Running Bear  
Choreographer: Neil Hale
Description: 96 count, 1 wall line dance, beginner/intermediate level
Music: "Running Bear" by The Dean Brothers
Note: PHRASING: The parts must follow each other in the following order: ABC - ABC - ABCC

Beats Instructions
  PART A
  TOE STRUTS FORWARD
1-2 Touch right toes forward, snap right heel to floor taking weight,
3-4 Touch left toes forward, snap left heel to floor taking weight,
5-8 Repeat above 4 counts.
   
  ROCK STEP, SHUFFLES BACK, ROCK STEP
9-10 Rock forward onto right foot, rock back onto left foot,
11&12 Small step back on right foot, small step back on left foot, small step back on right foot,
13&14 Small step back on left foot, small step back on right foot, small step back on left foot,
15-16 Rock backward onto right foot, rock forward onto left foot,
17-32 Repeat above 16 counts.
   
  PART B
  TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE), ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE
1-2 Cross touch right toes over left foot, drop right heel to floor taking weight,
3-4 Touch left toes to left side, drop left heel to floor taking weight,
5-6 Cross rock right foot behind left foot, rock forward onto left foot,
7&8 Step right foot small step to right side, step left foot next to right foot, step right foot small step to right side.
   
  TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE), ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE
9-10 Cross touch left toes over right foot, drop left heel to floor taking weight,
11-12 Touch right toes to right side, drop right heel to floor taking weight,
13-14 Cross rock left foot behind right foot, rock forward onto right foot,
15&16 Step left foot small step to left side, step right foot next to left foot, step left foot small step to left side,
17-32 Repeat above 16 counts but on 15&16 instead of side shuffle left do stomp side left, pause.
   
  PART C
  SAILOR SHUFFLES, FORWARD SHUFFLES
1&2 Cross step right foot behind left foot, step left foot in place, step right foot to right side,
3&4 Cross step left foot behind right foot, step right foot in place, step left foot to left side,
5&6 Small step forward on right foot, small step forward on left foot, small step forward on right foot,
7&8 Small step forward on left foot, small step forward on right foot, small step forward on left foot.
   
  HEEL TAPS, 1/2 PIVOT LEFT, STOMP, STOMP
9-12 Tap right heel forward, step right foot together, tap left heel forward, step left foot together,
13-14 Step forward on right foot, make 1/2 pivot turn left (end with weight on left foot),
15-16 Right stomp forward/to right side, left stomp forward/to left side,
17-32 Repeat above 16 counts.
   
ENDING: At the end of song and dance, stomp right forward and pause, instead of "right stomp forward and side" and "left stomp forward and side". That is,
31 Stomp right forward, pause (for effect, stretch arms out front and back, palms down at waist height).