MERCURY SLIDE CHOREOGRAPHER: Lana Harvey, December 10, 1992 COUNT: 64 TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance MUSIC: Back In My Arms Again by Kenny Chesney-128bpm (teach) Bill's Laundromat, Bar And Grill by Confederate Railroad-150bpm (medium) Mercury Blues by Alan Jackson-168bpm (dance) TWO RIGHT SWIVETS, TWO LEFT SWIVETS 1 Twist RIGHT toe 45 degrees right At same time twist LEFT heel 45 degrees left Toes will be pointing right and heels left You are twisting on ball of LEFT foot and heel of RIGHT foot 2 Return both feet to original position 3 Twist RIGHT toe 45 degrees right At same time twist LEFT heel 45 degrees left Toes will be pointing right and heels left You are twisting on ball of LEFT foot and heel of RIGHT foot 4 Return both feet to original position 5 Twist LEFT toe 45 degrees left At same time twist RIGHT heel 45 degrees right Toes will be pointing left and heels right You are twisting on ball of RIGHT foot and heel of LEFT foot 6 Return both feet to original position 7 Twist LEFT toe 45 degrees left At same time twist RIGHT heel 45 degrees right Toes will be pointing left and heels right You are twisting on ball of RIGHT foot and heel of LEFT foot 8 Return both feet to original position RIGHT SWIVET, LEFT SWIVET, HEELS SPREAD, TWO STOMPS 9 Twist RIGHT toe 45 degrees right At same time twist LEFT heel 45 degrees left Toes will be pointing right and heels left You are twisting on ball of LEFT foot and heel of RIGHT foot 10 Return both feet to original position 11 Twist LEFT toe 45 degrees left At same time twist RIGHT heel 45 degrees right Toes will be pointing left and heels right You are twisting on ball of RIGHT foot and heel of LEFT foot 12 Return both feet to original position 13 Spread heels apart 14 Bring heels together 15 Stomp LEFT foot next to RIGHT foot 16 Stomp LEFT foot next to RIGHT foot STEP SLIDE STEP HITCH FORWARD AND BACKWARD 17 Step forward on LEFT foot 18 Slide RIGHT foot forward to LEFT foot 19 Step forward on LEFT foot 20 Bring RIGHT straight up into an open hitch 21 Step back on RIGHT foot 22 Slide LEFT foot back to RIGHT foot 23 Step back on RIGHT foot 24 Pivot 1/2 turn CW on ball of RIGHT foot while bringing LEFT knee up into an open hitch STEP SLIDE STEP STOMP, TWO HEEL TWISTS 25 Step forward on LEFT foot 26 Slide RIGHT foot forward to LEFT foot 27 Step forward on LEFT foot 28 Stomp RIGHT foot next to LEFT foot 29 Twist both heels to left 30 Return both heels to center 31 Twist both heels to left 32 Return both heels to center DIG, HITCH, SHUFFLE 33 Dig RIGHT heel in place & Lift RIGHT knee in a straight hitch and at the same time raise your LEFT heel 34 Drop LEFT heel Right leg remains in air 35&36 Shuffle in place RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT 37 Dig LEFT heel in place & Lift LEFT knee in straight hitch and at same time raise your RIGHT heel 38 Drop RIGHT heel Left leg remains in air 39&40 Shuffle in place LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT FOUR VINES - RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT 41 Step to right on RIGHT foot 42 Cross LEFT foot behind RIGHT 43 Step to right on RIGHT foot 44 Scuff LEFT heel forward 45 Step to left on LEFT foot 46 Cross RIGHT foot behind LEFT 47 Step to left on LEFT foot 48 Hug RIGHT knee to LEFT knee, with RIGHT foot off ground, and pivot 1/2 turn CCW on ball of LEFT foot 49 Step to right on RIGHT foot 50 Cross LEFT foot behind RIGHT 51 Step to right on RIGHT foot 52 Scuff LEFT heel forward 53 Step to left on LEFT foot 54 Cross RIGHT foot behind LEFT 55 Step to left on LEFT foot 56 Stomp RIGHT foot next to LEFT HEEL SPREAD, PIVOT HITCH, SHUFFLE, TWO STOMPS 57 Spread heels apart 58 Return heels together 59 Step forward on RIGHT foot 60 Pivoting 1/2 turn CCW on ball of RIGHT foot, bringing LEFT heel up to RIGHT knee at same time 61&62 Shuffle in place LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT 63 Stomp RIGHT foot slightly apart from LEFT 64 Stomp LEFT foot slightly apart from RIGHT REPEAT INQUIRIES: Lana Harvey (520) 797-7395 e-mail: lanaha@juno.com Step description revised January 20, l997 Reformatted for display on web site Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas by Don & Patti Brown http://members.aol.com/cactusstar/home.htm