Dance: Stranger in My House
Music: Stranger in My House (HQ2 Mix) - Tamia [Totally Dance]; fast-medium b/m
Choreographed by: Gordon Elliott; 1/2004
Description: 4 wall, 64 count, Intermediate linedance
Bridge/restart: 1 restart
Start: Feet together, weight on left foot


Note: the original dance sheet has a 1/4R turn on count 7. It should be a
1/2R turn, as given below.

* 1-8: Hips x3, flick, 1/4L, 1/2L, 1/2L & shuffle fwd:
1-4 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side & push hips RIGHT & click, push hips RIGHT & click,
    push hips RIGHT & click, flick LEFT heel behind RIGHT leg,
5-6 Make 1/4 turn LEFT & step LEFT forward, 1/2 turn LEFT & step RIGHT back,
7&8 Make 1/2 turn LEFT & shuffle forward (L,R,L) & clap twice, [9:00]

* 9-16: Kick-ball-point x2, step, 1/2L pivot, step, 1/2L pivot:
1&2 Kick RIGHT forward, step RIGHT together, touch LEFT toe to LEFT side,
3&4 Kick LEFT forward, step LEFT together, touch RIGHT toe to RIGHT side,
5-6 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT (weight onto LEFT),
7-8 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT (weight onto LEFT), [9:00] ***

* 17-24: Rock, recover. shuffle back & 3/2R, cross, point, cross, point:
1-2 Rock/step RIGHT forward, recover weight onto LEFT,
3&4 Shuffle back (R,L,R) & 3/2 turn RIGHT, [easy option: 1/2 turn RIGHT]
5-6 Cross LEFT over RIGHT, touch RIGHT toe to RIGHT side,
7-7 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, touch LEFT toe to LEFT side, [3:00]

* 25-32: Cross, back, 1/2L & shuffle fwd, kick-ball-change x2:
1-2 Cross LEFT over RIGHT, step RIGHT back
3&4 Make 1/2 turn LEFT & shuffle forward (L,R,L), [9:00]
5&6 Kick RIGHT forward, step RIGHT together, step LEFT forward,
7&8 Kick RIGHT forward, step RIGHT together, step LEFT forward,

* 33-40: Point, hold, behind-side, cross, point, hold, behind-side, cross:
1-2 Touch RIGHT toe to RIGHT side, hold,
3&4 Cross RIGHT behind LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT side, cross RIGHT over LEFT,
5-6 Touch LEFT toe to LEFT side, hold,
7&8 Cross LEFT behind RIGHT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side, cross LEFT over RIGHT,

* 41-48: Toe switches, step, 1/2L pivot, toe switches, step, 1/2L pivot:
1&2& Touch RIGHT toe forward, step RIGHT together (on &),
     touch LEFT toe forward, step LEFT together (on &),
3-4  Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT (weight onto LEFT),
5&6& Touch RIGHT toe forward, step RIGHT together (on &),
     touch LEFT toe forward, step LEFT together (on &),
7-8  Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT (weight onto LEFT), [9:00]

* 49-56: Rock, recover, 1/2R, hold, 1/2R, 1/2R, 1/2R, 1/2R:
1-2 Rock/step RIGHT forward, recover weight onto LEFT,
3-4 Make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward, hold, [3:00]
5-6 Make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step LEFT back, 1/2 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward,
7-8 Make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step LEFT back,
    make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward, [3:00]

* 57-64: Rock, recover, back, drag, rock, recover, step, 1/2L pivot:
1-2 Rock/step LEFT forward, recover weight onto RIGHT,
3-4 Step LEFT back, drag RIGHT toe towards LEFT,
5-6 Rock/step RIGHT back, recover weight onto LEFT,
7-8 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT (weight onto LEFT). [9:00]

Repeat
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Restart: On the 2nd wall dance first 16 counts (***) and then restart.
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Formatted: David Powell, 9th March, 2004.
http://triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance