STOP THE WORLD

CHOREOGRAPHER: DJ Dan & Wynette Miller (17 Jan. 2005) djdan_miller@hotmail.com
COUNT: 64
TYPE: Partner Dance, Right Sweetheart Position
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Stop The World (And Let Me Off) by Dwight Yoakam-174 bpm (CD: Dwight's Used Records)

Begin dance on the word "off". Stop the world and let me...off.

DIAGONAL SHUFFLE FORWARD - HITCH, RIGHT AND LEFT

1-4	Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right on right diagonal, Hitch Left
5-8	Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left on left diagonal, Hitch Right

STEP FORWARD - TAP - STEP BACK - HOLD, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN RIGHT - HOLD

9-10	Step Right forward, Tap Left behind Right
11-12	Step Left back, Hold
	Let go left hands, raise right hands
13-16	Shuffle Right, Left, Right turning 1/2 right, Hold [RLOD]

SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN RIGHT - HOLD, COASTER STEP - HOLD

17-20	Shuffle Left, Right, Left turning 1/2 right, Hold [LOD]
	Rejoin left hands, Right Sweetheart Position
21-22	Step Right back, Step Left next to Right
23-24	Step Right forward, Hold

SHUFFLE FORWARD - HOLD, (LADY RIGHT VINE WITH 1/4 TURN RIGHT) (MAN RIGHT VINE) - HOLD

25-28	Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left, Hold
29-30	(Lady) Step Right to right side, Cross Left behind Right
31-32	Step Right 1/4 turn right, Hold [OLOD]
	(Man) Step Right to right side, Cross Left behind Right
	Step Right to right side, Hold
	Let go left hands, raise right hands

(LADY STEP FORWARD - PIVOT 3/4 TURN - SIDE - HOLD)
(MAN CROSS ROCK - SIDE - HOLD), BEHIND - SIDE - CROSS - HOLD

33-34	(Lady) Step Left forward, Pivot 3/4 Turn right
35-36	Step Left to left side, Hold [LOD]
	(Man) Cross rock Left over Right, Recover weight onto Right
	Step Left to left side, Hold
	Rejoin left hands, Right Sweetheart Position
37-38	Cross Right behind Left, Step Left to left side
39-40	Cross Right over Left, Hold

SIDE HIP BUMPS - HOLD, ROCK STEP FORWARD - STEP BACK - HOLD

41-44	Stepping left to left side bump hips Left, Right, Left, Hold
45-46	Rock Right forward, Recover weight onto Left
47=48	Step Right back, Hold

COASTER STEP - HOLD, LOCK STEP FORWARD - HOLD

49-50	Step Left back, Step Right next to Left
51-52	Step Left forward, Hold
53-54	Step Right forward, Lock Left behind Right
55-56	Step Right forward, Hold

LOCK STEP FORWARD - HOLD, DIAGONAL STEP - TOUCH, RIGHT AND LEFT

57-58	Step Left forward, Lock Right behind Left
59-60	Step Left forward, Hold
61-62	Step Right forward on right diagonal, Touch Left next to Right
63-64	Step Left forward on left diagonal, Touch Right next to Left

BEGIN AGAIN.........AND HAVE FUN.

Note: shuffles, coaster steps, lock steps are slow...no & count.

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