The Information Super Dance Floor - THE WEATHER Steve & Jane Putman
THE WEATHER
Choreographers: Steve & Jane Putnam
Step description as submitted by the choreographers

36 count - Partner Dance

Suggested Music: "Bad Weather"  by John Anderson

If only John Anderson would release the Bad Weather cut of his Paradise album.
The song is terrific and it is fun to announce "The Weather coming up - 
right after the N.E.W.S."  The beginning and ending of the dance are very 
distinctive - and as it is only 32-beats is fairly easy to teach.  I suggest a 
sub-100BPM dance for a slow teaching song - moving to a 110 to 114 like Hearts
Desire before trying  the 120BPM Bad Weather 

TURN, TAP, TURN, TAP, REPEAT WITH DOUBLE TAP	
1	LF step forward while making 1/4 turn right
2	RF tap heel forward
3	RF return while making 1/4 turn left (facing LOD)
4	LF tap heel forward
5	LF step forward while making 1/4 turn right
6	RF tap heel forward
&	RF return while making 1/4 turn left (facing LOD)
7-8	LF tap heel  forward twice

STEP, SCUFF, REPEAT, ROCK STEP, COASTER STEP
9-10	LF  step forward, RF scuff
11-12	RF step forward, LF scuff 
13	LF step forward 
14	Rock back onto RF
15	LF  Step back
&	RF Step next to LF
16	LF step forward 

STEP, SCUFF, REPEAT, ROCK STEP, COASTER STEP	
17-18	RF step forward, LF scuff 
19-20	LF  step forward, RF scuff
21	RF Step forward
22	Rock back on LF
23	RF  Step back
&	LF  step next to RF
24	RF Step forward

STEP, SCUFF, REPEAT	
25-26	LF  step forward, RF scuff
27-28	RF step forward, LF scuff 
MEN:  STEP LEFT, RIGHT, TAP HEEL TWICE	
29-30	In place step left, right
31-32	LF  tap heel forward twice
LADIES: STEP FORWARD, 1/2 TURN, TAP HEEL TWICE
29-30	Making 1/2 turn left, step forward left, right (facing Rev LOD)
31-32	LF  tap heel forward twice
HANDS
29-32	Man raises right hand over ladies head to crossed hand position 
	Lady now facing reverse LOD

MEN:  STEP LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, STOMP	
33-34	In place step left, right
35-36	LF Stomp twice keeping weight on RF
LADIES: STEP FORWARD, 1/2 TURN, STOMP TWICE
33-34	Turning 1/2 turn right, step left, right, 
35-36	LF Stomp twice keeping weight on RF
HANDS:	
33-36	Man raises right hand, returning lady to side-by-side position
	
Start Over	


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