THE TRAVELER
Choreographed by Christine Bartlett, May '99
Owosso, MI
Email: caltech@tir.com
Submitted for the choreographer by Denise Stone deestone@tir.com
Description: 32-count, 4-wall, line dance, intermediate
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Things Change, Dwight Yoakam (16 count intro), 108 BPM, CD: Long Way Home  Locomotion, Scooter Lee (Start on vocals), 120 BPM, CD: Moving On Up I'm Not Running Any More, John Mellancamp (32 count intro), 128 BPM, CD: John Mellancam
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1-8 (While traveling to the left) ROCK RIGHT, ROCK FORWARD, COASTER & CROSS, SIDE SHUFFLE, 1/4 TURN LEFT 1&2 Rock RF to right side, Step LF to left, Step RF next to LF 3 Rock LF forward on angle (11 o'clock) to left &4 Step RF to left, Step LF to left 5&6 Rock RF back, Step LF to left, Cross RF slightly over LF 7&8 Step LF to left, Step RF next to left, Step LF to left with 1/4 turn left 9-16 ROCK FORWARD, R 3/4 TOE TURN, ROCK FORWARD, JUMP BACK, CLAP 1,2 Rock forward on RF, Step LF home 3,4 Touch RT around behind LF, Spin to right 3/4 (ending up with weight on RF) 5,6 Rock forward on LF, Step RF home &7,8 Jump back slightly to left on LF, Step RF out to right, Clap 17-24 HIP BUMPS L&R, CROSSOVER HOLD, STEP TO SIDE, STEP BEHIND 1-4 Bumps Hips twice to left, twice to right (pushing arms up and to opposite direction of bumps) &5,6 Step LF slightly behind RF, Cross RF over LF, Hold 7,8 Step LF to left, Step RF behind LF 25-32 CROSSOVER HOLD, SIDE ROCK, 1/4 TURN, SHUFFLE BACK, 360 SPIN LEFT &1,2 Step LF slightly behind RF, Cross RF over LF, Hold 3,4 Rock LF out to left side, Step RF home while turning 1/4 to left 5&6 Step LF back, Step RF next to LF, Step LF back (prepping for turn to left) 7,8 Cross RF over LF, Spin 360 to left (ending up with weight still on LF)Start Over and Keep Traveling
Variations: Only If the floor is full and traveling is difficult, on counts 1-8 Just Mambo to the right with RF, Mambo forward with LF, Mambo back with RF, and Mambo to left with LF w/1/4 turn to left.
And: If spinning is difficult for you doing the 3/4 toe turn on counts 11-12 you can do a triple step 3/4 turn to the right ending up with weight on RF.
Also: The 360 turn on counts 31-32 can be made by stepping back on LF on 30 with a 1/2 turn to left, then step RF forward on 31 and pivot to left 1/2 and take weight on LF on 32, start over with your rock to the right.