King of The Road

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Start dancing on lyrics                                                                            Začátek se zpěvem

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VINE RIGHT, BRUSH, ½ TURN RIGHT, SHUFFLE SIDE, ROCK STEP
1-3   Step right to side, cross left behind right turning ¼ right on left foot, step right forward facing side wall

                                                                                               P úkrok stranou, L kříží za P na L, P úkrok vpravo

&      Small brush forward with left sole                                                     
4      Brush ball of left back, lifting left foot up bending left knee slightly turning another ¼ right to end facing back

        Option: As an easier variation for counts &4, you can just brush the ball of left foot forward on count 4 like a                       regular vine ½ turn with a brush                             L bříško škrt vpřed s obratem vpravo o 1/4  
5&6  Shuffle left to left side                                                          od L krok-sun-krok vlevo
7-8   Rock back on ball of right, replace weight forward to left    Nášlap vzad na bříško, přenést váhu zpět na L

 

STEP, LOCK, TURN AND SHUFFLE FORWARD, ROCK STEP, COASTER STEP
1-2    Step right to side, Cross left tightly behind right popping right knee up, keeping ball of right on floor

         (left leg should be straight)                                                           P úkrok vpravo, L kříží za P
3&4  Toward the wall ¼ to your right, chassé forward with right foot    P krok-sun-krok s obratem vpravo o ¼
5-6    Rock left forward, replace weight back to right foot                     L nášlap vpřed, přenést váhu zpět na P
7&8   Coaster step (step back with left, step right together, step forward with left)

                                                                                                   L vý-mě-na  (L krok vzad-P přísun-L krok vpřed)

4 SLOW CROSS WALKS WITH SNAPS
1-2   Step right across in front of left allowing left foot to swivel naturally, snap with right hand

        P kříží přes L umožňujíc L chodidlu přirozené vytočení, lusknutí P rukou
3-4  Step left across in front of right allowing right foot to swivel naturally, snap with right hand

        L kříží přes P umožňujíc P chodidlu přirozené vytočení, lusknutí P rukou
5-6  Step right across in front of left allowing left foot to swivel naturally, snap with right hand

        P kříží přes L umožňujíc L chodidlu přirozené vytočení, lusknutí P rukou
7-8  Step left across in front of right allowing right foot to swivel naturally, snap with right hand

        L kříží přes P umožňujíc P chodidlu přirozené vytočení, lusknutí P rukou

OUT, OUT, HOLD, KNEE, HOLD, 4 ELVIS KNEES
&1   Step back to right side with right foot, place left foot back to left side so feet are apart

        P krok šikmo vzad, L šikmo vzad ( nohy jsou od sebe, chodidla rovnoběžně)

2      Hold                                                                                    výdrž
3-4   Turn right knee in like Elvis, hold                                        vytočit P koleno dovnitř jako Elvis, výdrž
5-8   Elvis knees left, right, left, right                                           Elvisovy kolena L, P, L, P

REPEAT                                                                  OPAKOVAT

If you want to do this dance to Randy Travis' version of "King Of The Road" from the Traveler soundtrack, there is a very irregular break in the normal rhythm at the 2:00 point which puts you badly off beat. This happens after the 7th repetition of the dance and it only happens once. To make it work you can add more Elvis knees for approximately 16"ish" counts(instrumentals with snaps) at this point and then start again from the beginning with his lyrics through the rest of the song. The extra Elvis knees can be slow, fast, or whatever, be creative.
The original version by Roger Miller does not do this and you will do the dance straight through with no problems. With either version you should start the dance with the lyrics so that it phrases out right.

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