Cripple Creek
Choreographed by Kip Sweeny
Description: 48 count, 2 wall, intermediate line/contra dance
Music: Cripple Creek by Jim Rast & Knee Deep
Start dancing on lyrics
TOE-HEEL, SHUFFLE IN PLACE; TOE-HEEL, SHUFFLE IN PLACE
1-2 Touch right together (toe turned in), touch right heel beside left instep
3&4 Step on right foot, step left together, step on right foot
5-6 Touch left together (toe turned in), touch left heel side
7&8 Step on left foot, step right together, step on left foot
KICKS
9& Kick right foot out at 45 degree angle (2:00), step right together
10& Kick left foot out at 45 degree angle (11:00), step left together
11& Kick right foot out at 45 degree angle (2:00), step right together
12& Kick left forward, hold
ROCK STEP FORWARD; ROCK-STEP BACK; SIDE SHUFFLE
13 Rock step forward onto left foot
14 Rock step backward onto right foot
15&16 Chassé side left-right-left
FORWARD SHUFFLES
17&18 Chassé forward right-left-right
19&20 Chassé forward left-right-left
21&22 Chassé forward right-left-right
23&24 Chassé forward left-right-left
RIGHT GRAPEVINE; LEFT GRAPEVINE
Hand motions: Brush hands down, then up, then clap, then snap fingers on both regular grapevines
25-26 Step right side, cross left behind
27-28 Step right side, touch left together
29-30 Step left side, cross right behind
31-32 Step left side, touch right together
RIGHT GRAPEVINE WITH ½ TURN; LEFT GRAPEVINE
33-34 Step right side, cross left behind
35 Step right side
36 Turn ½ right while stepping on right foot and hitching left knee
37-38 Step left side, cross right behind
39-40 Step left side, step right together
APPLEJACKS
41& With weight on left heel and right toe, swivel right heel to the left, return to center
42& Change weight to left toe and right heel and swivel left heel to the right return to center
43& Change weight back to left heel and right toe and swivel right heel to the left, return to center
44& Swivel right heel to the left again, return to center
45& Change weight to left toe and right heel and swivel left heel to the right, return to center
46& Swivel left heel to the right again, return to center
47& Change weight to left heel and right toe and swivel right heel to the left, return to center
48& Change weight to left toe and right heel and swivel left heel to the right, return to center
Options for the applejacks steps include swiveling heel together first to the left, to the center; to the right, to the center; to the left, to the center; to the right, to the center.
REPEAT
Choreographed by Kip Sweeny
Description: 48 count, 2 wall, intermediate line/contra dance
Music: Cripple Creek by Jim Rast & Knee Deep
Start dancing on lyrics
TOE-HEEL, SHUFFLE IN PLACE; TOE-HEEL, SHUFFLE IN PLACE
1-2 Touch right together (toe turned in), touch right heel beside left instep
3&4 Step on right foot, step left together, step on right foot
5-6 Touch left together (toe turned in), touch left heel side
7&8 Step on left foot, step right together, step on left foot
KICKS
9& Kick right foot out at 45 degree angle (2:00), step right together
10& Kick left foot out at 45 degree angle (11:00), step left together
11& Kick right foot out at 45 degree angle (2:00), step right together
12& Kick left forward, hold
ROCK STEP FORWARD; ROCK-STEP BACK; SIDE SHUFFLE
13 Rock step forward onto left foot
14 Rock step backward onto right foot
15&16 Chassé side left-right-left
FORWARD SHUFFLES
17&18 Chassé forward right-left-right
19&20 Chassé forward left-right-left
21&22 Chassé forward right-left-right
23&24 Chassé forward left-right-left
RIGHT GRAPEVINE; LEFT GRAPEVINE
Hand motions: Brush hands down, then up, then clap, then snap fingers on both regular grapevines
25-26 Step right side, cross left behind
27-28 Step right side, touch left together
29-30 Step left side, cross right behind
31-32 Step left side, touch right together
RIGHT GRAPEVINE WITH ½ TURN; LEFT GRAPEVINE
33-34 Step right side, cross left behind
35 Step right side
36 Turn ½ right while stepping on right foot and hitching left knee
37-38 Step left side, cross right behind
39-40 Step left side, step right together
APPLEJACKS
41& With weight on left heel and right toe, swivel right heel to the left, return to center
42& Change weight to left toe and right heel and swivel left heel to the right return to center
43& Change weight back to left heel and right toe and swivel right heel to the left, return to center
44& Swivel right heel to the left again, return to center
45& Change weight to left toe and right heel and swivel left heel to the right, return to center
46& Swivel left heel to the right again, return to center
47& Change weight to left heel and right toe and swivel right heel to the left, return to center
48& Change weight to left toe and right heel and swivel left heel to the right, return to center
Options for the applejacks steps include swiveling heel together first to the left, to the center; to the right, to the center; to the left, to the center; to the right, to the center.
REPEAT