LITTLE THINGS CHOREOGRAPHER: Peter Blaskowski COUNT: 44 TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate MUSIC: Never Could by The Great Divide Dancin' Shaggin' On The Boulevard by Alabama He's My Little Jalapeno by Scooter Lee STRUTS BACK 1-2 Step back onto right toe, drop right heel 3-4 Step back onto left toe, drop left heel 5-6 Step back onto right toe, drop right heel Option: Snap fingers of both hands on counts 2, 4, and 6 CROSS, DIAGONAL COASTER, TOGETHER 7 Step left foot across right foot 8&9 Step right foot diagonally backward to the right, Step left foot behind right foot, Step right foot diagonally forward to left The foot position on the '&' step between 8 and 9 should be fifth position, with the inside of the left toe at the heel of the right foot, left foot pointing diagonally forward to the left. This simplifies stepping forward diagonally on count 9. 10 Step left foot next to right foot CROSS, DIAGONAL COASTER, KICK 11 Step right foot across left foot 12&13 Step left foot diagonally backward to the left, Step right foot behind left foot, Step left foot diagonally forward to right Use the fifth position on the '&' step again. 14 Kick right foot diagonally forward to the right CLOSE, KICK-BALL-CHANGE, ROCK, ROCK 15 Step right foot next to left foot 16&17 Left foot kick-ball-change 18-19 Rock-step left foot forward, return weight to right foot SIDE ROCK LEFT, SIDE ROCK RIGHT, BACK ROCK 20&21 Rock-step to left with left foot, return weight to right foot, Step left foot together 22&23 Rock-step to right with right foot, return weight to left foot, Step right foot together 24&25 Rock-step back with left foot, return weight to right foot, Step left foot together Styling: On counts 18-25, stay on the insides of the balls of the feet for Cuban hip action 1/4 TURN RIGHT 26 Step right foot forward with toe pointed to the right, Prepping for a 1/4 turn to the right 27 Step left foot shoulder width from right foot, finishing the 1/4 turn to the right 28 Step right foot together DIAGONAL STEP, TOGETHER, MILITARY TURN 29 Step left foot a big step diagonally forward to the left For extra styling, hop on the right foot on the '&' of count 28 and "launch" into the big diagonal step. 30& Step right foot together, then left foot together Easier Option: On count 30, touch right foot next to left. Do nothing on the & count. 31-32 Step right foot forward, pivot 1/2 turn to left on both feet DIAGONAL STEP, STEP, STOMP, STOMP 33 Step right foot a big step diagonally forward to the right For extra styling, hop on the left foot on the '&' of count 32 to "launch" into the big diagonal step. 34 Step left foot together 35-36 Stomp right foot next to left foot, Stomp left foot next to right foot 1/2 MONTEREY TURN, 1/4 MONTEREY TURN 37-38 Touch right foot out to right side, Pivot 1/2 turn to right on ball of left foot and end by bringing right foot next to left foot and placing weight on right foot 39-40 Touch left foot to left side, step on left foot together 41-42 Touch right foot out to right side, Pivot 1/4 turn to right on ball of left foot and end by bringing right foot next to left foot and placing weight on right foot 43-44 Touch left foot to left side, step on left foot together REPEAT When dancing to "Never Could", there is an 8-count tag at the end of walls 3 and 5 after the singer sings "...little things that I never could." Do two 1/2 turn Monterey turns and then continue the dance from the beginning. When dancing contra, start directly across from another dancer so that the first big diagonal step takes you through the gap between dancers. Reformatted for display on web site Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas by Don & Patti Brown http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm