Running Bear
Count:
0
Wall:
1
Level:
Improver
Choreographer:
Neil Hale (USA)
Music:
Running Bear - The Dean Brothers
Sequence: ABC ABC ABCC
PART A
TOE STRUTS FORWARD
1-2Right toe touch forward, snap right heel to floor taking weight
3-4Left toe touch forward, snap left heel to floor taking weight
5-8Repeat above 4 counts
ROCK STEP, SHUFFLES BACK, ROCK STEP
9-10Rock forward onto right foot, rock back onto left foot
11&12Right small step back, left small step back, right small step back
13&14Step small step back, right small step back, left small step back
15-16Rock backward onto right foot, rock forward onto left foot
17-32Repeat above 16 counts
PART B
TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE), ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE
1-2Right toe cross touch over left foot, right heel to floor taking weight
3-4Left toe touch side left, left heel to floor taking weight
5-6Right foot cross rock behind left foot, rock forward onto left foot
7&8Step right small step right, step left next to right, step right small step right
TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE), ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE
9-10Left toe cross touch over right foot, left heel to floor taking weight
11-12Right toe touch side right, right heel to floor taking weight
13-14Left cross rock behind right foot, rock forward onto right foot
15&16Step left small step left, step right next to left, step left small step left
17-32Repeat above 16 counts but on 15 &16 instead of side shuffle left do stomp side left, pause
PART C
SAILOR SHUFFLES, FORWARD SHUFFLES
1&2Cross step right behind left, left step in place, right step side right
3&4Cross step left behind right, right step in place, left step side left
5&6Right small step forward, left small step forward, right small step forward
7&8Left small step forward, right small step forward, left small step forward
HEEL TAPS, ½ PIVOT LEFT, STOMP, STOMP
9-12Right heel tap forward, step together, left heel tap forward, step together
13-14Right step forward, pivot ½ turn left (end with weight on left)
15-16Right stomp forward / to right side, left stomp forward / to left side
17-32Repeat above 16 counts
ENDING
At the end of song, stomp right forward and pause, instead of "right stomp forward and side" and "left stomp forward and side". That is,
31Stomp right forward, pause (for effect, stretch arms out front and back, palms down at waist height)
PART A
TOE STRUTS FORWARD
1-2Right toe touch forward, snap right heel to floor taking weight
3-4Left toe touch forward, snap left heel to floor taking weight
5-8Repeat above 4 counts
ROCK STEP, SHUFFLES BACK, ROCK STEP
9-10Rock forward onto right foot, rock back onto left foot
11&12Right small step back, left small step back, right small step back
13&14Step small step back, right small step back, left small step back
15-16Rock backward onto right foot, rock forward onto left foot
17-32Repeat above 16 counts
PART B
TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE), ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE
1-2Right toe cross touch over left foot, right heel to floor taking weight
3-4Left toe touch side left, left heel to floor taking weight
5-6Right foot cross rock behind left foot, rock forward onto left foot
7&8Step right small step right, step left next to right, step right small step right
TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE), ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE
9-10Left toe cross touch over right foot, left heel to floor taking weight
11-12Right toe touch side right, right heel to floor taking weight
13-14Left cross rock behind right foot, rock forward onto right foot
15&16Step left small step left, step right next to left, step left small step left
17-32Repeat above 16 counts but on 15 &16 instead of side shuffle left do stomp side left, pause
PART C
SAILOR SHUFFLES, FORWARD SHUFFLES
1&2Cross step right behind left, left step in place, right step side right
3&4Cross step left behind right, right step in place, left step side left
5&6Right small step forward, left small step forward, right small step forward
7&8Left small step forward, right small step forward, left small step forward
HEEL TAPS, ½ PIVOT LEFT, STOMP, STOMP
9-12Right heel tap forward, step together, left heel tap forward, step together
13-14Right step forward, pivot ½ turn left (end with weight on left)
15-16Right stomp forward / to right side, left stomp forward / to left side
17-32Repeat above 16 counts
ENDING
At the end of song, stomp right forward and pause, instead of "right stomp forward and side" and "left stomp forward and side". That is,
31Stomp right forward, pause (for effect, stretch arms out front and back, palms down at waist height)