DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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YA-DA YA-DA

SONG             These Arms

ARTIST           Dwight Yoakam

ALBUM            A Long Way Home

DESCRIPTION      64 count, 2 wall intermediate dance

CHOREOGRAPHED by Fred Knopp, NSW, Australia, October 98

                 Phone: 02 4262 0222 Fax: 02 42214135

                 Email: fknopp@uow.edu.au

Beats                 Steps

R SIDE, HOLD, L TOGETHER, R SIDE, L CROSS, R BACK, L TOGETHER, R SHUFFLE FORWARD

1-2    Step R to R side, hold

&3-4   Step L next to R, step R to R side, step L across in front of R

5-6    Step back on R, step L next to R

7&8    Step forward on R, slide L next to R, step forward on R

L CROSS ROCK/STEP, L TRIPLE STEP WITH FULL TURN (ccw), R SHUFFLE FORWARD, L KNEE POP,

R KNEE POP BODY FACING 45 DEG R FOR THE NEXT 8 BEATS

9-10   Rock/step L across in front of R, rock back on R

11&12  Step L-R-L on the spot with a full turn L

13&14  Step forward on R, slide L next to R, step forward on R

15-16  Pop L knee forward, step on L & pop R knee forward

L KNEE POP, HOLD, L SHUFFLE FORWARD, FULL TURN (ccw) MOVING FORWARD STEP R FORWARD,

STEP L FORWARD

17-18  Step on R & pop L knee forward, hold

19&20  Step forward on L, slide R next to L, step forward on L

21-22  Step forward on R with 180 deg turn L,

       step forward on L with 180 deg turn L

23-24  Step forward on R at 45 deg L, step forward on L at 45 deg L

R CROSS ROCK/STEP, R TRIPLE STEP WITH FULL TURN (cw), L SHUFFLE FORWARD, R KNEE POP,

L KNEE POP BODY FACING 45 DEG L FOR THE NEXT 8 BEATS

25-26  Rock/step R across in front of L, rock back on R

27&28  Step R-L-R on the spot with a full turn R

29&30  Step forward on L, slide R next to L, step forward on L

31-32  Pop R knee forward, step on R & pop L knee forward

R KNEE POP, R TOE/HEEL, R CROSS, L SIDE, R TOE/HEEL, R CROSS

33-34  Step on L & pop R knee forward, touch R toe to R side

35-36  Touch R heel to R side, step R across in front of L

37-38  Step L to L side, touch R toe to R side

39-40  Touch R heel to R side, step R across in front of L

L ROCK/STEP, L SHUFFLE BACK, R SHUFFLE BACK, L BACK WITH 90 DEG TURN L, R CROSS

41-42  Rock/step forward on L, step back on R

43&44  Step back on L, slide R next to L, step back on L

45&46  Step back on R, slide L next to R, step back on R

47-48  Step back on L with 90 deg L, step R across in front of L

L SIDE TOUCH, L CROSS, ANKLE ROCKS, R SIDE TOUCH, R CROSS, ANKLE ROCKS

49-50  Touch L to L side, step L across in front of R

51-52  Step on R rocking ankles to L side, step on L rocking ankles to R side

53-54  Touch R to R side, step R across in front of L

55-56  Step on L rocking ankles to R side, step on R rocking ankles to L side

TWIST HEELS WITH 90 DEG TURN L, TWIST TOES, HEELS, TOES, DWIGHT TWIST

NEXT 8 BEATS ARE DONE MOVING TO THE R

57-58  On balls of both feet twist heels R with 90 deg turn L, twist toes R

59-60  Twist heels R, twist toes R

61-62  Twist L heel R & touch R toe to R side, twist L toes R & touch R heel to R side

63-64  Twist L heel R & touch R toe to R side, twist L toes R & touch R heel to R side

64     Begin Dance Again

VARIATIONS

L ROCK/STEP, 2 FULL TURNS BACK (ccw), L BACK WITH 90 DEG TURN L, R CROSS

41-42  Rock/step forward on L, step back on R

43-44  Step back on L with 180 deg turn L, step forward on R with 180 deg turn L

45-46  Step back on L with 180 deg turn L, step forward on R with 180 deg turn L

47-48  Step back on L with 90 deg turn L, step R across in front of L

TWIST HEELS WITH 90 DEG TURN L, TWIST TOES, HEELS, TOES, DWIGHT TWIST, HOLD, HIP ROLL

This variation can be done on the 3rd & 5th repetition of the dance

57-58  On balls of both feet twist heels R with 90 deg turn L, twist toes R

59-60  Twist heels R, twist toes R

61-62  Twist L heel R and touch R toe to R side, hold

63-64  Roll hips CCW for 2 beats with weight staying on L

Note; Dance finishes on beat 5 with; Step forward on R at 45 deg R On the word stopped

Choreographers note; I first heart this song while watching CMT & was hooked

immediately by the tune & lyrics. The song has a great beat & feel to it, real

southern country rock which Dwight is renown for and the video clip is great to with

plenty of dancing and Dwight doing his usual thing, ENJOY