MOCKINGBIRD

CHOREOGRAPHER: Barry Durand - Gaithersburg, MD www.barrydurand.com email: durand5678@aol.com
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner
MUSIC: Mockingbird by Toby Keith & Crystal Keith (Start after last Mockingbird words - total intro is 36 counts)

1-8	TAP STEPS, COASTER, SCUFF HITCH, COASTER

1-2	Tap Right slightly to Right (can be stomp), kick Right to side
3&4	Start coaster by stepping behind with Right, step together Left, forward Right
5&6	Scuff Left, hitch Left, cross Left over Right
7&8	Coaster by stepping back Right, together Left, forward Right

9-16	HIP BUMP STEPS, FAST HIP WIGGLE SLIDE

1-2	Tap Left while bumping Left hip, Step on Left slightly forward
3-4	Tap Right while bumping Right hip, Step on Right slightly forward
5&6&	Tap Left to side and do a fast hip bump Left, Right, Left, Right
7-8	Big step Left and slide
	(leave foot out or let it start to come in as it starts a coaster next)

17-24	1/4 TURNING COASTER, OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD (STEP & SAILORS), WALKS

1&2	Turning 1/4 right step behind Right, Step in place Left, step forward Right
3	Step forward Left
4&5	Step Right behind Left, step side Left, step slightly forward Right
6&7	Step Left behind, step side Right, step slightly forward Left
8	Step forward Right

25-32	FEET APART, HIP BUMPS, CROSSING SHUFFLE

1	Step Left to left so feet are apart
2	Step Right in place or slightly right making feet farther apart
3-5	Hip bump Left, Right, Left
6	Hip bump Right but push weight fully onto Right foot letting Left foot drift off the ground
7&8	Step Left crossed over right, side Right, cross Left

Repeat - no tags, no restarts, just fun!

While this dance can go to any song that is 32 counts, it phrases nicely with this version of
Mockingbird. The hip wiggle slide will accent the music sometimes and when you do the last hip
bumps you can accent the way that they sing and then the counts will be a little different.

From: TKANDR@aol.com

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