Tossed Feathers

Choreographed by Linda Dube  
584 Simcoe Ave., Port McNicoll, Ontario, CANADA L0K 1R0 Phone (705)534-7621.
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Music: Toss the Feathers by THE CORRS  (Forgiven, Not Forgotten C.D.)

Formation: 64 count - 1 wall-Intermediate Line Dance

Choreographers Note: Start the dance after 64 beats of music
(Drumbeats start after 64 beats to make the music louder)

TOE FORWARD, TOE BACK, SIDE POINTS
1-2	Touch R toe forward, Touch R toe back
3&4	Touch R toe to R side, Step R foot home, Touch L toe to L side
5-6	Touch L toe forward, Touch L toe back
7&8	Touch L toe to L side, step L foot home, Touch R toe to R side
9-10	Touch R toe forward, Touch R toe back
11&12	Touch R toe to R side, Step R foot home, Touch L toe to L side.

ROCK, 1/4 TURN, SHUFFLE
13-14	Rock forward on L foot, Rock back on R foot
15&16	Shuffle L, R, L in place while making a 1/4 turn L

TOE SWEEPS - SIDE SHUFFLE, TOE SWEEPS - 1/4 TURN SIDE SHUFFLE,
TOE SWEEPS, SIDE SHUFFLES
17-18	R toe touches R diagonal forward and sweeps R to L, then from L to R
19&20	Shuffle side R (R, L, R)
21-22	L toe touches L diagonal forward and sweeps L to R then from R to L
23&24	Shuffle side L (L, R, L) 1/4 turning L on last step of shuffle
25-26	R toe touches R diagonal forward and sweeps R to L then from L to R
27&28	Shuffle side R (L, R, L)
29-30	L toe touches L diagonal forward and sweeps L to R then from R to L
31&32	Shuffle side L (L, R, L)

ROCK, 1/2 TURN, SHUFFLE - ROCK, 1/2 TURN AND SHUFFLE
33-34	Rock forward on R foot, Rock back on L foot
35&36	1/2 turn to the R with a shuffle R, L, R
37-38	Rock forward on L foot, Rock back on R foot
39&40	1/2 turn to the L with a shuffle L, R, L

PENDULUM SWINGS, GRADUATED SIDE KICKS
41&	Point R toe to R side, Quickly Step R foot home
42&	Point L toe to L side, Quickly step L foot home
43-44	Kick R foot to the R side twice (second kick higher than the first)
&45	Quickly step R foot home, Point L toe to the L Side
&46	Quickly step L foot home, Point R toe to the R side
&47-48	Quickly step R foot home, Kick L foot to side twice
	(second kick higher than the first)

SIDE TO SIDE SAILOR SHUFFLES
49&50	Cross L behind R, Step side R, step side L, (Leaning L through  steps)
51&52	Cross R behind L, Step Side L, Step side R, (Leaning R through steps)
53&54 	Cross L behind R, Step Side R, Step side L, (Leaning L through steps)
55&56	Cross R behind L, Step side L, Step side R, (Leaning R through steps)

SIDE SHUFFLES, 1/2 TURN, SIDE SHUFFLES, STOMP, STOMP
57&58	Shuffle side L (L, R, L)
  &	Pivot 1/2 turn L on the ball of L foot
59&60	Shuffle side R (R, L, R)
61&62	Shuffle side L (L, R, L)
63-64	Stomp R, Stomp L beside R (weight on L)

REPEAT

IMPORTANT NOTE: The dance sequence is repeated 4 times.
To accommodate the slightly slower tempo change at the very end of this
music piece and give it a more polished finish, the following change should
be made:

counts 63-64 (stomp R, stomp L) change to-

63&64&65  Chasse steps-step side R, L together, side right, L together, side R

DEDICATION: Dedicated to my son DOUG who challenged me to choreograph a
dance to this particular style of music.
 

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