The Houston Shuffle

Choreographed by 	Diane Girard & Jacques Godin 09
Description 	Partner dance 32 counts / Intermediate
		Start Closed Western Position Man facing OLOD
Music 		Cowboy Lovin’ Night - Amber Digby

1-8 	SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE ¼ TURN CHANGING SIDES,
	SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN LOD (LADY SHUFFLE BACK IN CLOSED POSITION)
1-4 	Man: Side shuffle L R L, Cross shuffle R L R
	Lady: Side shuffle R L R, Cross shuffle L R L
	Raise lady’s right hand over lady’s head (man’s left) release lady’s left hand,
	man passes in front of lady changing sides both facing RLOD
5&6 	Man: ¼ turn right side shuffle L R L RLOD (lady now on right side of man)
	Lady: ¼ turn left side shuffle R L R RLOD
	Rejoin in «Closed Position» man facing LOD
7&8 	Man: Shuffle forward 1/2 right R L R LOD «Closed Western»
	Lady: Shuffle back L R L RLOD

9-16 	WALK WALK, SHUFFLE (LADY 11/2 TURNS INTO SWEETHEART), STEP SLIDE SHUFFLE
	Raise lady’s right hand (man’s left) transfer right hand to right hand over
	lady’s head on her first ½ turn ending in "Right Side By Side" facing LOD
1-4 	Man: Walk forward L R, Shuffle forward L R L (Sweetheart)
	Lady: Step back on R turning ½ turn right LOD, Step forward on L turning ½ turn right RLOD,
	Shuffle ½ turn right on RLR into "Right Side By Side" LOD (Sweetheart)
5-8 	Man: Step R forward, Slide L and step next to R, Shuffle forward RLR
	Lady: Step L forward, Slide R and step next to L, Shuffle forward LRL

17-24 	¼ TURN SIDE SHUFFLE, ¼ TURN BACK SHUFFLE, 1/4TURN INSIDE
	SHUFFLE,1/4 turn FWD SHUFFLE IN CROSSED HANDS
	Raise right hands over lady’s head into crossed hands position, right on top
1-4 	Man: ¼ turn right side shuffle LRL OLOD, ¼ turn right back shuffle RLR RLOD
	Lady: ¼ left side shuffle RLR ILOD, ¼ turn back shuffle LRL RLOD
5-8 	Man: 1/4 turn left side shuffle LRL LOD, 1/4 turn Shuffle forward RLR LOD
	Lady: 1/4 right side shuffle RLR LOD, 1/4 turn Shuffle forward LRL LOD

25-28 	SIDE ROCK WITH HAND TRANSFER, CROSS SHUFFLE CHANGING SIDES
	1-2 When you side rock release both hands while transferring man’s right hand to lady’s
	left into «Open Promenade» 3&4 cross shuffle changing sides, man passes in front of lady
	with raised hands over his head
1-4 	Man: Side rock L to left side, Recover on right, Cross shuffle LRL (in front of lady)
	Lady: Side rock R to right side, Recover on L, Cross shuffle RLR (behind man)

29-32 	STEP BACK, STEP TO SIDE, SHUFFLE FORWARD (LADY FWD ½ TURN,
	STEP TOGETHER IN CLOSED POSITION, SHUFFLE BACK)
	When man steps back lady places her self in front of man into closed position
	making 1/2 turn right keeping close to man and now facing RLOD.
5-8 	Man: Step back on R, Step L to left side, Shuffle forward RLR (Closed Western)
	Lady: Step L forward making ½ turn right around man RLOD, Step back on R, Shuffle back LRL
	(Closed Western)
	Restart the dance with ¼ turn side shuffle

Every effort has been made to ensure these cue Sheets are accurate, Should you find any errors, Please let me know via e-mail thank you...... Robert
http://www.arjjazedance.free-online.co.uk	November 2008