DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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DESPERATION SAMBA

January 1997

CHOREOGRAPHED by ERIC SELLERS & MONICA MILES, SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA

DESCRIPTION      48 Step dance

MUSIC            Halloween in Tijuana by Jimmy Buffett

Beats                           Steps

4  L to L side, R together, L forward, hold

4  R to R side, L together, R to R turning 90 deg R, tap L together

4  Frieze L-R-L (Rolling 360 deg), tap R together

4  Step R to R side, slide L together, step R, slide L together keeping weight on R

4  Step back on ball of L while raising R heel, drop R heel, L together,

   hold (raise both arms forward to shoulder level palms outwards on beats 1&2 &

   drop on beats 3&4 pushing motion)

4  Step back on ball of R while raising L heel, drop L heel, R together,

   hold (raise both arms forward to shoulder level palms outwards on beats 1&2 &

   drop on beats 3&4 pushing motion)

4  Leading with L hip at 45 deg, slide L-R-L-R

4  Leading with R hip at 45 deg, slide R-L-R-L

4  Step L to side, replace weight R, L together, hold (swaying motion)

   (Turning head sharply whilst covering eyes with open L hand on

   beats 1 & 2 & drop for beats 3 & 4 returning head to front)

4  Step R to side, replace weight L, R together keeping weight on L, hold

   (swaying motion) (Turning head sharply whilst covering eyes with open L hand

   on beats 1 & 2 & drop for beats 3 & 4 returning head to front)

2  Step R heel forward, step back on ball of R

2  Turn 90 deg R on ball of both feet, hold

4  Step back on ball of R while raising L heel, drop L heel, R together, hold

48 Dance begins again

Note - to finish the dance, the last side step and replace weight, are done without

the hand movements and the final count is a turn 90 deg L with the L foot only and

cover the eyes with an open L hand