MY PEOPLE...WHERE I COME FROM

CHOREOGRAPHER: Sylvia Schell (May 2007) sylviadancer@bellsouth.net
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: High Beginner
MUSIC: These Are My People by Rodney Atkins (CD: If You're Going Through Hell)

MODIFIED 1/4 MONTEREY TURN, ROCK, RECOVER, KICK BALL CROSS

1-2	Touch right toe to right side, turn 1/4 right on left ball stepping right beside left
3&4	Touch left toe to left side, step left beside right, touch right toe to right side
5-6	Rock back on right, recover left in place
7&8	Kick right forward, step on ball of right, cross left over right

STEP, CROSS, SIDE, LEFT SAILOR, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS

&1-2	Step right on right ball, cross left over right, step right to right side
3&4	Step left behind right, step right to right side, step left slightly left
5&6	Step right behind left, step left to left side, cross right over left
&7	Step left on left ball, step right behind left
&8	Step left to left side, cross right over left

STEP, TOUCH, ROCK, RECOVER, STOMP, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS

1-2	Step left to left side, touch right beside left
3&4	Rock back on right, recover left, stomp right (weight stays on right)
5&6	Step left behind right, step right to right side, cross left over right
&7	Step right on right ball, step left behind right
&8	Step right to right side, cross left over right

ROCK, RECOVER, SAILOR 1/4 TURN, STOMP, STOMP, FORWARD SHUFFLE

1-2	Rock forward on right, recover left
3&4	Step right behind left, turning 1/4 right step left to left side,
	step right slightly right
5-6	Stomp left forward, stomp right forward
7&8	Shuffle forward left, right, left

REPEAT

TAG #1 (Done after first rotation - starts on 6:00 wall)
ROCK, RECOVER, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN RIGHT, WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE FORWARD

1-2	Rock forward on right, recover left
3&4	Shuffle right, left, right turning 1/2 right
5-6	Walk forward left, right
7&8	Shuffle forward left, right, left (12:00)

TAG #2 (Done after third rotation - starts on 12:00 wall)
ROCK, RECOVER, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN, STEP FORWARD, HOLD

1-2	Rock forward on right, recover left
3&4	Shuffle right, left, right turning 1/2 right
5-6	Step forward on left, hold (6:00)

TAG #3 - 14 Counts (Done after sixth rotation - starts on 12:00 wall)

Do tag #1 and tag #2 (12:00)

Sequence of dance is - 1 rotation, Tag #1, 2 rotations, Tag #2, 3 rotations,
Tags #1 & 2, 2 rotations to finish dance on 12:00 wall

From: TKANDR@aol.com

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