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POINTF, ONEG, TWOA …

MUSIC:          What Mattered Most

ARTIST:         Ty Herndon

ALBUM:          Greatest Hits or What Mattered Most

DANCE:          32½ count, 4 wall, intermediate line dance with 2 tags & 2 restarts

                Dance starts after 16 counts on the word "Knew"

CHOREOGRAPHERS: Ben Summerell and Cathryn Proudfoot, April 2005

BEATS                 STEPS

STEP R, ROCK, REPLACE

1,2&  Step R to side, rock-step L (at angle) behind R, replace weight to R

STEP L, ROCK, REPLACE

3,4&  Step L to side, rock-step R (at angle) behind L, replace weight to L

1/4 L BACK, REPLACE

5,6   Turning ¼ L step R back, replace weight fwd to L

STEP, 1/2 PIVOT L, STEP

7&8   Step R fwd, pivot turn 180 deg over L shoulder transferring weight fwd to L,

      Step R fwd

SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE

1,2&  Step L to side, step R behind L, step L to side

CROSS, 1/2 TURN L

3,4   Cross R over L, unwind 180 deg over L shoulder transferring weight to L

TOGETHER, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE

&5,6& Step R together with L, step L to side, step R behind L, step L to side

CROSS, 1/2 TURN L

7,8   Cross R over L, unwind 180 deg over L shoulder transferring weight to L

ROCK R, 1/4 TURN L, 1/2 TURN L

1,2&  Rock step R to side, turn ¼ L stepping L fwd, turn ½ L stepping R back

1/4 TURN L, 1/4 TURN R, 1/2 TURN R

3,4&  Turn ¼ L stepping L to side, turn ¼ R stepping R fwd, turn ½ R stepping L back

1/4 TURN R, 1/4 TURN L, 1/2 TURN L

5,6&  Turn ¼ R stepping R to side, turn ¼ L stepping L fwd, turn ½ L stepping R back

      (The previous 6 counts are like fwd hinge turns; allow your shoulders & body

      to swing naturally during these turns; PLEASE see below for styling notes)

L COASTER STEP

7&8   Step L back, step R back together with L, step L fwd

SWEEP, STEP R, SWEEP, STEP L

&1&2  Sweep R toe fwd in arc, step R fwd, sweep L toe fwd in arc, step L fwd

LUNGE, REPLACE, 1/2 TURN R

3&4   Lunge step R fwd, replace weight back to L, turn 180 deg R to step R fwd **

1/2 TURN R, HOOK 1/2 TURN R

5,6   Turn 180*R stepping L back, hook R foot up over L shin & turn 180 deg R to step

      R fwd

ROCK, REPLACE, 1/2 TURN L, 1/4 TURN L

7&8&  Rock-step L fwd, replace weight back to R, turn 180 deg L to step L fwd,

      turn 90* L with weight on L

32&  END OF DANCE

RESTARTS: On walls 2 & 5… dance up to beat 28 ** then add a ¼ turn R on the & count

to step L to side before restarting dance

TAGS:  At the end of walls 3 & 6 add the following 4 & ½ counts:

SIDE-ROCK, REPLACE, STEP FWD R:

1,2&  Rock step R to side, replace weight to L, step R fwd

STEP, 1/2 PIVOT TURN R, STEP TOGETHER:

3,4&  Step L fwd, pivot turn 180 deg over R shoulder transferring weight to R,

      step L together with R

To finish the dance: Dance up to and including beat 25; on beat 26 take big step to L

dragging R toe together with L

STYLING: This might sound a bit goofy but give it a go….OK…

During beats 17 - 22 (the fwd hinge turns) bend your arms to hold your hands out to

the sides at shoulder height with fingers spread.

On wall 1: When Ty sings the word "POINT"…point your R index finger to R whilst

looking to R

On wall 2: When Ty sings the word "ONE"…hold your R & L index fingers up to indicate

the number 1

On wall 7: When Ty sings the word "TWO"…hold 2 fingers up on your R & L hands to

indicate the number 2

….and now you know how we came up with the name for the dance….

Keep Smiling :)

CONTACT

             Ben   0403747769                   Cathryn   0427667860

            bj_mcben@hotmail.com                  cathrynp@tsn.cc