Cheyenne Woman
Choreographed by Arne Stakkestad
Description 48 count, beginner/intermediate polka partner/circle dance
Man inside of circle, facing lady. Man's right hand on lady's hip.
Lady's left hand on man's right shoulder.
Man's left hand in lady's right hand at shoulder level
Music Be My Cheyenne Woman - Rene Guylline
I'm Going To Jackson - Johnny Cash & June Carter [Polka]

MAN:  LADY:
SIDE TOE STRUT, CROSS TOE STRUT TWICE
1-8 Step left toe to side, drop left heel, cross right toe over left, drop right heel, step left toe to side, drop left heel, cross right toe over left, drop right heel Step right toe to side, drop right heel, cross left toe over right, drop left heel, step right toe to side, drop right heel, cross left toe over right, drop left heel

¼ TURN AND SHUFFLE X 4 (FULL TURN)
9&10 Turn ¼ left and shuffle forward left, right, left Turn ¼ right and shuffle forward right, left, right
Man's left arm in front. Lady's right arm in front
11&12 Turn ¼ left and shuffle side right, left, right Turn ¼ right and shuffle side left, right, left
Hands loose
13&14 Turn ¼ left and shuffle back left, right, left Turn ¼ right and shuffle back right, left, right
15&16 Turn ¼ left and shuffle side right, left, right Turn ¼ right and shuffle side left, right, left
Back in start position

DIAGONAL SHUFFLES X 4
17&18 Shuffle diagonally forward left, right, left Shuffle diagonally back right, left, right
19&20 Shuffle diagonally forward right, left, right Shuffle diagonally back left, right, left
21&22 Shuffle diagonally back right, left, right Shuffle diagonally forward right, left, right
23&24 Shuffle diagonally back left, right, left Shuffle diagonally forward left, right, left

SIDE STEP, KICK, SIDE STEP, KICK, ROCKING CHAIR
25-26 Step Lt to side, kick right diagonally fwd Step Rt to side, kick left fwd (between man's legs)
Clap lady's right hand to man's right hand
27-28 Step right to side, kick left diagonally forward Step Lt to side, right kick Fwd (between man's legs)
Clap lady's left hand to man's left hand
29-32 Rock left forward, recover to right, rock left back, recover to right Rock right back, recover to left, rock right forward, recover to left

WALK FULL TURN SIDE BY SIDE, SIDE SHUFFLES
33-36 Step left forward (man's right shoulder against lady's right shoulder), turn ¼ right and step right forward, turn ¼ right and step left forward, turn ¼ right and step right forward Step right forward (lady's right shoulder to  man's right shoulder), turn ¼ right and step left forward, turn ¼ right and step right forward, turn ¼ right and step left forward
37&38 Turn ¼ right (back in start position) and shuffle to side left, right, left, Turn ¼ right (back in start position)  and shuffle to side right, left, right,
39&40 Shuffle to side right, left, right Shuffle to side left, right, left

SHUFFLE ½ TURN X 4, MOVE FORWARD IN LINE OF DANCE (POLKA TURNS AROUND EACH OTHER)
41&42 Shuffle forward turning ½ right stepping left, right, left Shuffle forward turning ½ right stepping right, left, right
43&44 Turn ½ right and shuffle forward right, left, right Turn ½ right and shuffle forward left, right, left
45&46 Turn ½ right and shuffle forward left, right, left Turn ½ right and shuffle forward right, left, right
47&48 Turn ½ right and shuffle forward right, left, right Turn ½ right and shuffle forward left, right, left
During those shuffles you move toward LOD and dance around each other
Turn ½ right (back in start position) to restart the dance
REPEAT

ENDING
At the end of the song, after the toe struts (counts 1-8) there is 1 count left ¼ turn and step forward
and touch left arm man and right arm lady forwards