....A LITTLE DITTY

CHOREOGRAPHER: William Sevone (WM '71) December 27th 2001, Fremantle, Australia
		email: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: Nat King Cole Porter Wagoner Sort Of Thing by The Bum Steers-170 bpm ('The Bum Steers') ('New Country' sampler vol 3 number 6)
	Sea Of Cowboy Hats by Chely Wright-150 bpm
	If Your Ever Down In Dallas by Lee Ann Womack-129 bpm
	All I Want Is Everything by Mindy McCready-127 bpm
	These Arms by Dwight Yoakam-122 bpm
	(all start on the vocals)

Choreographer's note: As soon as I heard the opening bars of the song by
the Bum Steers it reminded me of one particular song, in fact when I
listened to it all the way through I thought....'bet I could do this
dance to that'...guess what ?...I did, and I really enjoyed it. It
sounds very, very similar, it has the same rhythm, the same counts (32)
and nearly the same bpm's of 168. So, what's the other music I hear you
shout..and shout you will, when I tell you..it's a track called "Rock And
Roll" by Led Zeppelin.
So all you 'hard rock' (n' roller) linedancers' can now 'come out'. So
pull back the curtains and prove to the world that you can listen to Lep
Zep and line dance at the same time..is that a 'stairway to heaven' or
what? One problem though, I haven't allowed for any 'air guitar'
movements...sorry. I must however tell you now, that this is a
particularly fast and tight dance..and could leave you gasping for more
or out of breath, whatever comes first. I would suggest that a slower
piece of music is used for teaching or if you prefer, on a more permanent
basis (suggestions above) before the 'Bum Steers' is released on the
unsuspecting dancer.

Finally, to all those who reckon I have now totally lost the plot....you
could be right - maybe, but I'm havin' a heck of a lot of fun whilst
doin' it...are you?

Dance starts on vocals with feet together and weight on left

(MOVING RIGHT) KNEE POPS/JOHN WAYNES, HEEL DROP-SIDE TOE TOUCH, 1/2 RIGHT

1	Step right toe to right side
&2	Drop right heel straightening leg, step left toe next to right
&3	Drop left heel straightening leg, step right toe to right side
&4	Drop right heel straightening leg, step left toe next to right
&5	Drop left heel straightening leg, step right toe to right side
&6	Drop right heel straightening leg, step left toe next to right
&7	Drop left heel straightening leg, touch right toe to right side
8	Turn 1/2 right and step right next to left
	Style note: On all full counts 1-6 toes point inwards with knees slightly bent

HALF HEEL SWITCH, 2X FORWARD STEPS, 1/2 RIGHT, CROSS STEP 1/4 RIGHT, BACKWARD SHUFFLE

9&10	Touch left heel forward, step left next to right, step right forward
11-12	Step left forward, Pivot 1/2 right (weight on right)
13-14	Cross step left over right, Unwind 1/4 right (weight on left)
15&16	Step backward onto right, close left next to right, step backward onto right

BACKWARD TOE TOUCH, 3/4 LEFT, BACKWARD KNEE POPS/JOHN WAYNES, HEEL DROP-1/2 RIGHT FORWARD STEP

17-18	Touch left toe backward, Turn 3/4 left with left foot off floor
19	Step backward onto left toe
&20	Drop left heel straightening leg, step backward onto right toe
&21	Drop right heel straightening leg, step backward onto left toe
&22	Drop left heel straightening leg, step backward onto right toe
&23	Drop right heel straightening leg, step backward onto left toe
&24	Drop left heel straightening leg, turn 1/2 right and step forward onto right
	Style note: On all full counts 19-23 toes point inwards with knees slightly bent

SIDE STEPS WITH CLAPS, BACKWARD DIAGONAL STEPS WITH CLAPS, STEP BACKWARD, 1/2 LEFT

25-26	Step left to left side and clap hands, Transfer weight to right and clap hands
27	Step left diagonally backward left and clap hands
28	Step right diagonally backward right and clap hands
29	Step left diagonally backward left and clap hands
30	Step right diagonally backward right and clap hands
	Style note: Turn and lean body into counts 25-30 all hand claps at chest height
31-32	Step backward onto left, Pivot 1/2 left (weight on left)

DANCE FINISH: On the 15th wall when dancing to 'The Bum Steers' dance up to count 11 then:
12	With left hand behind back and right hand on brim of hat (optional),
	step or stomp forward onto right with knee slightly bent forward

From: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au (william sevone)

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