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Shortenin' Bread

Choreographed by Rita M. Kyle🇺🇸
Music: Shortenin' Bread by The Tractors
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Created: 12/30/1999
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Step Sheet
64 Count, 2 Wall
9/27/2025
Sequence:
Dance counts 1-32, 1-64, 1-32 then 1-64 to the end of the song
SHORTENIN'
1-2
Right toe touch forward, drop heel
3-4
Left toe touch forward, drop heel
5
Bend at knees back straight
6
Rise straight
7-8
Repeat 5-6
SIDE POINTS AND KNEE BENDS
9-10
Right toe touch right, step right to center
11-12
Left toe touch left, step left to center
13
Bend at knees, back straight
14
Rise straight
15-16
Repeat 13-14
FORWARD STEPS AND KNEE BENDS
17
Step forward with right
18
Touch left beside right
19
Step forward with left
20
Step right beside left
21
Bend at knees, back straight
22
Rise straight
23-24
Repeat 21-22
BACK STEPS AND KNEE BENDS
25
Step back with right
26
Touch left beside right
27
Step back with left
28
Step right beside left
29
Bend at knees, back straight
30
Rise straight
31-32
Repeat 29-30 (end of chorus)
RIGHT VINE, LEFT, VINE ¼ TURN
33-36
Vine right, brush left
37-40
Vine left turn ¼ left, brush right
FORWARD STEP BRUSHES
41-42
Step right forward, brush left beside right, clap
43-44
Step left forward, brush right beside left, clap
45-48
Repeat 41-44
BACK STEPS, HOLD, CLAP
49-52
Step back right, left, right, hitch left
53-56
Step back left, right, left, hold, clap
VINE & ¼ TURNING VINE
57-60
Vine right brush left on 4
61-64
Vine left turning ¼ left brush right on 8
REPEAT