GOTTA FLY

CHOREOGRAPHER: Dawn Dennell
COUNT: 48
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
MUSIC:  Down Came A Blackbird by Lila McCann-104bpm (intro 16 counts)
	Full Time Love by John Micheal Montgomery-90bpm (teach)

ROCK RIGHT, SAILOR STEP, ROCK FORWARD-BACK, STEP, PIVOT 1/2

1	Step right foot to right side
2	Rock weight to left foot
3	Cross right foot behind left and step
&	Step left foot to left
4	Step right foot to right
5&	Rock forward onto left foot, return weight to right foot
6&	Rock back on left foot, return weight to right foot
7	Step forward on left foot
8	Pivot 1/2 turn to right ending with weight on right foot

STEP LEFT AND SIT, JUMP, JUMP, ROCK FORWARD-BACK, SHUFFLE

9	Step to left (about 3 feet apart from right) 
	with left foot and bend both knees (Sitting position)
&	Slightly straighten knees (feet still apart)
10&	Bend knees into sitting position (feet still apart), 
	straighten knees
11	Step right foot beside left foot
&12	2 small jumps to left side feet together
13&	Rock forward onto right foot, return weight to left foot
14&	Rock back onto right foot, return weight to left foot
15	Step forward on right foot
&	Step forward on left, slightly apart from right foot
16	Step small step to right on right foot, 
	feet are now slightly apart

HIPS LEFT AND RIGHT, IN, OUT, CROSS, SCOOT, SCOOT

17	Push hips left once
18	Push hips right once
19&20	Push hips left, right, left
21	Touch right toe beside left foot
22	Point right toe to right side
23	Cross right foot in front of left foot and step
&24	Scoot back twice on right foot 
	while lifting left foot up behind right

ROCK BACK, SHUFFLE, PIVOT 1/2, TURN 1/4, JUMP JUMP

25	Step back onto left foot
26	Rock weight forward onto right foot
27&28	Shuffle forward left, right, left
29	Step forward on right foot
30	Pivot 1/2 turn to left
31	Turn 1/4 turn to left on ball of Left foot 
	touching right foot beside left
&32	Take 2 small jumps to right on both feet
	SEE BREAK FOR 5TH WALL

RUNNING MAN STEPS (see note at bottom of page for alternative move)

33	Step right diagonally forward and left diagonally back
&	Slide right back to place and hitch left knee
34	Step left diagonally forward and right diagonally back
&	Slide left back to place and hitch right knee
35	Step right diagonally forward and left diagonally back
&	Bring both feet back to place
36	Step right diagonally forward and left diagonally back
&	Slide right back to place and hitch left knee
37	Step left diagonally forward and right diagonally back
&	Slide left back to place and hitch right knee
38	Step right diagonally forward and left diagonally back
&	Slide right back to place and hitch left knee
39	Step left diagonally forward and right diagonally back
&	Bring both feet back to place
40	Step left diagonally forward and right diagonally back
&	Slide left back to place and hitch right knee

ROCK FORWARD, SHUFFLE BACK, ROCK BACK, SHUFFLE FORWARD

41	Step forward onto right foot
&	Rock weight back onto left foot
42	Right next to left
43&44	Shuffle back left, right, left
45	Step back onto right foot
&	Rock weight forward onto left foot
46	Right foot next to left
47&48	Shuffle forward left, right, left

Begin again

Note: For the less experienced dancers, 
replace running man steps with heel switches 

33&	Tap right heel forward, bring back to place
34&	Tap left heel forward, bring back to place
35	Tap right heel forward
&	Hook right foot in front of left shin
36	Tap right heel forward
&37	Bring right foot back to place, tap left heel forward
&38	Bring back to place, tap right heel forward
&39	Bring right foot back to place, tap left heel forward
&	Hook left foot in front of right shin
40	Tap left heel forward
&	Bring left foot back to place

BREAK

There is a slow break on the 5th wall 
After the 2 small jumps to right omit the running man steps 
and insert the following steps instead
Walk forward
1	Step forward on right foot in front of left
2-8	Hold for seven counts
9	Step forward on left foot in front of right
10-16	Hold for seven counts
17	Step forward on right toe in front of left
18-20	Tap right heel three times placing weight on right foot on 3rd tap
21	Step forward on the left toe in front of right foot
22-24	Tap the left heel three times placing weight on left on 3rd tap

Carry on with the rock and shuffles after the running man steps
i.e the last 8 counts of the dance then start the dance again 
from the beginning

From:	user@dennell.softnet.co.uk (James Dennell)

Reformatted for display on web site 
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm