DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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MERCY! MERCY!

SONG:              MERCY

ARTIST:            DUFFY

CHOREOGRAPHER:     KERRY HUGHES (SYDNEY SEPTEMBER 2008)

STARTING POSITION: WEIGHT LEFT (3 WALL 48 COUNT INTERMEDIATE DANCE)

                   16 count introduction.

Beats                  Steps

1-8 R kick, ball, step, R kick, ball step, R rocking chair

1&2,3&4  R kick, ball step, R kick, ball, step

5,6,7,8  R rocking chair (forward R, back L, Large step back R, fwd L

9-16 R Dorothy, L Dorothy, ¼ pivots L x 2

1,2&3,4& Dorothy R-L-R on diagonal, Dorothy L-R-L on diagonal

5,6,7,8  Fwd R, Pivot ¼ L (9.00), Fwd R, Pivot ¼ L (6.00)

17-24 R rocking chair, Cross R, Point L, Cross L, Point R

1,2,3,4  R rocking chair (forward R, back L, Large step back R, fwd L)

5,6,7,8  Cross step R over L, Point L to side, Cross step L over R, Point R to side

25-32 R cross and cross, Shuffle ¼ L, R fwd, L back, R ½ turn shuffle

1&2      Cross step R over L, Side L, Cross step R over L

3&4      Shuffle ¼ L stepping L-R-L (3.00)

5,6,7&8  Fwd R, Back L, ½ turn shuffle R-L-R  (9.00)

33-40 Fwd L, Back R, Side L, Hold, R cross and heel and, L cross and cross

1,2,3,4  Fwd L, Back R, Side L, Hold

5&6&     Cross step R over L, Side L, R heal fwd, R side

7&8      L cross step over R, Side R, L cross step over R ###

41-48 R side, Hold & click, Hinge ½ over L, Hold and click, R Cross samba, L Cross

samba.

1,2,3,4  R side, Hold and click, Hinge ½ over L stepping L (3.00), Hold and click

5&6,7&8  R cross samba, L cross samba.

Tag:   On walls 2 & 4 add these 16 counts (Almost exact reverse of last 16 of dance)

1-8 Fwd R, Back L, Side R, Hold, L cross and heel and, R cross and cross

1,2,3,4  Fwd R, Back L, Side R, Hold

5&6&     Cross step L over R, Side R, L heal fwd, L side

7&8      R cross step over L, Side L, R cross step over L

9-16 L side, Hold, Hinge ½ over R, Hold, L Cross samba, Cross step R over L, Side L.

1,2,3,4  L side, Hold, Hinge ½ over R stepping R, Hold

5&6,7&8  L cross samba, R cross step over L, Step L.

Restart: On wall 6 dance to count 40 and restart. ###

Only visit 6 o'clock wall on last wall. Sequence is 12 o'clock, 3,12,3, ………6 o'clock

A love song. Dance and song feel boppy and happy.

Kerry Hughes (0412 695 622)