DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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DON'T NEED A REASON

Jan 2000

SONG          I'll Think Of A Reason Later (140 bpm)

ARTIST        Lee Ann Womack

DESCRIPTION   32 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 after 24 counts on vocals

Beats                      Steps

1-5   Grapevine to the right R-L-R-L-R (side, behind, side, front, side)

6     Touch L foot beside R

&7    Step L slightly backward, step R foot forward

8     Step L foot fwd & make 1/4 turn R

9     Step R foot backward

10-11 Step l foot back to lock in front of R, step R foot backward

12    Touch L foot beside R

&13   Step L slightly backward, step R foot forward

14    Step L foot fwd & make 1/4 turn R

15-16 Rock/step R to the side, rock sideward onto L leaving R in place

17&   Step down onto R foot, make 1/2 turn R on ball of R foot

18    Point/touch L foot to the side

19&   Step down onto L foot, make 1/2 turn L on ball of L foot

20    Point/touch R foot to the side

21-22 Step R across behind L, step L to the side & make 1/4 turn L

23&24 Shuffle fwd R-L-R making 1/2 turn L - the shuffle will finish as a backward move

25-26 Rock/step L foot backward, rock fwd onto R

27-28 Step L foot forward & slightly toward L diagonal, hold

&29   Step R slightly backward, step L across in front of R

30    Make 1/4 turn L & step R foot backward

31-32 Step L foot to the side, touch R beside L

32    Begin Dance Again

Unfortunately this is another song that needs an adjustment to keep the dance phrased,

as after the 4th repetition do just the first 16 counts of the dance and then

restart - you will start this bridge facing the front wall and then restart the dance

again the back.

Choreographers Note: I first heard this song on the radio while driving though the

Arizona desert and thought the lyrics were very funny - I consequently heard it about

a dozen times and decided that I had to put a dance to it, but every time missed

hearing who was singing. When I got back to California my friend Doris helped me track

it down and then drove me all over to get the CD, so I especially hops she likes the

resulting dance. The speed is the only thing that should be a challenge as the steps

are not complicated. The song Now You See Me on the same CD is a slower song 104 bpm,

that is suitable for teaching, and even experienced beginners should be able to manage

at this speed. The CD title is some Things I Know on the Decca Label.