I'M GONE

CHOREOGRAPHER: William Sevone (WM '71) (September 12th 2002) Fremantle, Australia
		email: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Advanced Beginner
MUSIC: Long Time Gone by Dixie Chicks-172 bpm ('Home')

Choreographer's note: Dont ask me to give an explanation but each time I hear this
song I start singing the beginning of a lesser well known Chuck Berry song called
'The Promised Land' ('I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia..California on my
mind...'). The third section of this dance could cause a little confusion, so
therefore may require a little more practice than the rest of the dance. The
section is a little unusual I must admit...so unusual that this may be the first
AND last time you will ever see it in any dance. It was just one of those moves
that 'stuck and wouldn't go away' whilst I was choreographing this dance..so I just
had to leave it in. There is a slight 'hiccup' at the end of the 2nd wall which
could not be helped. The title of the dance says it all..though some would say 'I
went years ago?!?!.

Important note: This dance is done at half speed (86 bpm)

Dance starts on the vocal with feet together and weight on left

RIGHT DIAGONAL SUGARFOOT, RIGHT DIAGONAL SUGARFOOT-TOGETHER,
LEFT DIAGONAL SUGARFOOT, LEFT DIAGONAL SUGARFOOT-TOGETHER

1-2	Touch right toe to left instep, Touch right heel diagonally forward right
3	Touch right toe to left instep
&	Touch right heel diagonally forward right
4	Step right next to left
5-6	Touch left toe to right instep, Touch left heel diagonally forward left
7	Touch left toe to right instep
&	Touch left heel diagonally forward left
8	Step left next to right

BACKWARD STEPLOCK, BACKWARD STEP-STEPLOCK, STEP STEP,
1/4 RIGHT SIDE STEP, CROSS TOUCH-TOGETHER-1/2 LEFT SIDE STEP

9-10	Step backward onto right, Lock left across front of right
11&12	Step backward onto right, step backward onto left, lock right across front of left
13-14	Step backward onto left, Turn 1/4 right and step right to right side
15	Cross touch left toe over right
&	Step left next to right
16	Turn 1/2 left and step right to right side

LEFT PENDULUM TOE & HEEL TOUCHES WITH EXPRESSION,
RIGHT PENDULUM TOE & HEEL TOUCHES WITH EXPRESSION

17	(body leaning forward) Touch left toe backward
18	(body straight) Tap left toe next to right
19&20	(body gradually leaning backward - heel gradually moving forward)
	Tap left heel, tap left heel, tap left heel
&	Step left next to right
21	(body leaning forward) Touch right toe backward
22	(body straight) Tap right toe next to left
23&24	(body gradually leaning backward - heel gradually moving forward)
	Tap right heel, tap right heel, tap right heel
	Dance note: With arms bent at right angle to shoulders at all times
	- as the 'pendulum' swings, swing arms at same time

TOGETHER-CROSS STEP, SIDE STEP, STEP BEHIND-SIDE-CROSS,
SIDE ROCK, 1/4 LEFT STEP, STOMP-SIDE TOUCH-TOGETHER

&25-26	Step right next to left, cross step left over right, Step right to right side
27&28	Cross step left behind right, step right to right side, cross step left over right
29-30	Rock right to right side, Turn 1/4 left and step onto left
31&32	Stomp right next to left, touch left toe to left side, step left next to right

RESTART: At the end of the 2nd wall after count 30 (omitting counts 31&32)
restart dance from beginning

DANCE FINISH: On the 10th wall continue dance up to and including count 16
then do the following -

1	Turn 1/4 left and step backward onto left
2-3	Walk backward Right, Left
4	Touch right toe next to left with right hand on hat brim and left hand on left hip

From: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au (William Sevone)

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