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Cowboy Boogie Line Dance: Vines, Hitches and Hip Boogies
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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
Good forDancing for funFun workouts
Step by step 6
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- Vine right: side, behind, side, then hitch the knee; vine back to the left with a hitch. 0:33
- Two forward step-hitches, then walk back three steps and hitch. 0:44
- Put the vines, forward hitches and walk back together from the top. 0:54
- Hip boogies: twice forward, twice back, then once forward and once back. 1:14
- Hitch the right knee with a quarter turn and start again on the new wall. 1:28
- 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
What it works
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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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