Western Barndance

This is a couples dance in circle facing each other. Men are facing outwards, ladies are facing inwards. They are holding hands, or hold (man's left, womans right) hand, and lady places left hand on man's shoulder, and man places right hand on ladie's waist. This is a fun dance, I enjoy it a lot. Just remember one thing, make room. I'll have some varations at the bottom of this page. 

     Man's Steps              Ladie's Steps

 1   Left foot steps to side  Right foot steps to side

 2   Step right next to left  Step left next to right

 3   Left foot steps to side  Right foot steps to side

 4   Touch Right beside left  Touch Left beside right

 5   Right foot steps to side Left foot steps to side

 6   Step Left next to right  Step right next to left

 7   Right foot steps to side Left foot steps to side

 8   Touch Left beside right  Touch Right beside left

     Man drops Right Hand     Lady drops Left Hand

(Basically you walk counter-clockwise in the above and below steps)

 9   Left foot steps to side  Do a 360 Degree turn to 

 10  Step Right next to left  the Right on 3 steps (R,

 11  Left foot steps to side L,R) Going underman's arm 

 12  Touch Right beside left  Touch Left beside right

 13  Right foot steps to side Do a 360 Degree turn to

 14  Step Left next to right  the Left in 3 steps (L,R

 15  Right foot steps to side L) going under man's arm

 16  Touch Left beside right  Touch Right beside left

 Join hands again and both turn facing counter-clockwise

 17  Step forward on Left     Step forward on Right

 18  Kick Right across Left   Kick Left across Right

     (Scoot on Left)          (Scoot on Right)

 19  Step forward on Right    Step forward on Left

 20  Touch you LF to Lady's RF Touch your RF to Man's LF

     (Scoot on Right)         (Scoot on Left)

 21  Step forward on Left     Step forward on Right

 22  Kick Right across Left   Kick Left across Right

     (Scoot on Left)          (Scoot on Right)

 23  Step forward on Right    Step forward on Left

 24  Touch your LF to Lady's RF Touch your RF to Man's LF

     (Scoot on Right)         (Scoot on Left)

 On step 24, it makes a nice innovation to touch your heels behind each other. This is not necessary and many teachers do not teach this. We bump hips, but you can do anything you would like.

 25-27 Vine Left              Vine Right

 28  Kick Right and Clap      Kick Left and Clap

 29-31 Vine Right, moving     Vine Left moving slightly

     slightly forward to next backwards to next man

         Lady

 32  Touch Left next to Right Touch Right net to Left

     As you turn to face Lady  As you turn to face Man

 Begin Dance Again



Music: Wild Wild West by The Escape Club

       Early in the Morning by Hank Williams JR



 SOME of our Varations. As I said earlier, we bump hips on step 24. 

Now if you are really ready to get fancy this is what you can do. 

On the 360 turn back (For Lady's) Do 2 turns instead of one. 

Yeah you move faster, but you would also have an advantage 
over someone else, guys like it better. Then if you are real brave 
(or foolish) do 3 turns. On 3 turns you are moving real fast 

Little pointer on 3 turns, tell the guy to grab your waist

 on the third turn to help you come out of the turns and face the 
right direction. Just take it slow and have fun. This dance is great 
cause you get to change partners, 

or if there are not many people you don't have to change 
partners.



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