DROP DEAD SMILE

Choreographed by: John H. Robinson & Pepper Siquieros

Description: 32 count, 2 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance

Music: Drop Dead Smile by BB Watson

DIAGONAL WALK, WALK, SIDE ROCK & CROSS, DIAGONAL STEP, HITCH, COASTER STEP

Start the dance facing the right diagonal (toward 1:30)

1-2     Right step forward diagonally right (1:30), left step forward diagonally right (1:30)

3&4    Right rock ball of foot side right, recover to left, right step across left turning body diagonally left (11:30)

5-6     Left step forward diagonally left (11:30), right knee hitch

7&8    Keeping body angled toward 11:30, right step ball of foot back, left step ball of foot next to right, right step forward

1/2 PIVOT RIGHT & CROSS & CROSS, HIP SHAKE LEFT, KNEE ROLL WITH 1/4 TURN RIGHT

1-2     Left step forward, pivot 5/8 turn right (6:00) placing weight on right

&3&4  Left small step side left, right step across left, left small step side left, right step across left

5&6    Left step side left shaking hips left, right, left

7-8     Right knee roll in toward left, right knee roll out turning 1/4 right (9:00), keeping weight on left

WALK, WALK, KICK & POINT FORWARD, SWIVEL 1/4 RIGHT, SWIVEL 1/4 LEFT, COASTER CROSS

1-2     Right step forward, left step forward

3&4    Right low kick forward, right step back, left toe touch forward

Styling option: on the chorus, you can "sit" as you point forward because this is where BB sings "drop dead smile"

5-6     On balls of feet, swivel 1/4 turn right (12:00) shifting weight left, swivel 1/4 turn left (9:00) shifting weight right

7&8    Left step ball of foot back, right step ball of foot next to left, left step across right

RIGHT SIDE SHUFFLE, BACK ROCK, RECOVER, 1/4 TURN, SAILOR STEP TURNING 1/2 RIGHT, STEP FORWARD

1&2    Right step side right, left step next to right, right step side right

3-4     Left rock ball of foot behind right, recover to right

5        Pivot 1/4 right (12:00) stepping left back

6&7    Right step behind left, pivot 1/4 right (3:00) stepping left side left, pivot 3/8 right (7:30) stepping right forward

8        Left step forward diagonally right (7:30)

REPEAT

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After the 5th repetition, after BB sings "the pleasure was worth the pain," you will hear 4 beats of extra music. Do the following steps to stay on phrase (you will be facing the back wall when this happens):

1-2     Right step forward diagonally right (toward 1:30), pivot 1/2 left (toward 7:30) shifting weight to left

3-4     Right step forward diagonally right (toward 7:30), pivot 1/2 left (toward 1:30) shifting weight to left