IRISH JIG

CHOREOGRAPHER: Daniel Whittaker (Feb 04) (UK)
COUNT: 48
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Las Temporados by Big Sky (Celtic Chill Album)
	Irish Stew (Live) by Shamrock (Shamrock The Album)

1-8	STEP LOCK & KICK LEFT, RIGHT, SIDE BEHIND, RIGHT HEEL, CLAP X2
	(YOU CAN USE HEEL INSTEAD OF KICKS)

1-2	Step forward right to right diagonal, lock left behind right
&3&4	Step right beside left, kick left forward, switch and kick right forward
&5-6	Step right beside left, step left to side, step right behind left
&7&8	Step left slightly back, touch right heel diagonally forward, and clap twice
	(facing 12:00 wall)

9-16	LEFT SAILOR SCUFF AND RIGHT SAILOR SCUFF 1/4 TURN, ROCK STEP CHASSE LEFT

&1	Step right beside left, step left behind right
&2	Step right beside left, scuff left heel
&3	Step left to side, step right behind left
&4	Turn 1/4 left stepping left, scuff right heel
&5-6	Step right to side, rock left behind right, recover weight on right
7&8	Step left to side, close right beside left, step left to side (facing 9:00 wall)

17-24	DIAMOND SHAPE, CHASSE LEFT

1-2	Step right diagonally forward, touching left beside turn 1/4 left (facing 6:00 wall)
3-4	Turn 1/4 left, stepping left diagonally forward touch right beside (facing 3:00 wall)
5-6	Turning 1/4 left step right diagonally back, touch left beside right (facing 12:00 wall)
7&8	Step left to side, close right beside, step left to side

(Optional arm movements to go with counts 17-24)

SETUP: Put your arms in front of you; now bend both arms at elbow, which should
bring your left hand touching right elbow and your right hand touching your left
elbow. OK got it here are the arm movements: count (1-2) put right arm vertical,
down in place (3-4) put left arm vertical, down in place (5-6) put right arm
vertical, down in place (7&8) point left and right arm out to left side.

25-32	CROSS BACK SIDE, KICK BALL CHANGE, WEAVE FULL TURN

1&2	Step right in front of left, step left beside right, step right to side
3&4	Kick left across right, step left slightly back, recover weight on right
5&	Step left over right, step right to side
6&	Step left behind right, step right 1/4 turn right
7-8	Step left forward, turn 3/4 right in place, weight ending on right

33-40	CHASSE LEFT, 1/4 TURN RIGHT CHASSE RIGHT, ROCK STEP COASTER STEP

1&2	Step left to side, close right beside left, step left to side
3&4	1/4 turn right and step right to right side, close left to right, step right to side
5-6	Rock left forward, recover weight on right
7&8	Step left back, close right to left, step forward left

41-48	ROCK STEP 1 1/2 TURN, KICK BALL CHANGE

1-2	Rock forward right, recover weight back left
3-4	Turning 1/2 right step forward right, turning 1/2 step back left
5-6	Turning 1/2 step right forward, step forward left
7&8	Kick right forward, step left in place, step right in place

RESTART

From:daniel.whittaker@btinternet.com

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm


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