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Learn the Watermelon Crawl Line Dance, Step by Step

Learn the Watermelon Crawl Line Dance, Step by Step — video by Line Dance with Coral Play · 13:29

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Coral teaches the 40-count, four-wall Watermelon Crawl section by section (toe-heel shuffles, Charleston kicks, grapevines, diagonal slides and two half turns), shows a no-turn option for beginners, then walks it through on every wall.

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

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  1. Toe, heel, then a shuffle in place right-left-right; repeat with the left foot. 0:00
  2. Charleston: step forward, kick, step back, touch, twice; add claps on the kicks if you like. 1:21
  3. Grapevine right and touch, then grapevine left with a quarter turn. 3:16
  4. Slide diagonally forward and clap, then slide diagonally back to where you started and clap. 5:13
  5. Final part: four counts in place, then two half turns, or simply step in place instead. 6:54
  6. Walk through the whole dance on the front wall. 8:44
  7. Dance it facing each new wall in turn. 10:10
  8. All four walls in a row at a faster pace. 11:55

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

Form cues from the coach

  • Toe, heel, then a shuffle in place: right-left-right, then the other side
  • Charleston: step forward, kick, step back, touch; add claps on the kicks if you like
  • Skip the half turns by stepping in place for four counts; just face the same wall as everyone

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Joints it uses light on the joints

  • Hips movesCharleston kicks, grapevines, slides
  • Knees movesCharleston kicks, half-turn pivots and turns
  • Ankles & feet movestoe-heel taps, shuffles in place

Easier option from the coach: Step in place for four counts instead of the two half turns

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 Line Dance with Coral; 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