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April 1999

Feet Don't Fail Me Now

CHOREOGRAPHER(S)
Peter Metelnick
Level:
Intermediate
Count:
68
Wall:
4
Tags/Restarts/Bridges etc;
1 Tag.

Music

Title:
Artist:
'Hillbilly Shoes'
Montgomery Gentry
Album:
Tattoos & Scars
Duration:
3:13
Genre:
Country
First Taught:

Music

Demo

Date Added:
24 August 2022

Intro: 16 count of instrumental, then the lyrics start with "I was" on count 17. Start on count 18, on the word "there".


S1: Mambo Step, Mambo Step, Apple Jacks

1&2 | Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Step right beside left.

3&4 | Step back on left. Step right beside left. Step forward on left.

5,6 | Step right beside left. Step left in place.

&7 | Taking weight on right heel and left toe swivel right heel and left toe to left. Swivel feet back to place

&8 | Taking weight on left heel and right toe swivel left heel and right toe to right. Swivel feet back to place.


S2: Syncopated 1/2 and 1/4 Turn Montereys, Scuff, Step, Heel Swivels

1& | Touch right to right side. On ball of left pivot 1/2 turn right stepping right beside left. (6:00)

2& | Touch left to left side. Step left beside right.

3& | Touch right to right side. On ball of left pivot 1/4 turn right stepping right beside left. (9:00)

4 | Touch left to left side. Touch On the spot

5,6 | Scuff left beside right. Step left slightly forward.

7&8 | With weight on balls of feet swivel both heels out-in, out-in


S3: Mambo Step, Mambo Step, Apple Jacks

1&2 | Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Step right beside left.

3&4 | Step back on left. Step right beside left. Step forward on left.

5,6 | Step right beside left. Step left in place.

&7 | Taking weight on right heel and left toe swivel right heel and left toe to left. Swivel feet back to place

&8 | Taking weight on left heel and right toe swivel left heel and right toe to right. Swivel feet back to place.


S4: Syncopated 1/2 and 1/4 Turn Montereys, Scuff, Step, Heel Swivels

1& | Touch right to right side. On ball of left pivot 1/2 turn right stepping right beside left. (3:00)

2& | Touch left to left side. Step left beside right.

3& | Touch right to right side. On ball of left pivot 1/4 turn right stepping right beside left. (6:00)

4 | Touch left to left side. Touch On the spot

5,6 | Scuff left beside right. Step left slightly forward.

7&8 | With weight on balls of feet swivel both heels out-in, out-in


S5: Walk x 2, Rock Forward, Shuffle 1/2 turn, Walk x 2

1,2 | Step forward on right. Step forward on left.

3,4 | Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. 

5&6 | Shuffle 1/2 right stepping Right-Left-Right 

7,8 | Step forward on left. Step forward on right.


S6: Rock Forward, Shuffle 1/2 Turn, Shuffle x2

1,2 | Rock forward on left. Recover onto right.

3&4 | Shuffle 1/2 turn left stepping Left-Right-Left

5&6 | Step forward on the right. Step left beside right. Step forward on right.

7&8 | Step forward on left. Step right beside left. Step forward on left.


S7: Skips Back x 4, Heel Jacks x2

&1 | Hitch right knee sliding left foot back. Step back on right.

&2 | Hitch left knee sliding right foot back. Step back on left.

&3 | Hitch right knee sliding left foot back. Step back on right.

&4 | Hitch left knee sliding right foot back. Step back on left.

&5&6 | Step back on right. Touch left heel forward. Step left in place. Cross right over left

&7&8 | Step back on left. Touch right heel forward. Step right in place. Cross left over right.


S8: Step, Pivot 1/2, Step, Together, Heel Jacks, Step, Pivot 1/2, Together

1,2 | Step forward on right. Pivot 1/2 turn left.

3,4 | Step forward on right. Step left beside right

&5&6 | Step back on right. Touch left heel forward. Step left in place. Cross right over left.

&7&8 | Step back on left. Touch right heel forward. Step right in place. Cross left over right.


S9: Step, Pivot 1/2, Step, Together, Heel Jacks, Step, Pivot 1/2, Together

1,2 | Step forward on right. Pivot 1/2 turn left.

3,4 | Step forward on right. Step left beside right.


Tag

End of Wall 3, add;

SYNCOPATED CROSS ROCK STEPS, RIGHT FORWARD, ½ LEFT PIVOT TURN

1&2 | Cross rock right foot over left, recover weight on left foot, step right foot together

3&4 | Cross rock left foot over right, recover weight on right foot, step left foot together

5,6 | Step right foot forward, pivot ½ left

7&8 | Cross rock right foot over left, recover weight on left foot, step right foot together

9&10 | Cross rock left foot over right, recover weight on right foot, step left foot together

11,12 | Step right foot forward, pivot ½ left


Note

Wall 5 after count 16, the music will stop, hold & continue the dance from count 17.

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