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SLOWING DOWN

July 99

SONG          Slow Poke

ARTIST        Tom Morrell & The Timewarp Tophands (124 bpm)

DESCRIPTION   64 count, 2 wall intermediate dance

CHOREOGRAPHED by Terry Hogan, Brisbane Line Dancers, Queensland, Australia.

              Phone/Fax; 07 3357 9947

              Email; thogan@powerup.com.au

START on vocals


Beats                      Steps

1-2&    Rock/step L foot slightly forward, rock back onto R, step L foot beside R

3-4     Step R foot slightly forward, tap L toe across behind R heel

5-6     Step L foot forward, brush R foot forward

7-8     Brush R foot backward, tap R toe to the back


9-10    Step R foot to the side, hold

11&     Step L across behind R, rock/step ball of R foot to the side

12-13   Rock/replace weight onto L, step R across behind L foot

14-15   Rock/step ball of L foot to the side, rock/replace weight onto R foot making

        1/4 turn R

16      Brush L foot forward


17-18   Step forward on L foot, tap R toe behind L heel

19-20&  Step backward onto R foot, make 1/4 turn L & step L foot to the side,

        step R beside L

21-22   Step L to the side, tap R toe across behind L foot

23-24   Rock/step R foot to the side, rock/replace weight on L foot


25&26   Cross shuffle R foot in front of L (R-L-R) (travelling L)

27-28   Rock/step L foot to the side, rock/replace weight on R foot making 1/4 turn L

29      Make 1/2 turn L on ball of R foot & step L foot forward

30      Make 1/2 turn L on ball of L foot & step R foot backward

31      Make 1/2 turn L on ball of R foot & step L foot forward

        *counts 29-31 total 1 1/4 rolling turn to finish facing 6 o'clock wall

32      Step R foot forward


33-34&  Rock/step L foot slightly forward, rock backward onto R, step L foot beside R

35-36   Step R foot forward, brush L foot forward

37&38   Shuffle forward L-R-L

39-40   Step R foot forward, make 1/4 turn R on R foot swinging L foot around close

        to floor


41-42   Step L foot across in front of R, hold

&       Step R foot to the R side

43-44   Step L foot across in front of R, hold

&45     Step R foot to the R side, step L foot across in front of R

46      Rock/step R foot to the side & make 1/4 turn R

47      Make 1/4 turn R on ball of R foot & step L foot to the side

48      Make 1/4 turn R on ball of L foot & step R foot to the side

       *You will be facing 6 o'clock wall when you complete count 48


49-50   Step L foot across in front of R, hold

&       Step R foot to the R side

51-52   Step L foot across in front of R, hold

&53     Step R foot to the R side, step L foot across in front of R

54      Rock/step R foot to the side

55      Rock sideward onto L foot & make 1/2 turn L

56      Step R foot to the side


57&58   Step L across behind R, step R foot to the side,

        step L across in front of R foot 

59-60   Step R foot to the side, hold

61&62   Step L across behind R, step R foot to the side,

        step L across in front of R foot

63      Step R foot to the side

64      Make 1/2 turn R on ball of R foot swinging L foot around close to floor 


64      Begin Dance Again


Choreographers Note; I wanted to do a dance to this song as soon as I heard it, but

thought that everyone would hate the music and decided against it. Then, while looking

for a slow song at class as teaching music for Okie Boogie I grabbed this one in

desperation and was surprised by the positive reaction, so here is the dance at last.

I tried to give the dance the feel of the music, hence the rushes and taps and

although it may be "tricky", don't think there are any difficult steps in it. I know

"the kids" will hate the music, but they'll acquire taste as they mature - we just

need to be patient with them, a real task at times I know!!

This is from the same CD as my dances Okie Boogie and Out there Swinging, and although

it is really choreographed for this particular song it is a swing rhythm so could be

done to swing music about the same BPM. Something like James House's Real Good Way To

Wind Up Lonesome will work even though it is a little faster, although I hate to

recommend other songs as the haven't the feel for the dance that the suggested music

has