DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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SKIPPIN'

Nov 2007

SONG:          My Heart Skips A Beat by Dwight Yoakam

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

               Email:janwyllie@iinet.net.au   

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

DANCE:         32 counts, 2 walls, 100bpm, Easy Int. He sings My Heart Skips A Beat

               -  start on 'skips'   NO TAGS OR RESTARTS

Thanks to Di Andrews from Port Macquarie for the song. It's good to know another

Dwight fan!

STEPS                    PATTERN OF DANCE

Scuff Hitch Step Back, Coaster Step, Scuff Hitch Step Back, Coaster Step

1&2    Scuff R fwd, Little hop on  L as you hitch R (or just lift L heel up and down)

       Step back on R

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

5&6    Scuff R fwd, Little hop on L as you hitch R (or just lift L heel up and down)

       Step back on R

7&8    Step back on L, Step R beside L, Step fwd on L  (coaster)

Step Lock Step, Step Lock Step, R Charleston, 1/4 Coaster Step

9&10   Step fwd on R, Lock/step L behind R, Step fwd on R

11&12  Step fwd on L, Lock/step R behind L, Step fwd on L

13&14  Touch R toe fwd, Sweep R back, Step back on R (Charleston)

15&16  Step back on L making 1/4 left, Step R beside L, Step fwd on L (1/4 coaster)

Heel Toe Heel, Rock Back & Fwd, Heel Toe Heel, Rock Back & Fwd

17&18  Touch R heel fwd, Touch R toe across L, Touch R heel fwd

19&20  Rock/step back on R, Rock fwd on L, Step fwd on R

21&22  Touch L heel fwd, Touch L toe across R, Touch L heel fwd

23&24  Rock/step back on L, Rock fwd on R, Step fwd on L

Rock Fwd & Back, 1/2 Shuffle, 1/2 Shuffle, 1/4 Shuffle

25&26  Rock/step fwd on R, Rock back on L, Step back on R

27&28  Making 1/2 left shuffle fwd L,R,L

29&30  Making 1/2 left shuffle back R,L,R

31&32  Making 1/4 left shuffle to left side and step slightly fwd on last step

* HARDER ALTERNATIVE FOR THE LAST 4 COUNTS

&29   Skip 1/2 (Hop on L while turning 1/2 left, Step back on R)

&30   Skip 1/2 (Hop on R while turning 1/2 left, Step fwd on L)

&31   Skip 1/2 (Hop on L while turning 1/2 left, Step back on R)

&32   Skip 1/4 (Hop on R while turning 1/4 left, Step L to left) 

Dwight's songs are always so danceable and I love the fact that we rarely

need to use tags or restarts… YOU GO  DWIGHT!!!!   Enjoy the dance.

See you on the floor sometime...Jan