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Cowboy Boogie Line Dance: Vines, Hitches and Hip Boogies

Cowboy Boogie Line Dance: Vines, Hitches and Hip Boogies — video by Howcast Play · 3:32

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Five-time world champion country dancer Robert Royston teaches the Cowboy Boogie, a popular line dance done to many country songs: grapevines with knee hitches, forward hitches, walks back, hip boogies and a quarter-turn hitch, then dances it to music.

  • 4 min
  • Beginner
  • Low impact (no jumping)
  • No equipment
  • Line dance

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  1. Vine right: side, behind, side, then hitch the knee; vine back to the left with a hitch. 0:33
  2. Two forward step-hitches, then walk back three steps and hitch. 0:44
  3. Put the vines, forward hitches and walk back together from the top. 0:54
  4. Hip boogies: twice forward, twice back, then once forward and once back. 1:14
  5. Hitch the right knee with a quarter turn and start again on the new wall. 1:28
  6. Dance the Cowboy Boogie to music. 2:28

The steps are a summary in our words, checked against the video — the coach shows every move.

Form cues from the coach

  • Vine right: side, behind, side, then hitch the knee up; repeat to the left
  • Two forward step-hitches, then walk back three steps and hitch
  • Boogie the hips twice forward, twice back, then hitch with a quarter turn

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Joints it uses light on the joints

  • Lower back moveship boogies forward and back
  • Hips movesknee hitches, hip boogies
  • Knees movesgrapevines, knee hitches, quarter-turn pivot
  • Ankles & feet movesgrapevines, walking back

A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated

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Video by Howcast; the summary, steps, cues, body areas and joint notes are Notbroken’s, written from what the coach actually does in the video and checked a second time. Warm up first, take the easier options until a move feels easy, and stop if you feel sharp pain, chest pain or dizziness. General instruction, not advice for your body. About & safety