COTTON PICKIN'
SONG:                                      "COTTON PICKIN' TIME" by BLAKE SHELTON
ALBUM:                                    "BARN & GRILL"
ORIGINAL POSITION:               FEET TOGETHER WEIGHT ON THE LEFT FOOT.
CHOREOGRAPHER:                 GORDON ELLIOTT. Sydney. N.S.W AUSTRALIA. January 2005

BEATS	STEPS:  This dance is done in all FOUR directions.	

1 & 2 &
3 & 4 &
5, 6
7, 8	OUT-CLAP-OUT-CLAP, IN-CLAP-IN-CLAP, PIVOT TURN, PIVOT TURN
STEP R AT 45 DEGREES, CLAP, STEP L TO THE SIDE, CLAP,
STEP R BACK TO CENTRE, CLAP, STEP L TOGETHER, CLAP,
PIVOT: STEP R FORWARD, TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT TAKE WEIGHT ONTO L
PIVOT: STEP R FORWARD, TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT TAKE WEIGHT ONTO L	

 
 1 &
2 &
3, 4
5, 6
7, 8	RIGHT STRUT, LEFT STRUT, CHARLESTON FORWARD, CHARLESTON BACK, 
FORWARD, FORWARD
STRUT: STEP R HEEL FORWARD, DROP R TOE TO THE FLOOR,
STRUT: STEP L HEEL FORWARD, DROP L TOE TO THE FLOOR,
CHARLESTON: SWEEP TO TOUCH R TOE FORWARD, SWEEP TO STEP R BACK
CHARLESTON: SWEEP TO TOUCH L TOE BACK, SWEEP TO STEP L FORWARD,
STEP R FORWARD, STEP L FORWARD.	

 
1, 2, 3
& 4
5 & 6
7 & 8	ROLLING VINE RIGHT & CLAP-CLAP
1/4 TURN SHUFFLE FORWARD, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE BACK
ROLLING VINE TO THE RIGHT TURNING 360 DEGREES RIGHT STEP: R,L,R
CLAP, CLAP
TURN 90 DEGREES LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD : L-R-L,
TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT SHUFFLE BACK : R-L-R,	

 
1 & 2
3 & 4
5 &
6 &
7, 8 **	COASTER STEP, KICK-BALL-FORWARD, 
TOUCH-TOGETHER-TOUCH-TOGETHER, PIVOT TURN
COASTER : STEP L BACK, STEP R TOGETHER, STEP L FORWARD,
KICK R FORWARD, STEP R TOGETHER, STEP L FORWARD,
TOUCH R TOE TO THE SIDE, STEP R TOGETHER,
TOUCH L TOE TO THE SIDE, STEP L TOGETHER
PIVOT : STEP R FORWARD, TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT TAKE WEIGHT ONTO L	
 	 	
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1 & 2
3, 4	REPEAT THE DANCE IN NEW DIRECTION
 
TAG: At the end of WALL 3 & WALL 6 (**) add the following four beat tag..
 
KICK R FORWARD, STEP R TOGETHER, STEP L FORWARD,
PIVOT: STEP R FORWARD, TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT TAKE WEIGHT ONTO L	

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