This dance won 2nd place in ABC choreography at the Chicagoland Country & Swing Dance Festival, August 2002
Travel toward 3:00, body is turned toward 1:30
1-4
Cross left toe in front of right, drop left heel, step right toe to side, drop right heel
5-8
Cross left toe in front of right, drop left heel, step right toe to side, drop right heel
CROSS ROCK, WEAVE, POINT, HOLD
9-12
Rock left across right, step right in place, step left to side, cross right in front of left
13-16
Step left to side, cross right behind left, point left to side, hold
17-20
Cross left in front of right, hold, step right backward, hold
21-24
Step left to side, hold, cross right in front of left, hold
Beginners can just do ¼ turns
25-26
Touch left toe to side, step left together
27-28
Touch right toe to side, pivot ½ right & step right together
29-30
Touch left toe to side, pivot ½ left & step left together
31-32
Touch right toe to side, hold
Add more sway (intoxication) when "out till quarter to 3" and "digging the weeds."
33-35
Cross right behind left, rock left to side, step right in place
36-38
Cross left behind right, rock right to side, step left in place
39-40
Cross right behind left, step left to side
Present open hands to sides, palms up, elbows in. Turn on each step thru count 7
41-42
Step right to side turning toe out, step left ball to side and slightly backward
43-44
Step right in place turning toe out, step left ball to side and slightly backward
45-46
Step right in place turning toe out, step left ball to side and slightly backward
47-48
Step right in place turning toe out completing full right turn, hold
49-52
Step left forward, kick right forward, step right backward, touch left toe backward
53-56
Step left forward, kick right forward, step right backward, touch left toe backward
TAG 1 After walls 1, 3, 5 8 COUNTS OF LITTLE TRAMP WALKS Walk like Charlie Chaplin's character, the "Little Tramp" by turning the toes out to the sides, leaning left when stepping left, and leaning right when stepping right. Option: Twirl your cane!&Turn ¼ left
57-64
Eight walks forward starting with the left foot
After walls 2 and 4 12 COUNTS OF LITTLE TRAMP WALKS (5 WALKS, HOLD, 2 WALKS, HOLD, 3 WALKS: "5 - 2 - 3")
57-61
Five walks forward: left, right, left, right, left
62-64
Hold, 2 walks forward: right, left
65-68
Hold, 3 walks forward: right, left, right
9-12
Rock left across right, step right in place, step left to side, cross right in front of left
13-14
Step left to side, pivot ¼ right & cross right behind left (facing original wall / audience)
15-16
Touch left toe crossed in front of right foot, hold
Left knee bent, present open hands to sides, palms up, elbows in