RUNNING BEAR Choreographer NEIL HALE - 510) 462-6572 – 05/97 Inquiries in Europe to Jill Thompson at 44 0181 523 9639 Description  96 Count 1 Wall Easy Intermediate Line dance Music  Running Bear - The Dean Brothers CD On The Right Track Note  This song by any other artist, including Johnny Preston, will not work.

Part A	TOE STRUTS FORWARD
1-2 	Right toe touch forward, Snap right heel to floor taking weight
3-4 	Left toe touch forward, Snap left heel to floor taking weight
5-8 	REPEAT ABOVE 4 COUNTS
	ROCK STEP, SHUFFLES BACK, ROCK STEP:
1-2 	Rock forward onto right, Rock back onto left
3&4 	Right small step back; Left. small step back, Right small step back
5&6 	Left small step back, Right small step back; Left small step back
7-8 	Rock backward onto right. Rock forward onto left
	REPEAT ABOVE 16 COUNTS

Part B 	TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE). ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE:
1-2 	Right toe cross touch over left, Right heel to floor taking weight
3-4 	Left toe touch side left, Left heel to floor taking weight
5-6 	Right cross rock behind left; Rock forward onto left
7&8 	Step right small step right, Step left next to right, Step right small step right
	TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE), ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE
1-2 	Left toe cross touch over right, Left heel to floor taking weight
3-4 	Right toe touch side right, Right heel to floor taking weight
5-6 	Left cross rock behind right. Rock forward onto right
7&8 	Step left small step left, Step right next to left; Step left small step left
	REPEAT ABOVE 16 COUNTS, But on Counts 15&16 instead of side shuffle Left do a
	stomp side Left Count 15 and Pause Count 16

Part C 	SAILOR SHUFFLES, FORWARD SHUFFLES
1&2 	Cross step right behind left; Left step in place; Right step side right
3&4 	Cross step left behind right; Right step. in place; Left step side left
5&6 	Right small step forward, Left small step forward; Right small step forward
&8 	Left small step forward, Right small step forward, Left small step forward
	HEEL TAPS, 1/2 PIVOT LEFT, STOMP, STOMP (end feet spread)
1-4 	Right heel tap forward, Step together, Left heeltap forward; Step together
5-6 	Right step forward, Pivot 1/2 turn left  (end weight left)
7-8 	Right stomp forward and side right; Left stomp forward and side left
	REPEAT ABOVE 16 COUNTS:

IMPORTANT NOTE: the dance is choreographed specifically for Running Bear by The Deans and the parts must follow 
each other in the following order: ABC; ABC; ABCC; at the end of song and dance, dancers shall stomp right forward 
and pause, instead of "right stomp forward and side" and "left stomp forward and side.
" Note that no other versions of the song "Running Bear," including Johnny Preston's, will work properly for this dance. 
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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	June 2002