOCASH - I Know Somebody

Good slow two step songs for your playlist
Tyler Farr - A Guy Walks Into A Bar (slow)
Chris Young - I’m Coming Over (slow)
Big & Rich - Lovin’ Lately (slow)
William Michael Morgan - I met a Girl (slow)

You might also like:

• 100 great two-step songs
• Couple's dance suggestions: Popular songs paired with popular dances

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Where can I line dance in New Jersey?

FRIDAY

Prospector's Restaurant & Saloon  
Line Dancing / Couple's Pattern Dancing / Two-Step / Shuffle / Swing
$5 cover, 21+
Razz on the Radio from 92.5 XTU broadcasts live, concert ticket giveaways
3000 sq. foot dance floor, free parking
3050 Rt. 38 East & Ark Rd., Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

Dancin' In Rockaway

2100 sq. foot floating dance floor

100 Hibernia Avenue in Rockaway, NJ

When in doubt, dance it out!

Have a great, dance-filled weekend!

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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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