Dance of the Week
Easy Winners 
(USA)
Choreographed by Jim Gold 

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Easy Winners is the Dance of the Week.
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Easy Winners danced by Jim Gold 

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EASY WINNERS. . . USA

Choreography: By Jim Gold in Ragtime/American folk dance style
Music: Scott Joplin
Style: Jaunty, free, arms loose
Formation: Open Circle, hands free
Meter: 2/4
Jim Gold YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq2Q9qJKjoQ
Introduction: 4 measures
Measures

FIRST STEP
Strutting Walk: 15 walking steps, thumbs through suspenders, strutting style
1 R (ct 1), L (ct 2)
2-7 Repeat meas 1 6x
8 R (ct 1), bring L next to R (ct &)
Heel stand step: With ft together go back on heels, stand on both heels (ct 2)
9-16 Repeat First Step

SECOND STEP
6 two-steps CCW, arms moving free style
1 Step diag forward CCW on R (ct 1) , bring L behind R (ct &)
Step on R diag forward again (ct 2) , brush/kick L diag forward (ct &)
2 Repeat meas. CCW with opp ft
3-6 Repeat meas. 1 and 2 2x
Four Elephant Flop-Walk steps, thumbs through suspenders, strutting style
7 Step R heel forward with straight R leg (ct 1)
Bend R knee, flatten R ft, as you bring L ft up behind R heel (ct &)
Step R heel forward with straight R leg (ct 2)
Bend R knee, flatten R ft, as you bring L ft up behind R heel (ct &)
8 Step R heel forward with straight R leg (ct 1)
Bend R knee, flatten R ft, as you bring L ft up behind R heel (ct &)
Step R heel forward with straight R leg (ct 2)
Bend R knee, flatten R ft, as you bring L ft up behind R heel (ct &)
9-16 Repeat Second Step

THIRD STEP (Plain)
1-2 Into ctr: R (ct 1), L (ct 2), R (ct 1), kick L (ct 2)
3-4 Back out: L (ct 1), R (ct 2), L (ct 1) , step R next to L (ct 2)
Suzie Q step
5-6 Toes out (ct 1-2), toes in (ct 1-2)
7-8 Toes out(ct 1), toes in(ct 2), toes out (ct 1), toes in (ct 2)
3-step walk into ctr and tch
9-10 R (ct 1), L (ct 2), R (ct 1), tch L fwd (ct 2)
3-step walk back
11-12 Back out: L (ct 1), R (ct 2), L (ct 1), close R next to L(ct 2)
Suzie Q, double time Suzie Q
13-14 Toes out (ct 1-2), toes in (ct 1-2)
Double time Suzie Q
15 Toes out (ct 1), toes in (ct &), toes out (ct 2), toes in (ct &)
16 Repeat meas. 7

FOURTH STEP (Fancy)
1-4 Repeat meas. 1-4 of Third Step
5-6 Suzie Q: toes out (ct 1-2), toes in (ct 1-2)
7-8 Toes out (ct 1), clap toes of both feet together (ct 2), clap again(ct &)
9-10 Into ctr: R (ct 1), L (ct 2), R(ct 1), touch L (ct 2)
11-12 Back out: L (ct 1), R (ct 2), L (ct 1), step R next to L(ct 2)
13-14 Suzie Q: toes out (ct 1-2), toes in (ct 1-2)
One-Legged Double Time Suzie Q
15 Move to right, CCW: R toe out (ct 1)
R toe in (ct &), R toe out(ct 2), R toe in(&)
16 R toe out (ct 1), snap-slide L ft next to R ft (ct 2)

ORDER OF STEPS
First Step: 2x, Second Step: 2x, Third Step: 1x, Fourth Step: 1x
First Step: 2x
Break: Bell ringing 4 meas
Second Step: 2x, Third Step: 1x, Fourth Step: 1x
First Step: 2x, Second Step: 2x, Fourth Step: 1x