Draggin' The Bow
Choreographed by Dan Albro

Description: 32 count, 1 wall, beginner line dance
Music: Draggin' The Bow by Eddy Zack & The Hayloft Jamboree
If The Devil Danced In Empty Pockets by Joe Diffie

Note: I choreographed this dance to a song my mother Maril and her sister Babs recorded along with their family band Eddie Zack and the Hayloft Jamboree in the 50's, "Draggin' the Bow". And they're still playing it!!

BASIC CHARLESTON, ¼ TURN LEFT, BASIC CHARLESTON
1-2     Swing right toe around to touch forward, swing right foot around to step back
3-4     Swing left toe around to touch back, swing left foot around to step forward
&5-6  Swing right foot around doing a ¼ turn left, touch forward, swing right foot around to step back
7-8     Swing left toe around to touch back, swing left foot around to step forward

¼ TURN LEFT, BASIC CHARLESTON, STEP SLIDE, TOE/HEEL SWIVELS RIGHT
&1-2        Swing right foot around doing a ¼ turn left, touch forward, swing right foot around to step back
3-4           Swing left toe around to touch back, swing left foot around to step forward
5-6-7-&8 Take a large step to the right, slide left foot next to right, toes right, heels right, toes right

ROCK, ¼ TURN LEFT, STEP SIDE, STEP, SLIDE, STEP, REPEAT
1&2          Rock forward on left, step back on right doing a ¼ turn left, step side left
3&4          Step forward right, slide left behind right, step forward right
5&6-7&8  Repeat 1&2, 3&4 now facing original wall

STEP ½ TURN, TRIPLE ½ TURN, OUT, OUT, IN, IN, TOES, HEELS, HEELS, TOES
1-2        Step forward left, pivot ½ turn right stepping forward right
3&4      Step forward left, pivot ½ turn right stepping right, step left next to right
&5&6   Right step out, left step out, right step in, left step in
&7&8   Both toes out, both heels out, both heels in, both toes in

REPEAT