Gotta Fly
Count:
48
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate/Advanced
Choreographer:
Dawn Dennell (UK)
Music:
Down Came a Blackbird - Lila McCann
ROCK RIGHT, RIGHT SAILOR STEP, ROCK FORWARD AND BACK AND STEP PIVOT ½ TURN RIGHT
1Step right foot to right side
2Rock weight to left foot
3&4Cross right foot behind left and step, step left foot to left, step right foot to right
5&Rock forward onto left foot, return weight to right foot
6&Rock back on left foot, return weight to right foot
7Step forward on left foot
8Pivot ½ turn to right ending with weight on right foot
STEP LEFT AND SIT,2 SMALL JUMPS TO LEFT, ROCK FORWARD AND BACK, STEP LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT
1Step to left(about 3 feet apart from right) with left foot and bend both knees (sitting position)
&Slightly straighten knees (feet still apart)
2&Bend knees into sitting position (feet still apart), straighten knees
3&4Step right foot beside left foot, 2 small jumps to left side feet together
5&Rock forward onto right foot, return weight to left foot
6&Rock back onto right foot, return weight to left foot
7&8Step forward on right foot, step forward on left slightly apart from right foot, step small step to right on right foot
Feet are now slightly apart
HIPS LEFT AND RIGHT, IN, OUT, CROSS, SCOOT, SCOOT
1-2Push hips left once, then right once
3&4Push hips left-right-left
5Touch right toe beside left foot
6Point right toe to right side
7Cross right foot in front of left foot and step
&8Scoot back twice on right foot while lifting left foot up behind right
ROCK BACK,SHUFFLE FORWARD, PIVOT ½ TURN LEFT,TURN ¼ LEFT, 2 SMALL JUMPS TO RIGHT
1Step back onto left foot
2Rock weight forward onto right foot
3&4Shuffle forward left, right, left
5Step forward on right foot
6Pivot ½ turn to left
7&8Turn ¼ turn to left on ball of left foot touching right foot beside left, take 2 small jumps to right on both feet
See break for 5th wall
RUNNING MAN STEPS
See note at bottom of page for alternative move
1&Step right diagonally forward & left diagonally back, slide right back to place & hitch left knee
2&Step left diagonally forward &right diagonally back, slide left back to place & hitch right knee
3&Step right diagonally forward & left diagonally back, bring both feet back to place
4&Step right diagonally forward & left diagonally back, slide right back to place & hitch left knee
5&Step left diagonally forward &right diagonally back, slide left back to place & hitch right knee
6&Step right diagonally forward & left diagonally back, slide right back to place & hitch left knee
7&Step left diagonally forward &right diagonally back, bring both feet back to place
8&Step left diagonally forward &right diagonally back, slide left back to place & hitch right knee
ROCK FORWARD SHUFFLE BACK, ROCK BACK AND SHUFFLE FORWARD
1&2Step forward onto right foot, rock weight back onto left foot, right next to left
3&4Shuffle back left, right left
5&6Step back onto right foot, rock weight forward onto left foot, right foot next to left
7&8Shuffle forward left, right, left
REPEAT
For the less experienced dancers, replace running man steps with heel switches
1&2&Tap right heel forward, bring back to place, tap left heel forward, bring back to place
3&4Tap right heel forward, hook right foot in front of left shin, tap right heel forward
&5&6Bring right foot back to place, tap left heel forward, bring back to place, tap right heel forward
&7&8&Bring right foot back to place, tap left heel forward, hook left foot in front of right shin, tap left heel forward, bring left foot back to place
BREAK
There is a slow break on the 5th wall after the 2 small jumps to right omit the running man steps and insert the following steps instead:
WALK FORWARD
18 step forward on right foot in front of left and hold for next seven counts
9-16Step forward on left foot in front of right and hold for next seven counts
17Step forward on right toe in front of left
18-20Tap right heel three times placing weight on right foot on 3rd tap
21Step forward on the left toe in front of right foot
22-24Tap the left heel three times placing weight on left on 3rd tap
Carry on with the rock and shuffles after the running man steps (the last 8 counts of the dance), then start the dance again from the beginning
1Step right foot to right side
2Rock weight to left foot
3&4Cross right foot behind left and step, step left foot to left, step right foot to right
5&Rock forward onto left foot, return weight to right foot
6&Rock back on left foot, return weight to right foot
7Step forward on left foot
8Pivot ½ turn to right ending with weight on right foot
STEP LEFT AND SIT,2 SMALL JUMPS TO LEFT, ROCK FORWARD AND BACK, STEP LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT
1Step to left(about 3 feet apart from right) with left foot and bend both knees (sitting position)
&Slightly straighten knees (feet still apart)
2&Bend knees into sitting position (feet still apart), straighten knees
3&4Step right foot beside left foot, 2 small jumps to left side feet together
5&Rock forward onto right foot, return weight to left foot
6&Rock back onto right foot, return weight to left foot
7&8Step forward on right foot, step forward on left slightly apart from right foot, step small step to right on right foot
Feet are now slightly apart
HIPS LEFT AND RIGHT, IN, OUT, CROSS, SCOOT, SCOOT
1-2Push hips left once, then right once
3&4Push hips left-right-left
5Touch right toe beside left foot
6Point right toe to right side
7Cross right foot in front of left foot and step
&8Scoot back twice on right foot while lifting left foot up behind right
ROCK BACK,SHUFFLE FORWARD, PIVOT ½ TURN LEFT,TURN ¼ LEFT, 2 SMALL JUMPS TO RIGHT
1Step back onto left foot
2Rock weight forward onto right foot
3&4Shuffle forward left, right, left
5Step forward on right foot
6Pivot ½ turn to left
7&8Turn ¼ turn to left on ball of left foot touching right foot beside left, take 2 small jumps to right on both feet
See break for 5th wall
RUNNING MAN STEPS
See note at bottom of page for alternative move
1&Step right diagonally forward & left diagonally back, slide right back to place & hitch left knee
2&Step left diagonally forward &right diagonally back, slide left back to place & hitch right knee
3&Step right diagonally forward & left diagonally back, bring both feet back to place
4&Step right diagonally forward & left diagonally back, slide right back to place & hitch left knee
5&Step left diagonally forward &right diagonally back, slide left back to place & hitch right knee
6&Step right diagonally forward & left diagonally back, slide right back to place & hitch left knee
7&Step left diagonally forward &right diagonally back, bring both feet back to place
8&Step left diagonally forward &right diagonally back, slide left back to place & hitch right knee
ROCK FORWARD SHUFFLE BACK, ROCK BACK AND SHUFFLE FORWARD
1&2Step forward onto right foot, rock weight back onto left foot, right next to left
3&4Shuffle back left, right left
5&6Step back onto right foot, rock weight forward onto left foot, right foot next to left
7&8Shuffle forward left, right, left
REPEAT
For the less experienced dancers, replace running man steps with heel switches
1&2&Tap right heel forward, bring back to place, tap left heel forward, bring back to place
3&4Tap right heel forward, hook right foot in front of left shin, tap right heel forward
&5&6Bring right foot back to place, tap left heel forward, bring back to place, tap right heel forward
&7&8&Bring right foot back to place, tap left heel forward, hook left foot in front of right shin, tap left heel forward, bring left foot back to place
BREAK
There is a slow break on the 5th wall after the 2 small jumps to right omit the running man steps and insert the following steps instead:
WALK FORWARD
18 step forward on right foot in front of left and hold for next seven counts
9-16Step forward on left foot in front of right and hold for next seven counts
17Step forward on right toe in front of left
18-20Tap right heel three times placing weight on right foot on 3rd tap
21Step forward on the left toe in front of right foot
22-24Tap the left heel three times placing weight on left on 3rd tap
Carry on with the rock and shuffles after the running man steps (the last 8 counts of the dance), then start the dance again from the beginning