Stroking
Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
beginner
Music:
Strokin' by Clarence Carter
Step Sheet
ROCK STEPS
1
Right foot step in front of left foot with bend of knee lean forward slightly, (point right foot to 10 o'clock lift left foot slightly)
2
Step left foot back in place
3
Right foot step behind left foot with bend of right knee upright body position, (point right foot to 2 o'clock lift left foot slightly)
4
Left foot back in place
5-8
Repeat steps 1-4
PIVOT TURNS
9
Right foot step forward
10
½ turn to left
11
Right foot step forward
12
½ turn to left
13
Right foot step forward
14
¼ turn to left
SLIDE, STOMP, CLAP
15
Slide left foot to right foot
16
Stomp right foot and clap
LONG STEP, SHIMMY, CLAP
17-18
Long step right foot to side with bent knees
19-20
Slide left foot to join right foot with shimmy, clap
21-22
Long step left foot to side with bent knees
23-24
Slide right foot to join left foot with a shimmy, clap
25-26
Long step left foot to side with bent knees
27-28
Slide right foot to join left foot with a shimmy, clap
REPEAT
1) Counts 5-8 are omitted by some dancers. 2) Shimmies may be replaced by pelvic thrusts (especially by men).