Salty Dog Rag (U S A)

Formation

Hold inside hands with your partner. Lady is on the right of the man. Face in an anticlockwise direction round the circle, with men on the inside of the circle, ladies on the outside of the circle.

Instructions

  1. Men take 2 sides steps into the circle, ladies take 2 side steps out of the circle.
  2. Clap your hands away from your partner.
  3. Take 2 side steps towards your partner and link inside hands.
  4. Step hop forward 4 steps.
  5. Repeat part 1 to 4.
  6. Take your partner's left hand with your left hand, and take 2 small side steps to your right and kick with your left foot to the left.
  7. Pull yourself towards your partner.
  8. Take your partner's right hand with your right hand, and take 2 small side steps to your left and kick with your right foot to your right.
  9. Step hop round in a clockwise direction, 360°, waving hand at shoulder height (Half open your left hand so that all your fingers are facing upwards, then twist your wrist from side to side).
  10. Repeat part 6 to 9.
  11. Reform as at the beginning.
  12. Hop on your left leg and stretch out your right heel slightly to your right and put it back to place.
  13. Hop on your right leg and stretch out your left heel slightly to your left and put it back to place.
  14. Take the weight off your heels by leaning slightly forward, swivel on your feet, so that your toes face in (the toes of the other foot) and your heels face out, and swivel back to place.
  15. Hop on your left leg and stretch out your right heel slightly to your right and then put the tip of the toes on the right foot on the ground slightly to the left of your left foot, so that the right heel is facing upwards.
  16. Step hop 4 steps forward starting on the right foot.
  17. Repeat parts 11 to 16.
  18. Repeat part 6 to 10.
  19. Start the dance again.

Calling

  1. Side together side clap side together side walk 2 3 4 (2x)
    Chorus : Right together right kick, left together left kick, step hop round. (2x)
  2. Foot work, walk 2 3 4 (2x)
    Chorus : Right together right kick, left together left kick, step hop round. (2x)
 
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