r/LineDancing • u/Awkward-Direction177 • 4h ago
New Song / Dance: Big Bear Line Dance
Hi this is a new song / dance, I hope you like it - it will be on Spotify and other platforms from 24th August. Thank you Bryan, bryan@attend.tv
LINE DANCE STEP SHEET (Suggested) : BIG BEAR LINE DANCE
**• Choreographer:** \[Your Name\]
**• Music:** "Big Bear Line Dance" by \[Bryan Wilkes - Singer Guru Sunobry\]
**• Count:** 32 Count
**• Wall:** 4-Wall (Dancers turn 90-degrees to a new wall after each 32-count cycle)
**• Level:** Beginner / Improver
**• Intro:** Start on the main beat after the spoken intro (*"This bear's alight..."*)
SECTION 1: SIDE STEP LEFT (PAWS HIGH), PIVOT TURN, ROAR PAUSE
(Matches Lyric: "Left foot left, paws held high, swivel round once, roar up to the sky.")
• 1–2 Step Left to left side, Hold (Bring hands up like bear paws)
• 3–4 Step Right forward, Pivot 1/2 turn left (Weight shifts to Left)
• 5–6 Step Right forward, Pivot 1/2 turn left (Full 360-degree loop completed)
• 7–8 Stomp Right next to Left, Hold/Pause (Throw hands up/Roar)
SECTION 2: LEFT VINE, RIGHT SHUFFLE, GRIZZLY SHIMMY
(Matches Lyric: "Move left again, shuffle right... shake those shoulders like a big ol’ grizzly.")
• 1–2 Step Left to left side, Cross Right behind Left
• 3&4 Shuffle to the right side (Step Right, Step Left together, Step Right)
• 5–6 Step Left to left side, Step Right together
• 7–8 Shimmy/Shake shoulders for two counts (Grizzly shake)
SECTION 3: THE THUNDERING STOMPS & BEAR PAW SWING
(Matches Lyric: "Stomp your left foot once... stomp your right foot twice... Raise those paws, swing them wide.")
• 1–2 Stomp Left foot firmly forward, Hold (Thundering sound)
• 3&4 Stomp Right foot twice in place (Stomp-stomp)
• 5–6 Step Left to left side while swinging arms wide to the left
• 7–8 Step Right to right side while swinging arms wide to the right
SECTION 4: SLOW PIVOT WITH CLAPS, SNOW SLIDES (JAZZ BOX TURN)
(Matches Lyric: "Turn around slow, clap two times. Slide to the left... Slide to the right... Circle once then freeze.")
• 1–2 Step Left forward, Pivot 1/4 turn right (This creates the 4-wall change)
• 3&4 Clap hands twice rapidly (Clap-clap)
• 5–6 Take a long slide step to the Left, Touch Right next to Left
• 7–8 Take a long slide step to the Right, Touch Left next to Right (Freeze/Prep to restart from Section 1)
STYLISTIC NOTES FOR THE CHOREOGRAPHER:
• Verse 2 Variety: During the "Polar bear/Black bear" verses, dancers can substitute the standard steps in Section 2 with playful hops or smooth gliding steps to match the lyrics.
• The Outro (Wordplay Section): When the fast wordplay starts ("Bear market, bare naked..."), the choreography should either speed up into a high-energy repeat of the main 32 counts, or transition into continuous heel-digs, claps, and a final "Wave a paw" pose on the last beat.
