DOWN TO EARTH

CHOREOGRAPHER: Bracken Ellis (November 2003)
		Bracken@SanDiegoLineDancing.com www.SanDiegoLineDancing.com
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 1 Wall Phrased Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
MUSIC: I Feel The Earth Move by Mandy Moore (CD: Coverage (2003))

Sequence: A B A TAG A A B A- (restart after 8 counts) A B A B (slow down)

When PART A does not follow PART B, count 1 of PART A is either a hold
or is used change weight and face 12:00

PART A
OUT-OUT, HOLD, AND TURN, HOLD, GLIDING BOX 1/2 TURN

&2-3	Step Left to Left side, Step Right to Right side, Hold (12:00)
&4	Step Left next to Right, Turning 1/2 Left point Right to Right side (6:00)
5&	Touch Right toe across in front of Left,
	Transfer weight to Right sliding Left toward Left side
6&	Touch Left toe (like a toe strut in 2nd position without turnout),
	Transfer weight to Left turning 1/4 Right and bringing Right toward Left
7&	Touch Right toe (like a toe strut in 2nd position without turnout),
	Transfer weight to Right turning 1/4 Right and bringing Left toward Right
8&	Touch Left toe (like a toe strut in 2nd position without turnout),
	Transfer weight to Left sliding Right next to Left (12:00)
	Option for counts 5-8 (Cross, Back, 1/4, 1/4)
	5-6	Step Right across (in front of) Left, Step Left back
	7-8	Turning 1/4 Right step Right forward, Turning 1/4 Right step Left to side (12:00)

ROCK, RECOVER, 1/4, KICK, SYNCOPATED WEAVE BACK

1-2	Rock Right behind Left, Recover weight to Left
3	Turning 1/4 Right step Right forward
4	Kick Left to Left diagonal and start to swing Left in front of Right (3:00)
5&	Step Left across (in front of) Right, Step Right back
6&	Step Left back slightly to Left diagonal, Step Right across (in front of) Left
7&	Step Left back, Step Right back slightly to Right diagonal
8	Touch Left next to Right
	Option for counts 5-8
	5-6	Step Left across (in front of) Right, Step Right back
	7-8	Step Left back, Step Right across (in front of) Right

SIDE, HOLD, AND SIDE, HOLD, AND SIDE, HOLD, WALK, WALK

1-2	Step Left to Left side, Hold
&3-4	Step Right next to Left, Step Left to Left side, Hold
&5-6	Step Right next to Left, Step Left to Left side, Touch Right next to Left
7-8	Walk forward Right, Left
	Styling: Add body roll to side or some funky moves....
	Have fun with it!

ROCK, RECOVER, 1/4 SHUFFLE, TURN, TURN, TURN, TOUCH

1-2	Rock Right across (in front of) Left, Recover weight to Left
3&4	Turning 1/4 Right step Right forward, Close Left next to Right, Step Right forward (6:00)
5-6	Turning 1/2 Right step Left back, Turning 1/2 Right step Right forward
7	Turning 1/2 Right step Left back
8	Touch Right toe forward slightly leaning body back (12:00)

PART B
STEP, TOUCH, STEP, TOUCH, WALK, WALK, STEP PIVOT

1-2	Step Right to Right side, Touch Left toe forward slightly leaning body back
3-4	Step Left to Left side, Touch Right toe forward slightly leaning body back
5-6	Walk forward Right, Left
7-8	Step Right forward, 1/2 pivot weight ending on Left (6:00)

SYNCOPATED VINE RIGHT, ROCK, RECOVER, 1/4 WALK, WALK

1-2	Step Right to Right side, Step Left behind Right
&3-4	Step Right to Right side, Step Left across (in front of) Right, Step Right to Right side
5-6	Rock Left behind Right, Recover weight to Right
7-8	Turning 1/4 Left walk forward Left, Right (3:00)

CROSS, 1/4, ROCK, RECOVER, FULL TURN, FORWARD SHUFFLE

1-2	Step Left across (in front of) Right, Turning 1/4 Left step Right back (12:00)
3-4	Rock Left back, Recover weight to Left
5	Turning 1/2 Right step Left back (6:00)
6	Turning 1/2 Right step Right forward (12:00)
7&8	Step Left forward, Close Right next to Left, Step Left forward

PADDLE 3X AND POINT, PADDLE 3X AND POINT, AND SWITCH

1-3	Point Right toe to Right side 3 times turning 3/4 Left on left
	(allow right knee to bend between points) (3:00)
&4	Step Right next to Left, Point Left to Left side
5-7	Point Left toe to Left side 3 times turning 3/4 Right on right
	(allow left knee to bend between points) (12:00)
&8	Step Left next to Right, Point Right to Right side
&1	Step Right next to Left, Point Left to Left side

TAG

1-2	Step Right to Right side, Touch Left toe forward slightly leaning body back
3-4	Step Left to Left side, Touch Right toe forward slightly leaning body back
5	Step Right to Right side
6-8	Point Left toe to Left side 3 times turning all the way around
	and hitting the accents of the music with the points

Ending: The music slows down at the end - just slow down with it until it fades out.

From: TKANDR@aol.com

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
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