RIP

CHOREOGRAPHER: Bill Bader-Vancouver, BC April 1994
COUNT: 48
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC:  You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon-132bpm (signature song)
	Cryin', Lovin', Leavin' by Marty Brown-132bpm
	Rip Off The Knob by Bellamy Brothers-128bpm

You will find it is important to choose songs for Rip that are strictly
phrased with 16 counts throughout. Odd phrasing really wrecks this dance.

DIAGONAL BACK, ROCK FORWARD, TRIPLE STEP (FRONT-BACK-FRONT): x 4

1	Step RIGHT diagonally back to the right (toe to front), 
	keep Left heel down
2	Rock forward onto LEFT
3	Step RIGHT directly in front of Left
&4	Rock back onto LEFT, rock forward onto RIGHT
5	Step LEFT diagonally back to the left (toe to front), 
	keep Right heel down
6	Rock forward onto RIGHT
7	Step LEFT directly in front of Right
&8	Rock back onto RIGHT, rock forward onto LEFT

DIAGONAL BACK, ROCK FORWARD, TRIPLE STEP (FRONT-BACK-FRONT): x 4

9	Step RIGHT diagonally back to the right (toe to front), 
	keep Left heel down
10	Rock forward onto LEFT
11	Step RIGHT directly in front of Left
&12	Rock back onto LEFT, rock forward onto RIGHT
13	Step LEFT diagonally back to the left (toe to front), 
	keep Right heel down
14	Rock forward onto RIGHT
15	Step LEFT directly in front of Right
&16	Rock back onto RIGHT, rock forward onto LEFT

SCOOT-SIDE, SLIDE, STOMP, STOMP: x 4

& Raise RIGHT knee straight up
17 BIG Sidestep RIGHT
18 Slide LEFT next to Right
19-20 Stomp (Up) LEFT twice
& Raise LEFT knee straight up
21 BIG Sidestep LEFT
22 Slide RIGHT next to Left
23-24 Stomp (Up) RIGHT twice
&25-32 Repeat &17-24

4 CHA-CHA'S (NO TURN, 1/4 TURN RIGHT, 1/2 TURN LEFT, 3/4 TURN RIGHT)

	 Please note that the turns are progressive: 0, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4
	 and they alternate direction: 0, right, left, right
33 Step RIGHT forward
34 Rock back onto LEFT
35&36 Triple Step moving slightly back: RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT (no turn)
37 Step LEFT back
38 Rock forward onto RIGHT
39&40 Triple Step turning 1/4 to the right: LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT
41 Step RIGHT back
42 Rock forward onto LEFT
43&44 Triple Step turning 1/2 to the left: RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT
45 Step LEFT back
46 Rock forward onto RIGHT
47&48 Triple Step turning 3/4 to the right: LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT

End of pattern. Begin again... 

Step Description (2/97-#2) by Bill Bader (604) 684-2455

From:	lstrong@uniserve.com (LStrong)

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