THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT
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TRIPLE FORWARD, TRIPLE 1/4 LEFT, CROSS, 1/4 BACK, 1/2 TURN TRIPLE 1&2 Step right forward, step left beside right, step right forward 3&4 Step left forward beginning 1/4 turn left, step right beside left, step left forward completing 1/4 turn (facing 9:00 wall) 5-6 Cross right over left, 1/4 turn right stepping back on left 7&8 Turn 1/4 right stepping right to right, step left beside right, 1/4 turn right stepping right forward STEP TOUCH & HEEL & CROSS & HEEL & CROSS & (TURN) HEEL CLAP CLAP 1-2 Step left forward, touch right behind left and clap &3 Step back on right (toward right back diagonal), touch left heel to forward left diagonal &4 Step left beside right, step right across left &5 Step back on left (toward left back diagonal), touch right heel to forward right diagonal &6 Step right beside left, step left across right &7 Turn 1/4 left stepping back on right, touch left heel forward &8 Clap 2 times TRIPLE FORWARD, 1/2 TURN, 1/2 TURN, HIP HIP TAP STEP 1&2 Step left forward, step right beside left, step left forward 3-4 Turn 1/2 left stepping back on right, turn 1/2 left stepping forward on left 5-6 Step to right with hip push right, step left in place with hip push left 7 Tap ball of right in place with hip push right 8 Step right in place centering weight onto right CROSS BACK, TRIPLE LOCK BACK, ROCK STEP, STEP 1/2 PIVOT 1-2 Cross left over right, step back on right 3&4 Step back on left, cross right over left, step back on left 5-6 Step back on right, return weight to left 7-8 Step forward right, 1/2 pivot left shifting weight to left REPEAT ENDING The dance ends with the music on the step 1/2 pivot (counts 31-32, facing the 3:00 wall). Slowly turn 1/4 left on ball of left foot and lunge side right (now facing 12:00 wall - the front). Shrug shoulders slowly. Present arms (palms up, at body center) and separate out away from body as you say (with the song), "but Darlin', I was only havin' a good time." The song "The Right To Remain Silent" has a 4 count tag. The dance is not phrased for the tag, but it works.