Dance: Itchy & Scratchy
Music: Poison Ivy - Dean Brothers [Sweet Nothings]
Choreography & copyright: Tim Gauci; 2/2003; timgauci@ozemail.com.au
Level: Intermediate
Walls: 4
Count: 64
Bridge/restart: 2 restarts
Start: Feet together, weight on left foot; 32 count intro (on vocals)

* Fwd toe-strut, step, 1/2 pivot, fwd toe-strut, step, 1/2 pivot:
 1- 2 Touch RIGHT toe forward, drop RIGHT heel onto floor,
 3- 4 Step LEFT forward, 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT,
 5- 6 Touch LEFT toe forward, drop LEFT heel onto floor,
 7- 8 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT,

* Vine, hip bumps:
 9-12 Step RIGHT to RIGHT, cross LEFT behind RIGHT,
      step RIGHT to RIGHT, cross LEFT over RIGHT,
13-16 Step RIGHT to RIGHT & bump hips RIGHT, bump hips RIGHT,
      bump hips LEFT, bump hips RIGHT (weight ends on RIGHT),
   (note: these bumps fit in with the music, have some fun and
                 roll those hips!!)

* Vine & 1/4 & scuff, step, 1/2 pivot, side-rock, recover:
17-20 Step LEFT to LEFT, cross RIGHT behind LEFT,
      step LEFT to LEFT & 1/4 turn LEFT, scuff RIGHT forward,
21-22 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT,
23-24 Rock/step RIGHT to RIGHT side, replace weight onto LEFT,

* Cross, hold, click, hold, slow 1/2 unwind, rock, recover:
25-28 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, hold,
      click both fingers at shoulder height, hold,
29-30 Slow 1/2 unwind turn LEFT - shake shoulders twice during turn,
31-32 Rock/step RIGHT back, replace weight forward onto LEFT, ***

* Kick, cross, kick, cross, kick & jazz-box & 1/4 (3 count):
33-36 Kick RIGHT forward to RIGHT diagonal, cross RIGHT over LEFT,
      kick LEFT forward to LEFT diagonal, cross LEFT over RIGHT,
37-40 Kick RIGHT forward to RIGHT diagonal, cross RIGHT over LEFT,
      step LEFT back, step RIGHT to RIGHT & 1/4 turn RIGHT,

* Cross-rock, recover, shuffle & 1/4, step, 1/2 pivot, shuffle fwd:
41-42 Rock/step LEFT over RIGHT, replace weight back onto RIGHT,
43&44 Shuffle LEFT (L,R,L) & 1/4 turn LEFT,
45-46 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT,
47&48 Shuffle forward (R,L,R),

* Side, together, step, touch, side, together, back, kick:
49-52 Step LEFT to LEFT, slide RIGHT to LEFT (weight RIGHT),
      step LEFT forward, touch RIGHT to LEFT (weight LEFT),
53-56 Step RIGHT to RIGHT, slide LEFT to RIGHT (weight LEFT),
      step RIGHT back, low kick LEFT forward (click fingers),

* Vine Back & kick, rock back, recover, full turn fwd:
57-60 Step LEFT back, step RIGHT back, step LEFT back,
      low kick RIGHT (click fingers),
61-62 Rock/step RIGHT back, replace weight forward onto LEFT,
63-64 Travelling forward - make 1/2 turn LEFT & step RIGHT back,
      make 1/2 turn LEFT & step LEFT forward.
           (easy option: walk RIGHT, LEFT)

Repeat
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Restart: On the 3rd & 6th walls dance up to count 32 (***) and start
-------  the dance again. (Hint: the Deans will sing about Measles and
         Mumps - enough make ya wanna start scratching!)

Hope you enjoy my new intermediate dance, aren’t the Dean Brothers
great! Any comments? Please email me- timgauci@ozemail.com.au

Transcribed: David Powell, 7th February, 2003.
http://triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance