Tennessee Tango
Count:
20
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Unknown
Music:
Islands in the Stream - Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE BACK
1-2Left foot step forward lifting right foot. Right foot step in place lifting left foot.
3&4Left shuffle step backward (left foot step backward, right foot slide to left foot (&), left foot step backward).
ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE FORWARD WITH HALF TURN
5-6Right foot step backward (lifting left foot). Left foot step in place (lifting right foot).
7&8Right turning shuffle step forward. (right foot step forward making quarter turn left, left foot slide to right foot (&), right foot step to right making quarter turn left).
9-10Left foot step backward (lifting right foot). Right foot step in place (lifting left foot).
11&12Left turning shuffle step forward. (left foot step forward making quarter turn right, right foot slide to left foot (&), left foot step left making quarter turn right).
ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE FORWARD WITH QUARTER TURN
13-14Right foot step backward (lifting left foot). Left foot step in place (lifting right foot).
15&16Right shuffle step forward with quarter turn. (right foot step forward making quarter turn left, left foot slide to right foot (&),right foot step in place).
STEP AND TURN
17-18Left foot step forward. Half turn to right.
19-20Left foot step forward. Half turn to right.
REPEAT
Clarification on the turning shuffles
The use of forward, back, left and right in the description (7 & 8 and 11 & 12) is relative to the orientation of the foot at the beginning of that step, the entire shuffle step is in one direction only.
1-2Left foot step forward lifting right foot. Right foot step in place lifting left foot.
3&4Left shuffle step backward (left foot step backward, right foot slide to left foot (&), left foot step backward).
ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE FORWARD WITH HALF TURN
5-6Right foot step backward (lifting left foot). Left foot step in place (lifting right foot).
7&8Right turning shuffle step forward. (right foot step forward making quarter turn left, left foot slide to right foot (&), right foot step to right making quarter turn left).
9-10Left foot step backward (lifting right foot). Right foot step in place (lifting left foot).
11&12Left turning shuffle step forward. (left foot step forward making quarter turn right, right foot slide to left foot (&), left foot step left making quarter turn right).
ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE FORWARD WITH QUARTER TURN
13-14Right foot step backward (lifting left foot). Left foot step in place (lifting right foot).
15&16Right shuffle step forward with quarter turn. (right foot step forward making quarter turn left, left foot slide to right foot (&),right foot step in place).
STEP AND TURN
17-18Left foot step forward. Half turn to right.
19-20Left foot step forward. Half turn to right.
REPEAT
Clarification on the turning shuffles
The use of forward, back, left and right in the description (7 & 8 and 11 & 12) is relative to the orientation of the foot at the beginning of that step, the entire shuffle step is in one direction only.