MERCURY 49

CHOREOGRAPHER: Gaye Teather (July 2005)
COUNT: 52
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Mercury Blues by Dwight Yoakam-151 bpm (32 Count intro) (CD: Dwight's Used Records)

Dance rotates in CCW direction

TOE TOUCHES FORWARD, SIDE, TAP, TAP, SIDE, BEHIND, CHASSE RIGHT

1-2	Touch Right toes forward, Touch Right toes to Right side
3-4	Tap Right toes beside Left twice
5-6	Step Right to Right, Cross Left behind Right
7&8	Step Right to Right, Step Left beside Right, Step Right to Right

TOE TOUCHES FORWARD, SIDE, TAP, TAP, SIDE, BEHIND, CHASSE LEFT

1-2	Touch Left toes forward, Touch Left toes to Left side
3-4	Tap Left toes beside Right twice
5-6	Step Left to Left side, Cross Right behind Left
7&8	Step Left to Left, Step Right beside Left, Step Left to Left

FORWARD ROCK, SHUFFLE HALF TURN RIGHT, STEP, HOLD & CLAP & STEP, HOLD & CLAP

1-2	Rock forward on Right, Recover onto Left
3&4	Shuffle Right, Left, Right turning half Right (Facing 6:00)
5-6	Step forward on Left, Hold and clap
&	Step Right beside Left
7-8	Step forward on Left, Hold and clap

FORWARD ROCK, SHUFFLE THREE QUARTER TURN RIGHT, STEP, HOLD & CLAP, STEP, HOLD & CLAP

1-2	Rock forward on Right, Recover onto Left
3&4	Triple step Right, Left, Right turning three quarter Right (Facing 3:00)
5-6	Step forward on Left, Hold and clap
&	Step Right beside Left
7-8	Step forward on Left, Hold and clap

JAZZ BOX, CROSS SHUFFLE, POINT, TAP TWICE

1-3	Cross Right over Left, Step back on Left, Step Right to Right
4&5	Cross Left over Right, Step Right to Right, Cross Left over Right
6-8	Point Right toes to Right side, Tap Right heel to floor twice (weight remains on Left)

WALK FORWARD X 4, RIGHT ROCKS FORWARD AND BACK (ROCKING CHAIR)

1-4	Walk forward Right, Left, Right, Left
	Option: During steps 1-4 with both arms bent and in front of you "steer" from Right
	to Left as if driving a car on the words "cruising up and down the road"
5-6	Rock forward on Right, Recover onto Left
7-8	Rock back on Right, Recover onto Left

STEP, PIVOT HALF TURN LEFT, STOMP RIGHT, STOMP LEFT

1-2	Step forward on Right, Pivot half turn Left
3-4	Stomp Right and Left in place (Facing 9:00)

START AGAIN

From: gforcedancer@aol.com

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