IT'S NOT UNUSUAL
CHOREOGRAPHER: Hsiu-Fang Liu
Email: hfliu04@gmail.com
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 1 Wall Mambo Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones-138 bpm (Tom Jones Greatest Hits)
Sequence: A Tag A B A(1-16) A Ending
PART A
FORWARD MAMBO, BACK MAMBO, FORWARD LOCKSTEP, FULL TURN RIGHT
1&2 Rock right forward, recover onto left, step right back
3&4 Rock left back, recover onto right, step left forward
5&6 Step right forward, lock left behind right, step right forward
7&8 Step left forward, pivot 1/2 turn right on right, turn 1/2 right stepping left back
LOCK STEPS, BALL TURN A FULL TURN RIGHT
1&2 Step right back, lock left over right, step right back
3&4 Step left back, lock right over left, step left back
5& Turn 1/4 right and step right forward, turn 1/4 right and step ball of left behind right
6& Step right forward, turn 1/4 right and step ball of left behind right
7-8 Turn 1/4 right and step right forward, step left forward
CROSS ROCK, CROSS ROCK, ROCK FORWARD, COASTER
1&2 Cross right over left, rock left out to left, recover on right
3&4 Cross left over right, rock right out to right, recover on left
5-6 Rock right forward, recover on left
7&8 Step right back, step left next to right, step right forward
FORWARD HIPS BUMP, FORWARD HIPS BUMP, KICK BALL CROSS, HIPS BUMP
1&2 Step left forward angle body to right and bump hips left, right, left
3&4 Step right forward angle body to left and bump hips right, left, right
5&6 Kick left forward, step ball of left back, cross right over left
7&8 Touch left to left and bump hips left, right, left, and transfer weight to left
TAG
These four counts tag added after first time through Part A
1-2 Step right to right and thrust chest out-in, step left together
3-4 Step right to right and thrust chest out-in, step left together
PART B
STEP, THRUST CHEST, STEP, CROSS, STEP, HEEL TOUCH
1-2 Step right to right and thrust chest out-in, step left together
3-4 Step right to right and thrust chest out-in, step left together
5& Step left to left, cross right over left
6& Step left to left, touch right heel diagonally forward right
7& Step right to right, cross left over right
8& Step right to right, touch left heel diagonally forward left
STEP, TOUCH, STEP TOUCH, STEP, THRUST CHEST
1& Step down on left, touch right beside left
2& Step right diagonally back right, touch left beside right
3& Step left diagonally back left, touch right beside left
4& Step right diagonally forward right, touch left beside right
5-6 Step left to left and thrust chest out-in, step right together
7-8 Step left to left and thrust chest out-in, step right together
STEP, CROSS, STEP, HEEL TOUCH, STEP, TOUCH, STEP TOUCH
1& Step right to right, cross left over right
2& Step right to right, touch left heel diagonally forward left
3& Step left to left, cross right over left
4& Step left to left, touch right heel diagonally forward right
5& Step down on right, touch left beside right
6& Step left diagonally back left, touch right beside left foot
7& Step right diagonally back right, touch left beside right
8& Step left diagonally forward left, touch right beside left
BRUSH FEET, FULL TURN LEFT
1& Brush right forward, turn 1/4 left and step down on right
2& Brush left forward, step down on left
3& Brush right forward, turn 1/4 left and step down on right
4& Brush left forward, step down on left
5& Brush right forward, turn 1/4 left and step down on right
6& Brush left forward, step down on left
7& Brush right forward, turn 1/4 left and step down on right
8& Brush left forward, step down on left and face 12:00
ENDING
CHEST THRUSTS; STEP, CROSS, STEP, HEEL, REPEAT ONCE
1-2 Step right to right and thrust chest out-in, step left together
3-4 Step right to right and thrust chest out-in, step left together
5& Step left to left, cross right over left
6& Step left to left, touch right heel diagonally forward right
7& Step right to right, cross left over right
8& Step right to right, touch left heel diagonally forward left
CHEST THRUSTS; STEP, TOUCH, STEP, TOUCH, REPEAT ONCE
1-2 Step left to left and thrust chest out-in, step right together
3-4 Step left to left and thrust chest out-in, touch right together
5& Step right diagonally forward right, touch left beside right
6& Step left diagonally back left, touch right beside left
7& Step right diagonally back right, touch left beside right
8& Step left diagonally forward left, touch right beside left
Keep dancing till the end of the music
Thanks to Perng-Ru for bringing this song to my attention,
and thanks to Stephen did the video clip for me
From: TKANDR@aol.com
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 ©2008 by Don & Patti Brown.
All rights reserved.
Copyright for the dance remains with the original choreographer.
This step sheet may be copied, however, please retain all copyright credits.