THE GREATEST CHOREOGRAPHER: Beth Webb & Peter Blaskowski COUNT: 58 TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance LEVEL: Intermediate MUSIC: The Greatest by Kenny Rogers Begin dance with feet and body facing the wall that you normally think of as 1/4 to the right of front wall, but with head turned to the left so you are looking at your usual front wall. (Sorta like the batting stance of a right-handed batter. Optionally, you can put both fists at your right shoulder, right above left.) Begin with weight on left foot, touching right toe forward. The ronde on counts 1-2 is like the dirt-arranging ritual some batters go through before each pitch RONDE, STEP, COASTER TURN, VINE RIGHT, TURN 1-2 Slide right toe in a wide arc to the right, ending with right foot behind you 3 Step down on right foot behind you 4 Step back with left foot & Step right foot next to left 5 Step forward with left foot with 1/4 turn left 6 Step right foot to the side 7 Step left foot to right crossing behind right foot 8 Step right foot to the right with 1/4 turn right & Pivot 1/4 turn right on ball of right foot and step left foot to the side VINE, TURN, TOUCH-TOGETHER, TOUCH-TOGETHER, ROCK 1 Step right foot to right side 2 Step left foot to right crossing in front of right foot 3 Step right foot to right side 4 Step onto ball of left foot behind right foot and pivot 1/2 turn left on ball of left foot & Step right foot next to left foot 5 Touch left toe to left side 6 Step left foot next to right 7 Touch right toe to right side 8 Step right foot next to left 9 Rock forward on left foot ROCK-BALL-CROSS, SHUFFLING TURN, HEEL JACKS The rock-ball-cross always happens as Kenny sings "I am the greatest...". Start count 1 on the word "I" 1 Recover weight onto right foot & Step back with left foot 2 Step right foot to left with right foot crossing in front of left foot 3&4 Shuffle in place left, right, left while turning 1/2 left 5 Step right foot to left crossing in front of left foot & Step left foot to left 6 Touch right heel forward diagonally right & Step right foot next to left 7 Step left foot to right crossing in front of right foot & Step right foot to the right 8 Touch left heel forward diagonally left CROSS-UNWIND, SHUFFLE FORWARD, ROCK FORWARD AND BACK 1 Cross left leg in front of right and touch left toe to right side 2 Unwind 1/2 turn toward right keeping weight on right foot 3&4 Shuffle forward left, right, left 5 Step forward with right foot 6 Recover weight back onto left foot 7 Step back with right foot 8 Recover weight forward onto left foot On the final (4th) wall, instead of completing the rest of the dance, repeat the previous 16 counts (starting with the rock-ball-cross), ending with weight back on right foot, left foot forward. Place hands at belt buckle, left hand around right fist. Turn head to the left. You are now the pitcher. COASTERS FRONT AND BACK, CHUG TURN 1 Step right foot forward & Step left foot next to right 2 Step right foot back 3 Step left foot back & Step right foot next to left 4 Step left foot forward & Hitch right knee up while pivoting 1/4 turn right on ball of left foot 5 Touch right toe to the right side & Hitch right knee up while pivoting 1/4 turn right on ball of left foot 6 Touch right toe to the right side & Hitch right knee up while pivoting 1/4 turn right on ball of left foot 7 Touch right toe to the right side & Hitch right knee up while pivoting 1/4 turn right on ball of left foot 8 Touch right toe to the right side (you have completed a full chug turn to the left) (end with weight on the left foot) HEEL JACKS, ROCK, ROCK, ROCK 1 Step right foot to left crossing in front of left foot & Step left foot to left 2 Touch right heel forward diagonally right & Step right foot next to left 3 Step left foot to right crossing in front of right foot & Step right foot to the right 4 Touch left heel forward diagonally left & Step left foot next to right 5 Step right foot to left crossing in front of left foot & Step left foot to left 6 Touch right heel forward diagonally right 7 Step to the right with right foot 8 Recover weight over to left foot 9 Rock weight onto right foot (Sway your hips toward the weighted foot on each count) HALF TURN, VINE, TOUCH, TURN, HOLD 1 Step to the left with left foot turning 1/4 left 2 Turn another 1/4 left on ball of left foot and step to the right with right foot 3 Step left foot to the left 4 Step right foot to the left crossing in front of left 5 Step left foot to the left 6 Touch right toe behind 7 Pivot 1/2 turn right on ball of left foot, leaving right toe where it is 8 Turn head to the left, ending with weight on left foot, right toe touching forward REPEAT BRIDGE /The bridge is danced just once, while at second base, er...I mean..., at the end of wall 2. We'd call it a tag, but in baseball, "Tag! You're out!" CROSSING SHUFFLES 1&2 Step right foot to the left crossing in front of the left, step left foot to the left, step right foot to the left crossing in front of the left 3-4 Step left foot to the left, recover weight onto right foot and turn your head to the right 5&6 Step left foot to the right crossing in front of the right, step right foot to the right, step left foot to the right crossing in front of the right 7-8 Step right foot to the right, recover weight onto left foot and turn your head to face forward SHUFFLE FORWARD, 1/2 TURN, TURNING TRIPLE 1&2 Shuffle forward right, left, right 3-4 Step left foot forward, pivot 1/2 turn right on the balls of both feet and shift weight to right foot 5&6 Triple step in place left, right, left while making 1/2 turn to right 7-9 Step right foot back, recover weight onto left foot, point right toe forward and turn your head to the left /The speed changes a couple of times during the song, and comes to a complete stop before the coaster steps of wall 3. Just pause and begin again when the music does. Reformatted for display on web site Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas by Don & Patti Brown http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm