Dance: Honky Tonk Twist
Song: Honky Tonk Twist
Artist: Scooter Lee
Album: --
Choreography and/or copyright: Steve Smith
Level: Intermediate
Walls: 2
Count: 64
Start: Weight on left, first step on right foot

Note: There are several dances with the same name and done to the same
music. The dance common in Australia was choreographed by Max Perry.
The following dance below was the one I learnt in Kentucky.


* Heel swivels, jump, jump & cross:
 1- 3 Swivel RIGHT heel out, in, out,
 4- 6 Swivel LEFT heel out, in, out,
 7- 8 Jump feet apart, jump & cross RIGHT in front of LEFT,

* 1/2 turn & clap, hip bumps:
 9-10 Make 1/2 turn to LEFT, clap,
11-16 Hip bumps - two to the RIGHT, two LEFT then RIGHT & LEFT,

* Shuffle fwd, rock step, shuffle back, rock step:
17&18 Shuffle forward (R,L,R),
19-20 Rock LEFT forward, back on RIGHT,
21&22 Shuffle back (L,R,L),
23-24 Rock RIGHT back, step forward onto LEFT,

* Step, 1/2 pivot, step, 1/2 pivot, curly shuffles, step:
25-26 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT,
27-28 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT,
29-32 Hop back on LEFT foot & touch RIGHT toe back,
      hop back on LEFT foot & touch RIGHT toe back,
      hop back on LEFT foot & touch RIGHT toe back,
      step RIGHT beside LEFT,

* Vine left with 1/4 turn, vine right:
33-36 Vine LEFT (L,R,L) with a 1/4 turn LEFT,
      touch RIGHT beside LEFT & clap,
37-40 Vine RIGHT (R,L,R), touch LEFT beside RIGHT,

* Four steps forward with slides, 4 bug squishes:
41-44 Step 45 deg. forward on LEFT, slide up RIGHT & clap,
      step 45 deg. forward on RIGHT, slide up LEFT & clap,
45-48 Step 45 deg. forward on LEFT, slide up RIGHT & clap,
      step 45 deg. forward on LEFT, slide up RIGHT & clap,
49-56 Step fwd on RIGHT, twist heels out slightly on balls,
      step fwd on LEFT, twist heels out slightly on balls,
      step fwd on RIGHT, twist heels out slightly on balls,
      step fwd on LEFT, twist heels out slightly on balls,

* Jazz Box, stomps & swivel toes:
57-60 Jazz Box with 1/4 turn to RIGHT (R,L,R,L),
61-62 Stomp with RIGHT and then LEFT,
63-64 Swivel toes out then in.

Repeat

Transcribed: David Powell, 30th October, 1999. Revised 6/4/2002.
http://xenon.triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance