DESCRIPTION/DIFFICULTY: 1-Wall Line Dance / Advanced
COUNTS: 112 Counts / 150 Movements
SUGGESTED MUSIC: Never Dance-Linda Eder (Lenny BertoldoÆs
Radio Edit, CD single)
ANGLED TOE STRUTS IN PLACE (RIGHT X2 THEN LEFT X2) W/FINGER SNAPS
1,2 Right, snap Angling body diagonally right: Right
toe touch toward right diagonal, allowing right knee to pop toward diagonal
(1); right heel drop allowing left knee to soften so you sink slightly
into floor/snap fingers (2)
3,4 Right, snap Straighten left knee/raise right
heel, allowing right knee to pop toward diagonal (3); right heel drop with
weight allowing left knee to soften so you sink slightly into floor/snap
fingers (4)
5,6 Left, snap Angling body diagonally left: Left
toe touch toward left diagonal, allowing left knee to pop toward diagonal
(5); left heel drop allowing right knee to soften so you sink slightly
into floor/snap fingers (6)
7,8 Left, snap Straighten right knee/raise left
heel, allowing left knee to pop toward diagonal (7); left heel drop with
weight allowing right knee to soften so you sink slightly into floor/snap
fingers (8)
ANGLED TOE STRUTS IN PLACE (RIGHT, LEFT) W/FINGER SNAPS, RIGHT BRUSH
FORWARD, BACK, FORWARD-BACK-FORWARD
1,2 Right, snap Angling diagonally right:
Straighten left knee/raise right heel, allowing right knee to pop toward
diagonal (1); right heel drop with weight allowing left knee to soften
so you sink slightly into floor/snap fingers (2)
3,4 Left, snap Angling diagonally left: Straighten
right knee and raise left heel, allowing left knee to pop toward diagonal
(3); left heel drop with weight allowing right knee to soften so you sink
slightly into floor/snap fingers (4)
5,6 Brush, brush Keeping body angled to left
diagonal, brush ball of right foot forward (5); brush ball of right foot
back (6)
7&8 Brush & brush Brush ball of right foot
forward (7), brush ball of foot back (&), brush ball of foot forward
(8)
STEP RIGHT, LOCK LEFT, STEP RIGHT, LEFT STOMP/CLAP, SLOW ONE-HALF
PIVOT RIGHT WITH HEEL BOUNCES & ARM EXPANSION
1,2 Step, lock
Squaring up to side wall, right step forward (1); left lock step behind
right (2)
3,4 Step, stomp
Right step forward (3); left stomp forward/clap hands (4)
&5&6 & Bounce, six Raise heels
(&), lower heels starting one-half pivot right (5); raise heels (&),
lower heels continuing one-half pivot right (6)
&7&8 Seven, eight Raise heels (&), lower
heels continuing one-half pivot right (7); raise heels (&), lower heels
finishing one-half pivot right, end with weight on left foot (8)
Arm styling for previous 4 counts: Raise arms up and out in a grand
ôgivingö gesture, keeping palms turned up, starting with hands
in center at arms length and then sweeping out away from each other to
finish with arms open wide. Bring arms in to sides as you start next 8
counts.
WALK RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, PIVOT ONE-FOURTH RIGHT W/LEFT TOE POINT,
CROSS, RIGHT TOE POINT, CROSS, LEFT TOE POINT
1,2 Walk right, left Right step
forward (1); left step forward (2)
3,4 Right, point Right step forward
(3); pivot one-fourth right, pointing left toe side left (4)
5,6 Cross, point Left step forward
across right (5); right toe point side right/snap fingers if desired (6)
7,8 Cross, point Right step forward
across left (7); left toe point side left/snap fingers if desired (8)
WALK LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT TOUCH W/CLAP, HEEL JACKS
1,2 Walk left, right
Left step forward (1); right step forward (2)
3,4 Left, touch
Left step forward (3); right touch next to left/clap hands (4)
&5&6 & Heel & toe Right step back
(&), left heel tap forward (5); left step home (&), right touch
next to left (6)
&7&8 & Heel & toe Right step back
(&), left heel tap forward (7); left step home (&), right touch
next to left (8)
CHARLESTON/MASHED POTATOES IN PLACE
Stay on balls of feet with weight over left foot during the next
8 counts.
&1&2 & Front & back Swivel heels
out raising right foot off floor (&); swivel heels in with right foot
in front of left (1); swivel heels out raising right foot off floor (&),
swivel heels in with right foot behind left (2)
&3&4 & Front & front Swivel heels
out raising right foot off floor (&); swivel heels in with right foot
in front of left (3); keeping right in front of left, swivel heels out
(&), swivel heels in (4)
&5&6 & Back & front Swivel heels
out raising right foot off floor (&); swivel heels in with right foot
behind left (5); swivel heels out raising right foot off floor (&),
swivel heels in with right foot in front of left (6)
&7&8 & Back & back Swivel heels
out raising right foot off floor (&); swivel heels in with right foot
behind left (7); keeping right behind left, swivel heels out (&), swivel
heels in, settling weight on left foot (8)
TRAVELING FORWARD: RIGHT BRUSH & LEFT ROCK STEP, LEFT BRUSH &
RIGHT ROCK STEP,BRUSH-HITCH-STEP TURNING ONE-FOURTH LEFT, RIGHT HIP SHAKE
1&2& Brush & rock & Right brush
ball of foot forward (1), right step forward across left (&), left
rock in place (2), right recover (&)
3&4& Brush & rock & Left brush ball
of foot forward (3), left step forward across right (&), right rock
in place (4), left recover (&)
5&6 Brush & turn Right brush
ball of foot forward (5), right knee hitch (&), pivot one-fourth left
stepping right foot side right (6)
7&8 Shake & shake Keeping weight on
right foot, bump hips right (7), bump hips left (&), bump hips right
(8)
LEFT STEP ONE-FOURTH TURN LEFT, RIGHT SIDE TOUCH TURNING ONE-FOURTH
LEFT, RIGHT STEP DOWN, ONE-HALF TURN LEFT, LEFT SIDE TOUCH, HEAD FLIP,
RIGHT HIP BUMP, LEFT HIP SHAKE
The next four counts will travel sideways to your left, heading
toward the original wall.
&1,2 & Quarter, touch Raise left foot slightly
off floor (&), left step into one-fourth turn left (1); pivot one-fourth
left touching right toe side right (2)
3,4 Half, touch Right step down
in place (3); pivot one-half left touching left toe side left (4)
5,6 Flip, hip Crouch slightly,
placing hands on hips or thighs/turning head to look left, weight shifting
left (5); bump hip to right starting to rise out of crouch (6)
7&8 Shake & shake Shake hips left/right/left
(7&8), straightening up completely and ending with weight on left
MASHED POTATOES TRAVELING BACKWARD
&1&2 & Right & left Swivel heels
out, raising right foot off floor (&), right step behind left, swiveling
heels in (1); swivel heels out, raising left foot off floor (&), left
step behind right, swiveling heels in (2)
&3&4 & Out-in-out Swivel heels
out, raising right foot off floor (&), right step behind left, swiveling
heels in (3); keeping right behind left, swivel heels out (&), swivel
heels in, weight on right (4)
&5&6 & Left & right Swivel heels
out, raising left foot off floor (&), left step behind right, swiveling
heels in (5); swivel heels out, raising right foot off floor (&), right
step behind left, swiveling heels in (6)
&7&8 & Out-in-out Swivel heels out,
raising left foot off floor (&), left step behind right, swiveling
heels in (7); keeping left behind right, swivel heels out (&), swivel
heels in, weight on left (8)
SYNCOPATED KICK STEPS TRAVELING FORWARD, RIGHT TOUCH OUT, IN, OUT,
PIVOT ONE-HALF RIGHT W/WEIGHT CHANGE
1&2& Right & left & Right sharp
kick forward (1), right step forward (&), left sharp kick forward (2),
left step forward (&)
3&4& Right & left & Right
sharp kick forward (3), right step forward (&), left sharp kick forward
(4), left step forward (&)
5,6 Out, in Right touch
side right (5); right touch next to left (6)
7,8 Out, pivot Right touch
side right (7); pivot right stepping right foot next to left with weight
(8)
LEFT STEP, RIGHT LOCK, LEFT STEP, FULL 360 TURN W/RIGHT HITCH, RIGHT
STEP, LEFT LOCK, RIGHT STEP, LEFT HITCH
1,2 Step, lock Left step forward diagonally left
(1); right lock step behind left (2)
3,4 Step, turn Left step forward diagonally left
(3); pivot one full turn left in place, hitching right knee (4)
5,6 Step, lock Right step forward diagonally right
(5); left lock step behind right (6)
7,8 Step, hitch Right step forward diagonally right
(7); left knee hitch tucking left foot close to right calf in a figure
4 (8)
Styling option: Raise arms above head on count 8.
LEFT CROSS, LEFT HIP BUMP FORWARD, RIGHT HIP SHAKE BACK, LEFT ANGLED
STEP, RIGHT TOUCH, RIGHT STEP BACK TURNING TO FACE BACK WALL, LEFT TOUCH
1,2 Cross, bump Left touch across
right allowing right hip to bump back (1); keeping legs crossed, bump left
hip forward (2)
3&4 Shake & shake Shake hips right-left-right
(back-forward-back), ending with weight on right (3&4)
5,6 Forward, touch Left step forward
diagonally left (5); right touch next to left (6)
7,8 Turn, touch Right step back
turning 1/8 left to face back wall (7); left touch shoulder-width apart
from right (8)
SNAKE LEFT, SNAKE RIGHT, ONE AND ONE-HALF ROLLING TURN LEFT
1,2 Snake left 2-count side body roll left, ending
with weight on left (1,2)
3,4 Snake right 2-count side body roll right, ending
with weight on right (3,4)
5,6 Roll, two Left
step one-quarter turn left (5); pivot one-fourth left stepping right foot
side right (6)
7,8 Three, touch Pivot one full turn (360 ) left
stepping left foot side left (7);
right touch shoulder-width apart from left (8)
SNAKE RIGHT, SNAKE LEFT, WALK FORWARD RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT
1,2 Snake right 2-count side body roll right, ending
with weight on right (1,2)
3,4 Snake left 2-count side body roll left, ending
with weight on left (3,4)
On next 4 counts, return to original starting position.
5,6 Walk right, left Right step forward (5); left
step forward (6)
7,8 Right, left Right step forward (7); left step
forward (8)
START AGAIN AND ENJOY!