Dance: Birth Of The Blues
Music: Birth Of The Blues - David Campbell
Choreographer: Carol McKee, carolmckee2003@yahoo.com; 12/2006
Description: 4 wall, 32 count Improver line dance
Tags/Restarts: 1 tag
Starts: Feet together, weight on left foot

* 1-8: Step, kick, step, kick, ball-step, kick, ball-step (& twist), step:
 1-2 Step LEFT forward to LEFT diagonal, kick RIGHT forward, (10:30)
 3-4 Step RIGHT forward to RIGHT diagonal, kick LEFT forward, (1:30)
&5-6 Step LEFT back, step RIGHT forward, kick LEFT forward, (1:30)
&7-8 Turn to LEFT diagonal & step LEFT back, straighten & step RIGHT forward,
     step LEFT forward, (12:00)

* 9-16: Shuffle fwd, boogie walks fwd x2, shuffle fwd, rock fwd, recover:
 1&2 Shuffle forward (R,L,R),
 3-4 Boogie walk forward LEFT, RIGHT,
 5&6 Shuffle forward (L,R,L),
 7-8 Rock/step RIGHT forward, recover weight onto LEFT,

* 17-24: 1/2R & shuffle fwd, step, 1/2R pivot, shuffle fwd, side rock, recover:
 1&2 Make 1/2 turn RIGHT & shuffle forward (R,L,R), [6:00]
 3-4 Step LEFT forward, 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (weight on RIGHT), [12:00]
 5&6 Shuffle forward (L,R,L),
 7-8 Rock/step RIGHT to RIGHT side, recover weight onto LEFT,

* 25-32: Sailor, sailor & 1/4L, side rock, recover, cross shuffle:
 1&2 Sailor (R,L,R),
 3&4 Sailor (L,R,L) & 1/4 turn LEFT, [9:00]
 5-6 Rock/step RIGHT to RIGHT side, recover weight onto LEFT,
 7&8 Cross-shuffle to LEFT side crossing over (R,L,R).

Repeat
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Tag: At the end of wall 7 add the next 12 counts:
    1-4 Bump hips x 4 (L,R,L,R),
    5-6 Step LEFT forward, 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (weight on RIGHT),
    7-8 Step LEFT forward, 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (weight on RIGHT),
    1-4 Bump hips x 4 (L,R,L,R).

Finish: Dance to the end of wall 10 then add next 12 counts:
    1-4 Bump hips x 4 (L,R,L,R), [6:00]
    5-6 Step LEFT forward, 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (weight on RIGHT),
    7-8 Step LEFT forward, 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (weight on RIGHT),
    1-2 Rock/step LEFT forward, recover weight onto RIGHT,
    3-4 Make 1/2 turn LEFT & step LEFT forward, stomp RIGHT forward. [12:00]

Towards the end of the 7th wall the music sounds about to finish. Keep dancing
through it including the tag then restart dance 8th wall

Formatted 15th March, 2007; http://roots-boots.net/ldance