Jingle Bell Rock Mixer

Formation: Circle of couples in open position facing line of dance with inside hands joined, lady on the gent’s right.
Music: “Jingle Bell Rock”, MCA 65028 (This has a 16 beat introduction.)
Otto Warteman uses “Come Go With Me” as an alternative that is appropriate year round.
Footwork: Opposite throughout, man starts with left foot and lady starts with right foot. Instructions are for the gent.

Download RTF file: Jingle Bell Rock Mixer

Prompts:
Intro or
25-32   – – – -; Forward and Brush;
    1-8   – – – -; – – – Rock;
  9-16   – – – -; – – Vine apart;
17-24   Together to new; – – Roll and Clap;
25-32   – – – -; Forward and Brush;

Description:
    1-8   Walk forward 3 and brush (scuff floor without taking weight). Repeat once more.
  9-16   Slow rock forward and back, twice.
17-24   Vine apart three and touch. Vine together 3 and touch ending in butterfly. For a mixer the vine is adjusted to a diagonal with the lady moving forward one place to a new partner;
25-32   Turning towards line of dance, solo roll turn in 3 with a touch and clap on count 4; then solo roll turn 3 towards reverse and clap.

Repeats: The dance goes thorough a total of seven times.

Variation with no turns:
17-24   Side, Close, Side Touch; both ways;

Variation with one slow turn:
  9-16   Vine apart; Vine Together;
17-24   Slow Turn away 4 steps to new partner (gents go back, ladies go forward)

Variation with no partners (single circle):
    1-8   Beginning with the right foot, walk forward 3 and brush. Repeat once more.
  9-16   Slow rock forward and back, twice.
17-24   All vine to the right three and touch. Vine left three and touch.
25-32   Turning towards line of dance, solo roll turn in 3 with a touch and clap on count 4; then solo roll turn 3 towards reverse and clap.

Choreography by: Edna Barnhart, Portland, Oregon
Usage: This is a nice dance for use before Christmas or during the winter.

This page from http://dances.callerlab.org (CALLERLAB Dance Resource).