DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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UP IN THE CLOUDS

November 98

SONG          To Be With You

ARTIST        Mavericks

ALBUM         Trampoline

SONG          Cloud 8 ***

ARTIST        John Michael Montgomery

ALBUM         What I Do The Best

TEACHING      That's What Said About The Buffalo

ARTIST        Michael Peterson

DESCRIPTION   64 count, 2 wall adv/int dance

CHOREOGRAPHED by Susan Hancock, Yorktown, South Australia

              Phone: 08 8852 1571 Fax: 08 8852 1723

              Email: phancock@netyp.com.au

Beats                      Steps

CROSS, ROCK BACK, CHA CHA CHA, CROSS, ROCK BACK, CHA CHA CHA

1-2   Cross L foot over R, rock back onto R

3&4   Step onto L & step onto R, step onto L (in place)

5-6   Cross R foot over L, rock back onto L

7&8   Step onto R & step onto L, step onto R (in place)

CROSS, ROCK BACK, TURN 1/4 L, STEP FORWARD

1-2   Cross L over R, rock back onto R

3-4   Turn 1/4 on L, step forward on R

ROCK BACK TURNING 1/4 R, TURN 1/4 R, FULL TURN R, STEP FORWARD

1-2   Rock back on L turning 1/4 R, step on R turning 1/4 R

3-4   Step forward on L making a full turn R, step forward on R

STEP FORWARD, TOUCH BEHIND, CHA CHA CHA

1-2   Step forward on L, touch R toe behind L

      (Optional bend knees dip &/or touch hat with R hand)

3&4   Step back on R & step L together, step on R

STEP BACK, TOUCH IN FRONT, CHA CHA CHA

1-2   Step back on L, touch R toe behind L

      (Optional bend knees dip &/or touch hat with R hand)

3&4   Step forward on R & step L together, step on R

TURN 1/4 L, HOLD, TURN 1/2 L, HOLD

1-2   Step 1/4 L on L, hold

3-4   Turning 1/2 L on ball of L step back on R, hold

STEP BACK, ROCK FORWARD, TURN 1/2 R CHA CHA CHA

1-2   Step back on L, rock forward onto R

3&4   Turning 1/2 R step onto L & step onto R, step onto L

2 SAILOR SHUFFLES (travelling backwards)

1&2   Step R behind L & step L to L side, step R next to L

3&4   Step L behind R & step R to R side, step L next to R

STEP BACK, ROCK FORWARD, TURN 1/2 L CHA CHA CHA

1-2   Step back on R, rock forward onto L

3&4   Turning 1/2 L step onto R & step onto L, step onto R

VAUDEVILLES

1&2   Touch L heel at 45 deg & step L slightly back, cross R over L

&     Step L to side

3&4   Touch R heel at 45 deg & step R slightly back, cross L over R

&     Step R to side

5&6   Touch L heel at 45 deg & step L slightly back, cross R over L

&     Step L to side

7&8   Touch R heel at 45 deg & step R slightly back, cross L over R

TOE, HOLD, SWITCH TOE, HOLD

1-2   Touch R toe to side, hold

&     Step R next to L

3-4   Touch L toe to side, hold

STEP TOGETHER, HEEL, TOE, KICK BALL CHANGE

&     Step L next to R

1&2   Touch R heel forward & step R next to L, touch L toe back

&     Step L next to R

3&4   R kick ball change

KICK, TOUCH, SLIDE

1&2   Kick R forward & step R next to L, touch L to side (extend leg)

3-4   Slide L next to R

BALL CHANGE, STEP BACK, SHUFFLE FORWARD

&     Step (change weight) onto L

1-2   Step to R, step back on L

3&4   Shuffle forward R-L-R

64    Begin Dance Again

Choreographers Note:

***  This dance was inspired by "Cloud 8" by John Michael Montgomery and I prefer to

dance to this but it has 2 tags (No it's not that bad!!!).

The first is at the beginning of the 3rd wall (facing front). Just repeat the first 8

counts ie: do 4 Cross, rock back, cha cha cha instead of 2.

The second is at the beginning of the 5th wall (also facing front) - start from the

Vaudeville steps & continue as written until the end on the song. Finish with Cross R,

rock back on L, turn 1/2 R cha cha cha.