CATHY’S CLOWN
Count: 64. Wall: 1. Level: intermediate
Choreographer: Lorraine Turner
Music: Cathy's Clown by Reba McEntire
STEP, HITCH, BACK, TOUCH, STEP 1/2 LEFT, BACK, BACK, TOGETHER
1-4 On 45° left - Step L forward, Hitch R, Step R back, Touch L beside R
5,6 On 45° left - Step L forward turn ½ left on ball of L, Step R back
7,8 Step L back, Step R beside L (now facing 45° left on back wall)
STEP, HITCH, BACK, TOUCH, STEP 1/2 LEFT, BACK, BACK, TOGETHER
1-4 On 45° left - Step L forward, Hitch R, Step R back, Touch L beside R
5,6 On 45° left - Step L forward turn ½ left on ball of L, Step R back
7,8 Step L back, Step R beside L (straightening up on count 8 to now face front wall 12:00)
CROSS, HITCH/SWIVEL, STEP, HITCH/SWIVEL, STEP, HITCH/SWIVEL, STEP, LOCK
1,2 Cross L over R, Hitch R knee while swiveling on ball of L to face left diagonal
3,4 Step R forward 45° left, Hitch L knee while swiveling on ball of R to face 45° right
5,6 Step L forward 45° right, Hitch R knee while swiveling on ball of L to face 45° left
7,8 Step R forward 45° left, Lock L behind R
STEP, HITCH/SWIVEL, STEP, LOCK, STEP, TOUCH, SIDE, TOGETHER
1,2 Step R forward, Hitch L knee while swiveling on ball of R to face 45° right
3-6 Step L forward, Lock R behind L, Step L forward, Touch R beside L [12:00]
7,8 Step R to right, Step L beside R
BACK, TOUCH, SIDE, TOGETHER, FORWARD, TOUCH, SIDE, TOUCH BEHIND
1-4 Step R back, Touch L beside R, Step L to left, Step R beside L
5,6 Step L forward, Touch R beside L
RESTART: Wall 2
7,8 Step R to right, Touch L toe behind R (curtsey step)
SIDE, TOUCH BEHIND, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, SIDE, TOUCH
1,2 Step L to left, Touch R toe behind L (curtsey step)
3,4 Step R to right, Step L behind R
5-8 Step R to right, Cross L over R, Step R to right, Touch L beside R
ENDING sequence here
FULL TURN LEFT, SIDE, CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, TOUCH
1-4 Full turn left stepping left-right, Step L to left, Cross R over L
5,6 Step L to left, Step R behind L
7,8 Step L to left, Touch R beside L
SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, TOUCH, ROCKING CHAIR
1-4 Step R to right, Step L beside R, Step R to right, Touch L beside R
1-8 Rock L forward, Recover onto R, Rock L back, Recover onto R
64 REPEAT
RESTART: Wall 2, dance to count 37 then step R beside L on count 38 (weight on R), restart the dance
ENDING: After count 48, change the dance to the following:
1-8 Complete four full turns left stepping left-right-left-right, Step L to left, Step large Step R on right, Drag L to meet R over 2 counts
If you have problems with turns simply substitute counts 1-4 (full turns) with the following:
1-4 Step L to left, Step R behind L, Step L to left, Cross R over L