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Salty Dog

Choreographed by John Elliott🇺🇸
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32counts4walls0tags0restarts9views0videos
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Created: 12/30/1999
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Step Sheet
32 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
"SERPENTINE SAILOR STEPS"
These steps travel forward in a zig-zag fashion.
1
Coss-step left foot behind right foot (while leaning upper body to right)
&
Step right foot next to left foot
2
Diagonal-step left foot forward and to left (weight mostly on heel, body straightening up)
3
Cross-step right foot behind left foot (while leaning upper body to left)
&
Step left foot next to right foot
4
Diagonal-step right foot forward and to right (weight mostly on heel, body straightening up)
5
Cross-step left foot behind right foot (while leaning upper body to right)
&
Step right foot next to left foot
6
Diagonal-step left foot forward and to left (weight mostly on heel, body straightening up)
7
Cross-step right foot behind left foot (while leaning upper body to left)
&
Step left foot next to right foot
8
Diagonal-step right foot forward and to right (weight mostly on heel, body straightening up)
QUARTER TURN, LOCK STEPS, HALF TURN, LOCK-STEPS
1
Cross-step left foot behind right foot
&
Turn one quarter to right on ball of left foot (to face 3:00)
2
Step right foot forward (toward 3:00)
3
Step left foot forward
&
Lock-step right foot behind left foot
4
Small step left foot forward
5
Step right foot forward, weight on both feet
&
Turn ½ to left (weight to right)
6
Wweight change to left foot forward
7
Step right foot forward
&
Lock-step left foot behind right foot
8
Small step right foot forward
SIDE STEP, DRAG-QUARTER TURN, LOCK-STEPS, THREE-QUARTER TURN, SYNCOPATED VINE
1
Large step left foot to left side, leading with left hip and leaning body to right
&
Drag right foot toe toward left foot (toe pointed down)
2
Still dragging right foot toe turn ¼ to left on ball of left foot (right knee bent and toe pointed downward)
3
Step right foot forward
&
Lock-step left foot behind right foot
4
Small step right foot forward
5
Step left foot forward (weight on both feet, primarily on right foot)
&
Turn ¾ right on balls of both feet and weight change to left foot
6
Weight change to right foot (3:00)
7
Step left foot to left side
&
Cross-step right foot behind left foot
8
Step left foot to left side
HEEL STANDS, BACK STEPS & CROSS-STEPS
This pattern moves backward and slightly diagonally to right
1
Step right foot diagonal forward and to right on heel, toe off floor, and push right heel-of-hand downward, straightening arm
2
Step left foot diagonal forward and to left on heel, toe off floor, and push left heel-of-hand downward, straightening arm
3
Step right foot backward right
4
Cross-step on ball of foot left foot over right foot
5
Step right foot diagonal forward and to right on heel, toe off floor, and push right heel-of-hand downward, straightening arm
6
Step left foot diagonal forward and to left on heel, toe off floor, and push left heel-of-hand downward, straightening arm
7
Step right foot backward
&
Cross-step on ball of foot left foot over right foot
8
Step right foot diagonal backward and slightly to right
&
Sweep left foot around in an arc behind right foot
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