DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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TAKE MY BREATH AWAY,

June, 2004

MUSIC:         Take My Breath Away by Jessica Simpson

CHOREOGRAPHER: Lorraine Harvey, Black Denim Line Dancers.

               Moonta. S.A. 08-88253726.

DANCE:         64 count, two wall Upper intermediate line dance with restarts

BEAT             STEPS       

1-8 LUNGE-SLIDE-BACK-CROSS-1/4 BACK-½ FWD-ROCK-BACK-TOUCH-TURN.

1-2   Lunge/step R to right, slide L to R

&3-4  Rock/step L behind R, cross/step R over L, turning 1/4 right step back on L

5-6   Turning 1/2 right step fwd on R, rock/step back onto L.

7-8   Touch R toe back, reverse pivot ½ right (weight on R facing  3 o'clock.)

9-16 STEP-HOLD-BACK-TURN-SWEEP-SIDE-ROCK

1.2   Step fwd on L, Hold

3.4   Recover weight to R, turning 1/2 left step fwd on L

5.6   Turning 1/2 left sweep R around in arc

7.8   Step R to right, recover weight to L.

17-24 CROSS-SLIDE-CROSS SHUFFLE-1/4 BACK-BACK-CROSS SHUFFLE

1.2   Cross/step R over L, slide L to R,

3&4   Cross/step R over L, slide L to R, cross/step R over L

5.6   Turning 1/4 right step back on L, step back on R,

7&8   Cross/step L over R, step back on R, cross/step L over R (6 o'clock)

25-32 HIPS BACK-HOLD- FWD-BACK-STEP-1/2 BACK-1/2 FWD-1/4 SIDE.

1.2   Step back on R diag. pushing hips back, hold

3.4   Push hips fwd then back.

5.6   Step fwd on L, turning 1/2 left step back on R.

7.8   Turning 1/2 left step fwd on L, turning 1/4 left step R to right side.

      (3 O'clock)**  restart here on 2n & 4th sequence.

      (on count 31 you are facing the front wall touch R beside L to begin dance again

33-40 BEHIND-HOLD-REC-1/4 R BACK-1/2 R FWD-STEP-PIVOT 1/2 R-1/4 R-SIDE ON L.

1.2   Step L behind R, hold.

3.4   Recover weight to R, turning 1/4 right step  back on L,

5.6   Turning 1/2 right step fwd on R, step fwd on L

7.8   Pivot turn 1/2 right, turning 1/4 right lunge/step L to left.

41-48  BACK-HOLD-FWD-1/4 L TOG-BACK-TOG-FWD-TOUCH

1.2   Rock/step back on R, hold

3.4   Return weight to L, turning 1/4 left step R beside L.

5.6   Step back on L, step R beside L.

7.8   Step fwd on L, touch R beside L.

      Restart here on 5th sequence. (back wall).

49-56 SIDE-ROCK-BEHIND-ROCK-SIDE-1/4 L-1/2 LEFT SHUFFLE

1.2   Rock/step R to right, recover weight to L

3.4   Rock/step R behind L, recover weight to L

5.    Rock/step R to right, turning 1/4 left  recover weight to L.

7&8   Turning 1/2 left step R.L.R.

57-64 BACK-ROCK-STEP-TURN 1/2-STEP TURN 1/2 -3/4 RIGHT TRIPLE

1.2   Rock/step back on L, return weight to R.

3.4   Step fwd on L, pivot turn 1/2 right.

5.6   Step fwd on L, pivot turn 1/2 right.

7&8   Turning 3/4 right step L.R.L.

BEGIN DANCE AGAIN FACING NEW DIRECTION.

Note: There are 3 restarts during the dance. On walls 2 &.4. instead of turning 1/4

left on count 32 touch R toe beside L and begin dance again.

On wall 5 dance to count 48 (facing 6 o'clock, R toe touching beside L) and begin

dance again.