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Beautiful Thing

SONG: Beautiful Thing - Track 3 (2.38)

ALBUM: Family Tree (Also on Gone Country CD No 95)

ARTIST: Melinda Schneider

DESCRIPTION: 64 count, 4 wall, Upper Intermediate Level

CHOREOGRAPHER: Jill Boxtel, Sunshine Coast, March 2005 Ph: (07) 5437 7442

ORIGINAL POSITION: Feet together, weight on L

DANCE STARTS: 32 count intro, dance starts on the word "got"

BEATS STEPS

1-8 Stomp, Stomp and Stomp, Stomp and Cross Shuffle, Kick Ball-Change

1,2&3,4 Stomp R in front twice, step R back beside L and stomp L in front twice

&5&6 Step L back beside R, cross R over L, step L to L side, cross R over L

7&8 Kick L leg to L diagonal, step L back beside R, step R in place

9-16 1/4 Turn L with Toe Strut, Ball-Step, Step Fwd, Pivot 1/2 Turn R, Shuffle Fwd,

Kick Ball-Change

1,2&3 Making 1/4 turn L step fwd on L toe, drop L heel, step R beside L,

step L fwd,

4 Pivot 1/2 turn R taking weight on R

5&6,7&8 Shuffle fwd L,R,L, kick R leg in front, step R beside L, step L in place

17-24 Cross, Side, Side, 1/4 Turn L Coaster Step, Step Fwd, 1/2 Turn L, Sailor Step

1&2 Cross R over L, step L to L side, step R to R side

3&4 Making 1/4 turn L step back on L, step R beside L, step L fwd

5,6 Step R fwd bending knees, pivot 1/2 turn L straightening knees and taking

weight on R foot

7&8 Swing L leg around to step L behind R, step R beside L, step L in place

25-32 Dorothy Step R, Dorothy Step L, Step Fwd, Pivot 1/2 Turn L, Drag

1,2&3,4& Step fwd on R, lock-step L behind R, step R beside L, step fwd on L,

lock-step R behind L, step L beside R

5 Step fwd on R bending knees

6,7 Pivot 1/2 turn L straightening knees and taking weight on R

8 Drag L back beside R

33-40 Stomp, Hold, Sailor, and Heel and Toe and Heel and Cross

1,2 Stomp R in front to R diagonal, hold (Optional arm movement: Cross arms in

front of body and on the stomp, (count 1) straighten arms and extend them

out low to the sides of the body and hold for count 2.)

3&4 Step L behind R, step R beside L, step L in place

&5&6 Step R in place, jump L heel in front to L diagonal, step L back beside R,

tap R toe behind L

&7&8 Step R beside L, jump L heel in front to L diagonal, step L back beside R,

cross R over L

41-48 & Stomp, Hold, Sailor, and Heel and Toe and Heel and Cross

&1,2 Step L beside R, stomp R in front to R diagonal, hold

(Optional arm movement: Cross arms in front of body on the & count, repeat

as above for counts 1,2)

3&4 Step L behind R, step R beside L, step L in place

&5&6 Step R in place, jump L heel in front to L diagonal, step L back beside R,

tap R toe behind L

&7&8 Step R beside L, jump L heel in front to L diagonal, step L back beside R,

cross R over L

49-56 1/4 Turn L with Twist, Kick, Back, Cross, Side and Twist, Kick, Back, Cross

1,2 Make 1/4 turn L twisting heels R so both feet are pointing to L diagonal,

kick L fwd

3,4 Step L back, cross R over L

5,6 Step L to L side twisting heels L so both feet are pointing to R diagonal,

kick R fwd

7,8 Step R back, cross L over R

57-64 Stomp, Heel Bumps with 1/4 Turn L, Sailor with 1/4 Turn L, Ball-Step, Scuff

1,2,3,4 Stomp R to R side, and keeping L toe on the floor, bump R heel 3 times while

making 1/4 turn L keeping weight on R,

5&6 Swing L leg around to step L behind R, making 1/4 turn L step R to R side,

step L in place

&7,8 Step R beside L, step L fwd bending knees, scuff R fwd straightening knees

Start dance at new wall. Dance moves clockwise.

Wall 3: Dance the first 20 steps then dance the following 4 counts and restart the

dance.

21,22 Cross R over L and unwind 3/4 turn L, finishing the turn with feet together

23&24 Step L behind R, step R to R side, step L in place

Wall 5: Dance finishes on count 40.