Cotton-Eye Joe Reel
Count:
36
Wall:
0
Level:
Choreographer:
Bunny Fargo (USA) & Ken Fargo (USA)
Music:
Cotton Eye Joe - Rednex
Position: Men face OLOD; Ladies face ILOD, standing 4-6 foot apart
CROSS & KICKS, TRIPLE STEP
1Cross left foot across right shin
2Kick left foot forward
3&4Step left, right, left in place
5Cross right foot across left shin
6Kick right foot forward
7&8Step right, left, right in place
POLKA STEPS FORWARD, REEL WITH PARTNER, POLKA AWAY FROM PARTNER
Do these steps toward partner
9&10Left shuffle forward
11&12Right shuffle forward (partners now right shoulder to shoulder)
Partners link right elbows
13&14Left shuffle turning to the right linked with partner
15&16Right shuffle turning to the right linked with partner
17-20Repeat counts 13-16 to return to original direction
RELEASE ELBOWS
21&22Left shuffle away from partner (forward)
23&24Right shuffle away from partner (forward)
PIVOT TURNS, DOUBLE STOMP, DOUBLE CLAP, DOUBLE KICK BALL CHANGES
25Step forward on left foot
26Turn ¼ right, shifting weight on right foot
27-28Repeat count 25 & 26
29Stomp left foot next to right
30Stomp right foot next to left
31-32Clap hands twice
33&34Left kick ball change
35&36Left kick ball change
REPEAT
CROSS & KICKS, TRIPLE STEP
1Cross left foot across right shin
2Kick left foot forward
3&4Step left, right, left in place
5Cross right foot across left shin
6Kick right foot forward
7&8Step right, left, right in place
POLKA STEPS FORWARD, REEL WITH PARTNER, POLKA AWAY FROM PARTNER
Do these steps toward partner
9&10Left shuffle forward
11&12Right shuffle forward (partners now right shoulder to shoulder)
Partners link right elbows
13&14Left shuffle turning to the right linked with partner
15&16Right shuffle turning to the right linked with partner
17-20Repeat counts 13-16 to return to original direction
RELEASE ELBOWS
21&22Left shuffle away from partner (forward)
23&24Right shuffle away from partner (forward)
PIVOT TURNS, DOUBLE STOMP, DOUBLE CLAP, DOUBLE KICK BALL CHANGES
25Step forward on left foot
26Turn ¼ right, shifting weight on right foot
27-28Repeat count 25 & 26
29Stomp left foot next to right
30Stomp right foot next to left
31-32Clap hands twice
33&34Left kick ball change
35&36Left kick ball change
REPEAT