DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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"Birth of the Blues"

Choreographer: Carol McKee - Melbourne, Australia -  03 9510 0813

Music:         Birth of the Blues

ARTIST:        David Campbell

ALBUM:         The Swing Sessions

Description:   4 Wall - 32 Count - Anti clockwise - Linedance

               DANCE STARTS ON THE WORD "BREEZE"

Beats              Steps

1 - 8 FORWARD, KICK, FORWARD, KICK, BACK, FORWARD, KICK, BACK, FORWARD, FORWARD

1,2      Step L forward at 45° left, kick R forward (11:00)

3,4      Step R forward at 45° right, kick L forward (1:00)

&5,6     Step back on L, step R forward, kick L forward (1:00)

&7,8     Turning 45° left step back on L, step R forward, step L forward (12:00)

9 - 16 SHUFFLE FORWARD, BOOGIE WALK, BOOGIE WALK, SHUFFLE FORWARD, FORWARD, ROCK BACK

1&2,3,4  Shuffle forward R-L-R, Boogie Walk L, Boogie Walk R

5&6,7,8  Shuffle forward L-R-L, step R forward, rock back onto L

17 - 24 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE, FORWARD, PIVOT, SHUFFLE FORWARD, SIDE, ROCK

1&2      Turning 180° right shuffle forward R-L-R (6:00)

3,4      Step L forward, pivot 180° right keeping weight on R (12:00)

5&6,7,8  Shuffle forward L-R-L, step R to right side, rock onto L

25 - 32 SAILOR STEP, 1/4 TURN SAILOR STEP, SIDE, ROCK, SHUFFLE ACROSS

1&2,3&4  Sailor step R-L-R, turning 90° left sailor step L-R-L (9:00)

5,6,7&8  Step R to right side, rock onto L, shuffle across R-L-R *

32  REPEAT DANCE IN NEW DIRECTION

*TAG: At the end of Wall 7 add the next 12 counts

1,2,3,4  Hip Bumps x 4 L-R-L-R

5,6      Step L forward, pivot 180° right keeping weight on R

7,8      Step L forward, pivot 180° right keeping weight on R

1,2,3,4  Hip bumps x 4 L-R-L-R

FINISH DANCE: Dance to the end of Wall 10 then add next 12 counts

1,2,3,4  Hip Bumps x 4 L-R-L-R (6.00)

5,6      Step L forward, pivot 180° right keeping weight on R

7,8      Step L forward, pivot 180° right keeping weight on R

9,10     Step L forward, rock back onto R

11,12    Turning 180° left step L forward, stomp R forward (12:00)

Choreographers note: Towards the end of the 7th wall music sounds about to finish

keep dancing through it including the tag then restart dance 8th wall.

Email: carolmckee2003@yahoo.com