Choosin’ Texas
Count: 24
Wall: 4
Level: Beginner
Choreographer: Nidhi Risi (CAN) – December 2025
Music: Choosin’ Texas – Ella Langley
Starts after 32 counts (…thought) – NO TAGS/NO RESTARTS
SECTION 1: MODIFIED RUMBA BOX FORWARD
1 2 Step right to right side, step left beside right
3&4 Shuffle fwd right, left, right
5 6 Step left to left side, step right beside left
7&8 Shuffle back left, right, left
SECTION 2: ROCK BACK RECOVER, ½ TURN SHUFFLE , ROCK BACK RECOVER, ½ TURN SHUFFLE
1 2 Rock right back, recover on left
3&4 Shuffle right, left, right with ½ turn left (6:00)
5 6 Rock left back, recover on right
7&8 Shuffle left, right, left with ½ turn right (12:00)
(Section 2 non-turning option: Rock back right, rocover left, shuffle fwd RLR, rock fwd left, recover right, shuffle back LRL)
SECTION 3: STEP BACK, HOOK, SHUFFLE FWD, SKATE, SKATE, ROCK FWD, RECOVER
1 2 Step back on right, hook left in front of right
3&4 Shuffle fwd left, right, left
5 6 Skate right, skate left
7 8 Rock forward right, recover left (12:00) Note: Make ¼ turn right to start the dance on your new wall at 3:00
REPEAT
Ending: Facing 9:00 on section 3, after shuffle fwd on count 4, turn ¼ right to 12:00, ta-daah!
This dance is easily danced as a partner dance as seen on the demo.
Contact: Nidhi Risi at LineDancingInNiagara@gmail.com
Last Update: 1 Dec 2025
