Dance: Battle
Music: Battle of New Orleans - Shamrock [single], fast b/m
Choreography & copyright: Paul Snooke; p_snooke@hotmail.com; 6/2003
Level: Advanced
Walls: 1
Count: 80
Bridge/restart: 1 restart
Start: Feet together, weight on left foot

This dance was choreographed for the "Brett Jenkins & Paul Snooke"
workshop held at St Marys 21st June, 2003.

* 1-8: Cross, side, behind-side-cross-kick x2, back-hook-step:
1-2  Cross RIGHT over LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT side,
3&4& Cross RIGHT behind LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT side (on &),
     cross RIGHT over LEFT, kick LEFT to LEFT side (on &),
5&6& Cross LEFT behind RIGHT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side (on &),
     cross LEFT over RIGHT, kick RIGHT to RIGHT side (on &),
7&8  Step RIGHT back, hook LEFT foot below RIGHT knee (on &),
     step LEFT forward,

* 9-16: Rock, recover, touch, 1/2R pivot, heeljack & tap,
                     heel-jack & scuff & hitch:
 1-2 Rock/step RIGHT forward, recover weight onto LEFT,
 3-4 Touch RIGHT toe back, 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (weight onto RIGHT),
&5&6 Step RIGHT back (on &), tap LEFT heel forward,
     step LEFT together (on &), touch RIGHT together,
&7&8 Step RIGHT back (on &), tap LEFT heel forward,
     step LEFT together (on &), scuff RIGHT forward,
   & Hitch RIGHT knee & hit knee with RIGHT hand,

* 17-24: Dorothy, side, drag-back, step, 1/2R pivot-together,
                          side, drag-back:
1-2& Step RIGHT forward to RIGHT diagonal, lock LEFT behind RIGHT,
     step RIGHT forward to RIGHT diagonal (on &),
3-4& Step LEFT to LEFT side, touch RIGHT together, step RIGHT back,
5-6& Step LEFT forward, 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT, step LEFT together,
7-8& Step RIGHT to RIGHT side, touch LEFT together, step LEFT back,

* 25-32: Step, step-1/2R pivot, step-scuff-hitch-kick,
                       back-kick x2, coaster:
1-2& Step RIGHT forward, step LEFT forward, 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT,
3&4& Step LEFT forward, scuff RIGHT forward (on &),
     hitch RIGHT knee, kick RIGHT forward (on &),
5&6& Step RIGHT back, kick LEFT forward (on &),
     step LEFT back, kick RIGHT forward (on &),
7&8  Step RIGHT back, step LEFT together, step RIGHT forward,

* 33-40: Step, step, applejacks, step, 1/2L pivot, step-twist-twist:
1-2  Step LEFT forward, step RIGHT forward,
3&4& Moving LEFT with applejacks (weight onto LEFT),
         (Easy option: Whatever you do instead of applejacks)
5-6  Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT,
7&8  Step RIGHT forward, twist heels in (on &), twist heels out,

* 41-48: Side-shuffle, hold, ball-cross, heeljack & step,
                                scuff-ball-tap:
 1&2 Shuffle to RIGHT side (R,L,R),
 3&4 Hold, step LEFT together (on &), cross RIGHT over LEFT, [12:00]
&5&6 Step LEFT back to LEFT diagonal (on &), tap RIGHT heel forward,
     step RIGHT together (on &), step LEFT forward, [1:30]
 7&8 Scuff RIGHT forward, step RIGHT together, tap LEFT together,
        [Counts &5&6&7& are done facing the RIGHT diagonal, ***
               straighten to the front on count 8]

* 49-56: Side-shuffle, hold, ball-cross, heeljack & step,
                                scuff-ball-tap:
 1&2 Shuffle to LEFT side (L,R,L),
 3&4 Hold, step RIGHT together (on &), cross LEFT over RIGHT, [12:00]
&5&6 Step RIGHT back to RIGHT diagonal (on &), tap LEFT heel forward,
     step LEFT together (on &), step RIGHT forward, [10:30]
 7&8 Scuff LEFT forward, step LEFT together, tap RIGHT together,
        [Counts &5&6&7& are done facing the LEFT diagonal,
               straighten to the front on count 8]

* 57-64: Point, ball-point, ball-point, drop, ball-point, drop,
                       ball-point, 1/2R:
1&2& Point RIGHT to RIGHT side, step RIGHT together (on &),
     point LEFT to LEFT side, step LEFT together (on &),
 3-4 Point RIGHT to RIGHT side, drop RIGHT heel,
&5-6 Step LEFT together, point RIGHT to RIGHT side, drop RIGHT heel,
&7-8 Step LEFT together, point RIGHT to RIGHT side,
     make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT together,

* 65-72: 1/2R, behind, heel-switches x2, side, 1/8L, body roll/claps:
 1-2  Make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step LEFT to LEFT, cross RIGHT behind LEFT,
&3&4& Step LEFT back to LEFT diagonal (on &), tap RIGHT heel forward,
      step RIGHT back to LEFT diagonal (on &), tap LEFT heel forward,
      step LEFT together (straighten to front),
 5-6  Step RIGHT to RIGHT side, 1/8 turn LEFT & step LEFT together,
 7-8  Body roll & claps (or just clap), [10:30]

* 73-80: Step-hook-back-hitch, shuffle back, heel-jack,
                     syncopated rockinghorse:
1&2& Step RIGHT forward, [10:30]
     hook LEFT foot behind RIGHT knee & scoot forward on RIGHT (on &),
     step LEFT back, hitch RIGHT & scoot back on LEFT (on &),
3&4  Shuffle back (R,L,R), [10:30]
&5&6 Step LEFT back (on &), tap RIGHT heel forward,
     step RIGHT together (on &), step LEFT forward, [10:30]
7&8& Rock/step RIGHT forward, recover weight onto LEFT (on &),
     rock/step RIGHT back, recover weight onto LEFT (on &).

Straighten to face the front at the start of the next wall.

Repeat
******


Restart: On the 3rd wall dance up to count 48 (***), take weight onto
-------   LEFT foot and start the next wall.


Transcribed: David Powell, 22nd June, 2003.
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