START THE FIRE

CHOREOGRAPHER: Roy Thompson (10 March 2005)
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance with 1 tag & 2 restarts
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: We Didn't Start The Fire by Billy Joel-146 BPM (Start: Start on Vocals (32 Counts From Heavy Beat)) (CD: Greatest Hits Volume 3)

SIDE ROCK RECOVER, SAILOR STEP, BEHIND UNWIND, WALK WALK

1-2	Rock to Right side, Recover on Left
3&4	Step Right behind Left, Step Left to Left side, Step Right to Right side
5-6	Touch Left behind Right, Unwind 1/2 turn placing weight on Left [6]
7-8	Step forward Right, Step forward Left

STEP PIVOT 1/2, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN, BACK LOCK BACK, BACK ROCK RECOVER

1-2	Step forward on Right, Pivot 1/2 turn to Left [12]
3&4	Right shuffle turning 1/2 Left over Left shoulder [6]
5&6	Step back on Left, Lock Right over Left, Step back on Left
7-8	Rock back on Right, Recover weight on Left

POINT CROSS, KICK BALL CHANGE, ROCK RECOVER, LEFT TURN SHUFFLE

1-2	Point Right to Right side, Cross Right over Left
3&4	Left Kick, Step ball of Left foot next to Right, Change weight onto Right
5-6	Rock forward on Left, Recover on Right
7&8	Turning 1/4 Left step Left to Left side, Step Right next to Left,
	Turning 1/4 Left step Left forward [12]

STEP BACK CROSS TOUCH, SHUFFLE FORWARD, FULL TURN LEFT MOVING FORWARD, TOUCH KICK

1-2	Turn 1/4 Left and step back on Right, Touch Left across front of Right [9]
3&4	Step Left forward, Close Right beside Left, Step Left forward
5-6	1/2 turn Left stepping back onto Right, 1/2 turn Left stepping forward on Left
7-8	Touch Right next to Left, Kick Right to Right diagonal

SAILOR STEP, SAILOR 1/2 TURN, TURN SIDE TOUCH, 1/4 TURN SHUFFLE

1&2	Step Right behind Left, Step Left to Left side, Step Right to Right side
3&4	Step Left behind Right, Turn 1/4 Left stepping onto Right,
	Turn 1/4 Left stepping onto Left [3]
5-6	Step Right to Right, Touch Left next to Right
7&8	Step Left 1/4 turn Left, Close Right beside Left, Step Left forward [12]

1/4 TURN JAZZ BOX WITH TOUCH, STEP PIVOT 1/4, CROSS SHUFFLE

1-2	Cross Right over Left, Step Left back
3-4	Step Right 1/4 Right, Touch Left beside Right [3]
5-6	Step forward on Left, Pivot 1/4 turn Right [6]
7&8	Cross Left over Right, Step Right to Right side, Cross Left over Right

***** RESTART HERE On Walls 1 and 6 *****

SIDE ROCK RECOVER, 3/4 TURN, FORWARD TOUCH, COASTER STEP

1-2	Rock to Right side, Recover on Left
3&4	Turn 3/4 Right over Right shoulder stepping Right, Left, Right [3]
5-6	Step forward on Left, Touch Right next to Left
7&8	Step back on Right, Step Left next to Right, Step Right forward

STEP PIVOT 1/4, BEHIND SIDE CROSS, TURN STEP TOUCH, ROCKING CHAIR

1-2	Step forward on Left, Pivot 1/4 turn Right [6]
3&4	Step Left behind Right, Step Right to Right side, Cross Left over Right
5-6	Step forward on Right, Recover on Left
7-8	Step back on Right, Recover on Left

START AGAIN

TAG: 8 count tag at end of wall 4 (facing front wall)
MONTEREY 1/2 TURN, MONTEREY 1/2 TURN

1-2	Touch Right to Right side, Turn 1/2 Right stepping Right beside Left
3-4	Touch Left to Left side, Step Left beside Right
5-6	Touch Right to Right side, Turn 1/2 Right stepping Right beside Left
7-8	Touch Left to Left side, Step Left beside Right

From: "Roy Thompson" 

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