READ MY MIND
CHOREOGRAPHER: SU SWANSON, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND.
NOVEMBER 1997
MUSIC: "I'M ON YOUR SIDE" BY KATHY MATTEA - "LOVE TRAVELS" ALBUM
32 COUNTS, 4 WALLS.
| COUNT | | STEPS |
| 1 - 8 | | HEEL SPLIT, ¼ TURN, HOOK, STEP FORWARD, HOOK BEHIND, STEP |
| | BACK, HOOK |
| 1 | | Split Heels Apart |
| 2 | | Keeping Weight Over Left Foot Turn ¼ Clockwise (Keep Right Heel on Floor, |
| | Raise Right Toe) |
| 3 | | Hook Right Foot Under Left Knee |
| 4 | | Step Forward on Right Heel |
| 5 | | Lower Right Toe & Hook Left Foot Behind Right Knee |
| 6 | | Step Down on Left (Still Behind Right) |
| 7, 8 | | Step Back on Right, Hook Left Foot Under Right Knee. |
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| 1 - 8 | | STEP, SCUFF, ½ TURN, STEP, HEEL STAMPS, TOUCH SIDE, TOUCH SIDE |
| 1, 2 | | Step Forward on Left, Scuff Right Foot Through to Kick in Front |
| 3 | | ½ Turn Anti-Clockwise on Ball of Left Foot (Leaving Right Foot Behind) |
| 4 | | Step Forward on Right Toe |
| 5, 6 | | Stamp Right Heel Down Twice |
| 7 | | Touch Left Toe to Side |
| & 8 | | Hop onto Left Foot & Touch Right Toe to Side. |
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| 1 - 8 | | CROSS OVER, STEP SIDE, CROSS OVER, SCUFF, CROSS OVER, STEP SIDE, |
| | CROSS OVER, SCUFF |
| 1 | | Step Across with Right Foot (Lifting Left Heel & Twisting Hips Slightly to Left as comfortable) |
| 2 | | Step to Side with Left (Leaving Right Heel in Place, Toe Up) |
| 3 | | Step Across with Right (As in 1st Count of this pattern) |
| 4 | | Scuff Left Foot to 45° |
| 5 | | Step Across with Left (Lifting Right Heel & Twisting Hips Slightly to Right as comfortable) |
| 6 | | Step to Side with Right (Leaving Left Heel in place, Toe Up) |
| 7 | | Step Across with Left (As in 5th Count of this pattern) |
| 8 | | Scuff Right Foot to 45° |
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| 1 - 8 | | STEP OUT, STEP, CLOSE, CLOSE, BUNNY JUMP FORWARD & BACK TWICE |
| 1, 2 | | Step Down on Right Heel on 45° Step Out on Left Heel on 45° |
| 3, 4 | | Step Back on Right to Centre, Step Back on Left to Close to Right |
| 5, 6 | | Jump Forward with Feet about Hip Width Apart, Jump Back to Close |
| 7, 8 | | Jump Forward with Feet about Hip Width Apart, Jump Back to Close. |
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| | REPEAT FROM STEP #1 'TIL MUSIC FINISHES, Except after 3rd & 6th times ONLY add in ... |
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| 1 - 4 | | ¼ TURN & TOE STRUT, STAMP TWICE |
| 1, 2 | | ¼ Turn Anti-Clockwise & Step Forward on Left Toe, Lower Left Heel ("Toe Strut") |
| 3, 4 | | Stamp Right to Close Twice. |
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| | ** This will bring you back to the original Front Wall & keep you in with the phrasing. |
THIS DANCE PLACED 3rd IN THE AUSTRALIAN LINE DANCING CHAMPIONSHIPS 32-STEP
DANCE COMPETITION, TAMWORTH, N.S.W., JANUARY 1998
The Step Descriptions (within this site) May Be Freely Copied & Distributed In Good Faith
Provided That No Alterations Are Made Without Referral To / Permission Of The Choreographer.
Copyright © Su Marshall (nee Swanson) 1998
