Chixie Reel

Start 24 counts into the song when the bass kicks in.

1st Place Winner - Choreography Competition, Can-Am 2003, Phrased Country

PART A

ROCK, RECOVER, ½ TURN SHUFFLE, TURN, HITCH, SHUFFLE STEP

Prep for turn by rotating 1/8 to left and pulling left shoulder back as you recover weight onto right

Weight remains on right

Ending facing slightly to the left diagonal

AND JACK, STEP, HALF, QUARTER, CROSS, ROCK & CROSS, KICK

It helps step 5 to over-rotate here and face slightly left

Place full weight onto left. This is fast. You may consider this as a ball-ball-cross. Do not take the time to let your left heel touch the floor before you push off the ball of that left foot, momentarily taking weight on the ball of your right foot as you cross your left in front of your right

AND POINT HOLD, AND POINT HOLD, SWITCH, SWITCH, SWITCH, CROSS

You should be bending diagonally forward over your right foot and your shoulders should be slightly rotated to the right with your left shoulder forward

You should be bending diagonally forward over your left foot and your shoulders should be slightly rotated to the left with your right shoulder forward

Swing your straightened left leg out to your left side (keep it low) and at the same time, keeping your right leg straight, swing your right leg directly underneath you to land on your right foot exactly where your left foot was. Try to keep legs straight and equally apart (image your shoelaces tied together)

SCUFF, CROSS, CLAP TWICE, MODIFIED ANKLE ROCKS

You should be relatively low to the floor. This will require you to let your body fall and stop when your left knee tucks in behind your right calf and for styling, just as you are landing, roll off the sole of your left foot onto the left side of the left foot. Tilt head downward to look as low as possible.

Head remains bent forward

Do this by rolling off the side of your left foot back onto the sole, at the same time rolling off the sole of your right foot onto right side of the foot dragging that foot a little closer to the left. Your legs remain crossed but your feet are now closer together

Do this by rolling off the side of your foot back onto the sole, at the same time rolling off the sole of your left foot onto side of the foot dragging that foot a little closer to the right.

Dragging the right foot a little closer to the left.

Dragging the left foot a little closer to the right. At this point you should be standing fully erect with the toe of your left foot almost directly behind your right heel

PART B

ROCK, STEP, CROSSING SHUFFLE, PREP, TURN, CROSSING SHUFFLE

Prep for crossing shuffle by turning slightly to right

Prep for turn by rotating 1/8 to left and pulling left shoulder back

It helps the following crossing shuffle to over-rotate here and face slightly left

STEP, TOUCH, SHUFFLE STEP, CROSS, STEP, ½ TURN SHUFFLE

A considerably advanced move here would be to do a rolling turn to the right. Do this by stepping right ¼ right (9:00), turn ½ right stepping on left (2:00), turn ¼ to right stepping right to right side (6:00)

HEEL, STEP, SIDE, CROSS, UNWIND, KICK STEP TOUCH

Dig heel into floor with toes pointing upward and stand upright on right heel as you hitch left leg slightly balancing all weight on right heel

End with weight on left and right foot crossed in front of left ankle

Styling note: left knee should point to side wall (9:00), place left fist on hip with elbow out and right arm arched upward (elbow pointing out) with right fist above head, palm down

STEP, LOCK, KICK STEP POINT, UNWIND HOOK CROSS, CLAP TWICE

Lock in place with right shin behind left heel, left toe touching floor. Weight is fully on right (you look like Mr. Peanut, from Planter's Nuts)

Use your right toe as an anchor. Pull yourself around to the right to face the back wall. Continue spinning on the ball of your left foot by hitching your right knee. On count 7 you are posed, facing the front wall with right foot hooked in front of left shin weight on the ball of your left foot. Styling note: snap fingers out at sides

This is count 64 of the dance, end here if dancing to music other than "Lil' Jack Slade!"

Again, these last two counts (making the dance a total of 66) are extra counts which are only required for "Lil' Jack Slade," they would be omitted with other music.

REPEAT

TAG In this section of the music the emphasis is on the beats of 1, 3, 5, 7 and 1 again, following the heavy strum of the bass guitar TOE STEP, CROSS, TURN, KICK, TOE STEP, TURN, KICK1-2Touch toe left diagonally back to left side, then step down on left

TOE STEP, TURN, SCUFF, CROSS, BACK, TURN

STEP HOLD, STEP HOLD, PUNCH TURN HAMMER DOWN

At the same time, kneel upon right knee time and drive right arm straight down to slap palm flat to floor, with your head hung down. At this point you are considerably bent over, supporting yourself with your left hand upon your left leg. Styling note: while on your right knee with your palm flat to the floor, your right thigh, right arm from the shoulder and left shin are perpendicular to the floor and your left thigh, your back and right shin are horizontal! (for low impact, do not go down on knee, simply crouch with head tilted downward and punch right arm down towards floor with palm facing down.)

TURN ROUND, STEP, TORQUE, RISE HITCH SPIN

As you turn begin to drop your left knee towards your right knee, at the same time your right foot (sliding upon the floor) should swing behind you in an arc. Begin to straighten your back. (for low impact, counts 2-3-4: remaining in a crouched position, take 3 counts to slowly swivel on the balls of both feet ½ turn to right, straightening your back as you turn but remaining crouched until you are facing side wall (3:00) on count 4. Weight will be forward on right.)

At this point you are kneeling on both knees, feet together, shins flat to floor, standing straight up (on your knees) facing side wall (3:00)

Right thigh is horizontal, shin is vertical and foot is flat on the floor

Wind up like a spring. Weight will be on your left knee. Your left arm and leg are back; your right elbow and knee are forward. (You will look somewhat like the FTD florist logo) (when dancing this low impact the movement is the same except you are still in a crouched position on your feet. Twist upper body to left by pulling left shoulder back and swinging right arm to left in front of upper body. As you twist, your weight drops back onto left. Your left arm and leg are back; your right elbow and right leg is forward.)

On count 6, twist upper body to right, begin rising on right. On 7, as you rise, continue to turn right, hitching left leg to spin right on the ball of right foot. On 8, continue to rise to a standing position as you spin on the ball of your right foot to complete a ¾ turn to face the front wall (12:00). (for low impact, twist upper body to right placing weight on right. As you begin to turn, hitch left knee to spin ¾ right on the ball of right foot to face front wall.) Note: on count 8 you are on the front wall standing with weight on right and left knee still hitched. It is good here to slightly over rotate and be facing slightly to the right

End of Tag. Continue with Part B/

THE PHRASING:

After 24 counts (on count 25) the dance starts with Part B first! You will then do 2 full walls AB, AB. On the third wall, after dancing the Part A for the third time, right after the ankle rocks (at about 1 minute 30 seconds into the music,) there is the Tag which falls right between parts A & B. The Tag only comes once, at the end of the Tag you continue with Part B. You will do Part A once more, for the fourth time. After the ankle rocks there are two extra beats and a Restart, so clap and stamp twice (like counts 9 & 10) and restart Part A. The dance ends nine counts later on count one of the second eight count, right on the jack, so hold that pose! Good luck! After 24 counts start: B, AB, AB, A TAG B, A & TWO CLAPS, A