Rocket

Choreographed by Vicky McCulloch
Description: 64 count, intermediate line dance
Music: "455 Rocket" by Kathy Mattea; "Beer & Bones" by John
Michael Montgomery

Counts    Step Descriptions

LEFT AND RIGHT DIAGONALS-HIP BUMPS
1,2&3,4	Left step diagonal left, hip bumps left-right-left,
touch right beside left/clap
5,6&7,8	Right step diagonal right, hip bumps right-left-right,
touch left beside right/clap
9-16	Repeat 1-8

TOUCH CROSS BEHINDS, LEFT AND RIGHT, LEFT AND RIGHT
1-4	Touch left to side, left cross behind right, touch right to
right, right cross behind left
5-8	Touch left to side, left cross behind right, touch right to
right, right touch beside left

RIGHT AND LEFT KICK BALL CHANGES, TOUCH-HOLD & SIDE & SIDE
1&2,3&4	Right kick ball change, right kick ball change
5,6&7&8&	Touch right to right side, hold & step right beside
left & touch left to left side & step left beside right & touch
right to right side & step right beside left
1&2,3&4	Left kick ball change, left kick ball change
5,6&7&8	Touch left to left side, hold & step left beside right &
touch right to right side & step right beside left & touch left
to left side

LEFT SHUFFLE, RIGHT CROSS TURNS
1&2,3,4	Shuffle forward left-right-left, cross right over left,
turn 1/2 left
5&6,7,8	Shuffle forward left-right-left, cross right over left,
turn 1/2 left

LEFT AND RIGHT TOE, HEEL, HEEL SLAPS
1-4	Tap left toe over right, tap left heel forward, left heel
slap side, step left beside right
5-8	Tap right toe over left, tap right heel forward, right heel
slap side, step right beside left

LEFT STEP, TOUCH/CLAP, RIGHT TURN, TOUCHES
1-4	Left large step left, touch right beside left/clap, right
step 1/4 right, touch left beside right/clap
5-8	Left large step left, touch right beside left/clap, right
step 1/4 right, touch left beside right/clap

REPEAT

Variation:
/When doing the dance to "455 Rocket", while doing the first 16
steps after the musical break, clap hands on 2&3 as well as on
5. This goes well with a change in the song at that point.

Prep: 04/25/08   23:57
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