Bar Isn't It
Count:
64
Wall:
2
Level:
Improver
Choreographer:
Michael Barr (USA)
Music:
Don't Fence Me In - Lari White
After a fun workshop in Sendai, Japan, we went dancing at this place called "Bar Isn't It"
HEEL-HOOK, HEEL-HOOK - VINE RIGHT WITH A TOUCH
1-4Touch right heel forward; hook right heel across left shin; repeat counts 1-2
5-8Step right side right; step left side right behind right; step right side right; touch left next to right
HEEL-HOOK, HEEL-HOOK - VINE LEFT WITH A TOUCH
1-4Touch left heel forward; hook left heel across right shin; repeat counts 1-2
5-8Step left side left; step right side left behind left; step left side left; touch right next to left
FORWARD TOE-HEEL, FORWARD TOE-HEEL - JAZZ BOX
1-2Step ball of right forward; bring right heel down (weight right)
3-4Step ball of left forward; bring left heel down (weight left, pointing left foot slightly left)
5-6Step right forward crossing in front of left; step left back
7-8Step right side right; step left forward
FORWARD TOE-HEEL, FORWARD TOE-HEEL - JAZZ BOX
1-8Repeat steps 17-24
DIAGONAL KICK, VINE LEFT - DIAGONAL KICK, VINE RIGHT WITH ¼ TURN RIGHT
1-2Kick right on the right diagonal (weight leaning back on left heel); step right side left behind left
3-4Step left side left; step right side left in front of left
5-6Kick left on the left diagonal (weight leaning back on right heel); step left side right behind right
7-8Turn ¼ right and step right forward; step left forward
Styling: angle body to the diagonals you are kicking to, while leaning slightly back on the supporting foot
DIAGONAL KICK, VINE LEFT - DIAGONAL KICK, VINE RIGHT WITH ¼ TURN RIGHT
1-8Repeat steps 33-40
STEP FORWARD, HOLD CLAP TWICE - STEP BACK, HOLD CLAP TWICE
1-2Step right slightly forward on the right diagonal; hold and clap
3-4Step left slightly forward on the left diagonal; hold and clap
5-6Step right back and in; hold and clap
7-8Step left back next to right; hold and clap
STEP RIGHT FORWARD, HOLD, ½ PIVOT LEFT, HOLD - REPEAT
1-4Step right forward; hold; ½ pivot left (weight left); hold
5-8Step right forward; hold; ½ pivot left (weight left); hold
REPEAT
ENDING
Back wall (8th pattern, song is coming to and end) do the first 16 counts, then:
1-4Step forward right ; hold ; ½ pivot left; hold (facing the front)
HEEL-HOOK, HEEL-HOOK - VINE RIGHT WITH A TOUCH
1-4Touch right heel forward; hook right heel across left shin; repeat counts 1-2
5-8Step right side right; step left side right behind right; step right side right; touch left next to right
HEEL-HOOK, HEEL-HOOK - VINE LEFT WITH A TOUCH
1-4Touch left heel forward; hook left heel across right shin; repeat counts 1-2
5-8Step left side left; step right side left behind left; step left side left; touch right next to left
FORWARD TOE-HEEL, FORWARD TOE-HEEL - JAZZ BOX
1-2Step ball of right forward; bring right heel down (weight right)
3-4Step ball of left forward; bring left heel down (weight left, pointing left foot slightly left)
5-6Step right forward crossing in front of left; step left back
7-8Step right side right; step left forward
FORWARD TOE-HEEL, FORWARD TOE-HEEL - JAZZ BOX
1-8Repeat steps 17-24
DIAGONAL KICK, VINE LEFT - DIAGONAL KICK, VINE RIGHT WITH ¼ TURN RIGHT
1-2Kick right on the right diagonal (weight leaning back on left heel); step right side left behind left
3-4Step left side left; step right side left in front of left
5-6Kick left on the left diagonal (weight leaning back on right heel); step left side right behind right
7-8Turn ¼ right and step right forward; step left forward
Styling: angle body to the diagonals you are kicking to, while leaning slightly back on the supporting foot
DIAGONAL KICK, VINE LEFT - DIAGONAL KICK, VINE RIGHT WITH ¼ TURN RIGHT
1-8Repeat steps 33-40
STEP FORWARD, HOLD CLAP TWICE - STEP BACK, HOLD CLAP TWICE
1-2Step right slightly forward on the right diagonal; hold and clap
3-4Step left slightly forward on the left diagonal; hold and clap
5-6Step right back and in; hold and clap
7-8Step left back next to right; hold and clap
STEP RIGHT FORWARD, HOLD, ½ PIVOT LEFT, HOLD - REPEAT
1-4Step right forward; hold; ½ pivot left (weight left); hold
5-8Step right forward; hold; ½ pivot left (weight left); hold
REPEAT
ENDING
Back wall (8th pattern, song is coming to and end) do the first 16 counts, then:
1-4Step forward right ; hold ; ½ pivot left; hold (facing the front)