THE CLAXTON STOMP & GO

CHOREOGRAPHER:  Evelyn Khinoo
		Country Attitude Productions
		Menlo Park, CA (415) 325-6913
COUNT: 32
DESCRIPTION: 2 Wall line dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC:  If You Ain’t Lovin’ by George Strait-154bpm
	Wrong From Right by Gary Wayne Claxton &
         The Hellbound Honky Tonk Band-180bpm (preferred)
	Find Out What’s Happenin’ by Tanya Tucker-177bpm
	Should’ve Asked Her Faster by Ty England-188bpm

The “Claxton” foot pattern was invented for this dance.

“THE CLAXTON”-STEP RIGHT FORWARD, LEFT TOUCH, HEEL TAP WITH HEEL LIFT,
HITCH, SIDE TOE TAP TWICE WITH HITCHES AND HEEL LIFTS

1	Step right foot forward
2	Touch left toes to left side
3	Tap left heel in front of right and lift right heel off floor
4	Step down on right heel and lift left knee into a hitch 
	(bend and raise knee up in front)
5	Touch left toes to left side and at 45 degrees back
        and lift right heel off floor
	(keep weight on right foot)** 
6	Step down on right heel and lift left knee into a hitch
7	Touch left toes to left side and at 45 degrees back
        and lift right heel off floor
	(keep weight on right foot)** 
8	Step down on right heel and lift left knee into a hitch

**Optional Hat Trick with side toe touches, counts 5-6; with hat on head,
hold brim with left hand and look out over left shoulder;
repeat with right in the next “claxton” section on counts 13-14.

“THE CLAXTON”-STEP LEFT FORWARD, RIGHT TOUCH, HEEL TAP WITH HEEL LIFT,
HITCH, SIDE TOE TAP TWICE WITH HITCHES AND WITH HEEL LIFTS

9	Step left foot forward
10	Touch right toes to right side
11	Tap right heel in front of left and lift left heel off floor
12	Step down on left heel and lift right knee into a hitch 
	(bend and raise knee up in front)
13	Touch right toes to right side and at 45 degrees back
        and lift left heel off floor
	(keep weight on left foot)** 
14	Step down on left heel and lift right knee into a hitch
15	Touch right toes to right side and at 45 degrees back
        and lift left heel off floor
	(keep weight on left foot)** 
16	Step down on left heel and lift right knee into a hitch

**See Hat Trick above but use right hand to tip hat

SIDE RIGHT, BEHIND, SIDE RIGHT, BEHIND, HEEL, TOE, STOMP TWICE

17	Step right to right side
18	Cross left slightly behind right
19	Step right to right side
20	Cross left slightly behind right
21	Tap right heel forward
22	Step right toes down
23	Stomp left foot next to right (weight stays on right)
24	Stomp left foot** slightly forward and to the left of right foot
        and yell “GO”
	(11:00; left toes pointing toward front wall;
        weight stays on right) (yell is optional)

**Optional Hat Trick with stomps, counts 23-24; with hat on head,
hold front brim of hat with left hand.

LEFT FORWARD, SLIDE, FORWARD, 1/4 PIVOT WITH HITCH, 1/4 TURN,
BACK RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, ROCK

25	Step left forward
26	Slide right next to left
27	Step left forward
28	Pivot 1/4 to the left on ball of left foot and hitch right knee**
        and yell “yeah” (yell is optional)
29	Step back onto right into 1/4 turn to the left
30	Step left back
31	Step right back
32	Rock forward onto left (change weight to left)

**Optional Hat Trick with hitch, count 28; take hat off with right hand
and yell “yeah”; place hat back on head on count 29.

BEGIN AGAIN