Four Star Boogie           Line Dance

This one is difficult, especially the sequence at the end (for me, at least)!

Starts on the half-beat before the first beat, i.e. on the "and" of "and one".

The first steps, done quickly, look like "hop forward, clap, hop
backward, clap", with the "hops" really being quick steps.
&.  Step forward right foot. 
1.  Bring left foot next to right foot.
2.  Clap
&.  Step back right foot.
3.  Bring left foot next to right foot
4.  Clap

Polka ("chacha") steps to the side:
5-6:  Chacha r-l-r to your right, sidestepping.
7-8:  chacha l-r-l to the left
9-10: chacha r-l-r to the right; on the final step, pivot 180 degrees to the
      right so you are now facing the opposite direction
11-12: chacha l-r-l to the left

Grapevine right, pivot right:
13.  Sidestep right with right foot
14.  Cross left foot behind right
15.  Sidestep right, pointing right foot to the right, beginning to pivot
     180 degrees to the right on the right foot
16.  The left foot is brought next to the right as the pivot completes;
     you are now facing the original direction.

2 Right Kick-ball-changes:
17.  Kick forward with right foot
&.   Bring right foot back next to left, stepping on ball of right foot
     (can pick up left foot slightly)
18.  Put weight on left foot
19.  Kick right
&.   Return right foot, weight on ball
20.  Step on left

21.  Step on right foot while pivoting 1/4 turn to the left.

Left Kick-ball-change:
22.  Kick left
&.   Return left foot, weight on ball
23.  Step on right.

24.  Step forward left.

25-26.  Chacha r-l-r forward
27.  Step forward left
28.  Pivot 1/2 turn right

The next four counts are fairly atheletic; you "hop" from position to position:

29.  Point left toe out to side, weight is on right foot
30.  Bring left foot in and weight it, while at the same time pointing right
     toe out to side
31.  Bring right foot in and hop onto it, while pivoting 1/4 turn to the left,
     and touch left heel out in front, all at once.  At the end of this move,
     you are standing on your right, facing 1/4 turn to the left of the last
     move, with the left leg extended in front and left heel touching the floor.
32.  Bring left foot back and hop onto it, while pivoting 1/4 turn to the left,
     and touch right toe back behind you.  So at the end of this move, you are
     standing on your left foot, facing another 1/4 turn to the left, with the
     right leg extended behind you and right toe touching the floor.

Repeat by immediately stepping forward right on the "and" count.

From: ap784@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Sean Morin)
Subject: Re: CWD/ Four Star Boogie
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 12:07:17 GMT

Love this dance , and most of Melanie Greenwood's other creations
(got video #3, can't wait to get started on Breakin' the Bank).
BTW, does anyone know if/when she is coming out with a new video?

We do the Four Star Boogie to Melanie's suggestion of "now that's
country" by Marty Stuart.  What do you guys do when the music 
slows down or stops and starts up again (same thing in Alan
Jackson's Chattahoochie).  Do you end the dance there or keep
going?