LORD OF THE DANCE

CHOREOGRAPHER: Charles Bowring
COUNT: 40
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance (Start after 8 counts when beat starts)
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC:  Lord Of The Dance by Ronan Hardiman from 
	  Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance
	Men In Black by Will Smith (teach)

NOTE: This dance is designed to fit to The Lord of The Dance, Track 17 
On The Lord of the Dance C.D, and speeds up to a fun speed after the 
first 4 walls.

MODIFIED SAILOR STEPS

&	Step to RIGHT side on ball of RIGHT foot
1	Cross LEFT in front of RIGHT
2	Step down on RIGHT
&	Step to LEFT side on ball of LEFT foot
3	Cross RIGHT in front of left
4	Step down on LEFT
&	Step to RIGHT side on ball of RIGHT foot
5	Cross LEFT in front of RIGHT
6	Step down on RIGHT
&	Step to LEFT side on ball of LEFT foot
7	Cross RIGHT in front of LEFT
&	Step LEFT to LEFT side
8	Step RIGHT to RIGHT side (end with feet at shoulder width)

LEFT KICK, CROSS, BACK & BACK & SCUFF STEP, HEEL DROPS

9	Kick LEFT forward
10	Cross LEFT in front of RIGHT
&	Step back on RIGHT
11	Lock LEFT over RIGHT
&	Step back on RIGHT
12	Loosely lock LEFT over RIGHT
13	Scuff RIGHT foot forward
14	Stamp RIGHT foot forward
&15&16	Lift & Drop heels four times, making 1/4 turn LEFT 
	(1 lift & Drop per 1/2 count)

*After first 4 Walls Replace &15&16 with (15-16)
*(15-16	Lift heels twice making 1/4 turn LEFT)

SIDE & SIDE & TOUCH, BALL CROSS ( X2 ) 

17	Touch RIGHT to RIGHT side
&	Step RIGHT foot in place
18	Touch LEFT to LEFT side
&	Step LEFT in place
19	Touch RIGHT heel forward
&	Step down on RIGHT
20	Cross LEFT over RIGHT
21	Touch RIGHT heel forward
&	Step down on RIGHT
22	Cross LEFT over RIGHT
23	Touch RIGHT heel forward
&	Step down on RIGHT
24	Cross LEFT over RIGHT

WALK FORWARD & BACKWARDS, STEP IN PLACE

25-28	Walk forward RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT
29-31	Walk backwards RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT
32	Step LEFT in place next to RIGHT

(Section 4 is replaced with section 4A after the first 4 walls)

SECTION 4A:- RUNNING MAN FORWARD AND RUNNING MAN BACKWARDS

&	Slide LEFT foot backwards whilst lifting RIGHT
25	Step down on RIGHT foot
&	Slide RIGHT foot backwards whilst lifting LEFT
26	Step down on LEFT foot		
&	Slide LEFT foot backwards whilst lifting RIGHT
27	Step down on RIGHT foot
&	Slide RIGHT foot backwards whilst lifting LEFT
28	Step down on LEFT foot		
&	Slide LEFT foot forward, whilst lifting RIGHT
29	Step down on RIGHT foot
&	Slide RIGHT foot forward, whilst lifting LEFT
30	Step down on LEFT foot		
&	Slide LEFT foot forward, whilst lifting RIGHT
31	Step down on RIGHT foot
&	Slide RIGHT foot forward, whilst lifting LEFT
32	Step down on LEFT foot		

SIDE TOUCHES

33	Step RIGHT to RIGHT side
34	Touch LEFT, click RIGHT fingers
35	Step LEFT to LEFT side
36	Touch RIGHT, click LEFT fingers
37	Step RIGHT to RIGHT side
38	Touch LEFT, click RIGHT fingers
39	Step LEFT to LEFT side
40	Touch RIGHT, click LEFT fingers

(Section 5 is replaced with section 5A after the first 4 walls)

SECTION 5A:- SYNCOPATED STEP TOUCHES

&	Hop RIGHT to RIGHT side
33    	Touch LEFT toe across in front of RIGHT 
	at 45° angle with leg straight
34	Hold for 1 beat of music
&	Hop LEFT to left side
35    	Touch RIGHT toe across in front of LEFT 
	at 45° angle with leg straight
36	Hold for 1 beat of music
&	Hop RIGHT to RIGHT side
37    	Touch LEFT toe across in front of RIGHT 
	at 45° angle with leg straight
38	Hold for 1 beat of music
&	Hop LEFT to left side
39    	Touch RIGHT toe across in front of LEFT 
	at 45° angle with leg straight
40	Hold for 1 beat of music

Repeat counts 1-40 till song ends

CONTACT: Liberty's Dance Group, 17 Birch Road Hollins Green,
	 Cheshire, England,
	 WA3 6JP Tel: +44(0)161 777 8943

DANCE HISTORY: This dance was written as part of a display for 
The October 3rd Dance, at The Alford Hall, Warrington..  This was 
designed as the fill in before the main dance started, but we found 
it to be a good dance in it's self.  
CREDITS: Thanks for their collaboration on this dance goes to:
- Nicholas Capper
  David Yule
  Kevin Whittaker
for sheet layout I would like to thank Julian Gothard of The Line 
Dance faq http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jgothard/

From:	cbowring@btinternet.com (CharlesR.S Bowring)

Reformatted for display on web site 
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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