Rain Dance
Level:
Intermediate/Advanced
Choreographer:
Susan Hancock (AUS)
Music:
Talk of the Town - John Farnham
Sequence: A,B,A,B, ABB, ABBPART A (VERSE) HEEL TOES, ROCK, ROCK CROSS1&2&Touch left heel forward, snap left toe down stepping onto left foot toe touch right heel forward, snap right toe down stepping forward onto right3&4Step/rock to the left on the left foot, rock to the right side on the right, cross the left in front of the rightTOUCH FORWARD, TOUCH, SIDE, TOUCH BACK, SCUFF FORWARD5-6Touch right heel forward, touch right heel to right side7-8Touch right toe back, scuff right heel forwardHOP (SCOOT), TOUCH, HOP, TOUCH, HOP, TOUCH&9Small hop forward, on left, touch right heel forward&10Small hop back on left, touch right toe back&11Small hop forward, on left, touch right heel forward12Touch right heel across in front of leftTOUCH, STEP, APPLEJACKS MOVING LEFT ("TRAVEL-JACKS")13-14Touch right heel forward at 45 right, step the right next to left slightly apart15Fan left toe to the left while fanning the right heel to the left (feet are in the V position)16Fan left heel to the left while fanning the right toe to the left (feet are in the inverted V position)APPLEJACKS MOVING RIGHT ("TRAVEL-JACKS"), ROCK, ROCK17&18Fan right toe to the right while fanning the left heel to the right (V position), fan right heel to right while fanning left toe to the right (inverted V), fan right toe to the right while fanning the left heel to the right (V position)19-20Step/rock to the right on the right (returning heel to center), rock to the left on the left (returning heel to center)¼ TURN RIGHT, ROCK FORWARD, ROCK BACK, SYNCOPATED STEP TOGETHER, TOUCH HEEL21-22Step forward on right turning ¼ turn right, step/rock forward on the left23&24Rock back onto right, step left next to right, touch right heel at 45 rightSYNCOPATED STEP TOGETHER, KICK, SYNCOPATED STEP TOGETHER, CROSS, STOMP, STOMP UP&25&26Step right next to left, kick left forward, step left slightly back, cross/step right over left27-28Stomp left foot to left side, stomp up on right next to left (leaving weight on left)PART B (CHORUS) HEEL TOUCHES, BEHIND SIDE, CROSS1&Touch right heel at 45 right, hitch right knee (and slap with right hand)2&Repeat3&4Step right behind left, step left to left side, step right in front of left¼ TURN, CLAP, ½ TURN, CLAP5&6&Step on left turning ¼ turn to the left, clap, turning ½ left step back on right, clap7&8&Turning ¼ left step the left to side, clap, stomp right next to left (leaving weight on right),CLAP HEEL TOUCHES, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS9&Touch left heel at 45 left, hitch left knee (& slap with left hand)10&Repeat above11&12Step left behind right, step right to right side, step left in front of right¼ TURN, CLAP, ½ TURN, CLAP13&14&Step on right turning ¼ turn to right, clap, turning ½ right step back on the left, clap15&16&Turning ¼ right step the right to right side, clap, stomp left next to right (weight on left), clapSHUFFLE, SIDE, ROCK, STEP BEHIND17&18Shuffle forward right-left-right19&20Step left to side, rock right onto right, step left behind right¼ TURN, HOLD, HOP FORWARD, HOP BACK, HOP FORWARD21-22Step forward on right turning ¼ turn right, hold23&24Hop/rock forward on left, hop/rock back onto right, hop/rock forward onto left (weight on left)DWIGHT SWIVELS (TOE HEEL SWIVELS)25-26Point/tap right toe in next to left instep (right knee points in, right heel off floor), touching right heel next to left pointing toe up & out27&28Point/tap right toe in next to left while left toe fans towards left, touch right heel next to left while left heel swivels left, point/tap right toe in next to left while left toe fans towards leftPIVOT TURN LEFT, ½ TURNING SHUFFLE LEFT29-30Step forward on right, pivot ½ left31&32Step right-left-right in place while turning ½ left The song is 192 BPM but I have written the steps using ½ time, cutting down the steps by half as most of them would be hold counts. The dance is phased to "Talk Of The Town" as the verses are only 28 counts (in ½ time) not 32 as most. When repeating Part B in the sequence ABB the weight will be on your right after the ½ turn (steps 31&32). So just hop onto the left as a syncopated step before commencing with the right heel touches at the start of the 2nd Part B. To finish the dance at the end of the song (8 counts remaining after the above sequence) repeat steps as follows from Part B HEEL TOUCHES, BEHIND SIDE, CROSS1&Touch right heel at 45 right, hitch right knee (and slap with right hand)2&Repeat3&4Step right behind left, step left to left side, step right in front of left¼ TURN, CLAP, ½ TURN, CLAP5&6&Step on left turning ¼ turn to the left, clap, turning ½ left step back on right, clap then to face the front wall½ TURN, CLAP, ¼ TURN STOMP, CLAP7&Turning ½ left step forward on the left, clap8&Turn ¼ left and stomp right next to left, clap