Cherry Ridge Cha

Choreographed by Shirley & Vic Morris
Description: 32 count, beginner/intermediate social cha partner/circle dance
Music: Sugar Daddy by The Bellamy Brothers [ 112 bpm / CD: The Very Best Of / CD: Live At Gilley's ]
Young Man's Town by Vince Gill [ 106 bpm / CD: Next Big Thing ]

Position: Start in Side By Side Sweetheart

½ TURN, SHUFFLE, ½ TURN, SHUFFLE
1-2 Step left foot forward, making ½ turn left step back on right foot
3&4 Shuffle back left-right-left
5-6 Step back on right foot, making ½ turn left step forward on left foot
7&8 Shuffle forward right-left-right
Arm work:
1-2 Man releases lady's left hand, bring right arm over lady's head, as you make ½ turn left, (man's & lady's right arm is behind man's back)
3&4 Rejoin left hands
5-6 Man releases lady's right hand, bring lady's left arm over lady's head
7&8 Rejoin right hands

ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE, ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE
1-2 Rock forward on left foot, recover on right foot
3&4 Shuffle back left-right-left
5-6 Rock back on right foot, recover on left foot
7&8 Shuffle forward right-left-right

¼ PIVOT, CROSS SHUFFLE, SIDE ROCK, CROSS SHUFFLE
1-2 Step left foot forward, make ¼ turn right, (weight on right
3&4 Cross left foot over right foot, step right foot to right, cross left foot over right foot
5-6 Rock right foot to right, recover on left foot
7&8 Cross right foot over left foot, step left foot to left, cross right foot over left foot
You are now facing OLOD

WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE, WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE
1-2 MAN: Turn ¼ turn to left as you walk forward left, right
LADY: Make ¾ turn to LOD by stepping left foot to left, while making ¼ turn right, step back on right foot while making ½ turn to right
Arm work: man releases lady's left hand, right arm goes over lady's head (both facing LOD)
3&4 Shuffle forward left-right-left
5-6 Walk forward right, left
7&8 Shuffle forward right-left-right

REPEAT