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ROCKIN' THE MOCKIN' BIRD

Dec. 2002

SONG:          Mockingbird by Carly Simon.

               Also available on Jan's no. 12 cd compilation 

CHOREOGRAPHER: Jan Wyllie, 4 Pebble Court, Torquay, Hervey Bay, 4655 Qld., Australia

               Email: janwyllie@iinet.net.au

               Web Site: http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~janwyllie/

DANCE:         64 counts, 2 walls, 128 bpm, Easy Intermediate Level, 

Starts on count 21. He sings Mockingbird and then the word "everybody". Start on this

word. NO TAGS OR RESTARTS

STEPS                PATTERN OF DANCE

1,2,3       Step R to right, Rock/step L behind R, Rock/return weight to R

4&5         Shuffle to the left L,R,L while making ½ turn right

6,7&8       Step R to R, Cross/rock L over R, Rock/return weight to L, Step L to L

9&10        Cross shuffle to the left R,L,R

11,12&      Rock/step L to left, Rock/return wt to R, Step L beside R

13,14&      Rock/step R to right, Rock/return wt to L, Step R beside L

15,16       Rock/step L to left, Making 1/4 turn left step back on R

17,18&19,20 Step back on L, Hold,  Step R beside L, Step back on L, Hold

&21,22      Step R beside L, Rock/step back on L, Rock fwd on R

23,24       Walk fwd  L,R

*The following hip bumps move slightly forward - ham it up a bit won't you!

25&26       Step fwd on L bumping hips fwd, back, fwd

27&28       Step fwd on R bumping hips fwd, back, fwd

29&30       Step fwd on L bumping hips fwd, back, fwd

31&32       Step fwd on R bumping hips fwd, back, fwd (wt ends up on R)

33&34       Step L behind R, Step R to right, Step L to left (sailor shuffle)

35&36       Step R behind L, Step L to left, Step R to right (sailor shuffle)

37,38       Rock/step L behind R, Rock/return wt to R

39,40       Making 1/4 turn right step back on L, Making 1/4 turn right step fwd on R

41,42       Rock/step fwd on L, Rock back on R

43&44       Step back on L, Step R beside L, Step fwd on L

45&46&      Kick R across L, Step fwd on R, Kick L across R, Step fwd on L

47&48       Kick R across L, Step fwd on R, Kick L across R

&           Step L beside R

49,50,51,52 Rock/step fwd on R, Rock back on L, Big step back on R to right diag,

            Drag L to R -wt R

53,54       Step back on L towards left diagonal, Drag R to L (wt on L)

55& 56      Bump hips R,L,R   

57&58,59,60 Cross shuffle to right L,R,L, Step R to R, Making 1/4 left step fwd on L

61,62,63,64 Big step fwd on R to right diag., Slide L to R (wt on R)

63,64       Big step to left on L to left diag,  Slide R to L (wt on L)

CHOREOGRAPHERS NOTE:

This song has been around for as long as I can remember - but my 

memory isn't too good these days! Hope you enjoy hearing it again 

and that you have some fun with the dance.   

See you on the floor sometime……  Jan