TWISTIN' THE TRUTH

CHOREOGRAPHER: Pollie Evans (715) 772-4510
COUNT: 40
TYPE: 2 Wall Beginner Dance
MUSIC:  Me Too by Neal McCoy-122bpm (teaching)
	Hillbilly Rap by Neal McCoy-134bpm (dancing)
	The Shake by Neal McCoy (dancing)
	Honky Tonk Truth by Brooks & Dunn-152bpm (dancing)

R HEEL TWISTS, HEEL HOOK

1	Twist heels to the Right
2	Return to center
3	Twist heels to the Right
4	Return to center
5	Touch Right heel forward
6	Hook right in front of left
7	Touch Right heel forward
8	Step Right next to Left

L HEEL TWISTS, HEEL HOOK

9	Twist heels to the Left
10	Return to center
11	Twist heels to the Left
12	Return to center
13	Touch Left heel forward
14	Hook left in front of right
15	Touch Left heel forward
16	Touch Left next to Right (no weight on left)

CHARLESTON STEPS

17	Step left foot forward
18	Kick Right foot forward and clap
19	Step Right foot back
20	Touch Left toe back beside right
21	Step left foot forward
22	Kick Right foot forward and clap
23	Step Right foot back
24	Step Left back beside right (put weight on both feet)

SLAPS, CLAPS, HITCH HIKE - HAND JIVE

25	Slap hands on thighs (bend knees slightly)
26	Slap hands on thighs
27	Clap hands at chest level
28	Clap hands at chest level
29	Jerk Right thumb over right shoulder
30	Jerk Right thumb over right shoulder
31	Jerk Left thumb over left shoulder
32	Jerk Left thumb over left shoulder
	(These are hitch-hiking moves)

HOKEY POKEY STEPS, STOMPS

33	Step Right toe forward, pivot slightly left as you push out right hip
34	Push out left hip (you're beginning a l/2 turn to left)
35	Step Right toe forward, pivot slightly left as you push out right hip
36	Push out left hip (continuing l/2 turn to left)
37	Step Right toe forward, pivot slightly left as you push out right hip
38	Push out left hip (completing l/2 turn to left)
	In steps 33-38, hold up your hands at head level, 
	index finger extended - " ala Hokey Pokey"
39	Stomp Right
40	Stomp Left 
	(use these stomps to center yourself on back wall)

REPEAT

For variation: Dance in 2 lines facing each other about one long step apart,
clap hands with person opposite you on counts 27-28, every other time, as
the lines face each other. May also be danced in a circle, just for fun.
Enjoy this dance -
Pollie Evans, Spring Valley, Wisconsin evansp@uwstout.edu
Pollie in Western, Wi evansp@uwstout.edu
From:	evansp@UWSTOUT.EDU (Pollie Evans)

Reformatted for display on web site 
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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