Line dance tutorial

Rodeo

Intermediate4 walls32 counts

Danced to “Starships” by Nicki Minaj.

Tutorial

How to do the Rodeo line dance

A intermediate, 4-wall, 32-count dance — the full count-by-count breakdown. Learn it eight counts at a time, then run it to the music.

1-8

Counts 1-8

1-2walk forward right, left

3&4out right, out left, cross right

5step right, quarter turn right

6step left, half turn left

7-8step back right, touch left

9-16

Counts 9-16

1-2big step left, drag right together

3-4step left, half turn pivot right

5&6triple step left (left, right, left)

7-8body roll

17-24

Counts 17-24

1&2kick right, step right, point left

3&4kick left, step left, point right

5-6stomp right, stomp left

7-8shake hips, shake

25-32

Counts 25-32

1&2sailor step right (right behind, left, right)

3&4sailor step left (left behind, right, left)

5-8paddle turns left, full turn back to wall

17-24

Optional tag

tag

On the 6:00 wall, replaces the kick-points (counts 17–24) with hop forward, hop back, hop right, hop left.

1hop forward

2hop back

3hop right

4hop left

5-6step right, step left

7-8shake hips, shake

Counts written by Walls from the tutorial above.

Where it’s played

Rodeo is part of the regular set at Westwood in San Francisco. See the rest of what they play and start learning the floor.

See Westwood’s set list

What is a line dance?

A line dance is a choreographed sequence danced solo in rows — everyone does the same steps facing the same way, no partner needed. Rodeo repeats the same 32-count sequence, turning to face a new wall 4 times through. Once the counts click, you can join in the moment the song comes on.