LOVE POTION #9

CHOREOGRAPHER: Mare Dodd, Morgantown, WV - 10/2/96
COUNT: Phrased
TYPE: 1 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Love Potion #9 by Hansel Martinez

*BEGIN ON VERY FIRST NOTE OF SONG!!
SEQUENCE:  INTRO, A, B, A, B, A, C, A, B, A, D, C, B*, INTRO*, A
(repeating until end of song) - whew!!  (Not as bad as it looks!)
(This dance flows well and goes exactly to the music)

INTRO
USING CUBAN MOTION:

1	Step Left foot to Left side
2	Hold
3	Bring Right foot together with Left foot
4	Hold
5	Step Left foot to Left side
6	Hold
7	Bring Right foot together with Left foot
8	Hold

9	Step Left foot to Left side
10	Hold
11	Bring Right foot together with Left foot
12	Hold
13	Step Left foot to Left side
14	Hold
15	Bring Right foot together with Left foot
16	Hold

17	Step Left foot to Left side
18	Hold
19	Bring Right foot together with Left foot
20	Hold
21	Step Left foot to Left side
22	Hold
23	Bring Right foot together with Left foot
24	Hold

25	Step Left foot to Left side
26	Hold
27	Bring Right foot together with Left foot
28	Hold
29	Step Left foot to Left side
&	Snap head Left
30	Bring head back to center
 
INTRO*: This time (almost at the end of the song), repeat
steps 1-8 for a total of 32 counts - then add steps above
numbered 25-30. This makes the total count for this part 38
counts. Be sure to use lots of hip motion!!

PART A - "OOH-AAH"

1&2	Shuffle sideways Right-Left-Right
3	Rock back on Left foot
4	Recover on Right foot
5&6	Shuffle sideways Left-Right-Left
7	Rock back on Right foot
8	Recover on Left foot

9&10	Shuffle sideways Right-Left-Right
11	Rock back on Left foot
12	Recover on Right foot
13&14	Shuffle sideways Left-Right-Left
15	Rock back on Right foot
16	Recover on Left foot

PART B - "VERSE"

1&2	Shuffle forward Right-Left-Right
3&4	Shuffle forward Left-Right-Left
5	Step forward on Right foot
6	Pivot 1/2 turn Left, transfering weight to Left foot
7-8	Walk forward Right, Left (Option: turn full turn)

9&10	Shuffle forward Right-Left-Right
11&12	Shuffle forward Left-Right-Left
13	Step forward on Right foot
14	Pivot 1/2 turn Left, transfering weight to Left foot
15-16	Walk forward Right, Left (Option: turn full turn)

17	Rock sideways on Right foot
18	Recover on Left foot
19&20	Triple Step (Cha-Cha) in place Right-Left-Right
21	Rock sideways on Left foot
22	Recover on Right foot
23&24	Triple Step (Cha-Cha) in place Left-Right-Left

25-26	Ronde' Right (sweep Right toe in semi-circle to Right 
	as you make a 1/2 turn Right)
27&28	Triple Step (Cha-Cha) in place Right-Left-Right
29	Rock forward on Left foot
30	Recover on Right foot
31&32	Triple Step (Cha-Cha) in place Left-Right-Left

B* The last time you do part B, on counts 31&32 - 
Stomp Left foot, Stomp Right foot, rather than Triple step
This will put you on the correct foot for the last INTRO*.

PART C

"SHE BENT DOWN...":

1	Stomp Right foot forward (knees bent - hands on thighs)
2	Hold
3-4	Pivot 1/2 turn Left (straighten legs)

"...AND GAVE ME A WINK":

5	Push Left hip forward and wink (raise Left shoulder)
6	Bring Left hip back to center (lower Left shoulder)
7	Push Left hip forward and wink (raise Left shoulder)
8	Bring Left hip back to center (lower Left shoulder)

"...SHE SAID I'M GOIN'A MIX IT UP...":

9&10	Sailor Shuffle Right-Left-Right
11&12	Sailor Shuffle Left-Right-Left
13&14	Right foot kick-ball-change
15&16	Right foot kick-ball-change

"...IT SMELLED LIKE TURPENTINE..."

17&18	Sailor Shuffle Right-Left-Right
19&20	Sailor Shuffle Left-Right-Left
21&22	Right foot kick-ball-change
23	Kick Right foot across Left foot
&24	Syncopated (quick step) Right, Left
	- ending with feet shoulder width apart

"...I HELD MY NOSE..."

25	Bend Right knee in toward Left knee 
	as you pinch your nose with your Right hand
26	Hold
27-28	Bend Left knee in toward Right knee (straighten Right knee)
	as you cover your eyes with your Left hand
29	Bump hips to Left side
30	Bump hips to Right side
31	Pop head back (as if drinking)
32	Bring head back to front

PART D - INSTRUMENTAL

1&2	Shuffle forward Right-Left-Right
3&4	Shuffle forward Left-Right-Left
5-6	"Sassy" walk backward Right, Left
7	Turn 1/4 turn Right as you step on Right foot
8	Step forward on Left foot

9&10	Shuffle forward Right-Left-Right
11&12	Shuffle forward Left-Right-Left
13-14	"Sassy" walk backward Right, Left
15	Turn 1/4 turn Right as you step on Right foot
16	Step forward on Left foot

17&18	Shuffle forward Right-Left-Right
19&20	Shuffle forward Left-Right-Left
21-22	"Sassy" walk backward Right, Left
23	Turn 1/4 turn Right as you step on Right foot
24	Step forward on Left foot

25&26	Shuffle forward Right-Left-Right
27&28	Shuffle forward Left-Right-Left
29-30	"Sassy" walk backward Right, Left
31	Turn 1/4 turn Right as you step on Right foot
32	Step forward on Left foot

Don't forget to use lots of hip motion and have fun with it!!

From:	cajunjon@ctel.com.au (Cajun Jeonn)

Reformatted for display on web site 
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