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BIRD ON A WIRE

Choreographed by Janelle & Ron Wallingford of Forster/Tuncurry Linedancers
Description:  48 count, 4 wall, beginner waltzline dance
Music:        Bird On A Wire by Jimmy Barnes & Troy Cassar-Daley

Album:        Double Happiness -- Disc 2 -- Track 11 - 4 min 26 sec track time

Beats                                Steps
BEHIND, STEP, FRONT, TOE, KNEE

1-3    Step L behind R, step R to R side, step L across in front of R

4-6    Touch R toe to R side, move R knee L and R

BEHIND, STEP, FRONT, TOE, KNEE

7-9    Step R behind L, step L to L side, step R across in front of L

10-12  Touch L toe to L side, move L knee R and L

SAILOR X 2

13-15  Step L behind R, step R to R side, step L to L side

16-18  Step R behind L, step L to L side, step R to R side

ROCK BACK & FORWARD, STEP, PIVOT STEP

19-21  Rock back on L & forward on R, step forward on L

22-24  Step forward on R, pivot L 180 deg, step forward on R

LOCK STEP X 2

25-27  (at 45 deg angle) step L forward, step R behind L, step L forward

28-30  (at 45 deg angle) Step R forward, step L behind R, step R forward

STEP FORWARD, ROCK BACK, STEP BACK, LOCK STEP BACK

31-33  Step L forward, rock back on R, step back on L

34-36  Step back on R, step L across R, step back on R

1/4 L, SWAY, SAILOR

37-39  1/4 turn L and step L to L side, sway R and L

40-42  Step R behind L, step L to L side, step R to R side

SAILOR, STEP, SLIDE

43-45  Step L behind R, step R to R side, step L to L side

46-48  Long step R to R side, slide L to beside R

Restart

To end the dance: on beats 43 to 48, dance as follows:

SAILOR WITH 1/4 TURN, STEP, SLIDE

43-45  Step L behind R, step R to R side, 1/4 turn L and place L foot forward

46-48  Long step R to R side, slide L to beside R

Janelle Wallingford

Email: janannwal@tsn.cc or ronartwal@hotmail.com

Address: Forster, NSW, Australia

Phone: (02) 6554 8498