SWINGIN’ HOME Choreographer Irene Groundwater,Vancouver, B.C. Canada. 09/11/00 aiground@netcom.ca  T & F. (604) 732-0693 Description 32-count, 2 wall, Beginner/ Intermediate Line Dance, Optional movements – Music Swingin’ home for Christmas – The Tractors - 115 BPM -  * Baby one more time – Britney Spears – 94 BPM – CD: Baby one more time * ** Crazy (you drive me) – Britney Spears – 105 BPM – CD: Baby one more time ** Dancin’ shoes - Ronnie McDowell - 127 BPM - CD: Country Dances *** Every little thing – Carlene Carter – 150 BPM – CD: Little love letters *** It’s my soul – Lynn August – 124 BPM – CD: Vol. 3 Swinging the Blues Or - Any music of your choice with 32 count pattern

	DIAG FWD, CLOSE, DIAG FWD, TOUCH
1-2 	Right diag fwd dipping right shoulder, Left closes to Right raising right shoulder
3-4	Right diag fwd dipping right shoulder, Left toe touches beside Right instep raising right shoulder
(Optional – Shimmy on forward steps OR make right circular movement with hips on forward steps.)

	DIAG FWD, CLOSE, DIAG FWD, CLOSE
5-6   	Left diag fwd dipping left shoulder, Right closes to Left raising left shoulder
7-8	Left diag fwd dipping left shoulder, Right closes to Left raising left shoulder
(Optional – Shimmy on forward steps OR make left circular movement with hips on forward steps.)

	SWIVEL HEELS RIGHT-TOES RIGHT-HEELS RIGHT, HOLD AND CLAP
9-10 	Swivel both heels diag right, Swivel both toes diag right
11-12 	Swivel both heels diag right, Hold and clap

	SWIVEL HEELS LEFT –TOES LEFT - HEELS CENTER, HOLD AND CLAP
13-14 	Swivel both heels diag left, Swivel both toes diag left
15-16	Swivel both heels diag center, Hold and clap

	DIAG BACK, TOUCH, DIAG BACK, TOUCH
17-18	Right diag back, Left toe touches to Right instep and snap fingers to right looking right
19-20	Left diag back, Right toe touches to Left instep and snap fingers to left looking left
(Optional – On step 17 body turns right, On step 19 body turns left. Touches may be shuffles)

	DIAG BACK, TOUCH, DIAG BACK, TOUCH
21-22	Right diag back, Left toe touches to Right instep and snap fingers to right looking right
23-24	Left diag back, Right toe touches to Left instep and snap fingers to left looking left
(Optional – On step 21 body turns right, On step 23 body turns left, On step 24 body faces forward.
	Body faces sidewalls on turns. Touches may be shuffles to get a swinging action on back steps.)

	SIDE STEP, SIDE STEP, CROSS, UNWIND
25-26	Side step Right, Side step Left
27-28	Cross Right over Left, Unwind with weight on Left

	SIDESTEP, HOLD, REPLACE, HOLD AND CLAP TWICE
29-30	Side step Right looking over and dipping right shoulder, Hold and raise right shoulder
31-32	Replace weight on Left looking fwd, Hold and clap twice
(Optional – On steps 29 to 31 Shimmy OR make left circular movement with hips.)
	REPEAT
* Dance pattern 9 times, 10th round dance steps 1 to 16 and clap twice on step 16 to finish dance.
** Dance pattern 9 times, 10th round dance steps 1 to 24 and extend arms outward on step 24 to end dance.
*** TAG – after 4th and 8th pattern. Make circular movements with hips for 4 counts.
*** Dance ends on 17th count - raise fists on each side of body shoulder height with thumbs raised.
Choreographed for Jenifer Reaume’s Christmas party at Steveston Community Center on Dec. 16, 2000.
Thanks to Phillis Lim for suggesting the music " Every Little Thing" by Carlene Carter.
Thanks to Dee Cresdee for suggesting the music "It’s my Soul" by Lynn August

Every effort has been made to ensure these cue Sheets are accurate, Should you find any errors, Please let me know via e-mail thank you...... Robert
http://www.arjjazedance.free-online.co.uk	August 2002