DIG SWIVEL & ROCK
 

Choreographer: Rosie Multari Bayville, NJ 732-269-1640 Multari@aol.com
Type: Progressive Partner Pattern 64 counts Intermediate Level
Position: Open Promenade: Partners face Line of Dance (LOD), Lady on Man's right, her left arm across his upper back, Man's right arm behind Lady's waist.
Song: "Only in America", Brooks & Dunn (138 BPM)
Others: Walk on By, Scooter Lee (134 BPM); Yoko, Cartoons (140 BPM); She Bangs, Ricky Martin (144 BPM) Hot Love, The Borderers (128 BPM); suggested teach song, Go West, Brooks & Dunn
Man's steps are described, lady's steps are mirror-imaged, unless otherwise indicated

1-8       KICKS AND DIG SWIVELS*
1-2       Kick left forward, step left in place
3-4       Kick right forward, step right in place
5-8       Dig Swivel left, right, left, right
            *heavily pressing the ball of the weighted foot into the floor then swiveling.

9-16     KICKS AND WALK
9-10     Kick left forward, step left in place
11-12   Kick right forward, step right in place
13-16   Walk forward left, right, left, right (option: Swivel Walk!)

17-24   LOTS OF KICKS AND A 1/4 TURN
17-18   Kick left forward, step left in place
19-20   Kick right forward, step 1/4 turn right facing partner in Closed position
21-24   Kick left outside Lady=s right leg (Lady kicks between Man=s legs),step left in place
Kick right between Lady=s legs (Lady kicks outside Man=s right leg),step right in place

25-32   ROCK, TOUCH STEP, TRIPLE TURN, ROCK
25-26   Rock left back turning 1/4 left, recover weight in right (Man faces LOD)
(Lady rocks back right, recover weight in left)
27-28   Touch left next to right, step left in place (Lady touch right next to left, step right forward, as Man raises left hand holding Lady=s right hand)
29&30 Triple step right, left, right turning 1/4 left (Lady triple step left, right, left turning 2 right under Man=s left arm) Partners are facing each other again
31-32   Rock back left, recover weight in right  

33-40   TRIPLE 1/2 TURN, ROCK, TRIPLE 1/4 TURN, PIVOT
33&34 Triple step left, right, left turning 1/2 right raising left arm (Lady triple step right, left, right turning 2 left under Man=s left arm) Partners facing each other
35-36   Rock back right, recover weight in left
37&38 Triple step right, left, right turning 1/4  right. Partners facing Rear LOD.
39-40   Dropping  hands step forward left, pivot 1/2 turn right transferring weight to right. Partners facing LOD holding inside hands.

41-48   GRAPEVINES WITH CROSSOVER
41-44   Side step left, step right behind left, side step left, touch right next to left
45-48   Side step right, step left behind right, side step right, touch left next to right (Lady vines left  in front of Man switching hands held so Lady is on Man=s left )

49-56   STEP TOUCH, TRIPLE 2 TURN
49-50   Step left 1/4 turn left,  touch right next to left (Touch right hand to Lady=s left hand)
51-52   Step right 1/4 turn right,  touch left next to right (Switch hand, holding right hands)
53&54 Triple left, right, left turning 2 right (Lady turns under Man=s right hand)
55-56   Rock back right, recover weight in left (Hold left hands under right hands; Partners facing each other)

57-64   THREE TRIPLES AND A ROCK
57&58 Triple right, left, right turning 1/4 left to face LOD (Start raising arms)
59&60 Triple left, right, left, (Bringing arms over Partners= heads)
61&62 Triple right, left, right, (Resting arms on Partners= shoulders)          
63-64   Rock back left, recover weight in right (Drop both hands into starting position)
Start Again

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