THE OUTBACK

                                                

TYPE: 4 wall line dance
COUNTS: 48
LEVEL: Easy Intermediate
CHOREOGRAPHER: Gordon Elliott, Sydney, Australia
MUSIC: The Outback Club  by: Lee Kernaghann, Aust. C/W Artist
       
SUBMITTED BY:  Charlotte Skeeters 
      
NOTE: This is one of the dances I brought back from my visit to 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! 

COUNTS / STEP DESCRIPTIONS
      
LEFT SHUFFLE, RIGHT SHUFFLE, HEEL, TOE, STEP, PIVOT:
 1 & 2    Left step forward; Right close next to left; Left step forward
 3 & 4    Right step forward; Left close next to right; Right step forward
 5 - 6    Left heel touch forward; Left toe touch back
 7 - 8    Left step forward; Pivot 1/2 turn right (transfer weight right)
     
LEFT SHUFFLE, RIGHT SHUFFLE, HEEL, TOE, STEP, PIVOT:
 1 & 2    Left step forward; Right close next to left; Left step forward
 3 & 4    Right step forward; Left close next to right; Right step forward
 5 - 6    Left heel touch forward; Left toe touch back
 7 - 8    Left step forward; Pivot 1/2 turn right (transfer wt. right) 

FORWARD, KICK, BACK, TOUCH, SIDE, SLAP, SIDE, SLAP:
 1 - 2    Left step forward; Right kick forward 
 3 - 4    Right step back; Left toe touch back
 5 - 6    Left toe point-touch side left;
          Lift left behind right knee and SLAP boot with right hand
 7 - 8    Left toe point-touch side left;
          Lift left behind right knee and SLAP boot with right hand
      
VINE LEFT, STOMP, VINE RIGHT w/1/4 TURN, STOMP:
 1 - 2    Left step side left; Right cross-step behind left
 3 - 4    Left step side left; Right stomp-up next to left
 5 - 6    Right step side right; Left cross-step behind right
 7 - 8    Right step side right into 1/4 turn right;
          Left stomp-down next to right

CLAP, CLAP, STOMP, STOMP, KICK-BALL-CHANGE, KICK-BALL-CHANGE:
 1 - 2    CLAP; CLAP (not foot pattern here)
 3 - 4    Right stomp-up next to left; Right stomp-up next to left
 5 & 6    Right kick forward; Right step on ball of foot next to left;
          Change weight to left     
 7 & 8    Right kick forward; Right step on ball of foot next to left;
          Change weight to left 
      
SIDE, SLAP, SIDE, SLAP, SIDE, CROSS, TURN, CLAP:
 1 - 2    Right toe point-touch side right;
          Lift right behind left knee and SLAP boot with left hand
 3 - 4    Right toe point-touch side right;
          Lift right behind left knee and SLAP boot with left hand
 5 - 6    Right toe point-touch side right;
          Right cross-step over left (in front)
 7 - 8    Unwind 1/2 turn left (in place, pivoting on balls of both feet);
          CLAP
                     REPEAT