No Bad News

Choreographed by Michele Burton & Michael Barr
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: "Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News" by Mabel King; "I
Slipped And Fell In Love" by Alan Jackson

Counts    Step Descriptions

VINE RIGHT, STEP BACK, SIDE, CROSS, TOUCH
1-4	Step right foot to right, step left behind right, step right
foot to right, step left foot in front of right
5-8	Step right foot back, step left foot to back left diagonal,
step right foot in front of left, touch left toe to left
/Styling: counts 5-7 are intended to be taken with large steps
/Optional arm styling: snap fingers on count 8

STEP 1/4 TURN HITCH, STEP 1/2 TURN HITCH, TRIPLE FORWARD, ROCK
AND STEP
1-2	Step forward on left foot, make 1/4 turn left on ball of
left foot, hitching right foot
/Styling: keep hitch low, point toe toward floor. You may want
to hitch at ankle level or touch toe to floor
3-4	Step forward on right foot, make 1/2 turn right on ball of
right foot, hitching left foot
5&6	Step forward on left, step right beside left, step forward
on left
7&8	Rock forward on right, return weight left, step back on right

1/4 TURN SLIDE TOUCH, SHUFFLE FORWARD, 3/4 BIG CIRCLE WALK AROUND
1-2	Turn 1/4 turn left on ball of right foot, taking a large
step left onto left foot; touch right beside left
3&4	Step forward on right, step left beside right, step forward
to right diagonal on right foot (12:00 wall)
5-8	Step forward on left and continue to walk to the right,
making 3/4 of a circle for counts 5 - 8 (9:00 wall)
/Optional arm styling: raise arms in the "Hallelujah Church
Chorus Style," or do whatever you deem to be entertaining and fun

STEP TOUCH, AND TOUCH AND TOUCH, HIPS, HIPS, HIPS, HIPS
1-2	Step left foot to forward left diagonal, touch right beside
left
&3&4	Step right foot to forward right diagonal: touch left
beside right, step left foot to forward left diagonal, touch
right beside left
5-8	Step right foot to right and sway hips right, sway hips
left, sway hips right, sway hips left, sliding right toe to
touch beside left foot
/Optional arm styling: hands in the baseball umpire's "safe"
position: both hands away from body on count 5, cross at waist
level on count 6, uncross hands away from body on count 7, snap
fingers on count 8

REPEAT

THE BROADWAY FINISH
/At the end (wall 11), the music slows down on count 4 of the
first set of 8. Ignore the slow music. Continue to dance through
count 20 (shuffle forward). Pick up the slow beat on the word
"news." take 8 slow steps, beginning on the left foot, making a
1/2 circle right and continuing forward toward the front of the
room
/Arm styling: slowly lift arms up (from sides) to high "V"
position for counts 1-7. On count 8, cross wrists over head.
Count & hit high "V" position for big finish

Prep: 02/02/03   12:39
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