Basic Line Dancing Steps: Rodeo Kicks and Figure 4s

Learn how to do line dancing rodeo kicks and figure 4s in this how to line dance video by Howcast. Expert: Robert Royston

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"Hi, my name is Robert Royston. I am a five times world champion of Country Dance working with actors like Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley.I really hope that you learn how to Line Dance and experience what it is like to move to America's music, that is Country Music. So, some of the kicking elements that you use in Line Dancing are things like Rodeo Kicks and Figure 4s usually followed up by sort of triple steps.Rodeo Kick tends to go forward and side. So you are going to kick forward and side and it is like ""Ba"", ""Ba"". Flexed foot, relaxed leg ""Ba"", 'Ba"" then usually followed up by triple steps, ""triple step"", same thing other side, ""kick"", ""kick"", ""triple step"". It helps to get a little bit of bounce in that kick, ""kick"", ""kick"", ""triple step"", ""kick"", ""kick"", ""triple step"". It is kind of relaxed, free, kicking type action by the time company buys some group holiday. Right. So, we have ""hee"", ""haa"",""triple step"", right ""kick"", ""kick"", ""triple step"". Then, we have what we call Figure 4. Figure 4, you kick your foot in one direction then you do exactly as I says and Figure 4 the leg also usually followed up by triple step.""triple step"", saw kick, Figure 4, ""triple step"", ""kick"", ""figure 4"", ""triple step"". Now that is one and two, three and four, takes two beats, five,six, seven and eight.So, we have ""figure 4"", ""triple step"", ""figure 4"", ""triple step"" and you see that a lot. You cannot Figure 4 quickly and throw the foot out there too. One and two but you do not put weight on it until the three and four, five and six, seven and eight. The two variations you see the whole of the Figure 4 or you see them pass down quickly,One and two, three and four, five and six, seven and eight,One and two, three and four, five and six, seven and eight , these are the two variations of the Figure 4. So, Rodeo Kicks, Figure 4s, couple of kicking actions that you use in your Line Dancing."

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  • Robert Royston

    Robert Royston began his professional career on the competitive couples dance circuit in 1989, quickly ascending through the ranks and securing the “US Open Swing Dance Championship” and “World Country Dance Championship”, titles he held for four consecutive years (1995 to 1998). In 2007 he became the youngest person to be inducted to the “UCWDC Hall of Fame”. His exciting, high energy and original work next led to his choreographing and performing in music videos. He is an internationally recognized judge and instructor, Robert teaches 22 different styles of couples dancing, and runs his own Production Company, RoRo Productions.