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I Feel Lucky preformed (Mary-Chapin Carpenter)

Introduction (8+6) men pose, women walk up
(4) start step-starts on 7 of the second eighth of guitar, double resistance
(6) throw out w/ side double resistance
(8) Whip

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Verse 1 (48)
(6) two-arm turn in-singing starts
(6) two-arm spinning side pass
(8) Basket
(6) shoulder-to-shoulder
(8) two-arm hook step-start w/two hands, keep arm low and pull on 5
(8) Whip with texas tommy-freeze on 7
(6) Push Break w/men's spread and women's swivels


Chorus 1 (32)
(8) lasso with turn-women turn on 7+8
(8) basket with turn
(8) bump sequence
(8) dip w/spin out-dip on 4, up on 6, end in hammerlock


Short Guitar Break (16)
(8) turn into basket
(8) _HalfWhip

Verse 2 (48)
(6) one-arm turn-in
(6) one-arm spinning side pass w/men's turn-end x-hands (left over right)
(8) skelies-end in x-hands
(6) slide off w/women's kick-knee-drag (or normal drag)
(8) shuffle cross
(8+2) reverse turn-freeze on 7+8+1+2 (little funky)
(4) side double double resistance


Chorus 2 (32)
(8) whip
(12) double basket
(12) Ramiro's slide sequence


Long Guitar Break (32)
(8) whip w/loose women's spin
(12) half-nelson
(6) basic w/ kick-knee drag
(6) women walk around men (just like that)


Verse 3 (48)
(10) double whip
(8) twinkle away w/side double resistance
(6) roll-in w/women's duck out on 4
(6) Under Arm Turn w/ spread
(6) wrap-up
(6) thread-the-needle
(6) free outside turn w/women's syncopation


Chorus 3 (no break, simple, 32)
(8) two-arm side pass w/double double resistance
(6) Under Arm Turn with shuffles-end in crossed hands
(6) left under right-double outside turn into St. Louis wrap
(6) standard continuation w/ duck-end in x-hands
(6) left over right-woman's inside turn and hands slide over shoulders


Chorus 4 (32)

(4)  Triple Triple (ladies inside turn)
(6)  crosses
(16) Ramiro ending (whip-walk f/by swiffles into freeze)

Piano Break (end, fade out, +- 2x8 triples off stage as couples)

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