BORN POOR

CHOREOGRAPHER: Ray Graham & Trish Badger (January 2001)
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Poor Man's Son by Charlie Robison-148 bpm (CD: Gone Country Dance Hits No 40 Track: 13)

Start: 32 beat intro, weight on right foot

4 HEELS, 270° MONTERAY, LEFT SHUFFLE

&1&2	Step back Left, Right heel forward, Step back on Right, Left heel forward
&3&4	Step back Left, Right heel forward, Step back on Right, Left heel forward
&5-6	Step Left together, Point Right to Right Side, Turn 270° Right, Weight on Right
7&8	Step Left forward, Step Right together, Step Left forward

KICK BALL POINT, CROSS OVER, UNWIND, RIGHT SHUFFLE, STEP, 90° TURN, HOLD

1&2, 	Kick Right forward, Step on Right, Point Left to Left side
3-4	Cross Left over Right, Unwind 180° Right (Weight on Left)
5&6	Step Right forward, Step Left together, Step Right forward
&7-8	Step Left forward, Turn 90° Right (Weight on Left), Hold

4 SIDE SHUFFLES WITH HINGE TURNS

1&2&	Step Right to Right, Step Left together, Step Right to Right, Turn 180° Left
3&4&	Step Left to Left, Step Right together, Step Left to Left, Turn 180° Right
5&6&	Step Right to Right, Step Left together, Step Right to Right, Turn 180° Left
7&8	Step Left to Left, Step Right together, Step Left to Left

4 SIDE SHUFFLES WITH HINGE TURNS

1&2&	Step Right to Right, Step Left together, Step Right to Right, Turn 180° Left
3&4&	Step Left to Left, Step Right together, Step Left to Left, Turn 180° Right
5&6&	Step Right to Right, Step Left together, Step Right to Right, Turn 180° Left
7&8	Step Left to Left, Step Right together, Step Left to Left

180° PIVOT x 2, KICK BALL CROSS, UNWIND

1-4	Step Right forward, Pivot 180° Left, Step Right forward, Pivot 180° Left
5&6	Kick Right forward, Step on Right, Cross Left over Right
7-8	Unwind 180° Right in 2 beats (Weight on Left)

STEP, DRAG, STEP, DRAG, STEP, TURN 180°, TURN 180°, TURN 180°

1-2	Step Right back on 45° angle, Drag and touch Left beside Right
3,4	Step Left back on 45° angle, Drag and touch Right beside Left
&5-6	Step Right back slightly, Step forward on Left, Step on Right turning 180° Left
7-8	Step back on Left turning 180° Left, Step forward on Right turning 180° Left
	(Weight on Right)

SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE, OUT, OUT, IN, IN, OUT, OUT, IN, IN

1&2	Step Left forward on 45° angle, Step Right together, Step Left forward on 45° angle
3&4	Step Right forward on 45° angle, Step Left together, Step Right forward on 45° angle
&5	(Moving forward) Step Right to Right, Step Left to Left
&6	Step Right to centre, Step Left to centre
&7	(Moving forward) Step Right to Right, Step Left to Left
&8	Step Right to centre, Step Left to centre

STEP RIGHT, HOLD, BEHIND SIDE CROSS, ROCK RIGHT, RECOVER, BEHIND SIDE TOGETHER

1-2	Step Right to Right, Hold
3&4	Step Left behind Right, Step Right to Right, Cross Left over Right
5-6	Rock Right to Right, Recover onto Left
7&8	Step Right behind Left, Step Left to Left, Step Right together

FINISH
Dance finishes on the 23rd beat
Instead of a Left side shuffle - stomp Left forward forming guns with hands

Created by Ray Graham
Phone  03  5338 8522
e-mail  grag@netconnect.com.au
BALLARAT 3350,  Vic  Aust

From:    grag@netconnect.com.au (Ray Graham)

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