THUNDER AND LIGHTNIN'

CHOREOGRAPHER: William Sevone (WM '71) December 1996, Fremantle, Australia
		email: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
MUSIC: Thunder And Lightning by Holly Dunn-152 bpm ('Blue Rose Of Texas')
	I Love A Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt-132 bpm
	I Love A Rainy Night by Magnificent 7-132 bpm
	Hard On The Ticker by Tim McGraw-120 bpm
	Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On by Mel McDaniel-108 bpm (teach)

Dance starts with feet slightly apart (weight on the Right)

MOVING FORWARD 3X SIDE TOUCH-FORWARD CROSS STEP, 1/2 RIGHT

1-2	Touch Left toe to Left side, Cross step Left forward in front of Right
3-4	Touch Right toe to Right side, Cross step Right forward in front of Left
5-6	Touch Left toe to Left side, Cross step Left forward in front of Right
7	Turn 1/2 Right on ball of Left foot

SHUFFLE BACKWARD, ROCK BACKWARD, 2X STOMP, CROSS SHUFFLE

8&9	Shuffle backward Right, Left, Right
10-12	Rock backward onto Left, Stomp Right in place, Stomp Left next to Right
13&14	Moving Right cross shuffle Left, Right, Left

MOVING FORWARD 3X SIDE TOUCH-FORWARD CROSS STEP, 1/2 LEFT

15-16	Touch Right toe to Right side, Cross step Right forward in front of Left
17-18	Touch Left toe to Left side, Cross step Left forward in front of Right
19-20	Touch Right toe to Right side, Cross step Right forward in front of Left
21	Turn 1/2 Left on ball of Right foot

SHUFFLE BACKWARD, ROCK BACKWARD, 2X STOMP, CROSS SHUFFLE

22&23	Shuffle backward Left, Right, Left
24-26	Rock backward onto Right, Stomp Left in place, Stomp Right next to Left
27&28	Moving Left cross shuffle Right, Left, Right

SHUFFLE FORWARD-TRIPLE STEP 3/4 RIGHT, STEP FORWARD, 2X JAZZ BOX, 1/4 RIGHT

29&30	Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left) turning 1/2 Right
31&32	Triple step Right, Left, Right) turning 1/4 Right
33	Step forward onto Left
34-36	Cross step Right over Left, Step backward onto Left, Step Right to Right side
37	Step Left next to Right
38-40	Cross step Right over Left, Step backward onto Left, Turning 1/4 Right step Right to side
&	Step Left next to Right

MOVING LEFT 4X CROSS STEP-UNWIND 1/2 TURN

41-42	Cross step Right leg over Left leg, Unwind 1/2 Left (with uncontrolled clapping)
43-44	Cross step Left leg over Right leg, Unwind 1/2 Right (with uncontrolled clapping)
45-46	Cross step Right leg over Left leg, Unwind 1/2 Left (with uncontrolled clapping)
47-48	Cross step Left leg over Right leg, Unwind 1/2 Right (with uncontrolled clapping)
	Theme Note: The more claps (of lightning)
	that you can produce in the above 8 counts, the better

2X STEP FORWARD-PIVOT 1/2 LEFT, STOMPS, SIDE STEP,1/2 RIGHT, SIDE STEP

49-50	Step forward onto Right, Pivot 1/2 turn Left
51-52	Step forward onto Right, Pivot 1/2 turn Left
53-54	Stomp onto Right then Left (double time), Stomp onto Right then Left (double time)
55-56	Step Right to Right side, Turning 1/2 Right on ball of Right foot step Left to side

1/2 RIGHT, STOMPS, CLAPS, FORWARD STOMPS, 1/4 LEFT, STOMPS, CLAPS

57-58	Turning 1/2 Right on ball of Left foot stomp Right next to Left, Stomp Left in place
59	Clap hands double time (hands at chest height0
60	Clap hands double time (hands at chest height)
61-62	Stomp forward (short steps): Right, Left, Turning 1/4 Left stomp Right
63-64	Turning 1/4 Left stomp forward onto Right, Stomp Left next to Right and double clap

From: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au (william sevone)

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