RUNNING BEAR

 

Choreographer:              Neil Hale

Description:                   Line Dance, 1 Wall, Steps listed below are for

                                     the entire song from start to finish

 

Up To Music:                  Running Bear by The Dean Brothers  (132 bpm)

Medium:                        Running Bear by The Dean Brothers  (123 bpm)

Slow:                             Running Bear by The Dean Brothers  (115 bpm)

 

Note: This song by any other artist, including Johnny Preston, will not work.

 

Part A       TOE STRUTS FORWARD

1-2             Right toe touch forward, Snap right heel to floor taking weight

3-4             Left toe touch forward, Snap left heel to floor taking weight

5-8             REPEAT ABOVE 4 COUNTS

 

                  ROCK STEP, SHUFFLES BACK, ROCK STEP

1-2             Rock forward onto right, Rock back onto left

3&4            Right small step back, Left small step back, Right small step back

5&6            Left small step back, Right small step back, Left small step back

7-8             Rock backward onto right, Rock forward onto left

                  REPEAT ABOVE 16 COUNTS

 

Part B       TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE) ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE

1-2             Right toe cross touch over left, Right heel to floor taking weight

3-4             Left toe touch side left, Left heel to floor taking weight

5-6             Right cross rock behind left, Rock forward onto left

7&8            Step right small step right, Step left next to right, Step right small step right

 

                  TOE STRUTS (CROSS AND SIDE), ROCK STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE

1-2             Left toe cross touch over right, Left heel to floor taking weight

3-4             Right toe touch side right, Right heel to floor taking weight

5-6             Left cross rock behind right, Rock forward onto right

7&8            Step left small step left, Step right next to left, Step left small step left

                  REPEAT ABOVE 16 COUNTS, but on Counts 15&16, instead of side shuffle left,

                  do a stomp side left Count 15, and pause Count 16

 

Part C        SAILOR SHUFFLES, FORWARD SHUFFLES

1&2            Cross step right behind left, Left step in place, Right step side right

3&4            Cross step left behind right, Right step in place, Left step side left

5&6            Right small step forward, Left small step forward, Right small step forward

&8              Left small step forward, Right small step forward, Left small step forward

 

                  HEEL TAPS, 1/2 PIVOT LEFT, STOMP, STOMP (end feet spread)

1-4             Right heel tap forward, Step together, Left heel tap forward, Step together

5-6             Right step forward, Pivot 1/2 turn left (end weight left)

7-8             Right stomp forward and side right, Left stomp forward and side left

                  REPEAT ABOVE 16 COUNTS

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: The dance is choreographed specifically for Running Bear by The Deans and the parts must follow each other in the following order: ABC; ABC; ABCC. At the end of song and dance, dancers shall stomp right forward and pause, instead of "right stomp forward and side" and "left stomp forward and side”.  Note that no other versions of the song "Running Bear”, including Johnny Preston's, will work properly for this dance.