Amarillo

Choreographed by Susan Morgan
Description: 64 count, 2 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance
Music: "(Is This The Way To) Amarillo" by Tony Christie

Counts    Step Descriptions

FORWARD AND BACK STEPS, CLAP
1-2	Step forward right, step forward left
3-4	Step back right, step back left
5-6	Step forward right, step forward left
7	Step back right
8	Clap

CLAP, ROCKS, RIGHT AND LEFT FORWARD SHUFFLES
1	Clap
2-3	Rock back on left, rock forward onto right
4	Step forward left
5&6	Step forward right, close left beside right, step forward
right
7&8	Step forward left, close right beside left, step forward left
/Optional arms: cross arms over chest and place hands on
forearms on beats 5-8 of this section

ROCK, 3/4 TURN, WEAVE LEFT
1-2	Rock forward on right, rock back on left
3&4	Shuffle a 3/4 turn to the right by stepping right-left-right
5-6	Step left to side, step right behind left
7-8	Step left to side, step right across left

DIAGONAL ROCKS, 1/2 TURN
1-2	(On a left diagonal) rock forward on left, rock back on right
3-4	(Angle your body left slightly, to straighten up) rock back
on left, rock forward on right
5-6	Step forward left, swivel a 1/2 turn right (weight transfers
to right foot)
7-8	Step forward left, hold

KICK BALL CROSS RIGHT, SIDE ROCK, RIGHT SAILOR STEP, PIVOT TURN
LEFT
1&2	Kick right forward, step right beside left, cross left over
right
3-4	Rock right out to side, recover on left
5&6	Cross right behind left, step left to left side, step right
in place
7	Swivel on the ball of right foot to make a 1/2 turn left,
stepping onto left foot
8	Step right in place

LEFT SWIVEL, ROCKS
1-2	Taking weight onto left heel and right toe swivel both toes
to left, return feet to center
3-4	Rock right back behind left, step left in place
5-6	Step right to side, hold
7-8	Rock left back behind right, step right in place

STOMP, HEEL -TOE-HEEL SWIVELS, HEEL TAPS
1	Stomp left in place
2-3-4	Swivel heels left, swivel toes left, swivel heels left
5-6	Tap right heel diagonally forward right, step right in place
7-8	Tap left heel diagonally forward left, step left in place

TWO MONTEREY TURNS RIGHT
1-2	Touch right to right side, on ball of left make 1/2 turn
right, stepping right beside left
3-4	Touch left to left side, step left beside right
5-6	Touch right to right side, on ball of left make 1/2 turn
right, stepping right beside left
7-8	Touch left to left side, step left beside right

REPEAT

RESTART
/On the 3rd wall, only dance the first 32 counts (end of section
4) then restart the dance again from the beginning

/The arm movements in Section 2 are designed to copy Peter Kay's
arm movements in the Comic Relief performance of this song, as
it fits in with the lyrics "hugging my pillow" 

Prep: 04/28/03   20:57
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