LET'S MAKE A DEAL

CHOREOGRAPHER: Peter Metelnick, London ON Canada, November '99 519-439-5990,
		fax 519-439-6037. E-mail: peter.metelnick@sympatico.ca
COUNT: 64 (Give or take a few! See choreographer's notes)
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
MUSIC: Big Deal by LeAnn Rimes (start after long slow intro, right after the words "big deal" on the drum beats)

To start the dance omit the first count (1 - touch right toes to right side).
Start the dance standing with right toes touching to right side.

THE BIG DEAL
R SIDE TOUCH, R CROSS HITCH, R SIDE TOUCH, HOLD,
L SIDE TOUCH,L CROSS HITCH, L SIDE TOUCH, HOLD

1	Touch right toes to right side
2	Cross hitch right knee across body
3-4	Touch right toes to right side, hold
&	Step right foot together
5	Touch left toes to left side
6	Cross hitch left knee across body
7	Touch left toes to left side
8	Hold with weight remaining on right foot

REAL DEAL
L FORWARD SHUFFLE, R FORWARD, 1/2 L PIVOT TURN,
1/2 L TURNING SHUFFLE, L ROCK BACK AND RECOVER

9&10	Step left foot forward, step right foot together, step left foot forward
11	Step right foot forward
12	Pivot 1/2 left
13	Turning 1/2 left step right foot forward
&	Step left foot together
14	Step right foot together
15	Rock step left foot back
16	Recover weight on right foot

L & R FORWARD SHUFFLES, L CROSS STEP, R BACK TOE TOUCH, 2 "STOOGE STEPS" BACK

17&18	Step left foot forward, step right foot together, step left foot forward
19&20	Step right foot forward, step left foot together, step right foot forward
21	Cross step left foot over right
22	Touch right toes back
&23	Scoot back on left foot lifting right foot up, tap right toes down
&24	Scoot back on left foot lifting right foot up, tap right toes down
	(end with weight on left foot)

R BACK & L KICK FORWARD, L FORWARD, R & L STOMP TOGETHER,
L & R APPLEJACKS, R HEEL & HOOK

25	Step right foot back and kick left foot forward at same time
26	Step left foot forward
27	Stomp right foot together
28	Stomp left foot together
&	With weight on left heel and right toes: turn left toes and right heel left
29	Return left toes and right heel back to centre
&	With weight on right heel and left toes: turn right toes and left heel right
30	Return right toes and left heel back to centre with weight ending on LEFT foot
	Easier option for counts &29&30: change count to 29-30 and
	with weight on both feet twist heels left, twist heels back to centre
	with weight ending on left foot
31	Touch right heel forward
32	Hook right foot over left leg

R SIDE SHUFFLE, L ROCK BACK & RECOVER, L SIDE SHUFFLE, R ROCK BACK & RECOVER

33	Step right foot to right side
&	Step left foot together
34	Step right foot to right side
35	Rock step left foot back
36	Recover weight on right foot
37	Step left foot to left side
&	Step right foot together
38	Step left foot to left side
39	Rock step right foot back
40	Recover weight on left foot

1/2 R MONTEREY TURN WITH SLAP, L FORWARD, 1/2 R PIVOT TURN, L FORWARD SHUFFLE

41	Touch right toes to right side
42	Turn 1/2 right on left foot and step right foot together
43	Touch left toes to left side
44	Cross left foot behind right leg and slap boot with right hand
45	Step left foot forward
46	Pivot 1/2 right (now facing front wall)
47&48	Step left foot forward, step right foot together, step left foot forward

R FORWARD, 1/2 L PIVOT TURN, R FORWARD SHUFFLE, L JAZZ BOX

49	Step right foot forward
50	Pivot 1/2 left (now facing back wall)
51&52	Step right foot forward, step left foot together, step right foot forward
53	Cross step left foot over right
54	Step right foot back
55	Step left foot to left side
56	Step right foot in place

L FORWARD, PIVOT 1/4 RIGHT - 4X

57	Step left foot forward
58	Pivot 1/4 right
59	Step left foot forward
60	Pivot 1/4 right
61	Step left foot forward
62	Pivot 1/4 right
63	Step left foot forward
64	Pivot 1/4 right

Choreographer's Note: Okay here's the deal. Great tune, not so great phrasing,
but I kept hearing the "Let 'Er Rip"-ish opening and had to give it a go.
There are a couple of things to remember, besides the basic step pattern.
1. When facing front wall the dance will start from the VERY beginning
(Big Deal - the side touches) (see note for grand finale)
2. When facing the back wall, the dance will ALWAYS start with count 9
(Real Deal - omitting the side touches).
Execute a L jazz box with a right TOUCH together on count 56. OMIT counts 57-64 ALWAYS.
3. After the L jazz box with a right TOUCH together
(you will be facing the front wall & about to start the dance from the top),
THINK 2-4-0. That is the number of turns you will now do before starting
the dance again from the front wall.

The first time you end up facing the front wall do the following (after count 56): 2 TURNS

R FORWARD, 1/2 L PIVOT TURN - 2X

1	Step right foot forward
2	Pivot 1/2 left
3	Step right foot forward
4	Pivot 1/2 left to end facing front wall

The second time you end up facing the front wall do the following (after count 56): 4 TURNS

R FORWARD, 1/4 L PIVOT TURN - 4X

1	Step right foot forward
2	Pivot 1/4 left
3	Step right foot forward
4	Pivot 1/4 left
5	Step right foot forward
6	Pivot 1/4 left
7	Step right foot forward
8	Pivot 1/4 left

Start from the beginning of the dance, adding one extra side touch left
(just to keep you thinking):

R SIDE TOUCH, R CROSS HITCH, R SIDE TOUCH, HOLD,
L SIDE TOUCH, L CROSS HITCH, L SIDE TOUCH, HOLD

1	Touch right toes to right side
2	Cross hitch right knee across body
3-4	Touch right toes to right side, hold
&	Step right foot together
5	Touch left toes to left side
6	Cross hitch left knee across body
7	Touch left toes to left side
8	Hold with weight remaining on right foot
9	Hold
10	Cross hitch left knee across body
11	Touch left toes to left side
12	Hold with weight remaining on right foot

The third time you end up facing the front wall is the start of the grand finale.
Think 0 - as in zero. This means NO TURNS, NO Big Deal (side touches) and
hopefully NO problems doing this!! Because you will be dropping the Big Deal
section altogether, you will end the pattern facing forward with the left jazz box
(as per usual) but with your weight ending on RIGHT foot (the big surprise!)
Start the dance again from count 9 (Real Deal - omitting the side touches) &and
dance until you drop (count 36 to be exact). Enjoy! One final note - for a
dynamite ending, after the right heel hook (counts 31-32), touch right toes to
right side, cross hitch right knee, touch right toes to right side, hold.

From:	alison@theshack699.freeserve.co.uk (Alison Biggs)

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