DOODLIN'

CHOREOGRAPHER: Irene Groundwater, #307 - 1717 West 13th Ave, Vancouver, BC. Canada, V6J 2H2, March 2001
		Tel & Fax No. 604-732-0693 e-mail address: aiground@attcanada.ca
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Easy Intermediate
MUSIC: A Doodlin' Song by Peggy Lee-116 BPM (CD: Fever and Other Hits)
	Carolina Girl by General Johnson & Chairman Of The Board-134 BPM (CD: Beach Music Anthology)**
	Any music of your choice with 32 beat pattern

(Revised May 2001)

Note: Special thanks to Dee Cresdee for her support and some valuable option suggestions.

FORWARD, TOE OUT, TOE IN, TOE OUT

1	Right forward and snap right hand fingers to the left in front of body waist high
2	Turn Right toe to the right swivelling on Right heel
	and snap fingers of right hand to the right
3	Turn Right toe to the left swivelling on Right heel
	and snap fingers of right hand to the left
4	Turn Right toe to the right swivelling on Right heel
	and snap fingers of right hand to the right
	(Option - Omit finger snaps on counts 1 to 4)

JAZZBOX WITH /4 TURN LEFT

9-10	Cross Left over Right, Right Back
11-12	Side step Left turning 1/4 left on step, Close Right to Left

FORWARD, TOE OUT, TOE IN, TOE OUT

5	Left forward and snap left hand fingers to the right in front of body waist high
6	Turn Left toe to the left swivelling on Left heel
	and snap fingers of left hand to the left
7	Turn Left toe to the right swivelling on Left heel
	and snap fingers of left hand to the right
8	Turn Left toe to the left swivelling on Left heel
	and snap fingers of left hand to the left
	(Option - Omit finger snaps on counts 5 to 8)

JAZZBOX WITH 1/4 TURN RIGHT

13-14	Cross Right over Left, Left Back
15-16	Side step Right turning 1/4 right on step, Close Left to Right

FORWARD, DRAG, DRAG, TAP, TAP

17-18	Right large step forward turning body left (toward 9:00), Drag Left toward Right
19&20	Drag Left to Right, Tap Left toe beside Right instep, Tap Left toe beside Right instep
	(Option - 18 - Drag Left to Right, 19 - Tap Left toe to Right instep,
	20 - Tap Left toe to Right instep)
	(Option - Large forward steps on counts 17 and 21 may be diagonal steps.)

FORWARD, DRAG, DRAG, TAP, TAP

21-22	Left large step forward turning body right (toward 3:00), Drag Right toward Left
23&24	Drag Right to Left, Tap Right toe beside Left instep, Tap Right toe beside Left instep
	(Option - 22 - Drag Right to Left, 23 - Tap Right toe to Left instep,
	24 - Tap Right toe to Left instep)

POINT, HOLD, CLOSE, POINT, HOLD, CLOSE

25-26	Straighten body forward and tap Right toe to right side looking right
	and extend right hand to right, Hold
&	Close Right to Left looking forward returning right hand to normal position
27-28	Tap Left toe to left side looking left and extend left hand to the left, Hold
&	Close Left to Right looking forward returning left hand to normal position
	(Option - On count 26 - Close Right to Left, On count 28 - Close Left to Right)

FORWARD, 1/4 TURN LEFT, FORWARD, 1/4 TURN LEFT

29-30	Right forward, Replace weight on Left turning 1/4 left on step
31-32	Right forward, Replace weight on Left turning 1/4 left on step
	(Optional - Raise right hand above head making circular movements to the right
	and make circular movements with the hips on steps 29 to 32 still making left turns)

REPEAT

· A Doodlin' Song has a 16 count introduction.
· Option - On 8th pattern - Count 32 - Cross Left foot over Right and POSE holding both
hands out to the side chest high with palms upwards right foot still crossed, Hold.

**Carolina Girl's version has a 32 count introduction, Dance above pattern eight (8) times,
then a 16 count tag, then dance above pattern to end of music.
TAG - Dance steps 1 - 16 shown above.
Choreographed for Jenifer Reaume's Spring Line Dance Party
at the West End Community Center April 7, 2001.

Note: This step description may be freely copied and distributed,
but may not be altered or rewritten without the express permission of the choreographer.

From: aiground@telus.net (Irene Groundwater)

Reformatted for display on web site
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