THE OUTBACK

         Australian 1994 Line Dance Of The Year


NAME: The Outback line dance
TYPE: 4 wall line dance
COUNTS: 48
MUSIC: The Outback Club/ Lee Keraghan
         Too Much Fun/Daryle Singletary
CHOREOGRAPHER: Gordon Elliot, Syndey, Australia




It is one of their most popular dances. It started out as just a normal
line dance, but it is now being danced in "rounds". The dancers stand in 
single file lines facing front (like a drill team). Start the first line 
with a count in, ie..7-8, then the next line 2 beats later, next line 
2 beats later, and so on. Each line will be 2 beats apart. At the end of 
the song the first line will be executing the 2 claps followed by the 
2 stomps. The remaining lines continue to dance up to the 2 claps and 
2 stomps, all the way through to the last line (music will have stopped 
and the previous lines will be standing waiting for the final line to 
finish their 2 claps and 2 stomps. 

      The sound effects of the claps and stomps without music is great! 


SHUFFLE LEFT-2-3, SHUFFLE RIGHT-2-3:
 1        Step forward with LEFT foot
 &        Step together with RIGHT foot
 2        Step forward with LEFT foot
 3        Step forward with RIGHT foot
 &        Step together with LEFT foot
 4        Step forward with RIGHT foot
 
LEFT HEEL, TOE, STEP, PIVOT 1/2 RIGHT:
 5        Touch LEFT heel forward
 6        Touch LEFT toe back
 7        Step forward with LEFT foot
 8        Pivot 1/2 turn right on ball of RIGHT foot

SHUFFLE LEFT-2-3, SHUFFLE RIGHT-2-3:
 9        Step forward with LEFT foot
 &        Step together with RIGHT foot
 10       Step forward with LEFT foot
 11       Step forward with RIGHT foot
 &        Step together with LEFT foot
 12       Step forward with RIGHT foot

 LEFT HEEL, TOE, STEP, PIVOT 1/2 RIGHT:
 13       Touch LEFT heel forward
 14       Touch LEFT toe back
 15       Step forward with LEFT foot
 16       Pivot 1/2 turn right on ball of RIGHT foot
 
LEFT STEP, KICK RIGHT, BACK RIGHT, TOUCH LEFT:
 17       Step forward with LEFT foot
 18       Kick RIGHT foot forward
 19       Step back with RIGHT foot
 20       Touch LEFT toe back
 
LEFT SIDE, BEHIND, LEFT SIDE, BEHIND:
 21       Touch LEFT toe to left side
 22       Swing LEFT foot up behind right leg and 
          slap with right hand
 23       Touch LEFT toe to left side
 24       Swing LEFT foot up behind right leg and 
          slap with right hand

LEFT, BEHIND, LEFT, STAMP:
 25       Step to the left side with LEFT foot
 26       Step across behind left leg with RIGHT foot
 27       Step to the left side with LEFT foot
 28       Stomp (up) with RIGHT foot next to left foot
 
RIGHT, BEHIND, 1/4 TURN, STOMP:
 29       Step to the right side with RIGHT foot
 30       Step across behind right leg with LEFT foot
 31       Step 1/4 turn right with RIGHT foot
 32       Stomp (down) with LEFT foot next to right foot
 
CLAP, CLAP, STAMP, STAMP:
 33       Clap hands at chest level
 34       Clap hands at chest level
 35       Stomp (up) with RIGHT foot
 36       Stomp (up) with RIGHT foot
 
RIGHT KICK-BALL-CHANGE, KICK-BALL-CHANGE:
 37       Kick RIGHT foot forward
 &        Step in place with RIGHT toe
 38       Step down with LEFT foot
 39       Kick RIGHT foot forward
 &        Step in place with RIGHT toe
 40       Step down with LEFT foot

RIGHT SIDE, BEHIND, RIGHT SIDE, BEHIND:
 41       Touch RIGHT toe to right side
 42       Swing RIGHT foot up behind left leg and 
          slap with left hand
 43       Touch RIGHT toe to right side
 44       Swing RIGHT foot up behind left leg and 
          slap with left hand

RIGHT SIDE, IN FRONT, 1/2 TURN, CLAP:
 45       Touch RIGHT toe to right side
 46       Step across in front of left foot with RIGHT toe
 47       Pivot 1/2 turn left on balls of both feet
 48       Clap hands at chest level
 
                   REPEAT