BOOKER T

CHOREOGRAPHER: William Sevone (WM '71) (April 12th 2002) Fremantle, Australia
		email: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au
COUNT: 48
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Advanced Beginner
MUSIC: Green Onions by Booker T & The M.G's-137 bpm ('Best Of ~' / many compilation albums)
	Cat Walk by Lee Roy Parnell-115 bpm
	Poor Boy by Steve Earle-136 bpm
	Green Onions '65 by Brian Auger & The Trinity-137 bpm
	Walk On By by Leroy Van Dyke-140 bpm

Choreographer's note: The pure Memphis groove of the 1960's, conjuring up many
memories. Steve Cropper with those guitar riffs (not forgetting of course Booker T
on Organ, Al Jackson on Drums and Lewis Steinberg on Bass). It's surprising the
number of people who were not even born at the time and yet know and love this
tune....it's as perennial as the grass.

Dance starts when the drums come in (after the 16th count), feet together and weight on left

2X SIDE TOUCH-HOLD-CENTRE-HOLD

1-2	Touch right toe to right side, Hold
3-4	Step right next to left, Hold
5-6	Touch left toe to left side, Hold
7-8	Step left next to right, Hold

2X TOE IN-TOE OUT-SHUFFLE BACKWARD

9	(Toe in) diagonally touch right toe to left instep
10	(Toe out) diagonally touch right heel to left instep
11&12	Step backward onto right, close left next to right, step backward onto right
13	(Toe in) diagonally touch left toe to right instep
14	(Toe out) diagonally touch left heel to right instep
15&16	Step backward onto left, close right next to left, step backward onto left

FORWARD TOE/HEEL STRUT, FORWARD FULL TURN TOE/HEEL STRUTS

17-18	Step forward onto right toe, Drop right heel to floor
19-20	Turn 1/4 right and step left toe to left side, Drop left heel to floor
21-22	Turn 1/2 right and step right toe to right side, Drop right heel to floor
23-24	Turn 1/4 right and step forward onto left toe, Drop left heel to floor

FORWARD CROSS STEP, CROSS TAP, STEP BACKWARD, 1/2 RIGHT FORWARD STEP,
CHASSE LEFT, 1/4 RIGHT ROCK BACKWARD, ROCK FORWARD

25	Cross step right forward over left whilst bending knee
26	Cross tap left behind and across right leg
	Style note: Counts 25-26 are done with plenty of gusto/attitude
	 - action similar to a courtsy
27-28	Step backward onto left, Turn 1/2 right and step forward onto right
29&30	Step left to left side, step right next to left, step left to left side
31-32	Turn 1/4 right and rock backward onto right, Rock onto left

2X STEP FORWARD-LOCK STEP

33	Step forward onto right
34-35	Lock left behind right heel, Step forward onto right
36	Step forward onto left
37-38	Lock right behind left heel, Step forward onto left

SCUFFS & TAPS, PIVOT 1/2 RIGHT, DIAGONAL STEP-LOCK STEP

39-40	Brush right forward, Brush right backward across left
41-42	Tap right toe to floor, Brush right forward
43-44	Brush right backward, Tap touch right toe backward to floor (weight on left)
45	Pivot 1/2 right and drop right heel to floor
46	Step left diagonally forward left
47-48	Lock right behind left heel, Step left diagonally forward left

DANCE FINISH: (Only when dancing to Booker T & The M,G's),
On the 8th wall continue dance up to and including count 26 then do the following -

1-2	Step backward onto left, Turn 1/4 right and rock step right to right side
3-4	Step left in place, Step right next to left
5-6	Bend/Pop right knee forward, Touch hat brim with right hand

From: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au (William Sevone)

Reformatted for display on web site
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