Moon
Time
Description: 4-Wall Line Dance, 32 Counts, Upper Beginner Level
Choreographer: Bill Bader Email: billbader@hotmail.com Website:
www.billbader.com
Music:
Signature Song (preferred): “Blue Kentucky Girl” by Emmylou
Harris (116 bpm)
Slow/Teaching Song: “You
Are The One” by Carlene Carter (106 bpm)
Moderate Alternate Song: “Highway
40 Blues” by Ricky Skaggs (122 bpm)
Very Fast (not for everyone): "Marty
Stuart Visits The Moon" by Marty Stuart (152 bpm)
Notes:
This dance adapts well to a variety of songs and tempos, but it is most
popular with the slower tempo songs.
Please try this to your own choice of
music, preferably a 32-count phrased song.
I have purposely listed only older
songs here because this dance was created as
I look back 20 years: I had my first
line dance class 20 years ago...and
I haven’t stopped since! Moon Time is dedicated to my first line dance
instructor, Maxcy Moon.
RIGHT
KICK-BALL-CHANGE, RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD
1&2 Kick-ball-change: Kick RIGHT forward, Step ball of RIGHT
beside Left, Change weight to LEFT
3&4 Shuffle
forward RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT: Step RIGHT
forward, Slide/Step LEFT beside Right, Step RIGHT forward
LEFT
KICK-BALL-CHANGE, LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD
5&6 Kick-ball-change: Kick LEFT forward, Step ball of LEFT beside
Right, Change weight to RIGHT
7&8 Shuffle
forward LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT: Step LEFT
forward, Slide/Step RIGHT beside Left, Step LEFT forward
ROCK
FWD-BACK, 2 SHUFFLES BACK, ROCK BACK-FWD
9-10 Step
RIGHT forward, Rock back onto LEFT
11&12 Shuffle back RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT * Option: Shuffle back turning 1/2 right on
RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT
13&14 Shuffle back LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT
* Turn another 1/2 right while
shuffling on L-R-L (12:00)
15-16 Step
RIGHT back, Rock forward onto LEFT
RIGHT
KICK-BALL-CHANGE, SIDE, SLIDE TOGETHER; REPEAT
17&18 Kick-ball-change: Kick
RIGHT forward, Step ball of RIGHT beside Left, Change weight to LEFT
19-20 Step
RIGHT to right side, Slide/Step LEFT beside RIGHT
21&22 Kick-ball-change: Kick R
forward, Step ball of RIGHT beside Left, Change weight to LEFT
23-24 Step
RIGHT to right side, Slide/Step LEFT beside Right
FORWARD,
BACK, BACK TURNING 1/2 RIGHT, HOLD
25 Step
RIGHT forward
26 Rock
Step back onto LEFT
27 Step
RIGHT back turning 1/2 right
28 Hold
FORWARD,
BACK, BACK TURN 1/4 LEFT, HOLD
29 Step
LEFT forward
30 Rock
Step back onto RIGHT
31 Step
LEFT back turning 1/4 left
32 Hold
End of pattern. Begin again facing one wall right from
original starting wall.
© Bill Bader 2001. This step description
was written June 6, 2001 by the choreographer, Bill Bader. Photocopying is
permitted for classes and competitions. All of Bill’s dances and videos are found at www.billbader.com