ARLENE
Description: Advanced, 90 count, 4 wall line dance
Choreographer: George Davis; Antioch, CA (mid 1980's)
Music: "Bop" = Dan Seals, "Arlene" = Marty Stuart, "Drinking My Baby Goodbye" = Charlie Daniels
Info: Competition approved by the CWLDA. Competition window may be
faster or slower
VINE LEFT AND STOMP
1 Step left foot to left side
2 Step right foot cross behind left foot
3 Step left foot to left side
4 Step right foot across front of left foot
5 Step left foot to left side
6 Stomp (up) right beside left (bring right back up, leaving weight on left)
7 Stomp (up) right beside left (bring right back up, leaving weight on left)
8 Stomp (up) right beside left (bring right back up, leaving weight on left)
STEP PIVOTS
9 Step forward on right foot. (Leave left foot and leg extended behind you with the ball/toe of your left foot still on the floor, but without weight on it).
10 Pivot 1/2 turn to the left on the ball of the right foot, while
transferring weight to the left foot as you complete the pivot. (Leave
right foot and leg extended behind you with the ball/toe of your right
foot still on the floor, but without weight on it).
11 Repeat step 9
12 Repeat step 10
13 Repeat step 9
14 Repeat step 10
15 Repeat step 9
16 Repeat step 10
HEEL, HOOK, HEEL, TOGETHER, KICK, KICK
17 Touch right heel forward
18 Cross right heel/ankle across front of left shin (between center
shin and knee height).
19 Touch right heel forward
20 Step right foot beside left foot
21 Kick left foot forward 12" to 18" from floor
& With the left leg still extended, bend left knee, so that left
foot comes back slightly toward body
22 Kick left foot forward 12" to 18" from floor
BACK LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, STOMP, TOUCH, STOMP
23 Step back with left foot
24 Step back with right foot
25 Step back with left foot
26 Stomp right foot forward (right heel will be approx. horizontal
with left toe)
27 Touch right toe beside the instep of the left foot
28 Stomp right foot forward (right heel will be approx. horizontal
with left toe)
HEELS IN, OUT, KICK, DOWN, IN, OUT
29 Swivel both heels in toward each other.
30 Swivel both heels out away from each other.
31 Kick right foot forward 12" to 18" from floor
32 Step right foot down, but forward
33 Swivel both heels in toward each other
34 Swivel both heels out away from each other
WOOLY BULLY
35 Kick right foot forward 12" to 18" from floor
36 Cross right heel in front of left
37 Pivot 1/2 turn left on ball of left foot while bringing right
foot back beside the left knee
38 Step back with right foot
39 Scoot forward with right foot , hitch left
40 Step forward on left foot
41 Bring right foot forward and cross right heel in front of left
42 Pivot 1/2 turn left on ball of left foot while bringing right
foot back beside the left knee
43 Step back with right foot
44 Scoot forward with right foot
ROCK, ROCK, TURN, STOMP
45 Step forward on left foot.
46 Rock back onto right
47 Step forward on left while doing 1/4 turn to the left
48 Stomp right foot down beside left foot
HEEL SPLITS
49 Spread heels apart
50 Move heels together
51 Spread heels apart
52 Move heels back together.
MONTERY TURNS
53 Touch right toe to right side
54 Turn 1/2 turn right on left stepping right beside left
55 Touch left toe to left side
56 Step left foot beside right
57 Touch right toe to right side
58 Turn 1/2 turn right on left stepping right beside left
59 Touch left toe to left side
60 Step left foot beside right
HITCH HIKE
61 Touch right toe out and back about 45 degrees (about 4:30
oclock); at the same time, move right thumb and forearm beside right
shoulder, as though hitch hiking. During this move your body will face
about 45 degrees to the right or about 1:30 oclock.
62 Step right foot back in towards the left foot, in line with where
the right foot would be if it were beside the left foot, only bring the
right foot back so that the toes of the right foot are slightly behind
the horizontal line of the left heel. The right thumb and forearm move
forward with your right shoulder as your body moves toward facing
forward.
63 Touch left toe out and back about 45 degrees (about 7:30
oclock); at the same time, move right thumb and forearm to the left so
that they are across the waist/stomach area. During this move your body
will face about 45 degrees to the left or about 10:30 oclock)
64 Step left foot back in towards the right foot, in line with where
the left foot would be if it were beside the right foot, only bring the
left foot back so that the toes of the left foot are slightly behind the
horizontal line of the right heel. The right thumb and forearm stay
across the waist/stomach area as your body moves toward facing forward.
65 Touch right toe out and back about 45 degrees (about 4:30
oclock); at the same time, move right thumb and forearm beside right
shoulder, as though hitch hiking. During this move your body will face
about 45 degrees to the right or about 1:30 oclock.
66 Step right foot back in towards the left foot, in line with where
the right foot would be if it were beside the left foot, only bring the
right foot back so that the toes of the right foot are slightly behind
the horizontal line of the left heel. The right thumb and forearm move
forward with your right shoulder as your body moves toward facing
forward.
67 Touch left toe out and back about 45 degrees (about 7:30
oclock); at the same time, move right thumb and forearm to the left so
that they are across the waist/stomach area. During this move your body
will face about 45 degrees to the left or about 10:30 oclock.
68 Step left foot back in towards the right foot, in line with where
the left foot would be if it were beside the right foot, only bring the
left foot back so that the toes of the left foot are slightly behind the
horizontal line of the right heel. The right thumb and forearm stay
across the waist/stomach area as your body moves toward facing forward
69 Touch right toe out and back about 45 degrees (about 4:30
oclock); at the same time, move right thumb and forearm beside right
shoulder, as though hitch hiking. During this move your body will face
about 45 degrees to the right or about 1:30 oclock
70 Put weight to the ball of left foot as you pull your right foot
across behind your left foot and do a 1/2 turn to the right. The hands
go back to traditional country western position at the waist/belt area at
the end of this move.
HEEL, HOOK, HEEL, TOUCH BACK
71 Touch left heel forward
72 Cross left heel across front of left shin (between center shin
knee height).
73 Touch left heel forward
74 Touch left toe straight back
SHOULDER SHIMMY
75 Step forward with left foot, bending the knees and dropping down
slightly (leaving the upper body upright). The shoulders and upper body
will shimmy (move right to left, or left to right) as many times as you
prefer, during this move
76 Bring your body back up as you continue to shimmy. Your right
leg is still extended back
77 Step right foot beside left
78 Clap hands at chest level
79 Step back with right foot, bending the knees and dropping down
slightly (leaving the upper body upright). The shoulders and upper body
will shimmy (move right to left, or left to right) as many times as you
prefer, during this move.
80 Bring your body back up as you continue to shimmy. Your left leg
is still extended forward
81 Step left foot back beside right
82 Clap hands at chest level
83 Step forward with left foot, bending the knees and dropping down
slightly (leaving the upper body upright). The shoulders and upper body
will shimmy (move right to left, or left to right) as many times as you
prefer, during this move.
84 Bring your body back up as you continue to shimmy. Your right
leg is still extended back
85 Step right foot beside left
86 Clap hands at chest level
87 Step back with right foot, bending the knees and dropping down
slightly (leaving the upper body upright). The shoulders and upper body
will shimmy (move right to left, or left to right) as many times as you
prefer during this move
88 Bring your body back up as you continue to shimmy. Your left leg
is still extended forward.
89 Step left foot back beside right
90 Clap hands at chest level
REPEAT