CROSS-BORDER CONNECTION
CHOREOGRAPHER: Lisa Strong, Vancouver, BC
e-mail: lstrong@uniserve.com web site:
http://users.uniserve.com/~lstrong 98/11/16 rev.
COUNT: 56
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Baby Work Out by George Benson/Count Basie-124 bpm,
CD Big Boss Band, starts on the word "Floor"
Let's Shout (Baby Work Out) by Colin James-136 bpm,
CD Colin James and The Little Big Band II
Right On The Money by Alan Jackson-112 bpm,
CD High Mileage, starts at count 16
Any other East Coast Swing song
<<< This dance is dedicated to Charlotte Skeeters, California ... thanks
for choreographing a line dance to non-country swing music and
re-introducing me to "Huey Lewis and the News" ... your inspiration and
styling is deeply embedded in my dance. >>>
"MOVE UP": FORWARD, HOLD, FORWARD, HOLD, "TRIPLE" FORWARD, ROCK, REPLACE
1 Right step forward
2 Hold
3 Left step forward
4 Hold
5&6 Right step forward, Left step beside Right, Right step forward
7 Left rock-step forward
8 Right rock-step in place (replace weight on Right)
"MOVE BACK": BACK, HOLD, BACK, HOLD; SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN; BRUSH; HITCH; CROSS
9 Left step back
10 Hold
11 Right step back
12 Hold
13 Left step back (starting 1/2 turn left)
& Right step beside Left
14 Left step forward (finishing 1/2 turn)
15 Right brush forward
& Right knee hitch
16 Right cross-step in front of Left [facing 6:00 wall]
(Options: count 9: 1/2 turn left stepping on Left;
count 3: 1/2 turn left stepping on Right)
"SHUFFLE TO THE LEFT": "TRIPLE" SIDE; ROCK; REPLACE;
SIDE; SHIMMY; ACROSS; HOLD
17&18 Left step side left, Right step beside Left, Left step side left
19 Right rock-step back and behind Left
20 Left rock-step in place (replacing weight on Left)
21 Right step side right as you shimmy bending knees
22 Straighten knees with weight on Right foot as you finish shimmy
23 Left step across and in front of Right
24 Hold
BRUSH; HITCH; CROSS; "WOBBLE TO THE RIGHT":
SYNCOPATED JAZZ BOX 1/4 TURN, JAZZ BOX 1/4 TURN, SIDE
25 Right brush forward
& Right knee hitch
26 Right cross-step in front of Left
27 Left step back
& Turn 1/4 right and Right step forward
28 Left step forward
29 Right cross-step in front of Left
30 Left step back
31 Turn 1/4 right and Right step forward
32 Left step side left [facing 12:00 wall]
(Options: as you Left step side lean body slightly to the left
and allow Right foot to raise off the ground
Hands options: snap fingers on count 32
followed by moving hands slightly down and out)
"TRIPLE" CROSS; ROCK; ROCK; "TRIPLE" CROSS; SIDE; BRUSH
33 Right cross-step across and in front of Left
& Left step side left keeping the foot slight back
34 Right cross-step across and in front of Left
35 Left rock-step side left
36 Right rock-step side right
37 Left cross-step across and in front of Right
& Right step side left keeping the foot slight back
38 Left cross-step across and in front of Right
39 Right step side right
40 Left brush forward
TURN; BRUSH; TURN; BRUSH; TURN; BRUSH; TURN; TOUCH
COMPLETING A FULL TURN TO THE LEFT
41 Left step turning 1/4 turn left
42 Right brush forward
43 Right step turning 1/4 turn left
44 Left brush forward
45 Left step turning 1/4 turn left
46 Right brush forward
47 Right step turning 1/4 turn left
48 Left toe touch forward [facing 12:00 wall]
(Hand options: for this 8 count sequence put your hands on your hips)
"WORK OUT": BESIDE, HEEL, FORWARD, TOUCH, BESIDE, HEEL, FORWARD, TOUCH,
BESIDE, "TRIPLE" WALK, PIVOT 1/2:
&49 Left step beside Right, Right heel forward
&50 Right step forward, Left toe touch beside Right
&51 Left step beside Right, Right heel forward
&52 Right step forward, Left toe touch beside Right
&53 Left step beside Right, Right step forward
54 Left step forward
55 Right step forward
56 Pivot 1/2 turn left as you step Left [facing 6:00 wall]
(Options: on counts 49 and 51: Right point touch forward)
From: lstrong@uniserve.com (Lisa)
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm
Step sheet presentation copyright ©1997 by Don & Patti Brown.
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