Ace in the Hole
Choreographed by A.T. Kinson, FL, USA

Description: 32 count, 4 wall, line dance with Polka-Lilt motion
Music: Ace in the Hole by George Strait, or any slower polka-lilt rhythm
Note: The direction of each step or weight change is defined by points of the clock. The direction that a dancer faces may also be defined by points of the clock. Stage "front" shall be denoted as 12:00; Stage "right" shall be denoted as 3:00; Stage "back" shall be denoted as 6:00; and stage "left" shall be denoted as 9i:00. Diagonal directions of travel shall be denoted around the clock as 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, and 10:30, respectively. The amount of rotation for pivots and turns is determined from the amount of change in clock directions and refers to the rotation of the dancer's footwork, but does not necessarily indicate the amount of body rotation, or the body's "facing" contra or open alignment while stepping.

RIGHT FORWARD TRIPLE; LEFT BRUSH HOP STEP; FORWARD ROCK; BACK COASTER
1 Right foot step forward (12:00)
& Left foot, step close to right foot
2 right foot, step forward (12:00)
3 Brush left foot forward and up, weight on right foot
& hop forward on right foot (12:00)
4 Step forward on left foot (12:00)
5 Rock step forward on right foot (12:00)
6 with left foot, recover back in place (6:00)
7 step backward on right foot (6:00)
& step left foot close to right foot
8 step right foot forward (12:00)

SIDE ROCK; RIGHT VINE TRIPLE; HEEL FLICK; STEP; HEEL SWIVELS
1 With left foot, rock step to left side (9:00)
2 Recover back in place on right foot (3:00 facing 12:00)
3 step left foot crossing behind right foot (3:00)
& step right foot close to left foot
4 with left foot, step crossing in front of right foot (3:00)
5 touch right heel forward (12:00) weight on left foot
& turning right knee inward, kick heel to right side
6 step forward on right foot (12:00)
7 step forward on left foot (12:00)
8 swivel both heels outward

LEFT FORWARD TRIPLE, KICK BALL STEP; SIDE ROCK, BOTA FOGO
1 Step forward on left foot (12:00)
& step right foot close to left foot
2 Step forward on right foot (12:00)
3 kick right foot forward (12:00), weight on left foot
& step slightly forward on right foot as kick recoils (12:00)
4 step forward on left foot (12:00)
5 rock step to right side on right foot
6 recover back in place on left foot (9:00, facing 12:00)
7 step diagonally forward on right foot (10:30), crossing in front of left foot
& rock step to left side on left foot
8 recover back in place on right foot (3:00)

DIAGONAL ROCK STEP; LEFT SIDE CHASSE TRIPLE; LEFT TURN; LEFT CHASSE TURN
1 Rock step diagonally forward on left foot (1:30), crossing in front of right foot
2 recover back in place on right foot (7:30)
3 step to left side (9:00, facing 12:00)
& step right foot close to left foot
4 step left foot to left side (9:00), rotating 1/4 to left (facing 3:00)
5 step forward on right foot (9:00), rotating 1/2 to left (facing 3:00)
6 step back in place on left foot (3:00)
7 step forward on right foot (3:00)
8 step stomp left foot beside right foot