Ride 'Em Cowboy
Choreographers: John Dean & Gita Renik
Description: 64 count, 4 wall line dance
Music: "Rodeo Rock" by The Dean Brothers from The Ultimate In Dance Album
Note: Start the dance on John's vocals, "I Heard It In A Honky Tonk …" which come in after a long instrumental intro followed by the rapp, "Get right down to the nitty gritty, strut your stuff like Bronco Billy!"

Beats Instructions
  RIGHT MAMBO FORWARD, LEFT MAMBO BACK, VINE RIGHT, LEFT TOUCH SHIMMY OUT TO LEFT X2
1&2 Rock step right foot forward, rock step left foot in place, step right foot beside left foot,
3&4 Rock step left foot back, step right foot in place, step left foot beside right foot,
5-8 Step right foot out to right side, step left foot behind right foot, step right foot out to right side, touch left foot beside right foot,
9-10 Slide left foot out to left side while shimmying shoulders over 2 counts stepping onto left foot,
11-12 Slide right foot in beside left foot while shimmying shoulders as you step right foot beside left foot,
13-16 Repeat counts 9-12 above ending with weight on left foot as you touch right foot beside left foot.
Variation: Counts 9-16 - replace shimmys with hip thrusts and pull back on those reigns!
   
  RIGHT MAMBO FORWARD, LEFT MAMBO BACK, VINE RIGHT, LEFT TOUCH SHIMMY OUT TO LEFT X2
17-32 Repeat counts 1-16.
   
  CROSS AND STEP, BEHIND AND STEP, CROSS, SIDE, SAILOR STEP
33&34 Rock step right foot diagonally forward over left foot, step left foot in place, step right foot beside left foot,
35&36 Rock step left foot diagonally back behind right foot, step right foot in place, step left foot beside right foot,
37-38 Step right foot over left foot, step left foot to left side,
39&40 Step right foot behind left foot, step left foot to left side, step right foot to place,
   
  CROSS AND STEP, BEHIND AND STEP, CROSS, SIDE, SAILOR STEP
41-48 Repeat counts 33-40 leading with left foot.
   
  SCOOT FORWARD (BOTH FEET) X2, SLAP RIGHT, SLAP LEFT
49-50 Scoot forward on both feet, repeat (easier option is to scoot right, left: count &1, &2),
51-52 Slap right hand onto right flank, slap left hand onto left flank,
&53-56 Repeat counts &49-52.
   
  STEP FORWARD RIGHT WITH HEEL TAPS, STEP FORWARD LEFT WITH HEEL TAPS, SPIN 3/4 TURN TO LEFT CIRCLING YOUR LASSO WITH RIGHT HAND
57-58 (Step right toes diagonally forward) tap right heel down for 2 counts (clicking fingers on right hand),
59-60 (Step left toes diagonally forward) tap left heel down for 2 counts (clicking fingers on left hand),
& (Keeping weight on ball of left foot) lift left heel off the floor,
61 Make a slight turn to left as you place heel down touching right toes out to right side,
&62-64 Repeat &61 three more times to complete a 3/4 turn to the left (as you make this 3/4 turn, circle your right wrist clockwise in air above your head as if spinning your lasso or hat!)
   
  Begin Dance Again ............