Rain...

Choreographed by Max Perry
Description: Phrased, intermediate line dance
Music: "Take The Rain Away" by Debelah Morgan

Counts    Step Descriptions

SIDE ROCK, KICK BALL CROSS, SIDE ROCK, SYNCOPATED WEAVE
1-2	Rock right to right side, step left in place
3&4	Kick right forward (diagonal), step right back, cross step
left over right
5-6	Rock right to left side, step left in place
7&8	Cross right behind left, step left to left side, cross right
over left

SIDE ROCK, KICK BALL CROSS, SIDE ROCK, SYNCOPATED WEAVE
1-2	Rock left to left side, step right in place
3&4	Kick left forward (diagonal), step left back, cross step
right over left
5-6	Rock left to left side, step right in place
7&8	Cross left behind right, step right to right side, cross
left over right

FORWARD ROCK STEP, 1/2 TURN RIGHT TRIPLE STEP, FORWARD ROCK
STEP, 3/4 TURN LEFT TRIPLE STEP
1-2	Rock right forward, step left in place
3&4	Turn 1/2 right as you do a right triple step - right, left,
right
5-6	Rock left forward, step right in place
7&8	Turn 3/4 left as you do a left triple step - left, right,
left

TOUCH TOGETHER STEPS - SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, TOGETHER, FORWARD
TOGETHER, FORWARD, TOGETHER, PLACE FOOT FORWARD AND BOUNCE HEEL
2 TIMES, ROCK BACK, STEP IN PLACE
1&2&	Touch right toe to right side, step right next to left,
touch left toe to left side, step left next to right
3&4&	Touch right toe forward, step together, touch left toe
forward, step together
5-6-7	Place right foot forward (no weight) count 5, bounce right
heel twice for counts 6, 7
&8	Rock back with ball of right, step left in place (ball change)

2 - 1/2 PIVOT TURNS, FORWARD ROCK, 1/2 TURN TRIPLE STEP
1-2-3-4	Step right forward & turn 1/2 left, step left in place,
step right forward & turn 1/2 left, step left in place
5-6	Rock right forward, step left in place (recover)
7&8	1/2 turn right as you do a right triple step (cha-cha-cha)

KICK STEP TOUCH BEHIND, STEP, KICK BALL STEP FORWARD, TWIST
HEELS RIGHT, LEFT RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT TURNING 1/2 LEFT ON LAST
RIGHT HEEL TWIST
1&2&	Kick left forward, step left forward, touch right up to and
behind left, step right back
3&4	Kick left forward, rock left back on ball of foot, step
right forward
5-6	Twist both heels right, left
7&8	Twist both heels right, left, right turning 1/2 left as you
do the last twist on count 8

REPEAT

TAG
CROSS BACK SIDE, TRAVELING PIVOT TURNING 3/4 RIGHT, TOUCH RIGHT
SIDE, HOLD, BALL CHANGE
1&2	Step left back and in front of right (lock), step right
back, step left side
3-4	Step right forward turning 1/2 right, step left back turning
1/4 right
5	Place right to right side - toe pointed, no weight
6-7	Hold
&8	Rock back with ball of right foot, step left in place
(recover)

BRIDGE
/Nightclub Two Step Feeling
SIDE, HOLD, ROCK, STEP, SIDE, HOLD, ROCK, STEP
1-2-3-4	Step right to right side - large step (1), hold (2),
rock left back (3), step right in place (4)
5-6-7-8	Step left to left side - large step (5), hold (6), rock
right back (7), step left in place (8)

FORWARD TURNING 1/2 RIGHT, SIDE ROCK CROSS IN FRONT, SIDE ROCK
1-2	Step right forward turning 1/2 right, hold
3-4	Rock left to left side, step right in place
5-6	Cross left over right, hold
7-8	Rock right to right side, step left in place

FORWARD & ACROSS TURNING 1/4 RIGHT, STEP BACK TURNING 1/4 RIGHT,
STEP SIDE
1-2	Step right forward and across left turning 1/4 right, hold
3-4	Step left back turning 1/4 right (completing a total of 1/2
right over steps 1-3), step right side

FORWARD & ACROSS, HOLD, SIDE ROCK
5-6	Step left forward & across right, hold
7-8	Rock right to right side, step left in place

2 FULL TRAVELING PIVOTS MOVING FORWARD, PRESS & HOLD, BALL CHANGE
1-2	Step right forward turning 1/2 right, step left back turning
1/2 right
3-4	Step right forward turning 1/2 right, step left back turning
1/2 right
5-6-7	Step right forward with ball of foot only (press), hold
for counts 6-7
&8	Rock right back with ball of foot, step left in place

SEQUENCE OF DANCE:
/It is much easier than it looks on paper! Basically, the verses
of the song have the 8 count tag. The chorus of the song does not
	First time: add the tag
	2nd time: no tag
	3rd time: add the tag
	4th time: no tag
	5th time: bridge
	6th time: no tag
	7th time: restart - leave off last 16 counts of dance
	8th time: restart - leave off last 16 counts of dance
	Fade out
/Tags are only on the 1st and 3rd repetitions. Bridge happens
after 4th repetition. Restarts are after the heel bounces and
the ball change. 



Prep: 01/21/06   09:02
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