Line Dance · High Beginner

American Kids

High beginner and forgiving. A good second or third dance.

American Kids Line Dance Teach & Dance

We did not make this video — we found the clearest one and linked it. There is no single official version of most line dances, so we are filming the version taught on West Michigan floors with local instructors. Teach it here?

Level

High BeginnerRandy Pelletier’s sheet

Danced to

American KidsKenny Chesney

Structure

32 count4 walls

Choreographed by

Randy Pelletier in 2014

Choreographers own their work. We credit them by name and send you to their official step sheet rather than reprinting it. Official step sheet on CopperKnob

Why this one is in the library

A widely republished beginner standard.

The cheat sheet

What you are walking into

High beginner and forgiving. A sensible second or third dance to add.

What catches people out

Forgiving does not mean slow. Keep your steps compact.

How to get through it

A good one to learn if you already have Copperhead Road and want something a little more.

Moves it leans on

Grapevine Shuffle Jazz Box Heel Dig Pivot Turn Monterey Turn Scissor Step Walls

These are ours, written for someone who has not danced it yet — not a step sheet. For exact counts, see the choreographer's sheet linked above, or come to a night and let someone teach you.

How it goes

32 counts · 4 walls · High beginner

Nearly 400 votes — the clear standard for this song. One easy restart on the 6th wall that you can hear coming in the music.

1–8

Heels, walk, tap

Touch your right heel forward, step it in. Same with the left. Walk forward right, left, then tap your right beside your left twice.

9–16

Monterey quarter, jazz box

Point your right out and turn a quarter right bringing it in. Point your left out, step it in. Then a jazz box: cross right over, step back left, step right out, step left slightly forward. The restart happens here on the 6th wall.

17–24

Slide, point, vine with a quarter

Slide right and touch your left in. Point your left out and touch it in. Then vine left, turning a quarter left on the way and brushing your right through.

25–32

Step, clap, pivot, clap

Step forward right and clap. Pivot a half left and clap. Step forward right and clap. Pivot a quarter left and clap.

Written in our own words from the most-voted step sheet, so you can read it before you go. It is not the choreographer’s own notation — for that, see their sheet. Most of these dances have several versions; your room may do a different one.

Go dance this week

We do not claim to know which night plays which song. What we do know is where country dancing happens — here are three of the region's nights, and the calendar has the rest.

Stomp
Verified

Friday & Saturday · Mendon