Blackbird
TYPE:  4 Wall Line Dance RATING:  Intermediate
COUNT: 40 STEPS: 60
CHOREOGRAPHER:
Gloria Johnson  (May 1997)
2425 Center Road
Deltona, FL 32738
Tel: (386)532-5009
Email: gloriaj@country-time.com 
Homepage: http://www.gloriajohnson.us
PREPARED BY: Dusty Miller - Country Time Dance Lines 
MUSIC:  "Down Came a Blackbird" by Lila McCann  (Dance to the bass beat at 104 BPM)
Teach: "The Swing" - James Bonamy          (Dance to the bass beat at 97 BPM)
NOTE: REVISED 2/11/98 to reword and clarify steps 36 - 40
STEP DESCRIPTION:

RIGHT HEEL AND TOE TOUCHES; RIGHT GRAPEVINE
1 &         Touch RIGHT heel forward; Cross-touch RIGHT toe beside Left;
2 &         Touch RIGHT heel forward; Touch RIGHT toe beside Left in-step;
3 &         Touch RIGHT heel forward; Cross-touch RIGHT toe beside Left;
4 &         Touch RIGHT heel forward; Touch RIGHT toe beside Left in-step;
5, 6        Step RIGHT to right side; Cross-step LEFT behind Right;
7, 8        Step RIGHT to right side; Touch LEFT toe beside Right.

LEFT HEEL AND TOE TOUCHES; LET GRAPEVINE
9 &        Touch LEFT heel forward; Cross-touch LEFT toe beside Right;
10 &     Touch LEFT heel forward; Touch LEFT toe beside Right in-step;
11 &     Touch LEFT heel forward; Cross-touch LEFT toe beside Right;
12 &     Touch LEFT heel forward; Touch LEFT toe beside Right in-step;
13, 14  Step LEFT to left side; Cross-step RIGHT behind Left;
15, 16  Step LEFT to left side; Touch RIGHT toe beside Left.

TOE-HEEL STRUTS; JAZZ BOX W. 1/4 TURN
17 &     Touch RIGHT toe forward; Step down on RIGHT heel;
18 &     Touch LEFT toe forward; Step down on LEFT heel;
19 &     Touch RIGHT toe forward; Step down on RIGHT heel;
20 &     Touch LEFT toe forward; Step down on LEFT heel;
21, 22  Cross-step RIGHT over Left; Step back on LEFT;
23         Turning 1/4 right, step RIGHT to right side;
24         Step LEFT toe beside Right.

TOE-HEEL STRUTS; JAZZ BOX
25 &     Touch RIGHT toe forward; Step down on RIGHT heel;
26 &     Touch LEFT toe forward; Step down on LEFT heel;
27 &     Touch RIGHT toe forward; Step down on RIGHT heel;
28 &     Touch LEFT toe forward; Step down on LEFT heel;
28, 30  Cross-step RIGHT over Left; Step back on LEFT;
31, 32  Step RIGHT to right side; Step LEFT toe beside Right.

TOE-HEEL SWIVELS
33        Swivel both toes to center by separating heels;
  &        Put weight on LEFT toe and RIGHT heel and swivel toes outward causing both heels to come to center;
34        Switch weight to LEFT heel and RIGHT toe and swivel both toes to center;
  &        Switch weight to LEFT toe and RIGHT heel and swivel both heels to center;
35        Switch weight to LEFT heel and RIGHT toe and swivel both toes to center;
  &        Switch weight to LEFT toe and RIGHT heel and swivel both heels to center;
36        Switch weight to LEFT heel and RIGHT toe and swivel both toes to center;
  &        Switch weight to LEFT toe and RIGHT heel and swivel both heels to center
            
(Reverse direction and begin moving to the Left...)
37        Keeping weight on LEFT toe and RIGHT heel, swivel both toes to center
38        Switch weight to LEFT heel and RIGHT toe and swivel both heels to center;
39        Switch weight to LEFT toe and RIGHT heel and swivel both toes to center;
40        Switch weight to LEFT heel and RIGHT toe and swivel both heels to center putting weight on Left and
             keeping Right free to start over at step 1.

BEGIN DANCE AGAIN

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