DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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EASY HUH?

Jan 2001

SONG          Claudette (133 bpm)

ARTIST        Dwight Yoakam

DESCRIPTION   64 count, 2 wall Intermediate * dance

              Turning anti-clockwise

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

              Phone/Fax; 07 3357 9947

              Email; thogan@powerup.com.au

START after 24 count intro with vocals

Beats                      Steps

SIDE, SLIDE, SIDE ROCK, REPLACE, GRAPEVINE R

1,2    Step R to the side, slide L beside R

3,4    Rock-step R to the side, rock-replace weight on L

5,6    Rock sideward onto R, step L across behind R

&,7    Step R to the side, step L across in front of R

8      Step R to the side

ROCK BACK, REPLACE, 1/2 PIVOT R, ROCK FWD, REPLACE, 1/2 TURN L

9,10   Rock-step L foot backward, rock forward onto R

11,12  Step L forward, make 1/2 pivot turn R and step onto R foot

13,14  Rock-step L foot forward, rock backward onto R

15,16  Step backward on ball of L, make 1/2 turn L pushing weight backward onto R foot

*the next 16 counts are simply a mirror of the first 16

SIDE, SLIDE, SIDE ROCK, REPLACE, GRAPEVINE L

17,18  Step L to the side, slide R beside L

19,20  Rock-step L to the side, rock-replace weight on R

21,22  Rock sideward onto L, step R across behind L

&,23   Step L to the side, step R across in front of L

24     Step L to the side

ROCK BACK, REPLACE, 1/2 PIVOT L, ROCK FWD, REPLACE, 1/2 TURN R

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

27,28  Step R forward, make 1/2 pivot turn L and step onto L foot

29,30  Rock-step R foot forward, rock backward onto L

31,32  Step backward on ball of R, make 1/2 turn R pushing weight backward onto L foot

SIDE ROCK, CROSS SHUFFLE L, SIDE ROCK, CROSS SHUFFLE R

33,34  Rock-step R to the side, rock-replace weight onto L

35&36  Cross shuffle to the L side R-L-R (R in front of L)

37,38  Rock-step L to the side, rock-replace weight onto R

39&40  Cross shuffle to the R side L-R-L (L in front of R)

1/4 L, 1/2 L, ROCK FWD, REPLACE, BACK, BACK, SHUFFLE BACK

41     Make 1/4 turn L on ball of L foot and step R foot backward

42     Make 1/2 turn L on ball of R foot and step L foot forward

43,44  Rock-step R foot forward, rock backward onto L

45,46  Step backward R-L

47&48  Shuffle backward R-L-R

ROCK BACK, FORWARD, TOE, HIP, ROCK BACK, FORWARD, HEEL JACK

49,50  Rock-step L foot backward, rock forward onto R

51     Slide-step L toe beside R

52     Drop L heel pushing hips L taking weight onto L foot

53,54  Rock-step R foot backward, rock forward onto L

55     Touch R foot beside L

&,56   Step/jump slightly back on R foot, touch L heel forward

FWD, 1/4 R, FWD, 1/2 R, SHUFFLE FORWARD, FWD, 1/2 L

57,58  Step L forward, make 1/4 pivot turn R and transfer weight to R foot

59,60  Step L forward, make 1/2 pivot turn R and step onto R foot

61&62  Shuffle forward L-R-L

63,64  Step R forward, make 1/2 pivot turn L and step onto L foot

64     Begin Dance Again

Choreographers Note:

I tried hard to keep this dance easy, and despite having quite a few turns I think I

succeeded - I also tried to give it a 'An Old Style Line Dance' feel without too many

syncopation's and fancy steps because I think that there is a call for this type of

dance as so many of the new ones are getting more and more complicated (I do accept my

share of blame for this by the way! ) - for this reason I decided against adding tags

although it really needed a couple, but I think it works OK without them  - although I

know there will be some 'Music Nazis' who will disagree!!

Anyone who has ever attended one of my classes will know the origin of the name of the

dance - it is one of my frequently used terms that my students often don't agree

with!! This song is from the Under The Covers CD, and is also available on my

Compilation No.4.