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DON'T TREAD ON MY HEART

2002

SONG Don't Tread On My Heart

ARTIST Col Finlay

ALBUM My Life (if you have trouble getting music, you should give me a call)

DESCRIPTION 1 wall, sequence dance, easy intermediate

CHOREOGRAPHED by Kevin & Maria, Kickin' Country, Newcastle,

Central Coast, NSW, Australia

Phone/fax: 02 4965 7800

Email: kickincountryau@yahoo.com

Beats Steps

SECTION A

STOMP FWD, BOUNCE HEELS 4 TIMES, 1/4 TURNING L

1-8 Stomp R foot fwd (on the words "Don't"), bounce heels 4 times as you 1/4 turn L

(on the words "Tread on my heart because it")

ROCK R, REPLACE, CROSS, HOLD, ROCK L, REPLACE, CROSS, HOLD

1-4 Rock R to side (on the word " hurts"), replace weight L, cross R over L, hold

5-8 Rock L to side, replace weight R, cross L over R, hold

STEP BACK, BACK, STEP FWD, HOLD, KICK L, TOGETHER, KICK R, TOGETHER

1-4 Step back R, step back L, step fwd R, hold

5-8 Kick L fwd, step back L, kick R fwd, step back R

STEP BACK, BACK, HOLD, STEP FWD, 1/2 TURN L, FWD, HOLD

1-4 Step back L, step back R, step fwd L, hold

5-8 Step fwd R, 1/2 pivot turn L take weight L, step fwd R, hold

TWIST WALK FWD L, HOLD R, HOLD, TWIST FWD L-R-L, HOLD

1-4 Twist to L on R step L fwd, hold, twist to R on L step R fwd, hold

5-8 Twist as you walk fwd stepping L-R-L, hold

1/4 TURNING BOX STEP, HOLD, HEEL FWD, HOLD, TOE BACK, HOLD

1-4 Step R over L, step back, 1/4 turn R step R to side, hold

5-8 Touch L heel fwd, hold, touch L toe back, hold

STEP, TOGETHER, STEP, HOLD, WALK BACK L-R-L 1/4 TURN, TOUCH

1-4 Step L fwd, step R next L, step fwd L, hold

5-8 Step back R, step back L, 1/4 turn R step R to side, touch L next to R

ROCK FWD, BACK, 1/2 TURN, HOLD, FWD, 1/4 TURN, TOUCH, HOLD

1-4 Rock fwd L, replace weight R, 1/2 turn L step fwd L, hold

5-8 Step fwd R, 1/4 turn L take weight L, touch R next to L, hold

SECTION B

CHARLSTON STEPS FWD, BACK, CHARLSTON STEP BACK, FWD

1-4 Swing R toe around in front of L touch, hold, swing R toe around to back of L

touch, Hold

5-7 Take weight R as you swing L toe back behind R, hold, swing L toe around in

front of R

8 Hold

1/4 TURN L, REPEAT CHARLSTON STEPS

1-4 Take weight on L 1/4 turn L repeating above Charlston steps fwd, hold, back,

hold

5-8 Back, hold, fwd, hold

FWD, LOCK FWD, HOLD, ROCK FWD, BACK, BACK FWD

1-4 Step R fwd, lock L behind R, step R fwd, hold

5,6 Rock fwd L lifting R heel off floor, take weight on R

7,8 Step back on L lifting R heel off floor, take weight on R

(this step is basically rocking fwd, back with a heel lift)

1-8 Repeat above counts on opposite side

STEP, HHOLD, BEHIND, HOLD, 3/4 TURN STEPPING R-L-R, HOLD

1-4 Step R to side, hold, step L behind R, hold

5-8 3/4 turn R on the spot step R-L-R, hold

1/4 STEP, HOLD, BEHIND, HOLD, 3/4 TURN STEPPING R-L-R

1-4 1/4 Turn R step L to side, hold, step R behind L, hold

5-8 3/4 turn L on the spot L-R-L, hold

(These above 8 counts make a figure eight pattern, end facing front)

FWD, LOCK, FWD, HOOK, BACK, HOOK, FWD, HOOK

1-4 Step fwd R, lock L behind R, fwd R, hook L foot behind R knee

5-8 Step back L, hook R foot in front L knee, step fwd R, hook L foot behind R knee

STEP BACK, HOLD, CROSS, HOLD, FULL TURN ON THE SPOT, HOLD

1-4 Step back L, hold, cross R over L, hold

5-8 Full turn L on the spot stepping L-R-L (L foot should be fwd), hold

Ending: Step R fwd, bounce heels 4 times 1/4 turning L (on the words "Don't Tread On

My Heart") This happens 3 times. Then finish with the charlston sequence of 16 counts,

Lock step fwd then step together.

Note: Like all sequence dances they look hard to do with all the information needed.

This will surprise you!!!