GONNA TAKE THAT MOUNTAIN

CHOREOGRAPHER: Kath Cochrane (March 2004) Gladstone, Central Queensland, Australia
		Mobile: 0438 181 364 e-mail: outlawk@hotmail.com
COUNT: 80
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
MUSIC: I'm Gonna Take That Mountain by Reba McEntire (16 count intro, start count after Reba sings "Gonna take that Moun-) (Album Room To Breath)

1-8	SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, 1 & 1/4 TRIPLE LEFT

1-2	Step Right to side, cross Left behind
3&4	Step Right to side, step Left together, step Right side
5-6	Cross rock Left over Right, recover
7&8	Turning 1/4 Left step onto Left, turning 1/2 Left step back onto Right,
	turning 1/2 Left step forward onto Left

9-16	ROCK, RECOVER, BACK LOCK, 1/4 ROCK BACK, RECOVER, CROSS SHUFFLE

1-2	Rock forward onto Right, recover
3&4	Step Right back, cross step Left over Right, step Right back
5-6	Turning 1/4 Left rock onto Left, recover (now facing 6:00)
7&8	Cross Left over Right, step onto Right, cross step Left over Right

17-24	3/4 TURN LEFT, 1/4 SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, FULL TURN LEFT TRIPLE

1-2	Turning 1/4 Left step back on Right, turning 1/2 Left step forward onto Left
3&4	Turning 1/4 Left step right to side, step Left together, step Right to side
5-6	Cross rock Left over Right, recover
7&8	Turning 1/4 Left step onto Left, turning 1/2 Left step back onto Right,
	turning 1/4 Left step onto Left

25-32	CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, RIGHT COASTER LEFT KICK BALL CHANGE, LEFT KICK BALL CHANGE

***1-2	Cross rock Right over Left, recover
3&4	Step Right back, step Left together, step Right forward
5&6	Kick Left across Right, step onto ball of Left, change weight to Right
7&8***	Kick Left across Right, step onto ball of Left, change weight to Right

&33-40	STEP ONTO LEFT, ROCK RIGHT FORWARD, RECOVER, ROCK RIGHT BACK, RECOVER
	SCUFF HITCH, STOMP RIGHT, LEFT KICK BALL CHANGE

&1-2	Step onto Left, rock forward onto Right (angle body Left diagonal,) recover
3-4	Rock back onto Right (angle body Right diagonal) recover
5&6	Scuff Right forward (sweep/slap Right hand in across thigh) hitch Right,
	(sweep/slap Right hand out across thigh), stomp Right to Right side
7&8	Kick Left across Right, step onto Left, step onto Right

41-48	STEP, SLIDE TOGETHER, 3/4 TRIPLE TURN RIGHT,
	CROSS STEP RIGHT, CROSS STEP LEFT, RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD

1-2	Large step Left to side, slide step Right together
3&4	Turning 1/4 Right step back onto Left,
	1/2 turn Right stepping forward onto Right, step forward onto Left
5-6	Cross step Right over Left, cross step Left over Right
7&8	Step Right forward, step Left together, step Right forward

49-56	SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS SHUFFLE,1/4 LEFT, SIDE STEP, CROSS SHUFFLE

1-2	Side rock onto Left, recover
3&4	Cross Left over Right, step Right to side, cross step Left over Right
5-6	1/4 turn Left stepping back on Right, step Left to side
7&8	Step Right across in front of Left, step Left to the side,
	step Right across in front of Left

57-64	SIDE ROCK, 1/2 TURN LEFT, LEFT SIDE SHUFFLE,
	SWEEP RIGHT 1/2 LEFT STEP DOWN, LEFT SAILOR STEP

1-2	Side rock onto Left, hinge 1/2 turn Left on Right
3&4	Step Left to side, step Right together, step left to side
5-6	Sweep Right around into 1/2 turn Left, step down on Right
7&8	Step Left back behind Right, step Right to the side, step Left to centre

65-72	RIGHT SCUFF HITCH STOMP, LEFT SCUFF HITCH STOMP,
	RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGE, RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD

***1&2	Scuff Right forward (sweep/slap Right hand in across thigh) hitch Right,
	(sweep/slap Right hand out across thigh), stomp Right to Right side
3&4	Scuff Left forward (sweep/slap Left hand in across thigh) hitch Left,
	(sweep/slap Left hand out across thigh), stomp Left to Left side
5&6	Kick Right forward, step onto Right, step onto Left
7&8	Step Right forward, step Left together, step Right forward

73-80	LEFT KICK BALL CHANGE,LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD,
	RIGHT TOE BEHIND, UNWIND 1/2 RIGHT, SIDE, OCK CROSS

1&2***	Kick Left forward, step onto Left, step onto Right
3&4	Step Left forward, step Right together, step Left forward
5-6	Cross Right behind Left, unwind 1/2 turn Right weight Right
7&8	Step left to side, rock onto Right, cross step Left over Right

On the third wall to keep the dance in sync, replace the 8 counts from 25-32
with the 10 counts 65-74, then carry on the dance from &33 till the end.
Tag - 65-74

1&2	Scuff Right forward (sweep/slap Right hand in across thigh) hitch Right,
	(sweep/slap Right hand out across thigh), stomp Right to Right side
1&2	Scuff Left forward (sweep/slap Left hand in across thigh) hitch Left,
	(sweep/slap Left hand out across thigh), stomp Left to Left side
5&6	Kick Right forward, step onto Right, step onto Left
7&8	Step Right forward, step Left together, step Right forward
1&2	Kick Left forward, step onto Left, step onto Right

From: cochranebaka@dodo.com.au

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