MELBOURNE WEATHER (aka SUN AND RAIN) CHOREOGRPAHER: Leoni "Lone Ranger" Dettmann, Melbourne Australia, 1997 COUNT: 64 TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance LEVEL: Intermediate-Advanced MUSIC: She's Every Woman by Garth Brooks-76bpm This dance is counted in double time to the music. BPM of dance is 152 SLIDE BACK AND KICK R, ROCK BACK, FORWARD, TAP 1 Slide back Left and kick Right 2 Rock back Right 3 Rock forward Left 4 Tap Right to Left ANGLED FORWARD VINES, TAP, JUMP APART, SIDE KICK L, HITCH BEHIND 5 On right 45° angle, step Right 6 Step Left behind [turn body 90° to travel 45° in left direction] 7 Turn 90° right and step Right 8 On left 45° angle, step Left 9 Step Right behind Left [turn body 45° to face original position] 10 Turn 45° left and step Left 11 Tap Right to Left 12 Jump both feet out 13 Kick Left to side 14 Bend Left behind TWO ROLLING TURNS BACK 45 ANGLE, HEEL TOE STRUT, ROCK FORWARD-BACK, HITCH, HOLD [It is easiest to spin on balls of feet] 15-18 Two rolling turns back left at 45° angle in 4 beats, stepping Left, Right, Left, Right [facing original position] 19 Left heel in front 20 Snap Left toes down 21 Rock forward on Right heel 22 Rock back Left 23 Hitch Right 24 Hold R HEEL STEP BACK L 4 TIMES TRAVELLING BACK [Push back with Right heel and step back on Left 4 times, travelling backwards. Weight starts on Right heel and transfers to Left foot. May travel on slight angle to left. Turn head over Left shoulder for steps 25-32] 25 Push Right heel in front and lift Left 26 Step back on Left and lift Right 27 Push Right heel in front and lift Left 28 Step back on Left and lift Right 29 Push Right heel in front and lift Left 30 Step back on Left and lift Right 31 Push Right heel in front and lift Left 32 Step back on Left and lift Right STEP R, HOLD, SLIDE BACK, FORWARD R, FORWARD L, SLIDE BACK, STEP R, HOLD, STEP L, HOLD [Turn head to face forward again] 33 Step Right to Left 34 Hold 35 Slide both feet back 36 Step forward Right 37 Step forward Left 38 Slide both feet back 39 Step Right 40 Hold 41 Step Left 42 Hold VINE RIGHT (FULL TURN BEAT 3), STEP L, REPEAT [2 Right vines in 4 beats with 360 spin on 3rd beat. Easiest to spin on heel] 43 Step Right out 44 Step Left behind 45 360 spin to Right on Right 46 Step Left, weight now on Left 47 Step Right out 48 Step Left behind 49 360 spin to Right on Right 50 Step Left, weight ends on Left TAP R FRONT, SIDE, TOE HEEL STRUTS, 1/4 TURN RIGHT, OUT OUT, IN IN, 360 SPIN, STOMP 51 Point Right in front 52 Point Right to side &53 Tap Right toe, roll from Right toe till foot is flat &54 Tap Left toe, roll from Left toe till foot is flat &55 Turn 1/4 to Right and wide ball change Right, Left &56 Narrow ball change Right, Left 57 Lift Left 58-59 Spin right 360 degrees on Right 60 Stomp Left RIGHT TOE TWIST, STEP L, RIGHT TOE TWIST, STEP L [Right toe grind: start with toe pointed inwards slightly, and keeping ball of foot on floor, 'grind' and point toes outwards] & Touch Right toes to side with toes inward 61 Right toe grind and step Left to Right 62 Hold, weight now on Left & Touch Right toes to side with toes inward 63 Right toe grind and step Left to Right 64 Hold REPEAT From: loney@cloud.net.au (Leoni Dettmann) Reformatted for display on web site Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas by Don & Patti Brown http://members.aol.com/cactusstar/home.htm