Russian Scootin'
Choreographed by Linda Burgess
Description: 68 count, 4 wall, advanced line dance
Music: "Home Improvement" by George Strait

Counts	Step Descriptions

1-2	Step right to right side, kick left forward & hop on right at the same time
3-4	Step left to left side, kick right forward & hop on left at the same time
/Counts 5-7 travel to right
5	Hop right to right side & hitch left knee slightly
6	Hop left beside right & hitch right knee slightly
7	Hop right to right side & hitch left knee slightly
8	Place left heel to a left 45 degrees

1-2	Turn 1/4 left & step forward left, hop on left
	(keeping right slightly back & off floor)
3-4	Turn 1/2 left on left & step back on right, hop on right & hitch left
5-6	Turn 1/2 left on right, step forward left, hip on left
	(keeping right slightly back & off floor)
7-8	Stomp right forward, hold

1-4	Hitch right & hop on left making 1/4 turn right (to face front),
	rock back on right, step forward on left heel, step right behind left (weight on right)
5-8	Hitch left & hop on right, rock back on left, step forward onto right heel,
	step left behind right (weight on left)

1-2	Step right behind left, raise left leg slightly off floor,
	jump right heel up to click with left heel & returning weight to right
3-4	Step left behind right, raise right leg slightly off floor,
	jump left heel up to click with right heel & returning weight to left
5-8	Making a semi-circle 1/2 turn right, stomp right-left-right-left (to face back wall)

1-4	Step forward right heel to right 45 degrees, step forward left heel to left 45 degrees,
	step back on right, step left beside right (feet slightly apart)
5-6	Raise left heel & right toe as you swivel left heel to left & right toe to right,
	return feet to original position (twist/swivel replace)
7-8	Repeat above counts 5-6

1-4	Step forward right & pivot 1/4 turn left, step forward right,
	pivot 1/2 turn left (weight left)
5-8	Scuff right forward, hitch right & scoot forward on left, stomp right forward,
	hold (weight on left)

1-4	Hop on left as you touch right toe back,
	hop on left & turn 1/2 right placing right heel forward,
	stomp right forward, hold (weight on right)
5-8	Hop on right as you touch left toe back,
	hop on right & turn 1/2 left placing left heel forward,
	stomp left forward weight on left, hold

1-2	Sweep right in an arc to end up crossed in front of left, hold
3-4	Sweep left in an arc to end up crossed in front of right, hold
5-8	Rock forward right, rock back left, rock back right, rock forward left

1-2	Step forward right, pivot 1/2 turn left
3-4	Step forward right & pivot full turn turn left on right, step forward left

REPEAT


TAG
At the beginning of the 3rd wall (facing the back) and on wall 2, second time around
(facing right side), do the following steps. This will take you to the end of the dance to
face the front
1-4	Step forward on right toe, lower right heel, step forward on left toe, lower left heel
5-8	Rock right to right side & look right, replace weight onto left,
	step right beside left, hold (look to front)

1-8	1/4 turn left & repeat above 8 counts with left foot (look left on rock)

The next 6 counts travel backwards
1-6	Step back on right, cross left over right, step back on right, step back on left,
	cross right over left, step back on left
7-8	Turn 1/2 right on left step forward right, step forward left

1-4	Rock forward right, recover onto left, rock back right, hold
5-8	Rock back on left, recover weight onto right, step forward left, hold

1-4	Step forward right & turn 1/2 left (weight on left),
	step forward right & turn 3/4 turn left on right foot, step forward left