A two-step written by Jerry and Charlie Tuffield of Denver,
Colorado.
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Record: LS 268
Music: "Whipped Cream," 4/4, jazz.
Position: Open, facing LOD for introduction. Closed, man facing
LOD for beginning dance.
Footwork: Opposite throughout.
Introduction: 4 measures. Wait 2 measures, balance apart, touch,
then woman maneuvers in front with back to LOD, while couple
dances balance together, touch.
Part A
Measures
1-4 TWO-STEP; TWO-STEP; WALK, ; 2, ; 3, ; 4
In closed pos, starting man's L, do two two-steps fwd in
LOD; then four walking steps.
5-8 TWO-STEP; TWO-STEP; CROSS, , 2, ; 3, , 4,
Repeat the two fwd two-steps of measures 1-2. Woman
crosses under the joined hands (man's L, woman's R) in
four steps, ending facing partner and wall. Man is facing
COH.
9-12 (away) TWO-STEP; TWO-STEP; (together) TWO-STEP;
TWO-STEP
Dance two two-steps backing away from partner; two two-
steps twd partner. No hand-hold.
13-18 CROSS, , 2, ; 3, , 4, ; VINE, , 2, ; 3, , 4, ;
VINE, , 2, ; 3, , 4,
Notice that this is a six-measure phrase! Join man's L and
woman's R hands, woman crosses under joined hands in
four steps, to end facing partner (man facing wall; woman
facing COH); join both hands in butterfly pos and do an 8-
step vine (4 measures); side, behind, side, in front; and
repeat in LOD. (Both cross behind on 2nd step)
Break: APART, , TOUCH, ; TOGETHER, , TOUCH, ;
APART, , TOUCH, ; TOGETHER, , TOUCH,
Balance apart, stepping back on man's L (woman's R), and
touch R about 8 inches behind L; step fwd on R, and touch
L about 8 inches in front of R; repeat these two measures
(With a little twist on the ball of the foot, you may find you
are doing the Charleston)
Part B
1-4 (turning) TWO-STEP; TWO-STEP; WALK, , 2, ; 3, ,
4, (woman twirls)
Dance two R-face turning two-steps in closed pos. Man
walks fwd four steps while woman twirls in two steps and
walks two steps.
5-8 (forward) TWO-STEP; TWO-STEP; TURNAWAY, , 2,
; 3, , 4,
In open pos, take two fwd two-steps down LOD; man turns
L (woman R) in four walking steps, partners ending facing
each other in butterfly pos, man facing wall (woman COH).
9-12 VINE, , 2, ; 3, , 4, ; ROLL, , 2, ; 3, , 4, (CLAP)
Side, behind (both crossing in back), side, front; roll (man
to L, woman to R, full around, end facing partner), clap
hands with partner.
13-16 VINE, , 2, ; 3, , 4, ; ROLL, , 2, ; 3, , 4,
Repeat measures 9-12, with woman maneuvering into
closed pos on the last step, end with man facing LOD.
Dance is done three times, ending with woman doing a R-face
twirl; change hands - bow.
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