Memphis Chicken

Choreographed by	Don Deyne
Description	64-count, 4-wall, line dance
Music		Wake Up Screaming - Gary Allan - 88 BPM
		Only A Whisper - Mindy McCready - 96 BPM
		Memphis Women & Chicken - T Graham Brown - 112 BPM

1-8	CROSS, HOLD & CROSS, HOLD, & CROSS & CROSS & CROSS, SCUFF
1-2 	Step RIGHT across left, hold
&3-4 	Slight side step LEFT, step RIGHT across left, hold
&5 	Slight side step LEFT, step RIGHT across left
&6 	Slight side step LEFT, step RIGHT across left
&7-8 	Slight side step LEFT, step RIGHT across left, scuff LEFT beside right

9-16 	CROSS, HOLD & CROSS, HOLD, & CROSS & CROSS & CROSS, SCUFF
1-2 	Step LEFT across right, hold
&3-4 	Slight side step RIGHT, Step LEFT across right, hold
&5 	Slight side step RIGHT, step LEFT across right
&6 	Slight side step RIGHT, step LEFT across right
&7-8 	Slight side step RIGHT, step LEFT across right, scuff RIGHT beside left

17-24 	STEP, HOLD, STEP, HOLD, STEP, HOLD, STEP, HOLD
1-4 	Step forward RIGHT, hold, step forward LEFT, hold
5-8 	Step forward RIGHT, hold, step forward LEFT, hold

25-32 	ROCK, BACK, TURN, PIVOT, BACK, BACK, TOGETHER, FORWARD
1-2 	Rock step forward RIGHT, recover weight back to LEFT
3-4 	Pivot 1/2 turn right on ball of left and step forward RIGHT, Pivot 1/2 turn right on ball of RIGHT
5-6 	Step back LEFT, step back RIGHT
7-8 	Step LEFT beside right, step slightly forward RIGHT

33-40 	ROCK SIDE, RECOVER, CROSS, HOLD, ROCK SIDE, RECOVER, CROSS, HOLD
1-4 	Rock step side LEFT, recover weight to RIGHT, step LEFT across right, hold
5-8	Rock step side RIGHT, recover weight to LEFT, step RIGHT across right, hold

41-48 	BACK, CROSS, BACK, CROSS, BACK, CROSS, BACK, 1/4 TURN
1-2	Step back LEFT, step RIGHT back and across left (legs remain crossed form count 40)
3-4S	tep back LEFT, step RIGHT back and across left
5-6	Step back LEFT, step RIGHT back and across left
7-8	Step back LEFT, 1/4 turn right and step slightly forward RIGHT

49-56	STEP, HOLD, STEP, HOLD, STEP, HOLD, STEP, HOLD
1-4	Step forward LEFT, hold, step forward RIGHT, hold
5-8	Step forward LEFT, hold, step forward RIGHT, hold

57-64	ROCK, BACK, TURN, PIVOT, BACK, BACK, TOGETHER, FORWARD
1-2	Rock step forward LEFT, recover weight back to RIGHT
3-4	Pivot 1/2 turn left on ball of right and step forward LEFT, Pivot 1/2 turn left on ball of LEFT
5-6	Step back RIGHT, step back LEFT
7-8	Step RIGHT beside left, step slightly forward LEFT
	BEGIN AGAIN 				August 2000