ZYDECO LADY


NAME: ZYDECO LADY line dance
Description: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
COUNTS: 40
CHOREOGRAPHER:  Chris Hookie; Arlington, TX; (817) HOT DANCE
MUSIC: Zydeco Lady = ??? (slow)
       The Wanderer = Dion (slow)
       Country Club = Travis Tritt (slow)
       Dumas Walker = Kentucky Headhunters (slow)
       Honky Tonk Blues = Pirates of the Mississippi (fast)
       Hillbilly Rock = Marty Stuart (fast)

NOTE: One step equals one beat of music, except for the cha-cha's
which are three steps to two beats of music.  Can be counted as "slow,
slow, quick, quick, quick, &."  
  Also, this dance is an isolation dance from the hips on down:
excessive arm movements should be avoided.

COUNTS / STEP DESCRIPTIONS

FORWARD, SIDE, CHA-CHA-CHA:
 1-2      Left Toe touch forward.  Left Toe touch to the side.  
 3&4      Left step behind Right.  Right step to the side.  
          Left step  next to right & slightly forward.
 
FORWARD, SIDE, CHA-CHA-CHA:
 1-2      Right Toe touch forward.  Right Toe touch to the side.  
 3&4      Right step behind Left.  Left step to the side.  
          Right step next to Left & slightly forward.
 
LEFT, TURN, CHA-CHA-CHA:
 1-2      Left step forward (start 1/2 turn left).  
          Right step forward (finish 1/2 turn left, you're facing RLOD).  
 3&4      Left step back.  Right step back.  Left step forward.
 
RIGHT, TURN, CHA-CHA-CHA:
 1-2      Right step forward (start 1/2 turn right).  
          Left step forward (finish 1/2 turn right, you're facing LOD).  
 3&4      Right step back.  Left step back.  Right step forward.
 
LEFT, BACK, CHA-CHA-CHA:
 1-2      Left step forward & make a 1/4 turn to the right.  
          Right step behind Left.  
 3&4      Left step to the side (start a  3/4 turn to the left).  
          Right step forward.  
          Left step together (you're facing RLOD).
 
RIGHT, BEHIND, CHA-CHA-CHA:
 1-2      Right step forward & make a 1/4 turn to the left.  
          Left step behind Right.  
 3&4      Right step to the side (start a  3/4 turn to the right).  
          Left step forward.  
          Right step together (you're facing LOD).
 
LEFT, RIGHT, CHA-CHA-CHA:
 1-2      Left step back.  Right step back.  
 3&4      Left step back.  Right step next to Left.  
          Left step next to Right.
 
RIGHT, SLIDE, CHA-CHA-CHA:
 1-2      Right step forward.  Left slide up & behind Right Foot.  
 3&4      Right step forward.  Left step next to Right.  
          Right step  forward.
 
LEFT, SLIDE, CHA-CHA-CHA:
 1-2      Left step forward.  Right slide up & behind Left Foot.  
 3&4      Left step forward.  Right step next to Left.  
          Left step forward.
 
FORWARD, PIVOT, CHA-CHA-CHA:
 1-2      Right step forward.  1/2 pivot turning left (weight On Left).  
 3&4      Right step forward (begin 3/4 turn to the left).  
          Left step back.  Right step to the side.

                        REPEAT
Begin Again.