THE KISS

CHOREOGRAPHER: Lisa Mooney, Dublin, Ireland - August 2000
		A World, European and French Line Dance Champion
		(tel.: (01) 8409847 / e-mail: lisainline@eircom.net /
		web-site: http://homepage.eircom.net/~danceinline)
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: Thank God I Kissed You by Ronan Keating (Single CD Life is a Rollercoaster (karaoke version))

1/4 TURN LEFT KICK BALL CROSS, HOLD, 1/2 TURN RIGHT KICK BALL CROSS, HOLD

1&2	Turning diagonally left, almost 1/4 turn, kick left out,
	step on ball of left, step on right in front of left,
	weight should be on right, body facing left wall
3	Place left foot, toe to ground, in front of right
4	Holding position take weight onto left (prep for a 1/2 turn right)
5&6	Turning on ball of left 1/2 turn right kick right out,
	step on ball of right, step on left in front of right,
	weight should be on left, body facing right wall
7	Place right foot, toe to ground, in front of left
8	Holding position take weight onto right

LEFT ROCK RECOVER, TWO FULL TURNS, OUT OUT AND CROSS

1-2	Rock forward onto right, recover back onto left prepping for a 1/2 left
3	Turn 1/2 left and step forward onto left
4	Turning another 1/2 turn left step back onto right
5	Turn 1/2 left and step forward onto left
6	Turning another 1/2 turn left step back onto right
7&	Place left to left side and right to right side (second position)
8	Take weight onto right and cross left over right

UNWIND 1/2 TURN RIGHT, BODY ROLL INTO 1/4 TURN RIGHT, WALK WALK, HEEL & TOE

1-2	Unwind a half turn right leaving feet slightly apart
3&4	Body roll doing a 1/4 right ending with right slight in front of left,
	take weight onto right
5-6	Walk forward left, right
7&8	Touch left heel forward, step left in place touching right toe beside left

STEP BACK, TWO 1/2 TURNS, COASTER STEP, POINT HITCH 1/4 RIGHT POINT

&1	Step back onto right and point left directly behind right
2	On ball of right 1/2 turn left, take weight onto left
3-4	Point right directly in front of left, take weight onto right turning 1/2 left
5&6	Step back onto left, place right beside left, step left forward
7&	Point right toe to right side, turning 1/4 left on ball of left hitch right knee up
8&	Point right toe to right side after completing 1/4 turn, take weight onto right for the & count

NOTE: To keep with the lyrics, on the 5th and 10th wall (you'll hear it in the music),
dance just the first 16 steps ending with feet together as opposed to crossed,
with weight on the right, then start from the beginning again.

HOPE YOU ENJOY DANCING IT AS MUCH AS I DID CHOREOGRAPHING IT !

From:	lisainline@eircom.net (Lisa Mooney)

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