SWINGIN' HOME

CHOREOGRAPHER: Irene Groundwater
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: Swingin' Home For Christmas by The Tractors-115 BPM (CD: Have Yourself A Tractors Christmas)
	Baby One More Time by Britney Spears-94 BPM (CD: Baby One More Time) *
	Crazy (You Drive Me) by Britney Spears-105 BPM (CD: Baby One More Time) **
	Dancin' Shoes by Ronnie McDowell-127 BPM (CD: Country Dances)
	Every Little Thing by Carlene Carter-150 BPM (CD: Little Love Letters) ***
	It's My Soul by Lynn August-124 BPM (CD: Vol. 3 Swinging The Blues)
	Or Any music of your choice with 32 count pattern

DIAGONAL FORWARD, CLOSE, DIAGONAL FORWARD, TOUCH

1	Right diagonal forward dipping right shoulder
2	Left closes to Right raising right shoulder
3	Right diagonal forward dipping right shoulder
4	Left toe touches beside Right instep raising right shoulder
	(Optional - Shimmy on forward steps OR make right circular movement
	with hips on forward steps)

DIAGONAL FORWARD, CLOSE, DIAGONAL FORWARD, CLOSE

5	Left diagonal forward dipping left shoulder
6	Right closes to Left raising left shoulder
7	Left diagonal forward dipping left shoulder
8	ight closes to Left raising left shoulder
	(Optional - Shimmy on forward steps OR make left circular movement
	with hips on forward steps)

SWIVEL HEELS RIGHT-TOES RIGHT-HEELS RIGHT, HOLD AND CLAP

9-10	Swivel both heels diagonal right, Swivel both toes diagonal right
11-12	Swivel both heels diagonal right, Hold and clap

SWIVEL HEELS LEFT -TOES LEFT - HEELS CENTER, HOLD AND CLAP

13-14	Swivel both heels diagonal left, Swivel both toes diagonal left
15-16	Swivel both heels diagonal center, Hold and clap

DIAGONAL BACK, TOUCH, DIAGONAL BACK, TOUCH

17	Right diagonal back
18	Left toe touches to Right instep and snap fingers to right looking right
19	Left diagonal back
20	Right toe touches to Left instep and snap fingers to left looking left
	(Optional - On step 17 body turns right, On step 19 body turns left.
	Touches may be shuffles)

DIAGONAL BACK, TOUCH, DIAGONAL BACK, TOUCH

21	Right diagonal back
22	Left toe touches to Right instep and snap fingers to right looking right
23	Left diagonal back
24	Right toe touches to Left instep and snap fingers to left looking left
	(Optional - On step 21 body turns right, On step 23 body turns left,
	On step 24 body faces forward. Body faces sidewalls on turns.
	Touches may be shuffles to get a swinging action on back steps.)

SIDE STEP, SIDE STEP, CROSS, UNWIND

25-26	Side step Right, Side step Left
27-28	Cross Right over Left, Unwind with weight on Left

SIDE STEP, HOLD, REPLACE, HOLD AND CLAP TWICE

29	Side step Right looking over and dipping right shoulder
30	Hold and raise right shoulder
31-32	Replace weight on Left looking forward, Hold and clap twice
	(Optional - On steps 29 to 31 Shimmy OR make left circular movement with hips)

REPEAT

* Dance pattern 9 times, 10th round dance steps 1-16
  and clap twice on step 16 to finish dance.
** Dance pattern 9 times, 10th round dance steps 1-24
   and extend arms outward on step 24 to end dance.
*** TAG - after 4th and 8th pattern. Make circular movements with hips for 4 counts.
*** Dance ends on 17th count - raise fists on each side of body shoulder height with thumbs raised.

Choreographed for Jenifer Reaume's Christmas party at Steveston Community Center on Dec. 16, 2000.
Thanks to Phillis Lim for suggesting the music " Every Little Thing" by Carlene Carter.
Thanks to Dee Cresdee for suggesting the music "It's my Soul" by Lynn August

From: aiground@attcanada.ca (Irene Groundwater)

Reformatted for display on web site
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