Ain't That A Shame

Count:
48
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate/Advanced
Choreographer:
Maggie Gallagher (UK)
Music:
Ain't That A Shame - The Dean Brothers
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PAUSE, PAUSE, STOMP, STOMP, PAUSE, PAUSE, KNEE POPS
1-2Pause, pause (you make me)
3-4Right stomp(right arm out to side), left stomp (left arm out to side)
5-6Pause, pause (me cry)
7-8Left knee pop forward as you push right hip back, right knee pop forward as you push left hip back (take weight onto left)
7,8 looks good if you flick your head from left to right as you pop your knees

PAUSE, PAUSE, WALK RIGHT, LEFT, KICK BALL CHANGE TWICE
1-2Pause, pause (when you say)
3-4Walk forward right, left
5&6Right low kick forward, step onto ball of right, step down onto left
7&8Right low kick forward, step onto ball of right, step down onto left

(MODIFIED SAILOR SHUFFLES) STOMP, BEHIND, SIDE, STOMP, BACK TURN QUARTER, STEP, STOMP HOLD, BALL-LOCK, STEP, BALL-LOCK, STEP
1-2&Stomp right forward diagonally, left behind right, right step to right side
3-4&Stomp left diagonally forward, right step back into quarter turn to right, left step to left side
5-6Stomp right diagonally forward, hold for one count
&7Lock ball of left up behind right, step right diagonally forward
&8Lock ball of left up behind right, step right diagonally forward

CROSS, UNWIND, STEP SIDE, PAUSE, TOUCH-DROP, OUT DROP, TOUCH-DROP, OUT DROP
1-2Step left over right, unwind full turn to right
3-4Step left out to left side, pause with arms out to sides
&5Touch right toe next to left instep (while lifting left slightly off the floor), drop left heel
&6Touch right toe out to right side (lifting left heel slightly off the floor), drop left heel
&7Touch right toe next to left instep (lifting left heel slightly off the floor), drop left heel
&8Touch right toe out to right side (lifting left heel slightly off the floor), drop left heel

LUNGE FORWARD, TOUCH (& CLICK FINGERS), STEP BACK, TOUCH SIDE (& CLICK FINGERS), (2 SYNCOPATED VAUDEVILLE KICKS) KICK-BALL-KICK, STEP-TOUCH, HOLD
1-2Right step into lunge forward, touch left toe up behind right (click finger up high in front)
3-4Left step back, touch right toe out to right side (click fingers, bringing arms down to sides)
5&Kick right diagonally forward to left, step down on ball of right
6&Kick left diagonally forward to right, step down on left
7-8Touch right next to left instep, pause

(SYNCOPATED WEAVE RIGHT) SIDE-CROSS, SIDE BEHIND, SIDE-CROSS, UNWIND, SIDE, SAILOR STEP, STOMP
&1Right step out to right side, left cross step over right
&2Right step out to side, left step behind right
&3Right step out to right side, left cross step over right
4Unwind full turn to right (weight ends on right foot)
5Left step out to left side
6&7Right step behind left, left step out to left side, right step out to right side
8Stomp left to left side

REPEAT