Blue Highway (P)
Count:
48
Wall:
0
Level:
Partner
Choreographer:
Diane Jackson (UK)
Music:
Stone Cold Fingers - Leland Martin
Position: Start in closed western. Man facing LOD. Lady RLOD. Man's steps listed. Opposite footwork throughout
WALK WALK SHUFFLE TWICE
1-2Walk forward left, right
3&4Shuffle forward left-right-left
5-8Repeat 1-4
ROCK STEP APART, SHUFFLE ½ TURN
9-10MAN: Rock back on left, recover onto right
LADY: Rock back on right, recover onto left
Release lady's left hand
11&12MAN: Shuffle forward left-right-left, passing right shoulders turning ½ turn left under lady's raised right arm into Closed Position
LADY: Triple step ½ turn right
Man now facing RLOD, lady LOD in Closed Western
ROTATE ½ TURN TO THE RIGHT, SHUFFLE, (LADY TRIPLE ½ TURN)
13-14MAN: Walk forward right, left at same time rotating ½ turn to the right to face LOD
LADY: RLOD
15&16MAN: Shuffle forward right-left-right
LADY: Turn ½ turn right left-right-left changing hands into Right Side By Side facing LOD
WALK WALK, SHUFFLE, (LADY TRIPLE FULL TURN)
Do not let go of hands until count 34
17-18Walk forward two steps
19&20MAN: Shuffle forward left-right-left
LADY: Turn a full turn right stepping right-left-right under raised arms into Cross Arm Position, left on top
WALK, ¼ TURN, ¼ TURN SHUFFLE (LADY TRIPLE 1 ¼ TURNS)
21-22Walk forward one step, step forward turning ¼ turn to face partner
23&24MAN: Shuffle right-left-right turning ¼ right to face RLOD
LADY: Turn 1 ¼ turns left under raised arms to face RLOD
Both facing RLOD arms still crossed now with right on top
¼ TURN, ¼ TURN SHUFFLE (LADY TRIPLE FULL TURN)
25-26Step back turning ¼ to face partner, step forward turning ¼ to face LOD
27&28MAN: Shuffle forward left-right-left
LADY: Turn a full turn right right-left-right under raised arms to end back with left on top LOD
SIDE, BACK, TRIPLE (LADY WALK BEHIND MAN, FULL TRIPLE TURN ACROSS IN FRONT OF MAN)
29-30MAN: Step right to right side, step back on left
LADY: Step left, right, behind man
Raise arms over man's head as lady walks behind man left, right to end on man's left side
31&32MAN: Triple right-left-right moving to side left, behind lady as she moves across in front
LADY: Turn a full triple turn right, left-right-left across in front of man under raised arms back into Side By Side
WALK WALK SHUFFLE, (LADY TRIPLE FULL TURN)
33-34Walk forward two steps
Release left hand as lady turns, then rejoin back in Side By Side
35&36MAN: Shuffle forward left-right-left
LADY: Full turn left right-left-right under raised right arms
WALK WALK SHUFFLE
37-38Walk forward two steps
39&40Shuffle forward
CHANGE SIDES, ¼ TURN TRIPLE
41-42MAN: Step left behind right, right to right side behind lady taking left arm over lady's head
LADY: Step right across over right, in front of man, step left to left side under raised arm
43&44Turn ¼ triple in place to face partner
Arms crossed left on top
¼ TURN, (LADY ¾ TURN) TRIPLE
45-46MAN: Step forward right, left turning ¼ right to face LOD
Raise arms over lady's as she turns left
LADY: Step forward left turning ¼ left to face LOD, pivot ½ turn left in front of man, step back on right
47&48BOTH: Triple in place into Closed Western Position
REPEAT
WALK WALK SHUFFLE TWICE
1-2Walk forward left, right
3&4Shuffle forward left-right-left
5-8Repeat 1-4
ROCK STEP APART, SHUFFLE ½ TURN
9-10MAN: Rock back on left, recover onto right
LADY: Rock back on right, recover onto left
Release lady's left hand
11&12MAN: Shuffle forward left-right-left, passing right shoulders turning ½ turn left under lady's raised right arm into Closed Position
LADY: Triple step ½ turn right
Man now facing RLOD, lady LOD in Closed Western
ROTATE ½ TURN TO THE RIGHT, SHUFFLE, (LADY TRIPLE ½ TURN)
13-14MAN: Walk forward right, left at same time rotating ½ turn to the right to face LOD
LADY: RLOD
15&16MAN: Shuffle forward right-left-right
LADY: Turn ½ turn right left-right-left changing hands into Right Side By Side facing LOD
WALK WALK, SHUFFLE, (LADY TRIPLE FULL TURN)
Do not let go of hands until count 34
17-18Walk forward two steps
19&20MAN: Shuffle forward left-right-left
LADY: Turn a full turn right stepping right-left-right under raised arms into Cross Arm Position, left on top
WALK, ¼ TURN, ¼ TURN SHUFFLE (LADY TRIPLE 1 ¼ TURNS)
21-22Walk forward one step, step forward turning ¼ turn to face partner
23&24MAN: Shuffle right-left-right turning ¼ right to face RLOD
LADY: Turn 1 ¼ turns left under raised arms to face RLOD
Both facing RLOD arms still crossed now with right on top
¼ TURN, ¼ TURN SHUFFLE (LADY TRIPLE FULL TURN)
25-26Step back turning ¼ to face partner, step forward turning ¼ to face LOD
27&28MAN: Shuffle forward left-right-left
LADY: Turn a full turn right right-left-right under raised arms to end back with left on top LOD
SIDE, BACK, TRIPLE (LADY WALK BEHIND MAN, FULL TRIPLE TURN ACROSS IN FRONT OF MAN)
29-30MAN: Step right to right side, step back on left
LADY: Step left, right, behind man
Raise arms over man's head as lady walks behind man left, right to end on man's left side
31&32MAN: Triple right-left-right moving to side left, behind lady as she moves across in front
LADY: Turn a full triple turn right, left-right-left across in front of man under raised arms back into Side By Side
WALK WALK SHUFFLE, (LADY TRIPLE FULL TURN)
33-34Walk forward two steps
Release left hand as lady turns, then rejoin back in Side By Side
35&36MAN: Shuffle forward left-right-left
LADY: Full turn left right-left-right under raised right arms
WALK WALK SHUFFLE
37-38Walk forward two steps
39&40Shuffle forward
CHANGE SIDES, ¼ TURN TRIPLE
41-42MAN: Step left behind right, right to right side behind lady taking left arm over lady's head
LADY: Step right across over right, in front of man, step left to left side under raised arm
43&44Turn ¼ triple in place to face partner
Arms crossed left on top
¼ TURN, (LADY ¾ TURN) TRIPLE
45-46MAN: Step forward right, left turning ¼ right to face LOD
Raise arms over lady's as she turns left
LADY: Step forward left turning ¼ left to face LOD, pivot ½ turn left in front of man, step back on right
47&48BOTH: Triple in place into Closed Western Position
REPEAT