THE LONG YARD

SONG: Leave Him In The Long Yard by Lee Kernaghan and Slim Dusty

               More information about Jan’s dances is available from the website below.

CHOREOGRAPHER: Jan Wyllie, Hervey Bay, Qld., Australia

Email:janwyllie@iinet.net.au   Web Site: http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~janwyllie/

DANCE:32 counts,  2 walls, 90bpm, Easy Intermediate Level, He sings ‘well he’s looking kinda jaded’,                    start dance on the word ‘looking’.  Choreo Oct. 06.  NO TAGS OR RESTARTS =======================================================

STEPS           PATTERN OF DANCE

                           Strut Fwd R,L,R Touch Heel Diagonally Fwd, Weave Left, Rock Return

1&2&                     Strut fwd R, L

3&4                          Strut fwd on R, Touch L heel fwd to left diagonal

5&6&                     Step L behind R, Step R to right, Step L across R, Step R to right

7,8                            Rock/step L behind R, Rock/return wt fwd onto R

 

                                 &Rock Return, &Touch Unwind 1/2, Quick 1/4 Pivot, Quick 1/2 Pivot

&9 10                     Step L slightly left, Rock/step R behind L, Rock/return wt fwd onto L             

&11,12                   Step R slightly right, Touch L behind R, Unwind 1/2 left taking wt on L

13&14                    Step fwd on R, Pivot 1/4 left transferring wt to L, Step fwd on R

15&16                    Step fwd on L, Pivot 1/2 right transferring wt to R, Step fwd on L

 

                                 Rock & Across, Rock & Across, Rock Fwd & Back, Coaster Step

17&18                    Rock/step R to right, Rock/return wt sideways onto L, Step R across L

19&20                    Rock/step L to left, Rock/return wt sideways onto R, Step L across R

21&22                    Rock/step fwd on R, Rock back on L, Step back on R

23&24                    Step back on L, Step R beside L , Step fwd on L

 

                                 Rock Return, &Heel &Heel, 1/4 Heel &Heel, & Step Scuff

25,26                        Rock/step fwd on R, Rock back on L

&27                          Step back on R, Touch L heel fwd

&28                          Step back on L, Touch R heel fwd

&29                          Making 1/4 left step R beside L, Touch L heel fwd

&30                          Step L beside R, Touch R heel fwd

&31,32                   Step R beside L,  Stomp L slightly fwd, Big scuff fwd on R

                                

 

I know this song has been around for yonks and every year

at Tamworth  it warms my heart all over again and I vow to

write a dance, but until now I have never gotten around to it.

 

Now that it’s written I hope that you will enjoy it.

If not, then just sit down and sing along to the song… that

will make you feel good anyhow…. especially if you like country music!

 

See you on the floor sometime…..  Jan