The Trail (Wheelchair)
Count:
64
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate wheelchair dance
Choreographer:
Wild Bill McKechnie (UK)
Music:
Trail of Tears - Billy Ray Cyrus
FIST, HEEL, HOOK, HEEL, HOOK, HEEL, FIST, IN PLACE
1-2Make a fist with right hand & point it at groin, put heel of hand forward
3-4Touch left shoulder with right fist, put heel of hand forward
5-6Touch left shoulder with right fist, put heel of hand forward
7-8Make a fist with right hand & point it at groin, place your right hand back on your right leg
FIST, HEEL, HOOK, HEEL, HOOK, HEEL, FIST, IN PLACE
9-10Make a fist with left hand & point it at groin, put heel of hand forward
11-12Touch right shoulder with right fist, put heel of hand forward
13-14Touch right shoulder with left fist, put heel of hand forward
15-16Make a fist with left hand & point it at groin, place your left hand back on your left leg
ELBOW, HAND, ELBOW, HAND, HAND, ELBOW, HAND, ELBOW
17-18Fan right elbow out, then hand
19-20Fan right elbow out, then hand
21-22Fan left hand in, then elbow in
23-24Fan left hand in, then elbow in
RIGHT & LEFT ELBOW POPS WITH HOLDS
25-26Raise right elbow, hold
27-28Drop right & raise left elbow, hold
29-30Drop left & raise right, drop right & raise left
31-32Drop left & raise right, drop right & raise left
POINT, THUMB, ¼ TURN RIGHT, POINT, THUMB, ¼ TURN RIGHT
33-34Point right hand forward, hold
35-36Point right thumb back over right shoulder, hold
37-40Turn ¼ turn right
41-48Repeat moves 33-40
ROLL, BRUSH, ROLL, BRUSH, ROLL, BRUSH, ROLL, BRUSH
49-50Roll chair forward, brush right hand forward on right leg
51-52Roll chair forward, brush left hand forward on left leg
53-54Roll chair forward, brush right hand forward on right leg
55-56Roll chair forward, brush left hand forward on left leg
POINT, THUMB, POINT, THUMB, POINT, THUMB, POINT, THUMB
57-58Point right hand forward, point left thumb back over left shoulder
59-60Point right thumb back over right shoulder, point left hand forward
61-62Point right hand forward, point left thumb back over left shoulder
63-64Point right thumb back over right shoulder, point left hand forward
REPEAT
Tag
When facing the back wall for the fourth time, when you get to the elbow raises, instead of doing 4 quick ones, do 8 quick ones then go back to the beginning of the dance
1-2Make a fist with right hand & point it at groin, put heel of hand forward
3-4Touch left shoulder with right fist, put heel of hand forward
5-6Touch left shoulder with right fist, put heel of hand forward
7-8Make a fist with right hand & point it at groin, place your right hand back on your right leg
FIST, HEEL, HOOK, HEEL, HOOK, HEEL, FIST, IN PLACE
9-10Make a fist with left hand & point it at groin, put heel of hand forward
11-12Touch right shoulder with right fist, put heel of hand forward
13-14Touch right shoulder with left fist, put heel of hand forward
15-16Make a fist with left hand & point it at groin, place your left hand back on your left leg
ELBOW, HAND, ELBOW, HAND, HAND, ELBOW, HAND, ELBOW
17-18Fan right elbow out, then hand
19-20Fan right elbow out, then hand
21-22Fan left hand in, then elbow in
23-24Fan left hand in, then elbow in
RIGHT & LEFT ELBOW POPS WITH HOLDS
25-26Raise right elbow, hold
27-28Drop right & raise left elbow, hold
29-30Drop left & raise right, drop right & raise left
31-32Drop left & raise right, drop right & raise left
POINT, THUMB, ¼ TURN RIGHT, POINT, THUMB, ¼ TURN RIGHT
33-34Point right hand forward, hold
35-36Point right thumb back over right shoulder, hold
37-40Turn ¼ turn right
41-48Repeat moves 33-40
ROLL, BRUSH, ROLL, BRUSH, ROLL, BRUSH, ROLL, BRUSH
49-50Roll chair forward, brush right hand forward on right leg
51-52Roll chair forward, brush left hand forward on left leg
53-54Roll chair forward, brush right hand forward on right leg
55-56Roll chair forward, brush left hand forward on left leg
POINT, THUMB, POINT, THUMB, POINT, THUMB, POINT, THUMB
57-58Point right hand forward, point left thumb back over left shoulder
59-60Point right thumb back over right shoulder, point left hand forward
61-62Point right hand forward, point left thumb back over left shoulder
63-64Point right thumb back over right shoulder, point left hand forward
REPEAT
Tag
When facing the back wall for the fourth time, when you get to the elbow raises, instead of doing 4 quick ones, do 8 quick ones then go back to the beginning of the dance