White Man's Dance - Cody Ratliff - December 1999

Step Sheet

SCUFFS FORWARD

1&2

With body angled toward left scuff the left foot, hitch the left knee up, stomp the left foot down, pointing left toe to the left

3&4

With body angled toward right scuff the right foot, hitch the right knee up, stomp the right foot down, pointing right toe to the right

5-8

Repeat counts 1-4

HEEL TWISTS

Step forward on left foot, landing with left foot pointing to the left. (pivot right foot, too, so you end up with both feet pointing to the left)

Step forward on right foot, landing with right foot pointing to the right. (pivot left foot, too, so you end up with both feet pointing to the right)

11-12

Repeat counts 9-10

SCUFFS FORWARD, STEP PIVOT

13-16

Repeat counts 1-4

Left foot step forward

Pivot ½ turn to the right, ending with weight on right foot

19-20

Stomp left foot, stomp right foot

21-24

4-count body roll (bend knees down, roll body up)

HANDS

Slap hands on knees

Clap hands in front of you

Put right hand on left arm, just above the elbow

Put left hand on right arm, on the elbow

Lift right hand off left arm so that right forearm is vertical

&30

Slap right hand back down to left arm and lift left hand to vertical

&31

Slap left hand back down to right arm and lift right hand to vertical

&32

Slap right hand back down to left arm and lift left hand to vertical

STEP AND CLAP

Step forward onto ball of left foot

Put weight down on heel of left foot and clap

Step forward onto ball of right foot

Put weight down on heel of right foot and clap

Step forward onto ball of left foot and turn ¼ to the right

Put weight down on heel of left foot and clap

Step back onto ball of left foot and turn ¼ to the right

Put weight down on heel of right foot and clap

8 WHITE MAN STEPS

Step forward left

Step right foot together

Step back left

Step right foot together

45-48

Repeat counts 41-44

JAZZ BOX LEFT, SCUFF, JAZZ BOX RIGHT

Cross left over right

Step right to right side

Step left to left side

Scuff right

Cross right over left

Step left to left side

Step right to right side

Left touch in place

ELVIS KNEES WITH ½ TURN RIGHT

Lift left heel off floor and swing left knee outward to the left

Bring left knee to center and set left heel down

Lift right heel off floor and swing right knee outward to the right, using the momentum of the knee swing to pivot ¼ turn to the right

Bring right knee to center and set right heel down

61-64

Repeat counts 57-60

REPEAT

VARIATION On counts 41-48, add 8 knock knees. That is, on the & before each count, point both knees outward. On each of the 8 counts themselves, point both knees inward. It takes practice, but looks great.THE BIG FINISH If you start on count 9 of the song, you will be facing the original wall as the song ends. Dance the wall the same as usual, but finish on count 15 of the dance by stomping your right foot to the right with your hands out to the sides in the "Ta-Daa" stance. That is, instead of9-12Swivel-swivel-swivel-swivel13&14Scuff-hitch-stomp

15&16

Scuff-hitch-stomp

just do

9-12

Swivel-swivel-swivel-swivel

13&14

Scuff-hitch-stomp

Stomp