Diary Entries

Choreographed by Phil Austin
Description: Phrased, 1 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: "My Book" by Beautiful South
Sequence: A B C A B C A B* C to the end. On the last B, only
dance up to count 24 and make a scuff 1/2 turn instead of a 1/4
turn. Then go into C and keep dancing C until the music stops.

Counts    Step Descriptions

SECTION A
ROCK, RECOVER, ROCK, RECOVER, TOE STRUT, TOE STRUT
1-2&	Rock forward right, recover onto left, step right to left
3-4	Rock back left, recover onto right
5-6	Point left toe forward, drop left heel
7-8	Point right toe forward, drop right heel

ROCK, RECOVER, ROCK, RECOVER, TOE STRUT, TOE STRUT
1-2&	Rock forward left, recover onto right, step left to right
3-4	Rock back right, recover onto left
5-6	Point right toe forward, drop right heel
7-8	Point left toe forward, drop left heel

STEP, 1/2 TURN, STEP, CLAP, STEP 1/2 TURN, STEP, CLAP
1-2	Step forward right, pivot 1/2 turn over left shoulder
3-4	Step forward right, clap hands
5-6	Step forward left, pivot 1/2 turn over right shoulder
7-8	Step forward left, clap hands

LOCK, HOLD, UNWIND 3/4 TURN, SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS SHUFFLE
1-2	Lock right behind left, hold
3-4	Unwind 3/4 turn over right shoulder over two counts
5&6	Step left to side, step right to left, step left to side
7&8	Cross right over left, step left to side, cross right over
left

SECTION B
ROCK, RECOVER, SAILOR STEP, SAILOR STEP, BEHIND, UNWIND 3/4 TURN
1-2	Rock left to side, recover weight onto right
3&4	Cross left behind right, step right to side, step left to
right
5&6	Cross right behind left, step left to side, step right to
left
7-8	Cross left behind right, unwind 3/4 turn over right shoulder

SHUFFLE FORWARD, 1/2 TURN, SHUFFLE 1/4 TURN, CROSS, UNWIND 1/2
TURN
1&2	Step forward right, step left to right, step forward right
3-4	Step forward left, pivot 1/2 turn over right shoulder
5&6	Make 1/4 turn over right shoulder stepping left, right, left
7-8	Cross right over left, unwind 1/2 turn

CROSS, CLICK, CROSS, CLICK, CROSS, CLOSE, CROSS, SCUFF 1/4 TURN
1-2	Cross right over left, click fingers
3-4	Lift left and cross left over right, click fingers
5-6	Lift right and cross right over left, step left to right
7-8	Cross right over left, scuff left and pivot 1/4 turn over
right shoulder on right foot

CROSS, CLICK, CROSS, CLICK, CROSS, CLOSE, CROSS, SCUFF 1/4 TURN
1-2	Cross left over right, click fingers
3-4	Lift right and cross right over left, click fingers
5&6	Lift left and cross left over right, step right to left
7-8	Cross left over right, scuff right and pivot 1/4 turn over
left shoulder on left foot

JAZZ BOX 1/4 TURN, JAZZ BOX
1-2	Cross right over left, step back left
3-4	Step back right and pivot 1/4 turn over right shoulder,
scuff left forward
5-6	Cross left over right, step back right
7-8	Step back left, scuff right forward

STEP, LOCK, STEP, HITCH 1/2 TURN, STEP LOCK, STEP, SCUFF
1-2	Step forward right, lock left behind right
3-4	Step forward right, hitch left knee and pivot 1/2 turn over
right shoulder on right foot
5-6	Step forward left, lock right behind left
7-8	Step forward right, scuff right forward

SECTION C
ROCK, RECOVER, COASTER STEP, STEP, 1/2 TURN, SHUFFLE FORWARD
1-2	Rock forward right, recover weight onto left
3&4	Step back right, step left to right, step forward right
5-6	Step forward left, pivot 1/2 turn over right shoulder
7&8	Step forward left, step right to left, step forward left

STEP, STEP, KNEE KNOCKS, STEP, STEP, KNEE KNOCKS
1-2	Step forward right, step forward left
3-4	Bend knees and knock them together twice
5-6	Step forward right, step forward left
7-8	Bend knees and knock them together twice

ROCK, RECOVER, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE, ROCK, RECOVER, ROCK, RECOVER
1-2	Rock forward right, recover weight onto left
3&4	Make 1/2 turn over right shoulder stepping right, left, right
5-6	Rock forward left, recover weight onto right
7-8	Rock back left, recover weight onto right

STEP, SCUFF, STRESS STEP
1-2&	Step forward left, scuff right, step onto right
3&4	Scuff left, touch left toe forward, step onto left

1-28	Repeat Section C

Prep: 08/12/07   11:57
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