Intro: 48 counts (begin on lyrics)
[1-8] FORWARD COASTER, ANCHOR STEP, ROCK RECOVER, TRIPLE 1/2 TURN LEFT
1&2
Step right forward, step left beside right, step right back
3&4
Step left back, rock right forward, recover left
5-6
Rock right back, recover left
7&8
Turning 1/4 left step right to side, step left beside right, turning 1/4 left step right back 6:00
[9-16] ANCHOR STEP, ROCK RECOVER, STEP ACROSS, BRUSH/SWEEP, 1/4 SAILOR TURNING RIGHT
1&2
Step left back, rock right forward, recover left
3-4
Rock right back, recover left
5-6
Step right across left, brush left beside right
7&8
Pivoting 1/4 right on ball of right sweep left behind right, step right to side, step left beside right 9:00
[17-24] TOUCH, KICK, STEP, TOUCH, KICK, STEP, CROSS, HOLD, BALL CROSS, BALL CROSS
1-2&
Touch right beside left, low kick right forward, step right beside left
3-4&
Touch left beside right, low kick left forward, step left beside right
5-6
Step right across left, hold
&7&8
Ball step slightly left, step right across left, ball step slightly left, step right across left
[25-32] STEP 1/4 LEFT, STEP PIVOT 1/2 TURN LEFT, TRIPLE FORWARD, STEP TURN 1/4 LEFT, RIGHT DIAGONAL TOE STRUT
1-2
Step left 1/4 turn left, step right forward pivot 1/2 turn left (weight on right foot) 12:00
3&4
Step left forward, step right beside left, step left forward
5-6
Step right forward, turn 1/4 left (weight to left) 9:00
7-8
Touch right toe on right diagonal, drop heel
[33-40] LEFT DIAGONAL TOE STRUT, ROCK RECOVER, TRIPLE FORWARD, TRIPLE 1/2 TURN RIGHT
1-2
Touch left toe on left diagonal, drop heel
3-4
Rock right back, recover left
5&6
Step right forward, step left beside right, step right forward
7&8
Turning 1/4 right step left to side, step right beside left, turning 1/4 right step left back 3:00
[41-48] BACK ROCK, RECOVER, SAILOR, SAILOR, KICK BALL CHANGE
1-2
Rock right back, recover left (stepping slightly forward)
3&4
Step right behind left, rock left to side, recover right
5&6
Step left behind right, rock right to side, recover left
7&8
Kick right forward, right ball step slightly behind left, step left in place
Shag steps are in counts of “6” from beginning of dance and are on the Female Foot: Shag Basic, Female Underarm
Turn, “Touch-Kick” Mirror Step* (24 counts), Male Underarm Turn, Sailor Basic
*The line dance includes a slight variation of the actual mirror step; otherwise it would have been a 1-wall line dance.
Choreographer Information: Sue Ann Ehmann, Patrick Springs, VA, USA - saehmann@centurylink.net
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TOO MANY GIRLFRIENDS (6-beat Shag Count)
For those who dance Shag, or East Coast Swing
Choreographed by Sue Ann Ehmann (May 2011)
48 count, 4 wall, Intermediate level Carolina Shag style Line Dance (all Shag steps)
Music: Too Many Girlfriends by Matt Leddy & The Meat Cutters on CD: Prime Cuts
BPM:119 - Note: Fade music out after 3:30 minutes
Intro: 48 counts (begin on lyrics)
(Shag steps as executed on the Female foot)
[1-6] (SHAG BASIC) FORWARD COASTER, ANCHOR STEP, ROCK RECOVER
1&2
Step right forward, step left beside right, step right back
3&4
Step left back, rock right forward, recover left
5-6
Rock right back, recover left
[7-12] (FEMALE UNDERARM TURN) TRIPLE 1/2 TURN LEFT, ANCHOR STEP, ROCK RECOVER
1&2
Turning 1/4 left step right to side, step left beside right, turning 1/4 left step right back 6:00
3&4
Step left back, rock right forward, recover left
5-6
Rock right back, recover left
[“TOUCH-KICK” MIRROR PATTERN (next 4 sections -- 24 counts)]
[13-18] (FRONT SET-UP/PREP STEP) STEP ACROSS, BRUSH/SWEEP, 1/4 SAILOR TURNING RIGHT, TOUCH, KICK, STEP
1-2
Step right across left, brush left beside right
3&4
Pivoting 1/4 right on ball of right sweep left behind right, step right to side, step left beside right 9:00
5-6&
Touch right beside left, low kick right forward, step right beside left
[19-24] TOUCH, KICK, STEP, CROSS, HOLD, BALL CROSS, BALL CROSS
1-2&
Touch left beside right, low kick left forward, step left beside right
3-4
Step right across left, hold
&5&6
Ball step slightly left, step right across left, ball step slightly left, step right across left
[25-30] STEP 1/4 LEFT, STEP PIVOT 1/2 TURN LEFT, TRIPLE FORWARD, STEP TURN 1/4 LEFT
1-2
Step left 1/4 turn left, step right forward pivot 1/2 turn left (weight on right foot) 12:00
3&4
Step left forward, step right beside left, step left forward
5-7
Step right forward, turn 1/4 left (weight to left) 9:00
[31-36] RIGHT DIAGONAL TOE STRUT, LEFT DIAGONAL TOE STRUT, ROCK RECOVER
1-4
Touch right toe on right diagonal, drop heel, touch left toe on left diagonal, drop heel
5-6
Rock right back, recover left
[37-42] (MALE UNDERARM TURN) TRIPLE FORWARD, TRIPLE 1/2 TURN RIGHT, ROCK RECOVER
1&2
Step right forward, step left beside right, step right forward
3&4
Turning 1/4 right step left to side, step right beside left, turning 1/4 right step left back 3:00
5-6
Rock right back, recover left (stepping slightly forward)
[43-48] (SAILOR BASIC) SAILOR, SAILOR, KICK BALL CHANGE
1&2
Step right behind left, rock left to side, recover right
3&4
Step left behind right, rock right to side, recover left
5&6
Kick right forward, right ball step slightly behind left, step left in place
*Line dance includes a slight variation of the actual Shag mirror step; otherwise it would have been a 1-wall dance.