Tumbleweed 2 Choreographer Bill Bader   Vancouver, 2004   604-684-2455  billbader@hotmail.com  www.billbader.com Description 2 Wall Patterned Line Dance, 48 Counts, Mid-Intermediate Level Music      Tumbleweed by Coco Montoya. 124 bpm. CDs: Ya Think I'd Know Better,0 Swingin' The Blues Vol. 1.  Or... Tumbleweed (same song) by The Fantastic Shakers.  CD: Shakin' The Shack. Both songs are equally good.   Intro: There is a long (72+ count) instrumental intro. Begin with the words. See below for pattern. Country option Red Lips, Blue Eyes, Little White Lies by Gary Allan.  126 bpm.  This song has an identical pattern to "Tumbleweed" - see below for pattern.  CDs:  It Would Be You, Toe The Line 4, Best Of Toe The Line.

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PATTERN (for the above songs):    Shorten the 3rd and 6th walls. Dance counts 1-32 with a small revision
for 31-32 which keeps the dance oriented to front and back walls.  Hint: At the beginning of each
short wall,if you listen for the word, "Baby", you will not need to count walls.
Country song option (regular 48 counts):  "If It Will It Will" by Hank Williams Jr. 128 bpm. CD: Pure Hank.
Teaching song:    "Why Haven't I Heard From You" by Reba McEntire.  114 bpm.  CD: "Read My Mind"

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1-16	KICK-BALL/CHANGE, FORWARD, TURN 1/4: 4X CREATING A BOX SHAPE
1&2	Kick R forward, Step ball of R beside L, Step L beside R
3-4	Step R forward starting to turn left, Slide/Step L beside R finishing a 1/4 turn left
5-8	Repeat 1-4
9-16	Repeat 1-4 two more times

17-24	SIDE, HOLD, TOGETHER, SIDE, TOUCH, ROLLING 3/4 TURN LEFT, SHUFFLE BACK
1-2&	Step R to right side, Hold, Step L beside R
3-4	Step R to right side, Touch L beside R
5-6	Step L to left side turned 1/4 left, Step R forward turning 1/2 left
7&8	Shuffle back on L-R-L (facing 3:00)

25-32	ROCK BACK-FWD, FORWARD TRIPLE TURNING 1/2 L, LEFT SAILOR, RIGHT SAILOR*
1-2	Step R back, Rock Step forward onto L
3&4	Step forward into a Triple turning 1/2 left on R- L-R
5&6*	Sailor L-R-L: Step L crossed behind R, Sidestep R, Step L slightly left
7&8*	Sailor R-L-R: Step R crossed behind L, Sidestep L, Step R slightly right
* 5-8 in Walls 3 and 6:    5) Touch L toe back, 6) Lower weight onto L,
                     7) Touch R toe back 8) Turn 1/4 right weight on L. * RESTART *

33-40	ROCK BACK-FWD, FWD TRIPLE TURNING 3/4 R, SIDESTEP, 
	TOUCH, SIDESTEP, TOUCH
1-2	Step L back with toe angled left, Rock Step forward onto R
3&4	Step forward into a Triple turning 3/4 right on L-R-L (Hint: It's the back wall or front wall.)
5-6	Step R to right side, Touch L toe beside R and click fingers of R hand down to right side
7-8	Step L to left side, Touch R toe beside L

41-48	ROLLING FULL TURN WITH TRIPLE TO RIGHT SIDE,
	KICK-STEP-TOUCH-STEP-TOUCH-STEP-TOUCH
1-2	Step R to right side turning 1/4 right, Step L forward turning 1/2 right
3&4	Turn 1/4 more into a Side Shuffle right on R-L-R
5&	Kick L across R, Step L beside R
6&	Touch R toe near L rotating R knee inward, Step R beside L
7&	Touch L toe near R rotating L knee inward, Step L beside R
8	Touch R toe near L rotating R knee inward (Notice there is no & count...do not step down!)
End of pattern.  Begin again...
© Bill Bader 2004. This step description was written January 24, 2004 by the choreographer.
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