DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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LEARNING TO FALL

SONG:              LEARNING TO FALL  (Track Time 3.56)

ARTIST:            MARTINA MCBRIDE

ALBUM:             MARTINA

CHOREOGRAPHER:     LU OLSEN & KAREN JENNINGS (DECEMBER 2005)

ORIGINAL POSITION: FEET TOGETHER, WEIGHT ON LEFT

DANCE STARTS:      24 COUNT INTRO

BEATS:             STEPS:     48 COUNT   2 WALL INTERMEDIATE DANCE   VERSION 1.00

1-8 ROCK BACK R, REPLACE, STEP SIDE, TOUCH BEHIND, 3/4 UNWIND, STEP BESIDE,

ROCK FWD L, REPLACE, 1/2 TURN L, FULL TURN L

1,2&3,4&  Rock Back R 45* Behind L, Replace Weight L, Step R to R Side, Touch L

          Behind R, ¾ Unwind Over L (ending with weight on L), Step R Beside L

5,6&7,8   Rock Fwd L, Replace Weight R, Turn 180* Over L and Step L Fwd, Full Turn

          Fwd Over L Stepping R, L (9.00)

9-16 SKATE R, SKATE L, STEP BESIDE, ROCK FWD, REPLACE, STEP BESIDE, TOUCH BACK,

1/2 REVERSE PIVOT, BACK COASTER, STEP BESIDE

1,2&3,4&  Slide Step R Fwd 45° (dragging L towards R), slide Step L Fwd 45° L

          (dragging R towards L), Step R Beside L, Rock Fwd L, Replace Weight R,

          Step L Beside R

5,6,7,&8& Touch R Toe Back, Reverse ½ Pivot Over R (keeping weight on L), Step R Back,

          Step L Beside R, Step R Fwd, Step L Beside R (3.00)

17-24 1 1/4 TURN R, STEP BESIDE, ROCK BACK, REPLACE, STEP BESIDE, ROCK FWD, REPLACE,

STEP BESIDE, ROCK SIDE, REPLACE, STEP BESIDE 

1&2&3,4&1 ¼ Turn Over R (Travelling R) Stepping R, L, R, Step L Beside R, Rock Back R,

          Replace Weight L, Step R Beside L,

5,6,&7,8& Rock Fwd L, Replace Weight R, Step L Beside R, Rock R to R Side,

          Replace Weight L, Step R Beside L (6.00) 

25-32 CROSS OVER, 1/2 UNWIND, BACK COASTER, STEP L FWD, STEP 1/4, 1/2 HINGE, CROSS

SHUFFLE, STEP SIDE

1,2,3&4&  Cross L Over R, ½ Unwind Over R (ending weight on L), Step R Back,

          Step L Beside R, Step Fwd R, Step L Fwd

5,6,7&8&  Turning 90° L Step R to R Side, ½ Hinge Over L Stepping L to L Side,

          Cross Shuffle Stepping R, L, R, Step L to L  Side (3.00)

33-40 1/4 SAILOR R, SWEEP L FWD, SWEEP R FWD, STEP BESIDE, SWEEP R BACK, SWEEP L BACK,

STEP BESIDE, STEP L 1/4 L, STEP BEHIND, STEP L 1/4 L

1&2,3,4&  Step R Behind L, Turn 90° R Step L to L Side, Step R to R Side,

          Sweep Step Fwd L Over R, Sweep Step Fwd R Over L, Step L Beside R (6.00) 

5,6&7,8&  Sweep Step R Behind L, Sweep Step L Behind R, Step R Beside L, Turn 90° R

          with Large Step L to L Side (dragging  R up to L), Step R Behind L,

          Turn 90° L Step Fwd L (6.00)     

41-48 STEP R 1/4 R, STEP L BEHIND, STEP R 1/4 R, STEP L FWD, TWIST 1/4 R, TWIST 1/4 L,

FULL TURN FWD, ROCK R, ROCK L

1,2&3,4,5 Turn 90° L with Large Step R to R Side (dragging L up to R), Step L Behind

          R, Turn 90° R Step Fwd R, Step L Fwd,  Keeping Weight on Both Feet Twist on

          Toes 90° R, Twist on Toes 90° L (ending weight on L),

&6,7,8    Full Turn Fwd Over L Stepping R, L, Rock R to R Side, Rock L To Left Side

          (6.00)

Restart Facing New Wall.

Tag: At the end of walls 2 and 5 add the following

1-4     R SAILOR (Travelling Backwards), L SAILOR (Travelling Backwards)

1&2,3&4 Step R Behind L, Step L to L Side, Step R to R Side, Step L Behind R,

        Step R to R Side, Step L to L Side

To Finish: On count 48, as you Rock L to L side, Drag R Towards L, then take a Large

Step on R to R side, Dragging L Towards R

Choreographers Details:  Lu Olsen    Karen Jennings

Mobile: 0438735122   Mobile:  0414608086

Email: luolsen@bigpond.net.au  Email: amykar@optusnet.com.au