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COUNTRY DANCE

Nov 98

SONG Country State Of Mind

ARTIST Craig Giles

ALBUM Ghost On The Highway

DESCRIPTION 64 beat, 2 wall dance

CHOREOGRAPHED by Carol Green, Adelaide, South Australia

Ph/Fax: (08) 83861796

Start after 16 beat intro

Beats Steps

FORWARD HEEL STRUT, TOE STRUT, TOE STRUT, HEEL STRUT

1-2 Touch R heel fwd, transfer weight to R foot dropping R toe

3-4 Touch L toe fwd, transfer weight to L foot dropping L heel

5-6 Touch R toe fwd, transfer weight to R foot dropping R heel

7-8 Touch L heel fwd, transfer weight to L foot dropping L toe

FORWARD STEP, TAP & CLAP

9-10 Step R foot diagonal forward & R, tap L toe behind R heel & clap

DIAGONAL BACK, TOUCH & CLAP 3 TIMES

11-12 Step L foot diagonal back & L, touch R foot to L foot & clap

13-14 Step R foot diagonal back & R, touch L to R foot & clap

15-16 Repeat beats 11-12

SLOW FORWARD, LOCK, FORWARD, LOCK, FORWARD, BRUSH

17-20 Step R foot forward, hold, lock L foot behind R foot, hold

21-23 Step R foot forward, lock L foot behind R foot, step R foot forward

24 Brush L foot forward past R foot

STEP, TAP TWICE

25-26 Step L foot L, tap R toe behind L foot

27-28 Step R foot R, tap L toe behind R foot

SLOW BACK, LOCK, BACK, LOCK, BACK, BRUSH BACK

29-32 Step L foot back, hold, lock R foot in front of L foot, hold

33-35 Step L foot back, lock R foot in front of L foot, step L foot back

36 Brush R foot back past L foot

REVERSE ROCKING CHAIR, BACK ROCK 2, STEP, BRUSH

37-40 Rock back R foot, recover L foot, rock forward R foot, recover L foot

41-43 Rock back R foot, recover L foot, step forward R foot

44 Brush L foot forward past R foot

SLOW BASKETBALL x 2, CLOSE

45-48& Step forward L foot, hold, turning 1/2 R, recover R foot,

hold, close L foot to R foot

4 FORWARD KNEE POPS

49-52 Bend R knee forward, hold, straighten R knee and bend L knee forward, hold

53-56 Repeat beats 49-52

(Move slightly forward on each knee pop sliding the foot very slightly)

SIDE, TAP, SIDE, TAP, TURNING 1/4 L FORWARD, LOCK, FORWARD, BRUSH

57-60 Step L foot L, tap R toe behind L foot, step R foot R, tap L toe behind R foot

61-63 Turning 1/4 L step forward L foot, lock R foot behind L foot, step forward L

64 Brush R foot forward past L foot

64 Begin Dance Again