Dance: Feet Don't Fail Me Now
Music: Hillbilly Shoes - Montgomery Gentry [Tattoos & Scars], 116 b/m
Choreography & copyright: Peter Metelnick; 1999
               email:petermetelnick@btconnect.com
Level: Intermediate
Walls: 2
Count: 68
Bridge/restart: one tag
Start: Feet together, weight on left foot.
       Starts on count 18 on lyrics "..there"

Note: On the 5th wall the music pauses after count 16. When the music
stops, hold until it resumes and then continue the 5th wall.


* 1-8: Mambo, coaster, together, together, applejacks x2:
 1&2 Rock/step RIGHT forward, recover weight onto LEFT,
     step RIGHT together,
 3&4 Step LEFT back, step RIGHT together, step LEFT forward,
 5-6 Step RIGHT together, step LEFT together,
&7&8 Applejack LEFT, applejack RIGHT (weight ends on LEFT)
       (Easier option: Twist heels LEFT,
                       twist heels centre [weight on LEFT])

* 9-16: Syncopated 1/2R Monterey, syncopated 1/4R Monterey, scuff,
                          step, heel-twists:
1&2& Touch RIGHT toes to RIGHT side, 
     make 1/2 turn RIGHT (on LEFT) & step RIGHT foot together,
     touch LEFT toes to LEFT side, step LEFT foot together, [6:00]
 3&4 Touch RIGHT toes to RIGHT side, 
     make 1/4 turn RIGHT (on LEFT) & step RIGHT foot together,
     touch LEFT toes to LEFT side, [9:00]
 5-6 Scuff LEFT foot forward,
     step LEFT foot down (end with LEFT foot slightly forward),
 7&8 With weight on both foot twist heels out, twist heels in,
     twist heels out (weight onto LEFT),

* 17-24: Mambo, coaster, together, together, applejacks x2:
 1&2 Rock/step RIGHT forward, recover weight onto LEFT,
     step RIGHT together,
 3&4 Step LEFT back, step RIGHT together, step LEFT forward,
 5-6 Step RIGHT together, step LEFT together,
&7&8 Applejack LEFT, applejack RIGHT (weight ends on LEFT)
       (Easier option: Twist heels LEFT,
                       twist heels centre [weight on LEFT])

* 25-32: Syncopated 1/2R Monterey, syncopated 1/4R Monterey, scuff,
                          step, heel-twists:
1&2& Touch RIGHT toes to RIGHT side, 
     make 1/2 turn RIGHT (on LEFT) & step RIGHT foot together,
     touch LEFT toes to LEFT side, step LEFT foot together, [3:00]
 3&4 Touch RIGHT toes to RIGHT side, 
     make 1/4 turn RIGHT (on LEFT) & step RIGHT foot together,
     touch LEFT toes to LEFT side, [6:00]
 5-6 Scuff LEFT foot forward,
     step LEFT foot down (end with LEFT foot slightly forward),
 7&8 With weight on both foot twist heels out, twist heels in,
     twist heels out (weight onto LEFT),

* 33-40: Step, step, rock, recover, 1/2R & shuffle fwd, step, step:
1-2 Step RIGHT forward, step LEFT forward,
3-4 Rock/step RIGHT forward, recover weight onto LEFT,
5&6 Make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward, step LEFT together,
    step RIGHT forward, [12:00]
7-8 Step LEFT forward, step RIGHT forward,

* 41-48: Rock, recover, 1/2L & shuffle fwd, shuffle fwd x2:
1-2 Rock/step LEFT forward, recover weight onto RIGHT,
3&4 Make 1/2 turn LEFT & step LEFT forward, step RIGHT together,
    step LEFT forward, [6:00]
5&6 Step RIGHT forward, step LEFT together, step RIGHT forward,
7&8 Step LEFT forward, step RIGHT together, step LEFT forward,

* 49-56: Scoot-step back x4, heel-jack & cross x2:
  &1 Hitch RIGHT knee up & slide LEFT foot back, step RIGHT back,
  &2 Hitch LEFT knee up and slide RIGHT foot back, step LEFT back,
  &3 Hitch RIGHT knee up & slide LEFT foot back, step RIGHT back,
  &4 Hitch LEFT knee up and slide RIGHT foot back, step LEFT back,
&5&6 Step RIGHT back, touch LEFT heel forward,
     step LEFT back, cross RIGHT over left,
&7&8 Step LEFT back, touch RIGHT heel forward,
     step RIGHT back, cross LEFT over RIGHT,

* 57-64: Step, 1/2L pivot, step, together, heel-jack & cross x2:
 1-2 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT, [12:00]
 3-4 Step RIGHT forward, step LEFT together,
&5&6 Step RIGHT back, touch LEFT heel forward,
     step LEFT back, cross RIGHT over left,
&7&8 Step LEFT back, touch RIGHT heel forward,
     step RIGHT back, cross LEFT over RIGHT,

* 65-68: Step, 1/2L pivot, step, together:
1-2 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT, [6:00]
3-4 Step RIGHT forward, step LEFT together.

Repeat
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Tag: Add after the 3rd wall (facing the back):
---  1&2 Cross-rock/step RIGHT over LEFT, recover weight onto LEFT,
         step RIGHT together,
     3&4 Cross-rock/step LEFT over right, recover weight onto RIGHT,
         step LEFT together,
     5-6 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT,
     7&8 Cross-rock/step RIGHT over LEFT, recover weight onto LEFT,
         step RIGHT together,
    9&10 Cross-rock/step LEFT over right, recover weight onto RIGHT,
         step LEFT together,
   11-12 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT.

Transcribed: David Powell, 15th June, 2003.
http://triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance