THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT

CHOREOGRAPHER: Michele Burton
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Polka Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: After All That, This by Redfern & Crookes-104 bpm (CD: After All That, This)
	The Right To Remain Silent by Doug Stone-132 bpm

TRIPLE FORWARD, TRIPLE 1/4 LEFT, CROSS, 1/4 BACK, 1/2 TURN TRIPLE

1&2	Step right forward, step left beside right, step right forward
3&4	Step left forward beginning 1/4 turn left, step right beside left,
	step left forward completing 1/4 turn (facing 9:00 wall)
5-6	Cross right over left, 1/4 turn right stepping back on left
7&8	Turn 1/4 right stepping right to right, step left beside right,
	1/4 turn right stepping right forward

STEP TOUCH & HEEL & CROSS & HEEL & CROSS & (TURN) HEEL CLAP CLAP

1-2	Step left forward, touch right behind left and clap
&3	Step back on right (toward right back diagonal), touch left heel to forward left diagonal
&4	Step left beside right, step right across left
&5	Step back on left (toward left back diagonal), touch right heel to forward right diagonal
&6	Step right beside left, step left across right
&7	Turn 1/4 left stepping back on right, touch left heel forward
&8	Clap 2 times

TRIPLE FORWARD, 1/2 TURN, 1/2 TURN, HIP HIP TAP STEP

1&2	Step left forward, step right beside left, step left forward
3-4	Turn 1/2 left stepping back on right, turn 1/2 left stepping forward on left
5-6	Step to right with hip push right, step left in place with hip push left
7	Tap ball of right in place with hip push right
8	Step right in place centering weight onto right

CROSS BACK, TRIPLE LOCK BACK, ROCK STEP, STEP 1/2 PIVOT

1-2	Cross left over right, step back on right
3&4	Step back on left, cross right over left, step back on left
5-6	Step back on right, return weight to left
7-8	Step forward right, 1/2 pivot left shifting weight to left

REPEAT

ENDING
The dance ends with the music on the step 1/2 pivot (counts 31-32, facing the 3:00 wall).
Slowly turn 1/4 left on ball of left foot and lunge side right (now facing 12:00 wall - the front).
Shrug shoulders slowly. Present arms (palms up, at body center) and separate out away from body
as you say (with the song), "but Darlin', I was only havin' a good time."

The song "The Right To Remain Silent" has a 4 count tag.
The dance is not phrased for the tag, but it works.

From: TKANDR@aol.com

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
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