Plantation Dance Alliance Partner / Circle Dances





Partner dances share many of the steps used in line dances. For examples, grapevines, weaves, shuffle steps, triple steps, etc. are used in both.

For anyone interested in self-learning these dances, a sugggested sequence may be found here:
Partner Dance Self Learning Sequence

Dance: Alligator Shuffle (High Beginner)



Fast Swing beat
Jumpin the Jetty (Coastline) 126 Beats per minute
Alligator Shuffle Lesson and Demo
Alligator Shuffle Partner Dance Step Sheet


Dance: Baby You Do (Beginner)

Very versatile dance that goes with many moderately paced songs, e.g.

Baby, You Do (Larry Fleet)
Baby You Do (Larry Fleet) (204 or 102 beats per minute)
Down to the Honkytonk (Jake Owen) (82 beats per minute)
My Favorite Mistake (Sheryl Crow) (105 beats per minute)
I Lived It (Blake Shelton) (81 beats per minute)
Lookin for Love (Johnny Lee) (124 beats per minute)

Baby You Do Demo and Teach
Baby You Do Partner Dance Verbose Step Sheet

Baby You Do Partner Dance Albro Step Sheet

Baby You Do - turn pattern breakdown by counts

Dance: Blue Roses (Beginner)

For those slower dances that are not slow dances, e.g.

Blue Roses (Pam Tillis) (106 beats per minute)
Fields of Gold (Sting) (104 beats per minute unless band plays at half time of 52)
Why Do I Feel Like Running (Montgomery Gentry)


Blue Roses Teach
Blue Roses Partner Dance Verbose Step Sheet

Dance: California Blue (Improver)


Nothing But You (Leaving Austin) 125 Beats per minute
California Blue Demo
California Blue Partner Dance Step Sheet

Dances: El Paso (Beginner) and
Hudson Valley Cha(circle) (Intermediate)
Lorrie's ChaCha (non circle) (Beginner)

These dances go to any ChaCha beat - just change the speed, e.g.

Under the Boardwalk (The Drifters) (114 beats per minute)
Neon Moon (Brooks and Dunn) (103 beats per minute)
Kokomo (Beach Boys) (116 beats per minute)
Smooth (Santana) (116 beats per minute)
Shaggin on the Boulevard (Alabama) (103 beats per minute)
Havana (Young Thug version) (105 beats per minute)
Your Man (Josh Turner) (101 beats per minute)
When the Sun Goes Down (K. Chessney) (105 Beats per minute)
Where You Gonna Go (Toby Keith) (108 beats perminute)
Lorrie ChaCha Demo
Lorries ChaCha Partner Dance Verbose Step Sheet

El Paso Teach and Demo
El Paso Partner Dance Verbose Step Sheet

Hudson Valley Cha as developed by Dan Albro has a full turn by the lady in the 3rd eight counts.
Original steps shown in Teach and Demo
Hudson Valley Teach and Demo
Three step sheets included
Hudson Valley Cha Partner Albro Step Sheet
Hudson Valley Cha Partner Dance Verbose Step Sheet
Alternate 3rd eight counts replacing full lady turn that travels LoD to assist those with balance issues.
Replace lady full turn with quarter turn to face LoD, shuffle forward LoD, quarter turn to face partner
Hudson Valley Cha Partner Modified Step Sheet

Dance: Head Over Boots (Intermediate)


Head Over Boots (Jon Pardi) 108 Beats per minute
Head Over Boots Demo
Head Over Boots Partner Dance Step Sheet

Dance: Homegrown HonkyTonk (Improver)


Homegrown (Zac Brown Band) 105 Beats per minute
Homegrown HonkyTonk Demo
Homegrown HonkyTonk Partner Dance Step Sheet

Dance: The Lovers (Intermediate)

Try this dance if you hear hustle / disco, e.g.

The Fighter (Keith Urban) (132 beats per minute) (faster)
Homegrown (Zac Brown Band) 105 Beats per minute - slower
The Lovers Teach
The Lovers Demo

Lovers Partner Dance Albro Step Sheet

Our verbose step sheet includes an option to eliminate the full plus 1/4 lady turn on the 15th 4 count description.
Replace turn with a walks for those with balance issues
Lovers Partner Dance Verbose Step Sheet

Dance: Memory Lanes (partners dance) (Improver) (Intermediate)


Memory Lane (Old Dominion) (119 beats per minute)

Memory Lanes Albro's Demo with voiced Instructions
Memory Lanes Short Demo and Teach (at 1-31)
Memory Lanes (Albro) Partner Dance Verbose Step Sheet
Memory Lanes Partner Dance Albro Step Sheet

Dance: North Carolina Stroll (Beginner)

Try this dance if you hear a stroll, e.g.

Rolling in the Deep (Adele) (105 beats per minute)
Ride with Me (Zane Williams) (99 beats per minute)

NC Stroll Teach and Demo

Dance: Nothin Crazy (Beginner)

Try this dance to East Coast Swing

Nothin Crazy (Megan Moroney) (126 beats per minute)
Man I Feel Like a Woman (Shania Twain) (125 beats per minute)
Wanderer (Dion) (116 beats per minute)

Nothin Crazy Short Demo
Nothin Crazy (Albro) Partner Dance Step Sheet

Dance: River Waltz (Beginner)

Try this dance if you hear waltz, e.g.

Their Hearts Are Dancing (The Forester Sisters) (99 beats per minute)
Could I Have This Dance (Anne Murray) (88 beats per minute)
Waltz Across Texas

River Waltz Verbose Steps with modified hand holds in turns
We modified the hand holds during the second quarter turn and final half turn
to reduce hand fumbling. Our hand reconnection is done lower on the body rather
than up in the air that is more visible to those watching.
River waltz Demo

Dance: Runaway Bay (Beginner)

Try this dance if you hear sort of a slow southern rock song, e.g.

On and On (Stephen Bishop) (102 beats per minute)
Lets Stay Together (Al Green) (102 beats per minute)
Runaway Bay Teach and Demo
Runaway Bay Partner Dance (Albro) Step Sheet
Runaway Bay Partner Dance Verbose Step Sheet

Dance: Rustler's Crossing (waltz)

Try this dance if you hear waltz, e.g.

Their Hearts Are Dancing (The Forester Sisters) (99 beats per minute)
Could I Have This Dance (Anne Murray) (88 beats per minute)

Rustler's Crossing Demo

Dance: Sandwich Waltz (Beginner)

We do not know the formal name for this dance that goes to any waltz

It is called the sandwich waltz because the pattern inserts
different steps between pairs of balance steps.
Extends the line dance Ritas waltz into a circle dance
One could extend the pattern by inserting 2 "sweeps" just like the 2 twinkles

Could I Have this Dance (Anne Murray) (81 beats per minute)
Somebody Loves You - That is Me (Scooter Lee) (102 beats per minute)
Sandwich Waltz Dance Verbose Step Sheet

Dance: Seven Summers (partners dance) (Beginner)


7 Summers (Morgan Wallen) (81 beats per minute)

7 Summers with You (Albro) step sheet
Seven Summers with You Teach (starts at 6 minutes)

Dance: Shadow (aka Canadian slap) (Beginner)

Very versatile dance that goes with many songs, e.g.

She is in Love with the Boy (Trisha Yearwood) (81 beats per minute)
Play that Song (Joey and Rory) (110 beats per minute)
Senorita (Shawn Mendes) (117 beats per minute)
I will Take You There (The Staple Singers) (102 beats per minute)

Play the Song (Joey Rory)

Shadow Partner Dance Verbose Step Sheet
Shadow Teach and Demo

Dance: Sixteen Steps (Beginner)

Very versatile dance that goes with many songs, including faster songs, e.g.

Trashy Women (Confederate Railroad) (142 beats per minute)
Pontoon (Little Big Town) (96 beats per minute)
Pecos Promenade (Tanya Tucker) (99 beats per minute)
I am Gonna Be (500 Miles - The Proclaimers) (132 beats per minute)

Sixteen Steps Teach
Sixteen Steps Partner Dance Verbose Step Sheet

Dance: Traveling Swing (Intermediate)

This dance goes to almost any West Coast Swing Beat - just change the speed, e.g.

Black Velvet (Alannah Myles) (91 beats per minute)
I am the Only One (Melissa Ethridge) (85 beats per minute)
Texas Time (Keith Urban) (113 beats per minute)
When Will I be Loved (Linda Ronstadt) (133 beats per minute)
Come Together (often played at 84 beats per minute)
Soak Up the Sun (Sheryl Crow) (120 beats per minute)
All About that Bass (Meghan Trainor) (134 beats per minute)
Cold Heart (Elton John Remix) (116 beats per minute)
Superstition (Stevie Wonder) (100 beats per minute)

Traveling Swing (Albro) step sheet
Traveling Swing Teach
Traveling Swing Demo

Dance: Waltz Across Texas Easy Partner Dance (Beginner)


Could I Have this Dance (Anne Murray) (81 beats per minute)
Somebody Loves You - That is Me (Scooter Lee) (102 beats per minute)
Check to see if correct Waltz Across Texas Instructions
Waltz Across Texas Dance Step Sheet