CROSS-BORDER CONNECTION

CHOREOGRAPHER:  Lisa Strong, Vancouver, BC
		e-mail: lstrong@uniserve.com   web site:
		http://users.uniserve.com/~lstrong  98/11/16 rev.
COUNT: 56
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC:  Baby Work Out by George Benson/Count Basie-124 bpm, 
	 CD Big Boss Band, starts on the word "Floor"
	Let's Shout (Baby Work Out) by Colin James-136 bpm, 
	 CD Colin James and The Little Big Band II
	Right On The Money by Alan Jackson-112 bpm, 
	 CD High Mileage, starts at count 16
	Any other East Coast Swing song

<<< This dance is dedicated to Charlotte Skeeters, California ... thanks
for choreographing a line dance to non-country swing music and
re-introducing me to "Huey Lewis and the News" ... your inspiration and
styling is deeply embedded in my dance. >>>

"MOVE UP": FORWARD, HOLD, FORWARD, HOLD, "TRIPLE" FORWARD, ROCK, REPLACE

1	Right step forward
2	Hold
3	Left step forward
4	Hold
5&6	Right step forward, Left step beside Right, Right step forward
7	Left rock-step forward
8	Right rock-step in place (replace weight on Right)

"MOVE BACK": BACK, HOLD, BACK, HOLD; SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN; BRUSH; HITCH; CROSS

9	Left step back
10	Hold
11	Right step back
12	Hold
13	Left step back (starting 1/2 turn left)
&	Right step beside Left
14	Left step forward (finishing 1/2 turn)
15	Right brush forward
&	Right knee hitch
16	Right cross-step in front of Left [facing 6:00 wall] 
	(Options: count 9: 1/2 turn left stepping on Left; 
		  count 3: 1/2 turn left stepping on Right)

"SHUFFLE TO THE LEFT": "TRIPLE" SIDE; ROCK; REPLACE; 
SIDE; SHIMMY; ACROSS; HOLD

17&18	Left step side left, Right step beside Left, Left step side left
19	Right rock-step back and behind Left
20	Left rock-step in place (replacing weight on Left)
21	Right step side right as you shimmy bending knees
22	Straighten knees with weight on Right foot as you finish shimmy
23	Left step across and in front of Right
24	Hold

BRUSH; HITCH; CROSS; "WOBBLE TO THE RIGHT": 
SYNCOPATED JAZZ BOX 1/4 TURN, JAZZ BOX 1/4 TURN, SIDE

25	Right brush forward
&	Right knee hitch
26	Right cross-step in front of Left
27	Left step back
&	Turn 1/4 right and Right step forward
28	Left step forward
29	Right cross-step in front of Left
30	Left step back
31	Turn 1/4 right and Right step forward
32	Left step side left [facing 12:00 wall]
	(Options: as you Left step side lean body slightly to the left 
	and allow Right foot to raise off the ground
	Hands options: snap fingers on count 32
	followed by moving hands slightly down and out)

"TRIPLE" CROSS; ROCK; ROCK; "TRIPLE" CROSS; SIDE; BRUSH

33	Right cross-step across and in front of Left
&	Left step side left keeping the foot slight back
34	Right cross-step across and in front of Left
35	Left rock-step side left
36	Right rock-step side right
37	Left cross-step across and in front of Right
&	Right step side left keeping the foot slight back
38	Left cross-step across and in front of Right
39	Right step side right
40	Left brush forward

TURN; BRUSH; TURN; BRUSH; TURN; BRUSH; TURN; TOUCH 
COMPLETING A FULL TURN TO THE LEFT

41	Left step turning 1/4 turn left
42	Right brush forward
43	Right step turning 1/4 turn left
44	Left brush forward
45	Left step turning 1/4 turn left
46	Right brush forward
47	Right step turning 1/4 turn left
48	Left toe touch forward [facing 12:00 wall]
	(Hand options: for this 8 count sequence put your hands on your hips)

"WORK OUT": BESIDE, HEEL, FORWARD, TOUCH, BESIDE, HEEL, FORWARD, TOUCH, 
BESIDE, "TRIPLE" WALK, PIVOT  1/2:

&49	Left step beside Right, Right heel forward
&50	Right step forward, Left toe touch beside Right
&51	Left step beside Right, Right heel forward
&52	Right step forward, Left toe touch beside Right
&53	Left step beside Right, Right step forward
54	Left step forward
55	Right step forward
56	Pivot 1/2 turn left as you step Left [facing 6:00 wall]
	(Options: on counts 49 and 51: Right point touch forward)

From:	lstrong@uniserve.com (Lisa)

Reformatted for display on web site
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