The Right To Remain Silent
Choreographer: Michele Burton
Suggested Music: Redfern and Crookes: After All That This
Doug Stone: The Right To Remain Silent
Type: 32 count, 4 wall
Level: Intermediate
 
TRIPLE FORWARD, TRIPLE FORWARD, 1/4 LEFT, CROSS, 1/4 RIGHT, BACK, 1/2 TURN RIGHT TRIPLE
1 & 2 Step right forward, Step left beside right; Step right forward
3 & 4 Step left forward, Step right next to left, Step left forward
5 – 6 ¼ turn left (face 9:00), cross in front of left (7:30), ¼ turn right, stepping back on left foot
7 & 8 ¼ turn right, stepping right foot to right; Step left beside right; ¼ turn right, stepping right foot forward
 
STEP TOUCH & HEEL & CROSS & HEEL & CROSS & (TURN) HEEL CLAP CLAP
1 – 2 Step left forward; Touch right behind left and clap
&3 &4 Step back on right foot (toward right back diagonal); Touch left heel to forward left diagonal; Step left beside right; Step right foot across left
&5 &6 Step back on left foot (toward left back diagonal); Touch right heel to forward right diagonal; Step right beside left; Step left foot across right
&7 &8 ¼ turn left, stepping back on right foot; Touch left heel forward; Clap 2 times (&8)
 
TRIPLE FORWARD, ½ TURN, ½ TURN, HIP HIP TAP STEP
1 & 2 Step left foot forward; Step right beside left; Step left foot forward
3 – 4 ½ turn left, stepping back on right foot; ½ turn left stepping forward on left
5 – 6 Step to right with hip push right; Step left in place with hip push left
7 – 8 Tap ball of right in place with hip push right; Step right foot in place, centering wt. onto right foot
 
CROSS BACK, TRIPLE LOCK BACK, ROCK STEP, STEP ½ PIVOT
1 – 2 Cross left over right, Step back on right
3 & 4 Step back on left; Cross right over left; Step back on left
5 – 6 Step back on right; Return weight to left foot
7 – 8 Step forward right; ½ pivot left, shifting wt to left foot
 
BEGIN AGAIN!!!
 
Ending: The dance ends with the music on the step ½ pivot, (cts 31-32, facing the 3:00 wall). Slowly turn ¼ left on ball of left foot and lunge side right (now facing 12:00 wall - the front). Shrug shoulders, slowly present arms (palms up, at body center) and separate out away from body as you say (with the song), “But darlin’” I was only havin’ a good time.”