TEAR IT UP
CHOREOGRAPHER: Norma J Fuller & Lewis Cain
COUNT: 64
TYPE: Couples Circle Dance, Right Side By Side Position
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: Tear It Up by Joni Harms (LDF Vol 5)
Nutbush City Limits (90's Version) by Tina Turner
The Twist by Rodney McDowell
Who's Your Daddy by Toby Keith (Teach)
You Bring Out The Boogie In Me by Sea Cruz (Teach)
1-16 TOE STRUTS, CHARLESTON, TOE STRUTS
1-4 (QQQQ) Toe strut forward on right toe-heel, left toe-heel
5-8 (SS) Touch right toe forward, hold, step right back, hold
1-4 (SS) Touch left toe back, hold, step left forward, hold
5-8 (QQQQ) Toe strut forward on right toe-heel, left toe-heel
17-32 1/4 TURN, HOLD, LEFT ACROSS RIGHT, HOLD, VINE 1/4 TURN, HOLD, LOCK STEPS FORWARD
1-4 (SS) Step 1/4 turn left on right, hold, step left across in front of right, hold
5-6 (QQ) Step right to right, step left across in front of right
7-8 (S) Step 1/4 turn right on right, hold
1-4 (QQS) Step forward on left, lock right behind left, step forward on left, hold
5-8 (QQS) Step forward on right, lock left behind right, step forward on right, hold
33-40 STEP HOLD, STEP 1/4 TURN HOLD, STEP HOLD, STEP 1/4 TURN HOLD, STEP 1/4 TURN HOLD
1-4 (SS) Step forward on left, hold, step 1/4 turn right on right, hold, facing OLOD
5-8 (SS) Step forward on left, hold, step 1/4 turn right on right, hold facing BLOD
41-48 STEP HOLD, STEP 1/4 TURN HOLD, CROSS STEP, STEP 1/4 TURN, STOMP HOLD
1-4 (SS) Step forward on left, hold, step 1/4 turn right on right, hold facing ILOD
5-6 (QQ) Cross Left over right, step 1/4 turn right on right
7-8 (S) Stomp left slightly forward, hold
49-56 MAN STEP BACK RIGHT, SIDE STEP LEFT, LADY CROSS STEP,
SIDE STEP LEFT BOTH SHIMMY RIGHT, SHIMMY LEFT
1-2 (S) MAN Release lady's Left hand; step back diagonally Right on Right, Hold
LADY Cross step Right over Left, Hold
3-4 (S) MAN Step side Left on left, hold releasing Right hands
LADY Step side left on Left, hold
5-6 (QQ) Shimmy right while leaning to right bending elbows with palms up
7-8 (QQ) Shimmy left while leaning to left
57-64 MAN CROSS STEP, STEP STEP HOLD, LADY VINE RIGHT, HOLD, BOTH RUN, HOLD
1-2 (QQ) MAN Rejoin hands; Cross Right over left, step Left beside right
LADY Step Right on right, Step Left behind Right
3-4 (S) MAN Step right in place, Hold
LADY Step side right on right, Hold
5-8 (QQS) Run small steps forward left, right, left, Hold
REPEAT
From: DancinNJ@aol.com
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Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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