DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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BE MY GIRL

Suggested Music: Be My Girl

Artist:          Korey Livy

Album:           Home to You

Choreographer:   Colleen Archer, Charters Towers, Qld. 4820.  Phone: (07) 4787 2467

Notes:           2  Wall, 64 count, Advanced SP. Weight on L

Intro:           16 Counts   Date:  2/4/2002

Beats                     Step Description

&1,2  Step R to right side, Touch L beside R, Kick L forward

3&4   Shuffle sideways left (L-R-L)

5,6   Step R forward, Turn 1/2 left  taking weight onto L

7,8   Step R forward, Turn 1/4 left taking weight onto L (3.00)

1,2   Step R forward, Rock back onto L

3,4   Turn 1/2 right and step R forward, Turn 1/2 right and step L back

5&6   Turn 1/2 right and shuffle forward  (R-L-R)

7,8   Step L forward, Turn 1/4 right taking weight onto R (12.00)

1,2   Step L forward, Scuff R forward

&3,4  Hop L slightly back, Step R back, Touch L heel forward (relax knees)

5&6   Left Coaster Step back (step L back, step R beside L, step L forward)

7,8   Step R forward, Turn 1/2 left taking weight onto L (6.00)

1,2&  Step R to right side, Step/cross L behind R, Step R to right side

3,4,5 Step/cross L over R, Step R to right side, Replace weight onto L

6&7   Step/cross R behind L, Step L to left side, Step/cross R over L

8     Step L to left side (6.00)

1,2   Step/rock R over L, Rock weight back onto L

3&4   Turn 3/4 right with triple step on spot (R-L-R)

5,6   Step L forward, Touch/point R to right side

&7    Step R to centre, Touch/point L to left side

&8    Step L to centre, Touch/point R to right side (3.00)

1,2   Step R forward, Hold

&3,4  Step L beside R, Step R forward, Turn 1/4 left taking weight onto L

5&6   Shuffle forward  (R-L-R)

7&8   Left kick-ball-change (kick L forward, step L beside R, step R beside L)(12.00)

&1,2  Step L back to left diagonal, Touch R beside L, Hold and clap

&3,4  Step R back to right diagonal, Touch L beside R, Hold and clap

5&6   Left Coaster Step back (step L back, step R beside L, step L forward)

7,8   Step R forward, Turn 1/2 left taking weight onto L (6.00)

1,2   Step R forward, Rock back onto L

&3&4  Step R back, Touch L heel forward, Step L back, Touch R heel forward

&5,6  Step R back, Step L forward (ball change), Scuff R forward

&7,8  Run/step R forward, Run/step L forward, Scuff R forward (6.00)

Begin again ….

FINISH Dance first 14 counts then

15,16 Jump/step L forward, turn 3/4 right and jump/step R to right side (12.00)

This is a toned down version of "Be My Girl".  The speed is still there but I have

taken out some of the "extras" that make the dance a little harder to execute.

1,2   Step R to right side, Touch L beside R

3&4   Shuffle sideways left (L-R-L)

5,6   Step R forward, Turn 1/2 left taking weight onto L

7,8   Step R forward, Turn 1/4 left taking weight onto L (3.00)

1,2   Step R forward, Rock back onto L

3,4   Turn 1/2 right and step R forward, Step L forward

5&6   Shuffle forward  (R-L-R)

7,8   Step L forward, Turn 1/4 right taking weight onto R (12.00)

1,2   Step L forward, Scuff R forward

3,4   Step R back, Touch L heel forward (relax knees)

5&6   Left Coaster Step back (step L back, step R beside L, step L forward)

7,8   Step R forward, Turn 12 left taking weight onto L (6.00)

1,2,  Step R to right side, Step/cross L behind R, Step R to right side

4,5,6 Step/cross L over R, Step R to right side, Replace weight onto L

7,8   Step/cross R behind L, Step L to left side (6.00)

1,2   Step/rock R over L, Rock weight back onto L

3&4   Turn 3/4 right with triple step on spot (R-L-R)

5,6   Touch L to left side, Step/cross L over R

7,8   Touch R to right side, Touch R beside L (3.00)

1,2   Step R forward, Hold

&3,4  Step L beside R, Step R forward, Turn 1/4 left taking weight onto L

5&6   Shuffle forward  (R-L-R)

7&8   Left kick-ball-change (kick L forward, step L beside R, step R beside L) (12.00

1,2   Step L back to left diagonal, Touch R beside L (clap hands)

3,4   Step R back to right diagonal, Touch L beside R (clap hands)

5&6   Left Coaster Step back (step L back, step R beside L, step L forward)

7,8   Step R forward, Turn 1/2 left taking weight onto L (6.00)

1,2   Step R forward, Rock back onto L

3-6   Step R back, Touch L heel forward, Step L back, Touch R heel forward

7,8   Step R forward, Step L forward (6.00)

Begin again ….

FINISH Dance first 14 counts  then

15,16 Step L forward, Turn 3/4 right and step R to right side (12.00)