Dance Steps

Cotton Eye Joe

·  Pairs around the room, progressing counter-clockwise.

·  Man stands on inside, woman on outside.

·  Both face line-of-dance.

Cape position:
man's right hand holds woman's right hand just outside her right shoulder, man's left hand holds woman's left hand in front of his left shoulder.

With weight on right foot:

1. cross left foot over right

2. kick out with left foot

3. polka steps going backwards left-right-left

4. cross right foot over left

5. kick out with right foot

6. polka steps going backwards right-left-right

7. cross left foot over right

8. kick out with left foot

9. polka steps going backwards left-right-left

10. cross right foot over left

11. kick out with right foot

12. polka steps going backwards right-left right

13. polka steps going forward left-right-left

14. polka steps right-left-right

15. polka steps left-right-left

16. polka steps right-left-right

17. polka steps left-right-left

18. polka steps right-left-right

19. polka steps left-right-left

20. polka steps right-left-right

Dance begins again!