The Information Super Dance Floor - THE WEATHER
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


