the cactus club

Juice Newton

Slap Leather

Count:36, Wall:4

Level: Beginner

Choreographer: Maybe Gayle Brandon 1978. There are lots of variation of this dance but here is ours from 1993

Music: Tulsa Time by Don Williams; American Honky Tonk Bar Association by Garth Brooks; Hanky Panky by Madonna; I Fell In Love by Carlene Carter; Queen Of Hearts by Juice Newton; The Race Is On by Sawyer Brown.


GRAPEVINES
1-4 Step Right Foot To Right. Cross Step Left Foot Behind Right. Step Right Foot To Right. Cross Left Foot Behind Right Knee And Slap Boot With Right Hand.
5-8 Step Left Foot To Left. Cross Step Right Foot Behind Left. Step Left Foot To Left. Cross Right Foot Behind Left Knee And Slap Boot With Left Hand.

9-12 Walk Back Stepping Right, Left, Right. Cross Left Foot Behind Right Knee And Slap Boot With Right Hand.
13-16 Step Forward On Left Foot. Slide Right Foot Beside Left. Step Forward On Left Foot. Stomp Right Foot Beside Left.

PIGEION TOES
17-20 Split Heels Apart. Bring Heels Together, Repeat

HEAL TAPS
21-24 Tap Right Heel Forward. Step Right Foot Beside Left. Tap Left Heel Forward. Step Left Foot Beside Right.
25-28 Tap Right Heel Forward. Step Right Foot Beside Left. Tap Left Heel Forward. Step Left Foot Beside Right.
29-32 Tap Right Heel Forward Twice. Tap Right Toe back Twice.

SLAP LEATHER
33-36 Cross Right Foot In Front Of Left Knee And Slap Boot With Left Hand. Swing Right Foot To Right side And Slap Boot With Right Hand. Cross Right Foot In Behind Left Knee And Slap Boot With Left Hand. Swing Right Foot To Right side And Slap Boot With Right Hand.
37-38 Cross Right Foot In Front Of Left Knee And Slap Boot With Left Hand. Swing Right Foot To Right Turning 1/4 Left And Slap Boot With Right Hand.
(This Sequence Is Performed Standing On The Left Leg And Is A Continuous Motion - The Side swings can be replaced by side touches if balance is an issue)