THE WRONG DANCE

Choreographed by Don Deyne (drdeyne@apci.net)
Description: 40-count, 2-wall, line dance

MUSIC Up-tempo Latin rhythm   BPM
  You're No Good Reba McEntire 108
  Who Needs You Baby Clay Walker 124
  You Got The Wrong Man Tim McGraw 148
  All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down The Mavericks 148

NOTE: When I first heard Tom McGraw's "You Got The Wrong Man" I knew I wanted to write a dance for it. BUT! I could hear nothing in the rhythm but CHA-CHA. Well, that's OK, 'cept I don't like doing cha-cha at 148 beats per minute! So I let it just kinda stew for a few weeks and eventually came up with something close to what became counts 17-24. The idea here is to let the music dictate your styling. Even when I teach this to my classes I tell them I don't care if they hit the exact steps, but to take 8 even steps and move with the music.


CROSS, HOLD, TOUCH, HOLD, STEP, STEP, STEP, STEP
1-2	Step right across left, hold
3-4	Touch left back, hold
5	Step back left lifting right foot slightly off floor
6	Step forward right lifting left foot slightly off floor
7	Step back left lifting right foot slightly off floor
8	Step forward right lifting left foot slightly off floor

CROSS, HOLD, TOUCH, HOLD, STEP, STEP, STEP, STEP	
9-10	Step left across right, hold
11-12	Touch right toe back, hold
13	Step back right lifting left foot slightly off floor
14	Step forward left lifting right foot slightly off floor
15	Step back right lifting left foot slightly off floor
16	Step forward left lifting right foot slightly off floor

NOTES:  The toe touches at 3 and 11:  
Lift the trailing foot and touch the toe down right where it was.
Steps 5-8 and 13-16 may be done as rocks for a lower impact alternative.
	
STEP R, SIDE L, REPLACE R, L BEHIND
17	Small step forward right
18	Side step left on ball of foot with weight remaining centered over right
19	Replace weight on right
20	Step left behind right with weight remaining centered over right
Replace R, side L, replace R, L behind
21	Replace weight on right
22	Side step left on ball of foot with weight remaining centered over right
23-24	Replace weight on right, step left behind right

NOTE:  Take small steps with most of the weight on the ball of the foot. 
At performance tempos your center of gravity will remain centered over the right foot.  
The feeling here is reminiscent (well, to me anyway) of a sailor step.

STEP-SLIDES R
25&	Side step right & step together left
26&	Side step right & step together left
27-28	Side step right, touch together left
Vine L, 1/4 turn L and touch R
29-30	Side step left, step right behind left
31-32	Face 1/4 turn left and step left, touch together right

ROCK R, BACK L, ROCK BACK R, STEP L
33-34	Rock step forward right, step back on left
35-36	rock step back right, step forward on left
Step R, 1/4 L, stomp R twice
37-38	Step forward right, 1/4 turn left shifting weight to left foot
39-40	Stomp together right twice 
START AGAIN
 

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