DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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COUNTRY LIFE

SONG:          Movin Out To The Country by Deryl Dodd

CHOREOGRAPHER: Jan Wyllie, Hervey Bay, Qld., Australia

               Email: janwyllie@iinet.net.au   

               Web Site: http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~janwyllie/

DANCE:         32 counts, 4 walls, 120bpm, Easy Intermediate Level,

               He sings 'sit down honey I've got something to say' Start the dance on

               the word 'something'         Choreo July 2007    1 RESTART

STEPS                 PATTERN OF DANCE

Fwd Rock/Return, Coaster Step, Fwd Rock/Return, Coaster Step

1,2     Rock/step fwd on  L, Rock back on R

3&4     Step back on L, Step R beside L, Step fwd on L

5,6     Rock/step fwd on R, Rock back on L

7&8     Step back on R, Step L beside R, Step fwd on R

Walk Walk, Step Pivot 1/4, Step Pivot 1/4, Step Pivot 1/4

9,10,   Walk fwd L,R

11,12   Step fwd on L, Pivot 1/4 right transferring wt to R

13,14   Step fwd on L, Pivot 1/4 right transferring wt to R

15&16   Step fwd on L, Pivot 1/4 right transferring wt to R

Step Fwd, Touch Side Fwd Side, Step Back Touch Side, Step Back Touch Side

17,18   Step fwd on L, Touch R toe to right side

19,20   Touch R fwd, Touch R toe to right side   

21,22   Step back on R, Touch L toe to left side

23,24   Step back on L, Touch R toe to right side 

Coaster Step, Step Pivot 1/2, Heel /Step Together, Heel/ Step Together

25&26   Step back on R, Step L beside R, Step fwd on R

27,28   Step fwd on L, Pivot 1/2 right transferring wt to R

29,30   Step L heel fwd, Step down on L as you step R beside L

31,32   Step L heel fwd, Step down on L as you step R beside L

* There is a restart on wall  5 after count 16 

I have written to this song before in the dim distant past but it's one of those

songs that has stayed in my mind (and trust me, that's a miracle these days! )

I guess it's the whole concept of the words that got me hooked because I do

believe that country life is the way to go…… in spite of the fact that I sold my

farm a few years ago and moved to the coast.  Country life is just so simple, but that

doesn't mean 'easy' because there is always something tugging at your heart

strings… things like drought and other weather related hardships and of course

when you have livestock you also have deadstock……. And just because you turn

on the tap doesn't mean you automatically get water either. 

Yes, country life is living with mother nature and she can be very exacting! 

It's a rather rewarding lifestyle though, you reap what you sow!

Hope you enjoy the little dance 'Country Life'

See you on the floor sometime...Jan