DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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SOUL MATE

November 2001

SONG:         Soul Mate #9

ARTIST:       Tina Arena

ALBUM:        Just Me

CHOREOGRAPHED By David Camm, Leeton Liners, 89 Grigg Rd, Leeton, NSW 2705

              Phone 02 6953 7538

DANCE:        48 beats, upper intermediate line dance

BEATS                  STEPS

1,2,3,4     Step L to L side while twisting R heel out, tap R next to L,

            step R side while twisting L heel out, tap L next to R

5&6&7,8     Kick L foot forward, hitch L while twisting 90 deg turn L on ball of R

            foot, Kick L foot forward, hitch L while twisting 90 deg turn L on ball of

            R foot, kick L foot forward, step back onto L

9,10,11,12  Tap R toe back, drop shoulders, drop R heel taking weight,

            kick L foot forward

13,14,15&16 Rock back on L, rock forward on to R, turn 90 deg R stepping L to L side,

            turn 90 deg R stepping back on R, turn 180 deg R stepping L to L side

17,18,19,20 Cross L over R, turn 90 deg L stepping back on R, rock back on L,

            rock forward on to R

21&22&23&24 Step L forward, turn 90 deg R, step L forward, turn 90 deg R,

            step L forward, turn 180 deg R, tap L next to R

25,26,27&28 Step back on L, step back on R, step back on L & push hips back,

            push hips forward, push hips back

29,30,31&32 Step back on R, step back on L, rock back on R, rock forward on L,

            step forward on R

33&34&35,36 Kick L forward, hitch L, kick L 45 deg L, hitch L, kick L forward,

            step forward on L while clapping hands above heard once

37&38&39,40 Kick R fwd, hitch R, kick R 45 deg R, hitch R, kick R forward,

            step on to R while clapping hands above head once

41&42,43&44 Rock forward on L, rock back on to R, turn 90 deg L stepping L to L side,

            tap R close beside L, tap R a little further to the R, tap R a little

            further to the R and take weight

45,46,47,48 Step L to L side, drag R to L, turn 90 deg L stepping back on R,

            drag L next to R

48          Begin Dance Again

This dance has a series of tags and restarts to keep the dance phrased.

Tag: (count 1,2) step L forward, step R next to L while clapping hands above head once.

WALL 1: Dance the first 32 counts, do tag & restart dance

Wall 2: Dance on complete sequence with no tags or restarts

Wall 3: Dance the first 32 counts, do tag, restart dance then restart dance again

        after 4 beats

Wall 4: Dance one complete sequence with no tags or restarts

Wall 5: Dance the first 32 counts, do tag & restart dance

Wall 6: Dance the first 44 counts then restart dance

Wall 7: Dance the first 32 counts, do first four counts then restart dance

Wall 8: Dance the first 32 counts, do first four counts then restart dance

Wall 9: Dance to end

Choreographers Note:

These tags and restarts are not as complicated as they look, as they are clearly

heard in the music.