BLACKBIRD TWIST aka (CARROUSEL TWIST) CHOREOGRAPHER: Marty (Mr. Country) West TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance COUNT: 32 LEVEL: Easy Intermediate MUSIC: Down Came A Blackbird by Lila McCann Dance starts after 16 count intro APART, TOGETHER, APART, TWIST, TWIST, TOGETHER, APART, TOGETHER TWIST, TWIST &1 Right foot small step to right side, Left foot small step to left side &2 Right foot small step to center, Left foot small step beside Right foot &3 Right foot small step to right side. Left foot small step to left side &4 Twist heels to right side, twist heels to center &5 Right foot small step to center, Left foot small step beside Right foot &6 Right foot small step to right side, Left foot small step to left side &7 Right foot small step to center, Left foot small step beside Right foot &8 Twist heels to right side, twist heels to center STEP PIVOT 1/2, STEP PIVOT 1/2 9 Right foot step forward 10 Pivot 1/2 turn to left 11 Right foot step forward 12 Pivot 1/2 turn to left CHASSE RIGHT CLAP, CLAP, CHASSE LEFT, CLAP, CLAP 13 Right foot step to right side & Left foot step beside Right foot 14 Right foot step to right side &15 Left foot step beside Right foot, Right foot step to right side &16 Clap hands twice 17 Left foot step to left side & Right foot step beside Left foot 18 Left foot step to left side &19 Right foot step beside Left foot, Left foot step to left side &20 Clap hands twice STEP PIVOT 1/2, STEP PIVOT 1/4 21 Right foot step forward 22 Pivot 1/2 turn to left 23 Right foot step forward 24 Pivot 1/4 turn to left JAZZ BOX, HEEL SWIVELS 25 Right foot step crossed over Left foot 26 Left foot step back 27 Right foot step to right side 28 Left foot step beside Right foot 29 Swivel heels right 30 Swivel heels center 31 Swivel heels left 32 Swivel heels center REPEAT ***NOTE*** If started at the proper time dance phrasing fits perfectly to the music Optional hand claps on beats &4 and &8 Also heel swivels on &4 can be swivel heels to center & back out and on beats &8 can be swivel heels out and back to center From: martywes@caninet.com (Marty) Reformatted for display on web site Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas by Don & Patti Brown http://members.aol.com/cactusstar/home.htm