NO EXCUSES 

CHOREOGRAPHER: Mark Cosenza (Email: xwiseguyx@aol.com)
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
MUSIC:  Bloodshoot Eyes by Pat Benatar
	Country Down To My Soul by Lee Roy Parnell 
	Baby Likes To Rock It by The Tractors 
	Walk Softly by Kentucky Headhunters(practice)

FORWARD STEP CLAPS AT 45 DEGREE ANGLES  (RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT)

1	Step forward on RIGHT Foot at 45 degree angle
2	Clap
3	Step forward on LEFT Foot at 45 degree angle
4	Clap
5	Step forward on RIGHT Foot at 45 degree angle
6	Clap
7	Step forward on LEFT Foot at 45 degree angle
8	Clap
	Note: Body will face 45 degree angles as well

*RUNNING MAN, STEP TOUCH

9	Step forward RIGHT
10	Scoot back on RIGHT
11	Step forward LEFT
12	Scoot back on LEFT
13	Step forward RIGHT
14	Scoot back on RIGHT
15	Step down on LEFT Foot
16	Touch RIGHT toe down keeping your weight on your LEFT foot

CROSS, UNWIND, STEP FORWARD LEFT, RIGHT

17	Cross RIGHT over LEFT
18	Hold
19-20	Unwind one half turn to the LEFT keeping your feet in place
21-22	Step RIGHT foot forward (Step Down Toe, Heel) 
23-24	Step LEFT foot forward 
	(Step Touch - Keeping weight on right foot)

CROSS, UNWIND, STEP FORWARD RIGHT, LEFT

25-26	Cross LEFT over RIGHT
27-28	Unwind one half  turn to the RIGHT 
	(keeping on the balls of your feet)
29-30	Step RIGHT foot forward (Step Down Toe, Heel)
31-32	Step LEFT foot forward, 
	(Step Touch - Keeping weight on right foot)

HEELS L, TOES L, HEELS L, TOES L, FLICK L AND STOMP 

33	Swivel heels left
34	Swivel toes left
35	Swivel heels left
36	Swivel toes center
37	Lift LEFT foot up
38	Flick to the LEFT
39	Step down on LEFT foot
40	Step down on RIGHT foot

TOES R, HEELS R, TOES R, HEELS C, FLICK R QUARTER STOMP

41	Swivel toes right
42	Swivel heels right
43	Swivel toes right
44	Swivel heels center
45	Lift RIGHT foot up
46	Flick to the right and quarter turn to the RIGHT
47	Step down on RIGHT foot
48	Step down on LEFT foot

R POINT, L POINT, CROSS AND STEP

49	Point RIGHT toe to right side (keeping weight on LEFT foot)
50	Hold
51	Point LEFT toe to left side and step RIGHT back in place 
	(transferring weight to RIGHT foot)
52	Hold
53	Cross LEFT over RIGHT
54	Hold
55	Step RIGHT foot in place
56	Hold

L POINT, R POINT, CROSS AND TURN

57	Point LEFT toe to LEFT side (keeping weight on RIGHT foot)
58	Hold
59	Transfer weight and point RIGHT toe to RIGHT side 
	and step LEFT back in place (transferring weight to LEFT foot)
60	Hold
61	Cross LEFT over RIGHT
62	Hold
63	Unwind one half turn to the LEFT
64	Hold

Begin again

*Note - For those having trouble with the Running Man steps, you may
substitute knee rolls forward to back with the knee facing outward.
(Right, Left, Right)

From:	Xwiseguyx

Reformatted for display on web site 
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
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