THE GREAT ESCAPE (aka The Airplane Dance)

CHOREOGRAPHER: Deb Crew - Wasaga Beach, ON - Canada
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Easy Intermediate
MUSIC: Holiday by Madonna - (Track 1 found on The Immaculate Collection CD)

Dance starts after first 32 beats of instrumentals - start on 33rd
beat when the artists sings "Holiday". Dedicated to Dan Haugh
who inspired this dance and its title. Thanks, Pookie!

RIGHT POINT, TOGETHER, POINT-TOGETHER-POINT & SWITCH;
LEFT POINT, TOGETHER, POINT-TOGETHER-POINT & SWITCH

1	Touch Right toes to Right side
2	Touch Right toes beside Left foot
3	Touch Right toes to Right side
&	Quickly touch Right toes beside Left foot
4	Touch Right toes to Right side
&	Quickly step Right foot beside Left foot
5	Touch Left toes to Left side
6	Touch Left toes beside Right foot
7	Touch Left toes to Left side
&	Quickly touch Left toes beside Right foot
8	Touch Left toes to Left side
&	Quickly step Left foot beside Right foot (weight on Left)

ROCK-STEP, SHUFFLE BACK; ROCK-STEP, SHUFFLE FORWARD

9	Rock forward on Right foot
10	Rock back in place on Left foot
11	Step back on Right foot
&	Quickly slide and step Left foot back beside Right foot
12	Step back on Right foot
13	Rock back on Left foot
14	Rock forward in place on Right foot
15	Step forward on Left foot
&	Quickly slide and step Right foot beside Left foot
16	Step forward on Left foot

SYNCOPATED PADDLE TURNS TO MAKE 3/4 TURN LEFT;
SYNCOPATED PADDLE TURNS TO MAKE 3/4 TURN RIGHT

	Note: You will execute 3/4 turn to the Left on counts 1 thru 4 and
	you will execute 3/4 turn to the Right on counts 4 thru 8. You can
	fully extend your arms out to the sides, shoulder height, to give
	this sequence a "freedom" look and feel.
17	Step forward on Right foot
&	Step l/4 turn Left on ball of Left foot
18	Step forward on Right foot
&	Step l/4 turn Left on ball of Left foot
19	Step forward on Right foot
&	Step l/4 turn Left on ball of Left foot
20	Step Right foot beside Left foot (weight is on Right foot)
21	Step forward on Left foot
&	Step l/4 turn Right on ball of Right foot
22	Step forward on Left foot
&	Step l/4 turn Right on ball of Right foot
23	Step forward on Left foot
&	Step l/4 turn Right on ball of Right foot
24	Step Left foot beside Right foot (weight is on Left foot)

ELECTRIC SLIDE RIGHT; ELECTRIC SLIDE LEFT, ENDING WITH l/4 TURN LEFT

	Note: When electric sliding to the right,
	drop left shoulder and lean body to the left
25	Side step Right onto Right foot
&	Quickly slide and step Left foot beside Right
26	Side step Right onto Right foot
&	Quickly slide and step Left foot beside Right
27	Side step Right onto Right foot
&	Quickly slide and step Left foot beside Right
28	Side step Right onto Right foot
	Note: When electric sliding to the left,
	drop right shoulder and lean body to the right
29	Side step Left onto Left foot
&	Quickly slide and step Right foot beside Left
30	Side step Left onto Left foot
&	Quickly slide and step Right foot beside Left
31	Side step Left onto Left foot
&	Quickly slide and step Right foot beside Left
32	Step l/4 turn Left onto Left foot (facing new wall)

START OVER

From:	bcrew@georgian.net (Deb Crew)

Reformatted for display on web site 
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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Step sheet presentation copyright ©1997 by Don & Patti Brown. All rights reserved. Copyright for the dance remains with the original choreographer. This step sheet may be copied, however, please retain all copyright credits.