| THE GREAT ESCAPE (a.k.a. The Airplane Dance)  Music: HOLIDAY...by Madonna (Track 1 found on The Immaculate Collection CD) Choreographer: Deb Crew - Wasaga Beach, ON - Canada Choreographer's Note: 4-wall easy, intermediate line dance. Dance starts after first 32 beats of instrumentals - start on 33rd beat when the artists sings "Holiday". Dedicated to Dan Haugh who inspired this dance and its title. Thanks, Pookie! RIGHT POINT, TOGETHER, POINT-TOGETHER-POINT & SWITCH; LEFT POINT, TOGETHER, POINT-TOGETHER-POINT & SWITCH 1 Touch R toes to R side 2 Touch R toes beside L foot 3 Touch R toes to R side & Quickly touch R toes beside L foot 4 Touch R toes to R side & Quickly step R foot beside L foot 5 Touch L toes to L side 6 Touch L toes beside R foot 7 Touch L toes to L side & Quickly touch L toes beside R foot 8 Touch L toes to L side & Quickly step L foot beside R foot (weight on L) ROCK-STEP, SHUFFLE BACK; ROCK-STEP, SHUFFLE FORWARD 1 Rock forward on R foot 2 Rock back in place on L foot 3 Step back on R foot & Quickly slide and step L foot back beside R foot 4 Step back on R foot 5 Rock back on L foot 6 Rock forward in place on R foot 7 Step forward on L foot & Quickly slide and step R foot beside L foot 8 Step forward on L foot SYNCOPATED PADDLE TURNS TO MAKE 3/4 TURN LEFT; SYNCOPATED PADDLE TURNS TO MAKE 3/4 TURN RIGHT Note: You will execute 3/4 turn to the L on counts 1 thru 4 and you will execute 3/4 turn to the R on counts 4 thru 8. You can fully extend your arms out to the sides, shoulder height, to give this sequence a "freedom" look and feel. 1& Step forward on R foot (1), Step l/4 turn L on ball of L foot (&) 2& Step forward on R foot (2), Step l/4 turn L on ball of L foot (&) 3& Step forward on R foot (3), Step l/4 turn L on ball of L foot (&) 4 Step R foot beside L foot (4) (weight is on R foot) 5& Step forward on L foot (5), Step l/4 turn R on ball of R foot (&) 6& Step forward on L foot (6), Step l/4 turn R on ball of R foot (&) 7& Step forward on L foot (7), Step l/4 turn R on ball of R foot (&) 8 Step L foot beside R foot (8) (weight is on L foot) ELECTRIC SLIDE RIGHT; ELECTRIC SLIDE LEFT, ENDING WITH l/4 TURN LEFT Note: When electric sliding to the right, drop left shoulder and lean body to the left 1 Side step R onto R foot & Quickly slide and step L foot beside R 2 Side step R onto R foot & Quickly slide and step L foot beside R 3 Side step R onto R foot & Quickly slide and step L foot beside R 4 Side step R onto R foot Note: When electric sliding to the left, drop right shoulder and lean body to the right 5 Side step L onto L foot & Quickly slide and step R foot beside L 6 Side step L onto L foot & Quickly slide and step R foot beside L 7 Side step L onto L foot & Quickly slide and step R foot beside L 8 Step l/4 turn L onto L foot (facing new wall) -START OVER- |