STAND DOWN

CHOREOGRAPHER: MGM2* (September 21, 2006)
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Stand Down by Lionel Richie (Start after 32-beat intro) (Album: Coming Home)

Try it to East Coast, funky, or other songs. It seems to fit to various kinds of music.
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CROSS RIGHT OVER LEFT, 1/4 TURN RIGHT, STEP BACK, TOUCH, 3/4 TURNING TRIPLE, POINT, HOLD

1-2	Cross Right over Left, Step Left back turning 1/4 Right
3-4	Step Right back (3rd position), Point Left toe slightly forward
5&6	3/4 Left turning triple step Left-Right-Left
7-8	Side point Right toe, Hold

DRAG-BALL-STEP, STEP BACK, LARGE STEP LEFT, DRAG TOE, CROSS SHUFFLE, STEP, POINT

&1-2	Drag Right toe stepping ball of Right behind Left, Step on Left, Step back on Right
3-4	Large step Left, Drag Right toe toward Left keeping weight on Left
	(ready to start cross shuffle).
5&6	Cross Right over Left, Step ball of Left foot slightly behind Right, Cross Right over Left
7-8	Side step Left, Side point Right toe

1/2 TURN, STEP, POINT, HOLD, TOUCH BACK, 3/4 TURN, TOUCH, KICK

1	1/2 turn Right stepping onto Right (bring Left inward toward Right to help turn)
2	Side step Left
3-4	Side point Right toe, Hold
5-6	Touch Right toe behind Left, 3/4 turn Right stepping on Right
7-8	Touch Left toe next to Right, Forward kick with Left

OUT-OUT LEFT-RIGHT, HOLD, 1/2 TURN RIGHT STEPPING RIGHT-LEFT, HOLD,
1/2 STEP PIVOT LEFT, FORWARD RIGHT BRUSH, RIGHT BACKWARD BRUSH AND HOOK

&1-2	Step out to side with ball of Left, Step out to side on ball of Right keeping weight Left,
	Hold (Optional clap on hold)
&3-4	Step on Right turning 1/2 Right, Step Left beside Right, Hold (Optional clap on Hold)
5-6	Step Right forward, 1/2 pivot Left stepping on Left
7-8	Brush Right forward toward right diagonal, Brush Right backward into a hook over Left
	(Ready to start dance again with Right cross over Left)

START AGAIN
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*(aka Michael G. McKenzie) E-Mail: iammgm2@yahoo.com

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