OPTIMIST BLUES

CHOREOGRAPHER: Tony Wilson - 3rd March 2001
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Easy Intermediate
MUSIC: Talking Optimist Blues by Neil Diamond-105/210 bpm (Written for 105 bpm) (Tennessee Moon CD)
	Me Neither by Brad Paisley-115/230 bpm
	Ace In The Hole by George Strait-118/236 bpm

Start after 16 count intro.
Sequence is: AB, AAB, AAAB, AAB

PART A
SIDE, BEHIND, HEEL BALL CROSS, SIDE, 1/4 TURN TOUCH, 1/4 TURN SHUFFLE

1-2	Right side right, Left cross step behind Right
3&4	Right heel tap slightly forward, Right step back, Left cross step over Right
5-6	Right step to right, turn 1/4 left and touch Left toe next to Right
7&8	Shuffle 1/4 turn left Left, Right, Left

SIDE, BEHIND, HEEL BALL CROSS, SIDE, 1/4 TURN TOUCH, 1/4 TURN SHUFFLE

9-10	Right side right, Left cross step behind Right
11&12	Right heel tap slightly forward, Right step back, Left cross step over Right
13-14	Right step to right, turn 1/4 left and touch Left toe next to Right
15&16	Shuffle 1/4 turn left Left, Right, Left

ROCK, RECOVER, 1/2 TURN, SYNCOPATED LOCK STEP, WALK

17-18	Right rock step forward, recover on Left
19-20	Turning 1/2 right on ball of left, step forward on Right, Hold
&21	Left step forward, Right lock behind Left
22	Left step forward
23-24	Walk forward Right, Left

ROCK, FULL BACK TURN, BACK, HOOK, LOCK STEP

25-26	Right rock step forward, Left step back
27	Turning 1/2 right on ball of Left step forward on Right
28	Turning 1/2 right on ball of Right step back on Left
29-30	Right step back, Left hook across Right leg
31&32	Left step forward, Right lock behind Left, Left step forward

PART B TAG:
FORWARD, TOUCH, BACK, HOOK

1-2	Right step forward, Left toe touch behind Right
3-4	Left step back, Right hook across Left leg

ENDING:

After the last tag:
1-2	Step forward Right, hold

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