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Black Velvet

Linda De Ford
40 count, 1 wall, Beginner Contra Dance, Line Dance, Two Step
Black Velvet by Alannah Myles or One Night At A Time by George Strait [130 bpm] or Two Pina Coladas by Garth Brooks [120 bpm]

Intro – 32 count

 
TRAVELING TOUCH, STEP (4 TIMES)
1-2    Touch right foot out to right side, step right forward
3-4    Touch left foot out to left side, step left forward
5-6    Touch right foot out to right side, step right forward
7-8    Touch left foot out to left side, step left forward

TRAVELING KICK-BALL-CHANGE, KICK-BALL-CHANGE, STEP-PIVOT 1/2, KICK-BALL-CHANGE
1&2    Kick right foot forward, step right ball beside left foot, step left foot beside right (weight stays on left foot)
3&4    Kick right foot forward, step right ball beside left foot, step left foot beside right (weight stays on left foot)
5-6     Step right forward, turn ½ turn to the left moving weight to left foot
7&8    Kick right foot forward, step right ball beside left foot, step left foot beside right (weight stays on left foot)

KICK-BALL-CHANGE, STEP-PIVOT 1/2, SHUFFLE FORWARD, SHUFFLE FORWARD
1&2    Kick right foot forward, step right ball beside left foot, step left foot beside right (weight stays on left foot)
3-4     Step right forward, turn ½ turn to the left moving weight to left foot
5&6    Shuffle starting with right foot angle body 45 degrees to left (right, left, right)
7&8    4 shuffles starting with left foot angle body 45 degrees to right (left, right, left)

STEP-PIVOT 1/2, SHUFFLE FORWARD, SHUFFLE FORWARD, STEP, PIVOT 1/2
1-2     Step right forward, turn ½ turn to the left moving weight to left foot
3&4    Shuffle starting with right foot angle body 45 degrees to left (right, left, right)
5&6    Shuffle starting with left foot angle body 45 degrees to right (left, right, left)
7-8     Step right forward, turn ½ turn to the left moving weight to left foot

JAZZ BOX, JAZZ BOX
1-2-3-4   Cross right over left, step left back, step to the right side with right foot, step left forward
5-6-7-8   Cross right over left, step left back, step to the right side with right foot, step left forward

REPEAT

Because it is a 1 wall dance you can dance it contra

Originally called Ski Bumpus, or Ski Bumpis. In places where this dance is called “Black Velvet” dance as above (the difference is that in Black Velvet the dance starts with “touch steps and Ski Bumpis starts with the shuffle, shuffle as shown on the step sheet for Ski Bumpis or Ski Bumpus.)