The Cooter
TYPE:  4 Wall Line Dance RATING:  Intermediate
COUNT: 56 STEPS: 62
CHOREOGRAPHER:
 Gloria Johnson  (December 1995)
2425 Center Road
Deltona, FL 32738
Tel: (386)532-5009
Email: gloriaj@country-time.com 
Homepage: http://www.gloriajohnson.us
PREPARED BY : B. Crai Johnson (aka: "Dusty Miller") for Country Time Dance Lines
MUSIC:  112 BPM "Pure Bred Redneck" - Cooter Brown Band
113 BPM "Pure Bred Redneck" - Jeff Foxworthy 
NOTE: Gloria originally choreographed this dance for the Cooter Brown band single release in 1995 and presented it to the band when Gloria and Dusty ate dinner with the group in Nashville at the CDMS Awards in April 1996. It works equally well with the Jeff Foxworthy version.
STEP DESCRIPTION

TAPPIN', HEEL & TOE SWIVELS (These movements are done together, at the same time)
1, 2       Tap RIGHT heel forward twice
3, 4       Tap RIGHT toe behind twice
5 - 8      LEFT - Swivel to the right with your toe, heel, toe, heel
            RIGHT - Touch RIGHT heel forward, toe behind, heel forward, toe behind

STRUT TURNS
9, 10     Touch RIGHT heel forward, slap RIGHT toe down
11         Turn 1/4 turn to the left and touch LEFT heel forward at the same time
12         Slap LEFT toe down
13         Turn 1/4 turn to the left touching RIGHT heel forward at the same time
14         Slap RIGHT toe down
15         Turn 1/4 turn to the left touching LEFT heel forward at the same time
16         Slap LEFT toe down

SHUFFLE FORWARD, ROCK STEPS, SHUFFLE BACK
17 & 18 Shuffle forward on RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT
19 & 20 Shuffle forward on LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT
21, 22   Rock forward on RIGHT; Rock back on LEFT
23 & 24 Shuffle backward on RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT
25 & 26 Shuffle backward on LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT

TURN & ROCK
27         Cross RIGHT over Left turning body 1/4 turn to the left and rock forward on RIGHT
28         Rock back on LEFT and swing RIGHT back to original position turning
            body 1/4 turn back to the right (Right does not yet touch the floor)

SHUFFLE, TURN & ROCK, SHUFFLE
29 & 30 Shuffle in place on RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT
31         Cross LEFT over Right turning body 1/4 turn to the right and rock forward on LEFT
32         Rock back on RIGHT and swing LEFT back to original position turning
             body 1/4 turn back to the left (Left does not yet touch the floor)
33 & 34 Shuffle in place on LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT

STRUT STEPS
35, 36   Touch RIGHT heel forward; Slap RIGHT toe down
37, 38   Touch LEFT heel forward; Slap LEFT toe down
39, 40   Touch RIGHT heel forward; Slap RIGHT toe down
41, 42   Touch LEFT heel forward; Slap LEFT toe down

JAZZ SQUARE, TOE POINTS
43, 44   Cross RIGHT over Left; Step behind on LEFT
45, 46   Step to right side on RIGHT; Step LEFT next to Right
47, 48   Point RIGHT toe out to right side; Step together and change weight to RIGHT
49, 50   Point LEFT toe out to left side; Step together and change weight to LEFT

BEGIN DANCE AGAIN

Dance © Copyright 1995 Gloria Johnson & Country Time Dance Lines. Step description © Copyright 2001,2005 - Country Time Dance Lines. Permission is given by choreographer and Country Time Dance Lines to copy and teach as long as nothing is altered.