BIRDS OF THE NIGHT

CHOREOGRAPHER: Marjorie Barnabas-Shaw (July 2008) Malaysia
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Nightbirds by Shakatak-112 bpm (Intro Count: 32 counts-still on instrumental) (Album - Nightbirds with Jill Saward on vocals)

Dance Category: Jazz funk

A	ROCK SIDE RIGHT, RECOVER LEFT, 1/4 TURN FORWARD SHUFFLE, CROSS SHUFFLE, BACK COASTER

1-2	Rock right to right side, Recover onto left
3&4	Step 1/4 right on right, Close left beside right, Step forward right
5&6	Cross left over right, Step right to right side, Cross left over right
7&8	Step back right, Step left beside right, Step forward right

B	DIAGONAL FORWARD SHUFFLE, ROCK SIDE, RECOVER (2x)

1&2	Step diagonally forward left, Close right beside left, Step forward left
3-4	Rock right to right side, Recover onto left
5&6	Step diagonally forward right, Close left beside right, Step forward right
7-8	Rock left to left side, Recover onto right

C	CROSS BACK LEFT, SIDE ROCK-RECOVER, CROSS BACK-R,
	SIDE ROCK-RECOVER, 1/4 TURN LEFT x2, ROCK SIDE, RECOVER, CROSS

1&2	Cross left behind right, Rock right to right side, Recover onto left
3&4	Cross right behind left, Rock left to left side, Recover onto right
5-6	Turn 1/4 left on left, Turn 1/4 left stepping right beside left
7&8	Rock left to left, Recover onto right, Cross left over right

D	ROCK SIDE AND BEHIND AND CROSS (2x)

1-2	Rock right to right side, Recover onto left
3&4	Cross right behind left, Step left to left side, Cross right over left
5-6	Rock left to left side, Recover onto right
7&8	Cross left behind right, Step right to right side, Cross left over right

E	DIAGONAL SKATE RIGHT, DIAGONAL SKATE LEFT,
	1/4 RIGHT SAILOR TURN, SKATE LEFT, SKATE RIGHT, COASTER STEP

1-2	Skate diagonally forward right, Skate diagonally forward left
3&4	Turn 1/4 right by crossing right behind left, Step left beside right, Step right in place
5-6	Skate diagonally forward left, Skate diagonally forward right
7&8	Step back left, Step right beside left, Step forward left

F	ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, STEP BACK, SIDE, IN PLACE (2x) - (HIP MOVEMENTS)

1-2	Rock forward right, Recover onto left (sway hips right, left)
3&4	Small-step back right, Step left beside right, Step right in place
5-6	Rock forward left, Recover onto right (sway hips left, right)
7&8	Small-step back left, Step right beside left, Step left in place

G	ROCK, RECOVER, 1/4 SHUFFLE TURN RIGHT, FORWARD LEFT MAMBO, BACK RIGHT MAMBO

1-2	Rock forward right, Recover onto left
3&4	Shuffle 1/4 right on right, left, right
5&6	Rock forward left, Recover onto right, Step left beside right
7&8	Rock back right, Recover onto left, Step right beside left

H	FORWARD, TOUCH, BACK, TOUCH, ROCK BACK, RECOVER, STEP, HOLD

1-2	Step forward left, Touch right beside left
3-4	Step back right, Touch left beside right
5-6	Rock back left, Recover onto right
7-8	Step forward left, Hold

~ * ~ DANCE LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER DANCED BEFORE ~ * ~

From: savoysushi@yahoo.com

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm