START THE FIRE
CHOREOGRAPHER: Roy Thompson (10 March 2005)
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance with 1 tag & 2 restarts
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: We Didn't Start The Fire by Billy Joel-146 BPM (Start: Start on Vocals (32 Counts From Heavy Beat)) (CD: Greatest Hits Volume 3)
SIDE ROCK RECOVER, SAILOR STEP, BEHIND UNWIND, WALK WALK
1-2 Rock to Right side, Recover on Left
3&4 Step Right behind Left, Step Left to Left side, Step Right to Right side
5-6 Touch Left behind Right, Unwind 1/2 turn placing weight on Left [6]
7-8 Step forward Right, Step forward Left
STEP PIVOT 1/2, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN, BACK LOCK BACK, BACK ROCK RECOVER
1-2 Step forward on Right, Pivot 1/2 turn to Left [12]
3&4 Right shuffle turning 1/2 Left over Left shoulder [6]
5&6 Step back on Left, Lock Right over Left, Step back on Left
7-8 Rock back on Right, Recover weight on Left
POINT CROSS, KICK BALL CHANGE, ROCK RECOVER, LEFT TURN SHUFFLE
1-2 Point Right to Right side, Cross Right over Left
3&4 Left Kick, Step ball of Left foot next to Right, Change weight onto Right
5-6 Rock forward on Left, Recover on Right
7&8 Turning 1/4 Left step Left to Left side, Step Right next to Left,
Turning 1/4 Left step Left forward [12]
STEP BACK CROSS TOUCH, SHUFFLE FORWARD, FULL TURN LEFT MOVING FORWARD, TOUCH KICK
1-2 Turn 1/4 Left and step back on Right, Touch Left across front of Right [9]
3&4 Step Left forward, Close Right beside Left, Step Left forward
5-6 1/2 turn Left stepping back onto Right, 1/2 turn Left stepping forward on Left
7-8 Touch Right next to Left, Kick Right to Right diagonal
SAILOR STEP, SAILOR 1/2 TURN, TURN SIDE TOUCH, 1/4 TURN SHUFFLE
1&2 Step Right behind Left, Step Left to Left side, Step Right to Right side
3&4 Step Left behind Right, Turn 1/4 Left stepping onto Right,
Turn 1/4 Left stepping onto Left [3]
5-6 Step Right to Right, Touch Left next to Right
7&8 Step Left 1/4 turn Left, Close Right beside Left, Step Left forward [12]
1/4 TURN JAZZ BOX WITH TOUCH, STEP PIVOT 1/4, CROSS SHUFFLE
1-2 Cross Right over Left, Step Left back
3-4 Step Right 1/4 Right, Touch Left beside Right [3]
5-6 Step forward on Left, Pivot 1/4 turn Right [6]
7&8 Cross Left over Right, Step Right to Right side, Cross Left over Right
***** RESTART HERE On Walls 1 and 6 *****
SIDE ROCK RECOVER, 3/4 TURN, FORWARD TOUCH, COASTER STEP
1-2 Rock to Right side, Recover on Left
3&4 Turn 3/4 Right over Right shoulder stepping Right, Left, Right [3]
5-6 Step forward on Left, Touch Right next to Left
7&8 Step back on Right, Step Left next to Right, Step Right forward
STEP PIVOT 1/4, BEHIND SIDE CROSS, TURN STEP TOUCH, ROCKING CHAIR
1-2 Step forward on Left, Pivot 1/4 turn Right [6]
3&4 Step Left behind Right, Step Right to Right side, Cross Left over Right
5-6 Step forward on Right, Recover on Left
7-8 Step back on Right, Recover on Left
START AGAIN
TAG: 8 count tag at end of wall 4 (facing front wall)
MONTEREY 1/2 TURN, MONTEREY 1/2 TURN
1-2 Touch Right to Right side, Turn 1/2 Right stepping Right beside Left
3-4 Touch Left to Left side, Step Left beside Right
5-6 Touch Right to Right side, Turn 1/2 Right stepping Right beside Left
7-8 Touch Left to Left side, Step Left beside Right
From: "Roy Thompson"
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