The original
Boot Scootin' Boogie
Boot
Scootin Boogie
(a.k.a. Vancouver Boogie, Bootscoot Boogie, Calgary Boogie,
Philadelphia Special, Montreal Shuffle, etc.)
Description:
4 Wall Line Dance, 32 Counts, Beginner
Level
Choreographer: Bill
Bader 604-684-2455
billbader@hotmail.com
Music:
Signature Song (original): "Boot Scootin' Boogie" by Asleep At
The Wheel (148 bpm)
Signature Song
(popular): "Boot Scootin' Boogie" by Brooks & Dunn (134
bpm)
Alternate Songs:
Medium:
"Dance" by Twister Alley (138
bpm)
Medium: "5-6-7-8"
by Steps (148 bpm) - the lyrics refer to this dance and 2
other dancer of
mine
Fast:
"Boogie & Beethoven" by Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers (158
bpm)
Turbo:
"The Bug" by Mary Chapin Carpenter (174
bpm)
Turbo: "Hanky
Panky" by Madonna (LOTS of fun!) (174 bpm)
Choreographers
Notes: The song "Boot Scootin' Boogie" was written by Ronnie Dunn before
"Brooks & Dunn". It was first recorded by Asleep At The Wheel in
1989, but was never released as a single. I bought the Asleep At The
Wheel tape hoping that this song, with such a good name for a line dance would
be suitable for a line dance. As far as we know, this was the first line
dance to be named after the song; it was choreographed in 1990. It
remains one of the most worlds most popular dances and was used to set
the official Guinness World Record for the World Largest Line Dance (Australia,
1996,-97,-98,-99, 2000). This step description shows the way the dance is
done in most parts of the world, with the last 8 counts slightly
simplified.
1-8 RIGHT
VINE, DIAGONAL HEEL/CLAP, LEFT VINE, DIAGONAL
HEEL/CLAP
1-2-3 Right Vine: Sidestep R, Cross-step L
behind R, Sidestep R
4 Touch L heel
diagonally forward to left and Clap
5-6-7 Left Vine: Sidestep L, Cross-step R
behind L, Sidestep L
8 Touch R heel
diagonally forward to right and
Clap
9-12
STEP TOGETHER, DIAGONAL HEEL/CLAP, STEP TOGETHER, DIAGONAL
HEEL/CLAP
9 Step R beside
Left
10 Touch L heel
diagonally forward to left and Clap
11 Step L beside
Right
12 Touch R heel
diagonally forward to right and
Clap
13-16 SWIVEL
HEELS RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER
13-14 Closing feet together: Swivel both
heels to right, then left
15-16 Swivel both heels to right, then
center
17-24 STOMP,
STOMP, KICK, KICK, BALL-CHANGE, STOMP, KICK, KICK
17-18 Stomp up R heel beside L
twice
19-20 Kick R twice
with a forward and downward pumping action
&21 Step R toe/ball beside L
instep, Step L beside R
22 Stomp up R heel beside
L.
23-24 Kick R twice with a
forward and downward pumping action
NOTE:
Counts &21-22 may, if necessary, be simplified as 2 R stomps (counts
21-22).
25-32 FORWARD,
HOOK BEHIND, BACK, HITCH, BACK, HITCH,
FORWARD, SCUFF/TURN
25-26 Step R
forward, Press L shin into back of R knee bending the
knee
27-28 Step L back, Raise R
knee
29-30 Step R back,
Raise L knee
31-32 Step L
forward, Scuff R heel turning 1/4
left ( 9:00)
End of pattern. Begin
again...
Step description written Sep. 7, 2002 by the
choreographer.. Photocopying for classes and competitions
is
permitted. For more dances and lots of line dance information, see
webpage: http://www.billbader.com