NITTY GRITTY

CHOREOGRAPHER:  Sho Botham [UK]
		email sho@sbhealth.force9.co.uk
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Bang Bang Bang by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

STEP TOUCH AND STEP FORWARD, FORWARD, BACK, TOGETHER

	Hands in front of thighs to start, 
	loose fists, fingers facing legs
1	Step Right to Right raising Right elbow to shoulder height
2	Touch Left beside Right returning arm to start
3	Step Left to Left raising Left elbow to shoulder height
4	Touch Right beside Left returning arm to start
5	Step forward Right to Right diagonal
6	Step forward Left to Left diagonal
7	Step back Right
8	Close Left to Right

SIDE TOUCHES, STOMP, HITCH AND TOUCH COMBINATION

9&10	Touch Right to Right, switch touching Left to Left
11	Stomp Left beside Right
12	Hitch Left
13	Step Left across Right
14	Touch Right toe behind
15	Hitch Right making 1/4 turn to Right
16	Step or stomp Right slightly forward
 	Arms - Coordinate arms to mirror steps, 
	eg with elbows close to sides,
	 	Right hand low to Right on count 9, 
		Left hand low to Left, count 10, 
		Arms lower to sides, count 11, 
		Raise hands to shoulder height with hitch on count 12

SYNCOPATED HITCH & EXTENDED TOUCH BACK COMBINATION

17	Hitch Left
18	Step back Left
19	Extended touch back Right
20	Hold position
21	Step Right forward
22	Hitch Left
23	Step back Left
24	Touch Right beside Left

STEP SCUFF, CROSSING SHUFFLE INTO SIDE DOUBLE KNEE BEND AND 
INVERTED TOE/HEEL/TOE ACTION BRINGING FEET TOGETHER

25	Step Right
26	Scuff Left, making 1/4 turn to Right
27&28	Crossing shuffle Left-Right-Left [Left in front]
	travelling diagonally backwards to Right diagonal back
29	Step Right to Right turned out, bending both knees
30	Invert or fan toes inwards
31	Fan heels inwards
32	Place toes parallel
	By count 32, feet should be together with straight legs.
	Arms - try small figure of eight hands to coordinate 
	leg/feet moves on counts 30-32

Begin dance again

From:	sho@sbhealth.force9.co.uk (Sho Botham)

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