INFLATED EGO

CHOREOGRAPHER: Matt Barrett (UK) (Sept 2002)
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
MUSIC: Inflate My Ego by Daniel Beddingfield (Gotta Get Thru This CD)

Note: Dance the tag on the 4th wall after section 1 then on the 9th wall
after the right grapevine but sway till the end of music.

KICKBALL POINTS, HEEL POPS

1&2	Kick right forward, Replace right beside left, Point left to left side
3&4	Kick left forward, Replace left beside right, Point right to right side
5&6	Kick right forward, Replace right beside left, Point left to left side
7&8	Kick left forward, Replace left beside right as you pop heels up, Pop heels down

TAP HITCH STEP, COASTER STEP, HIP BUMPS

1&2	Tap right, Hitch right, Step right back
3&4	Step left back, Step right beside left, Step left forward
&5&6	Bump hips forward, down, forward, up
&7&8	Bump hips forward, down, forward, up
	Note: On counts &5 - &8 pop shoulders Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right

TURN, HEAD POP, SHOULDER POP, PUNCHING TURNS

&	Step left 1/4 turn to right (whilst punching left fist forward)
1	Step right beside left (whilst punching right fist forward beside left)
&2	Look up, Look down (fists still forward)
3&4	Drop fists, Pop shoulders left, Pop shoulders right
5	Punch left fist to left side
&	Punch right fist turning body 1/4 left touching fists together
6	Pull both fists in to waist whilst popping waist forward
7	Punch right fist forward turning body 1/2 right
&	Punch left fist forward touching both fists
8	Pull fists to waist whilst popping waist forward

ROCK RECOVER, SHUFFLE BACK, CHARLESTON SLIDES

1-2	Rock forward on left, Recover onto right
3&4	Step left back, Step right beside left, Step left back
5-6	Slide right back round left (in a 1/2 circle), Slide left back round right
7-8	Slide right back round left, Slide left back round left
	Note: counts 5-8 are like Charleston steps but you slide round

JOKER STEP, RIGHT GRAPEVINE

1&2&	Rock forward onto right, Recover onto left, Rock back onto right, Recover onto left
3	Replace right beside left
&	Swivel left toe left whilst also swivelling right heel to left
4	Replace both left toe and right heel
5-6	Step right to right side, Step left behind right
7-8	Step right to right side, Step left beside right
	Note: On counts 5-8 bounce shoulders on the and counts i.e. & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8

BOOGIE WALKS, KNEE POP

1	Kick right to right side
&	Step right next to left
2	Step left to left diagonal bending both knees to left
3	Step right to right diagonal bending both knees to right
4	Step left to left diagonal bending both knees to left
5&6	Kick right forward, Step right to right side, Step left to left side
	(on & left arm goes behind back, On 6 right arm forward fist pointing up)
7&8	Pop knees in, out, in (whilst swiping right arm left, Right, Left)
	Note: Keep weight on right on 7&8

KICK AND CROSS, UNWIND, POINT X3, 1/2 TURN

1&2	Kick left forward, Replace left, Cross right over left
3-4	Hold, Unwind full turn to left
5&	Point right to right side, Replace right beside left
6&	Point left to left side, Replace left beside right
7-8	Point right to right side, Pivot 1/2 turn right bringing right beside left

LOCK STEPS WITH 1/2 TURN, PIVOT 1/2 TURN X2

1-2&	Step right forward, Lock left behind right, Step onto right
3-4&	Step left 1/2 turn left, Lock right behind left, Step onto left
5-6	Step right forward, Pivot 1/2 turn left
7-8	Step right forward, Pivot 1/2 turn left

Tag: On 4th wall you do all of section 1 then the tag then start the dance again
On the 9th wall after the right grapevine you dance the tag

HANDS UP, HANDS CROSS, SWAY

1	Punch right arm up to diaconal with open hand
2	Punch left arm up to diagonal with open hand
3-4	Cross right hand on left hip, Cross left hand on right hip
5-8	Sway hips right, Left, Right, Left

From: "matt" 

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