RIVER CITY QUEEN NAME: RIVER CITY QUEEN couples mixer TYPE: Couples mixer dance COUNTS: 24 beats of music CHOREOGRAPHER: Jim Williams, Coastside Kickers, Half Moon Bay, CA SUBMITTED BY: Don Deyne (DRDeyne@aol.com (618)624-5833) DIFFICULTY: Intermediate MUSIC: Hurry Sundown - McBride & The Ride - 96 - BPM Oh Girl (You Know Where To Find Me) - Vince Gill - 104 (this was the popular choice at Silvermoon) Easy Come, Easy Go - George Strait - 112 Choreographer suggested up to 120 BPM, my PERSONAL preference is 112 MAX. NOTE: Begin in closed couple position MAN - COUNTS / STEP DESCRIPTIONS STEP LEFT, RIGHT, CHA-CHA LEFT: 1-2 Step forward left, step together Right 3&4 Shuffle in-place left SIDE RIGHT, TOGETHER LEFT, CHA-CHA RIGHT: Release Right Hand from lady's shoulder 5-6 Side step Right, step together Left 7&8 Shuffle in-place right LUNGE LEFT ACROSS RIGHT, RECOVER RIGHT, CHA-CHA LEFT: 9 Rock step Left across right facing wall and pushing man's left/lady's Right Hand outward 10 Recover weight to right and resume closed couple position 11&12 Shuffle in-place left Back Right, Left, CHA-CHA Right 13-14 Step back Right, step together Left 15&16 Shuffle in-place right PARTNER CHANGE - You will progress forward line-of-dance to the second lady WEIGHT LEFT, RIGHT, CHA-CHA LEFT: Raise Left Hand leading lady into turn under your left arm. 17-18 Step on Left, step on Right PERSONAL NOTE: I find that if I do a rock step back Left, forward right, I can lead the lady on her way to the next partner easier. RELEASE LADY AND MOVE BESIDE NEXT LADY (PASS HER BY): 19&20 Shuffle forward left (full turn L) Step Right, Left, cha-cha Right 21 Step Right across left beginning full turn left 22 Finish full turn and step Left 23&24 Shuffle right and pick-up new partner REPEAT ============================================================= LADY - COUNTS / STEP DESCRIPTIONS BACK RIGHT, LEFT, CHA-CHA RIGHT: 1-2 Step back Right, step together Left 3&4 Shuffle in-place right FULL TURN LEFT, CHA-CHA LEFT: 5-6 Turn left stepping left then right 7&8 Shuffle in-place left LUNGE RIGHT ACROSS LEFT, RECOVER LEFT, CHA-CHA RIGHT: 9-10 Step Right across left, return weight to left 11&12 Shuffle in-place right STEP LEFT, RIGHT, CHA-CHA LEFT: 13-14 Step forward left, step together Right 15&16 Shuffle in-place left PARTNER CHANGE - You will progress reverse line-of-dance to the second man (full turn R) Step Right then Left, cha-cha Right Raise Right hand and turn right under man's arm 17-18 Step Right, left making full turn right RELEASE HANDS AND MOVE BESIDE NEXT MAN (PASS HER BY): 19&20 Shuffle forward right (full turn L) Step Left, Right, cha-cha Left 21 Step Left beginning a full turn left 22 Finish full turn and step Right 23&24 Shuffle left and pick-up new partner REPEAT - -- Don Deyne (drdeyne@apci.net) Dancin' on The Information Super Dance Floor at http://www.apci.net/~drdeyne