Dance: Love Rustler
Song: Love Rustler
Artist: The Hollisters
Album: Sweet Inspiration
Choreography and copyright: Mark Simpkin & Tracie Lee, 9/2000
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Level: Intermediate
Walls: 2
Count: 48
Dance Beat: quick
Start: Weight on left foot, feet together

Note: Dance starts on lyrics 24 counts after he says,
"I'm A Love Rustler".

* Side step, toes, side step, scuff, kick x2, &ball-step-touch:
  1- 4 Step RIGHT foot to RIGHT side, tap LEFT toes across RIGHT,
       step LEFT foot to LEFT side, scuff RIGHT beside LEFT,
  5- 6 Kick RIGHT across LEFT twice,
 &7- 8 Step ball of RIGHT to RIGHT side (on &), step LEFT to LEFT side,
       tap RIGHT beside LEFT,

* 1/4 turn, 1/4 turn, 6-count grapevine & 3/2 turn:
 9-10 Make 1/4 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT to RIGHT side,
      make 1/4 turn RIGHT & step LEFT to LEFT side,
11-16 Cross RIGHT behind LEFT,
      1/4 turn LEFT & step LEFT forward,
      make 1/2 turn LEFT & step RIGHT back,
      make 1/2 turn LEFT & step LEFT forward,
      make 1/4 turn LEFT & step RIGHT to RIGHT side,
      cross LEFT over RIGHT,

[NOTE: counts 11-16 is just an extended vine to the left with a 1.5
turn to the left and a cross on the last step (left). Note that this
turn is in the *opposite* direction to the previous two 1/4 turns].

* Side step, hold, toes back, scuff, toes fwd, hold, &ball-cross-step:
 17-20 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side, hold,
       tap LEFT toes behind RIGHT, scuff LEFT heel beside RIGHT,
 21-22 Tap LEFT heel diagonally forward to LEFT, hold,
&23-24 Step back on ball of LEFT foot (on &),
       cross RIGHT in front of LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT side,

* 1/4 turn, hold, kick, hook, 1/4 turn & kick, &ball-step, 1/4 pivot:
 25-26 Make a 1/4 pivot turn LEFT (weight onto LEFT), hold,
 27-28 Kick RIGHT foot forward, hook RIGHT across LEFT knee,
 29&30 Make a 1/4 turn LEFT & kick RIGHT forward,
       step slightly back on RIGHT ball (on &), step LEFT forward,
 31-32 Step RIGHT forward, make a 1/4 pivot turn LEFT (weight on LEFT),

* Stomp, kick, sailor, cross, 1/4 turn, kick-together-touch:
 33-34 Stomp RIGHT beside LEFT, kick RIGHT foot to RIGHT side,
 35&36 Cross RIGHT behind LEFT, step LEFT ball LEFT (on &),
       replace weight onto RIGHT,
 37-38 Cross LEFT behind RIGHT,
       make a 1/4 turn RIGHT (on LEFT) and step RIGHT forward,
 39&40 Kick LEFT forward, step LEFT beside RIGHT (on &),
       touch RIGHT toes to RIGHT side,

* Kick x2, step, kick, step, kick, &ball-step-touch:
 41-44 Kick RIGHT across LEFT twice,
       step RIGHT to RIGHT side, kick LEFT across RIGHT,
 45-46 Step LEFT to LEFT side, kick RIGHT across LEFT,
&47-48 Step ball of RIGHT to RIGHT side (on &),
       step LEFT to LEFT side, tap RIGHT beside LEFT.

Repeat


Ending: At the end of the dance replace counts &47-48 with a slow
------  1/2 turn RIGHT on the heels (toes raised off the floor), so as
        to end the dance facing the front.

Transcribed: David Powell, 17th September, 2000.
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