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POLITICAL SIDESTEP

Choreographed by Monte Higgins - 10-3-98 Mt Pleasant, MI monsad@juno.com 
64 COUNT FOUR WALL LINE DANCE, INTERMEDIATE with BEGINNER VARIATIONS
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Music:
Hot, Hot, Hot - Buster Poindexter (Fast),
Heartache Tonight - John Anderson (Slow)

1-16 SIDESTEP THE ISSUES
1-2 Right toe step to right side, lower right heel,
&3-4 Quickly step left to right (weight left), step Right to right side, step Left at right,
5-8 Repeat 1-4 with a Left heel tap angle forward on 8
9-10 Left toe step to left side, lower left heel,
&11-12 Quickly step right to left (weight right), step Left to left side, step Right at left,
13-16 Repeat 9-12 with a Right heel tap angle forward on 16.
   
17-32 SQUASH THE RUMORS
17-18 Step Right foot to right side (toe pointed right),
swivel foot straight while sliding Left foot to right foot (weight left),
19-20 Repeat 17-18, with left toe tap on 18,
21-24 Step Right foot to right side (toe pointed right), 
swivel foot straight while sliding Left foot to right (weight right).
25-32 Repeat sequence 17-24 starting with the Left foot and going left).
   
33-48 NEVER TAKE A STAND or DOUBLE TALK GOBBELDYGOOK
33-34 (Right Monterey turn) Right toe tap to right side, 
turn to right on left foot and step on Right foot at left foot,
35&36 L/R/L cha cha in place,
37-38 Cross Right foot over left, turn to left,
39-40 Stomp Left, stomp Right,
41-42 (Left Monterey Turn) Left toe tap to left side, 
turn to left on right foot and step on Left foot at right foot,
43&44 R/L/R cha cha in place,
45-46 Cross Left foot over right, turn to right,
47-48 Stomp Right, stomp Left.
   
49-64 WAFFLE ON DECISIONS
49-50 Rock forward on Right foot, home on left foot,
51&52 R/L/R coaster step,
53-56 Rock forward on Left foot, home on right foot,
55&56 L/R/L coaster step.
57-58 Rock forward on Right foot, home on left foot,
59-60 Rock backward on Right foot, home on left foot,
61-62 Step forward on Right foot, turn 1/4 left (weight left),
63-64 Stomp Right, stomp left.

Alternate Steps: Change your political statement.
55-56    Stomp left, stomp right,
57-60    Rocks starting with left foot,
61-62    Left foot step forward, turn 1/4 right,
63&64   L/R/L stomps. (Now you are facing Right instead of Left)

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ALTERNATE STEPS TO MAKE THE DANCE EASIER - 
(Sequence 1-16)
1-2     Right toe step to right side, lower right heel,
3-4     Slide Left foot to right foot, hold and clap. Repeat entire sequence right then left.
(Sequence 33-48)
33-34  Step right foot 1/4 turn right, stomp left at right, repeat for total of 8 counts,
35-36  Step left foot 1/4 turn left, stomp right at left, repeat for a total of 8 counts.

 
 

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