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RING A BELL? AUGUST 2004 SONG: HOW'D I WIND UP IN JAMAICA ARTIST: TRACY BYRD ALBUM: THE TRUTH ABOUT MEN CHOREOGRAPHER: NOEL BRADEY, Sydney, ORIGINAL POSITION: Feet together, weight on L foot DANCE STARTS: On vocals after 32 count introduction BEATS: STEPS: FOUR WALL EASY INTERMEDIATE LINE DANCE Version: 1.00 1-8 SIDE, BEHIND, BALL CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, SIDE, REPLACE 1,2&3,4 Step R to right side, Cross/step L behind R, Step on ball of R beside L, Cross/step L over R, Step R to right 5&6 Cross/step L behind R, Step on ball of R beside L, Cross/step L over R, 7,8 Rock/step R to right, Replace weight to L 9-16 CROSS SHUFFLE, ½ HINGE TURN CROSS SHUFFLE, SYNCOPATED MONTEREY ¼ TURNS X 2 1&2 Cross/step R over L, Step on ball of L to left, Cross/step R over L &3&4 Hinge turn 180° left on ball of R, Cross/step L over R, Step on ball of R to right, Cross/step L over R (6:00) 5&6 Touch R toe to right side, Turning 90° right step on R beside L, Touch L toe to left (9:00) &7&8 Step L beside R, Touch R toe to right side, Turning 90° right step on R beside L, Touch L toe to left (12:00) 17-24 BALL STEP FWD, REPLACE, COASTER ¼ TURN, FWD, REPLACE, ½ SHUFFLE TURN &1,2 Step on ball of L beside R, Rock/step fwd on R, Replace weight to L 3&4 Turn 90° right stepping R back, Step L beside R, Step R fwd (3:00) 5,6 Rock/step fwd on L, Replace weight to R 7&8 Turn 180° left to shuffle fwd L, R, L (9:00) 25-32 ¼ TURN STEPPING SIDE, BEHIND, ¼ FWD, ¾ PIVOT, HIP SWAY, SIDE SHUFFLE ¼ TURN 1,2 Turn 90° left stepping R to right side, Cross/step L behind R (6:00) &3,4 Turn 90° R stepping R fwd, Step L fwd, Pivot turn 270° R (wt on R) (6:00) 5,6 Step L to left side swaying hips L, R 7&8 Side shuffle stepping L to left, Step R beside L, Turn 90° left stepping L fwd (3:00) 32 Restart In New Direction DANCE ENDS: You will be on Wall 9 which starts at the front. Dance to count 16 and you will finish back at the front. Choreographer's Note: I first heard this song when Tracy Byrd sang it at the IFCO Concert at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. I have always been a fan of Tracy Byrd's work, but his latest album "The Truth About Men" has to be his best ever. Listen to the words, they are a lot of fun, and yes, it does "ring a bell"! I have endeavoured to keep this dance simple, yet, I hope, still interesting. I hope you enjoy the combination. Noel © STRICTLY LINEDANCE: NOEL BRADEY - 0412317589/MICHAEL VERA-LOBOS - 0412317588 email: strictly@zip.com.au web: http://www.zip.com.au/~strictly |