WILD CHILD

CHOREOGRAPHER: Kevin S. Ward (email = ksw618@slic.com or phone 315-769-1064)
COUNT: 48+32 Phrased
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Wild One by BR5-49-145 bpm (Start on the vocals)

PART A	
KICK-BALL-WALK X 3, TOE STRUT

1	Kick right foot forward
&	Step on the ball of the right foot
2	Step Left foot forward
3	Kick right foot forward
&	Step on the ball of the right foot
4	Step Left foot forward
5	Kick right foot forward
&	Step on the ball of the right foot
6	Step Left foot forward
7	Touch Right toe forward
8	Step down on Right heel

TOE STRUT, ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE BACK R,L,R 1/2 TURN, SHUFFLE FORWARD L,R,L

9	Touch Left toe forward
10	Step down on Left heel
11	Rock step forward on Right foot
12	Rock step back on Left foot
13&14	Shuffle backwards Right, Left, Right
15&16	Make a 1/2 turn on ball of Right foot 
	and shuffle forward Left, Right, Left

KICK-BALL-WALK X 3, TOE STRUT

17	Kick right foot forward
&	Step on the ball of the right foot
18	Step Left foot forward
19	Kick right foot forward
&	Step on the ball of the right foot
20	Step Left foot forward
21	Kick right foot forward
&	Step on the ball of the right foot
22	Step Left foot forward
23	Touch Right toe forward
24	Step down on Right heel

TOE STRUT, ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE BACK R,L,R 1/2 TURN, SHUFFLE FORWARD L,R,L

25	Touch Left toe forward
26	Step down on Left heel
27	Rock step forward on Right foot
28	Rock step back on Left foot
29&30	Shuffle backwards Right, Left, Right
31&32	Make a 1/2 turn on ball of Right foot
	and shuffle forward Left, Right, Left

SHAKE & GROOVE

33-36	Shake hips for 4 counts (shake them however you like)
37-40	Roll hips clockwise twice using 4 counts with weight ending on Left foot

SLOW --- LUNGE TO RIGHT, 1/4 TURN LEFT, RISE TO WEIGHT LEFT FOOT

41-44	Take a large step to Right bending Right knee 
	in a slow lunge using 4 counts
45-48	Make a 1/4 turn to Left on balls of both feet 
	and slowly push your weight to your left foot while 
	straightening your Right Leg and pushing your chest forward
End of Part A

Part B
TOE SWITCHES X4, CROSS, HOLD, ROCK LEFT, ROCK STEP RIGHT

1&	Touch Right toes forward, return Right foot home
2&	Touch Left toes forward, return Left home
3&	Touch Right toes forward, return Right foot home
4&	Touch Left toes forward, return Left home
5	Cross Right foot over Left foot
6	Hold
7	Rock step Left foot to Left side
8	Rock back to Right foot

SAILOR SHUFFLE X 2, ROCK STEP FORWARD, COASTER STEP

9	Step ball of Left foot behind Right
&	Step ball of Right to Right
10	Step on Left foot
11	Step ball of Right foot behind Left
&	Step ball of Left to Left
12	Step on Right foot  
13	Rock step Left forward
14	Recover weight back on Right foot
15	Step Left foot back
&	Step Right foot next to Left
16	Step Left foot forward

SHAKE & GROOVE

17-20	Shake hips for 4 counts (shake them however you like)
21-24	Roll hips clockwise twice using 4 counts with weight ending on Left foot

SLOW --- LUNGE TO RIGHT, 1/4 TURN LEFT, RISE TO WEIGHT LEFT FOOT

25-28	Take a large step to Right bending Right knee 
	in a slow lunge using 4 counts
29-32	Make a 1/4 turn to Left on balls of both feet 
	and slowly push your weight to your left foot while 
	straightening your Right Leg and pushing your chest forward
End of Part B

The Sequence of this dance is ABB ABB AAB   

Although it is written to end the dance with part B, the music changes 
and it looks much nicer to end the dance after doing the Coaster Steps 
and Hold your foot position and hit the Beats of the music with your 
arms moving them from extended out to your side at 4:00-7:00 to
9:00-3:00 and ending with arms extended up to the 1:00 and 11:00 

From:	ksw618@slic.com (Kevin)

Reformatted for display on web site 
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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Step sheet presentation copyright ©1997 by Don & Patti Brown. All rights reserved. Copyright for the dance remains with the original choreographer. This step sheet may be copied, however, please retain all copyright credits.