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Straight Away

Choreographed by Ron Kline paintcreek@hotmail.com  
Description: four wall line dance, intermediate
Position: Standing on a 45 degree angle right, keeping feet on this angle but moving 
straight away to 12:00, 3:00 6:00 & 9:00
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Music: "Man! I Feel Like A Woman" by Shania Twain, 
"You Know Where I Am" by Scooter Lee; "Lovey Dovey" by Delbert McClinton

Counts Step Descriptions
   
STRAIGHT AWAY FORWARD WITH ROCK STEPS. [NOTE STARTING POSITION]
1 Step right foot forward (12:00)
2 Hold/snap fingers downward at sides
3 Step left foot forward
4 Hold/snap fingers downward at sides
5 Step to right (3:00) on ball of right foot
6 Rock onto left foot in place
7 Step back (6:00) on ball of right foot
8 Rock onto left foot in place
   
STRAIGHT AWAY FORWARD WITH ROCK STEP AND BACK PIVOT
9 Step right foot forward (12:00)
10 Hold/snap fingers downward at sides
11 Step left foot forward
12 Hold/snap fingers downward at sides
13 Step to right (3:00) on ball of right foot
14 Rock onto left in place (maintain starting angle position to this point)
15 Turning 1/2 clockwise on ball of left foot, step right foot forward (to 6:00)
16 Pivoting on ball of right foot 1/4 clockwise, step left foot to left side (facing straight away 9:00)
   
HIP BUMPS (OPTIONAL SIDE BODY ROLLS)
17 Bump hips to right side
18 Bump hips to right side again
19 Bump hips to left side
20 Bump hips to left side again
   
KICK BALL TURN, COUNTERCLOCKWISE MILITARY PIVOT
21 Kick right foot forward
& Step on ball of right foot next to left foot
22 Step left foot in place turning feet 1/4 counterclockwise
23 Step right foot forward (6:00)
24 Pivot 1/2 turn counterclockwise on right foot and shift weight to left foot
   
HEEL TWISTS, STEPS
25 Step forward on right heel with right toe pointing to left
26 Step left foot forward fanning right toe to right side
27 Step forward on right heel with right toe pointing to left
28 Step left foot forward fanning right toe to right side
   
COUNTERCLOCKWISE MILITARY PIVOT, CROSS TOUCH, UNWIND WITH OVERTURN
29 Step right foot forward
30 Pivot 1/2 turn counterclockwise on right foot and shift weight to left foot
31 Touch right toe over left foot
32 Unwind legs 1/2 counterclockwise plus 45 degrees with weight to left foot
Go straight away to 9:00 (new 12:00) to start dance pattern again
   
REPEAT

*When dancing to "Man! I Feel Like A Woman", the dance will actually start after 8 beats into the vocals. For the first 8 beats (starting on vocals) simply shake or rotate hips for 8 counts. There is a 2 beat break after count 16 on the fifth pattern (the 2nd time on the starting wall) only. Simply rotate hips making one complete counterclockwise circle shifting weight to Left foot. Then continue dance with step 17.
 
 

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