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WHERE COWBOYS ARE KING
Count: 32. Wall: 4. Level: Improver
Choreographer: Heather McPhee (AUS) - February 2026
Music: Where Cowboys Are King by Cody Johnson. Album: Ain’t Nothin’ To It

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INTRO: 16 count. Weight on L. Two Restarts.

DOROTHY, DOROTHY, JAZZ BOX, CROSS
1,2&  Step R forward 45° right, Lock L behind R, Step R forward
3,4&  Step L forward 45° left, Lock R behind L, Step L forward
ENDING: see below
5-8    Cross R over L, Step L back, Step R to right, Cross L over R

SIDE-BEHIND-&-CROSS SHUFFLE, MONTEREY 1/4 RIGHT
1,2&  Step R to right, Step L behind R, Step R beside L
3&4   Cross L over R, Step R beside L, Cross L over R
5-8    Point R to right, Turn ¼ right step R beside L, Point L to left, Step L beside R [3:00]
RESTART: Wall 4 and Wall 7

STEP, PIVOT 1/2 LEFT, 1/2 LEFT, 1/2 LEFT, CROSS SAMBA, CROSS SAMBA
1,2    Step R forward, Pivot ½ left [9:00]
3,4    Turn ½ left step R back, Turn ½ left step L forward
5&6   Cross R over L, Step L to left, Step R beside L
7&8   Cross L over R, Step R to right, Step L beside R [9:00]

STEP, PIVOT 1/4 LEFT, CROSS SHUFFLE, SIDE, ROCK, COASTER BACK
1,2    Step R forward, Pivot ¼ left
3&4   Cross R over L, Step L beside R, Cross R over L
5,6    Rock L to left, Recover onto R
7&8   Step L back, Step R beside L, Step L forward [6:00]

32REPEAT

RESTARTS:
During Wall 4 dance to count 16 and Restart facing 9:00
During Wall 7 dance to count 16 and Restart facing 12:00.

ENDING: During Wall 11 - Starts facing 6:00, dance to count 6 then:
JAZZ BOX 1/2 RIGHT, FORWARD, STOMP
5-8    Cross R over L, Turn ¼ right step L back, Turn ¼ right step R to right, Step L forward
9       Stomp R forward

NOTE: Dance is mainly a 2 wall dance, with the restarts makes it a 4 wall dance.