HOT POTATO


Choreographed September 2000 by John H. Robinson, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Multiple Award-Winning Choreographer, Instructor & Line Dance Champion
DESCRIPTION/DIFFICULTY:  4-Wall Line Dance, Intermediate
COUNTS:  48 Counts / 62 Movements
SUGGESTED MUSIC:  Yoko—Cartoons (CD: "Toonage") (non-country, very fun!, start with lyrics: "Well, she's my hot potato…"). Practice: Make This A Special Night—Cool Notes.

RIGHT SIDE, BEHIND & CROSS, RIGHT SIDE, BEHIND & CROSS, RIGHT ROCK, RECOVER
1,2    Side, behind             Right step side right (1), left step behind right (2)
&3,4  & Cross, side         Right step side right (&), left step across right (3); right step side right (4)
5&6  Behind & cross        Left step behind right (5), right step side right (&), left step across right (6)
7,8    Rock, step                Right rock ball of foot forward (7); recover weight to left (8)

RIGHT COASTER STEP, PADDLE ½ TURN RIGHT, LEFT KICK & POINT, PADDLE ½ TURN LEFT
1&2       Coaster step       Right step back ball of foot (1), left step next to right (&), right step forward (2)
&3&4    Paddle, paddle    Raise left foot hitching knee slightly while pivoting ¼ right (&),                                                                                         left toe touch side left (3); raise left foot hitching knee slightly while                                                                                 pivoting ¼ right (&), left toe touch side left (4)
5&6       Kick & touch      Left kick forward (5), left step next to right (5), right toe point side right  (6)
&7&8    Paddle, paddle    Raise right foot hitching knee slightly while pivoting ¼ left (&), right                                                                                 toe touch side right (7); raise right foot hitching knee slightly while                                                                                  pivoting ¼ left (&), right toe touch side right (8)

RIGHT ROCK, RECOVER, TRIPLE TURNING ½ RIGHT, LEFT ROCK, RECOVER, TRIPLE TURNING ½ LEFT
1,2      Rock, step              Right rock ball of foot forward (1); recover weight to left (2)
3&4    Right-left-right         Pivot ½ right off left foot, stepping right foot forward (3), left step                                                                                   forward instep to right heel (&), right step forward (4)
5,6       Rock, step             Left rock ball of foot forward (5); recover weight to right (6)
7&8    Left-right-left           Pivot ½ left off right foot, stepping left foot forward (7), right step                                                                                  forward instep to left heel (&), left step forward (8)

RIGHT POINT, CROSS, LEFT POINT, CROSS, RIGHT TOE-HEEL STRUT BACK, LEFT TOE-HEEL STRUT BACK
1,2    Point, cross    Right toe point side right (1); right step forward across left (2)
3,4    Point, cross    Left toe point side left (3); left step forward across right (4)
5,6    Right strut       Right toe touch back (5); right heel drop to floor with weight (6)
7,8    Left strut        Left toe touch back (7); left heel drop to floor with weight (8)

RIGHT TOE-HEEL STRUT BACK, RIGHT KICK-BALL-CROSS, RIGHT HEEL TAP X4 WITH ATTITUDE LEAN

1,2      Right strut              Right toe touch back (1); right heel drop to floor with weight (2)
3&4    Kick-ball-cross      Left sharp kick toward left diagonal (3), left step back ball of foot                                                                                 (&), right step across left (4)
5,6,7,8 Lean, 6,7,8           Left step towards left diagonal, tapping left heel down (5); tap left                                                                                   heel 3 more times while gradually leaning over left foot (6,7,8)

& LEFT KICK, STEP DOWN, RIGHT CROSSOVER SHUFFLE,
ROCK ¼ TURN LEFT, RECOVER, LEFT TRIPLE TURNING ½ LEFT

&1,2    & Kick, step    Shift weight to right foot (&), left kick toward left diagonal (1);
                                     left step down/slightly back (2)
3&4    Cross & cross   Right step across left (3), left small step side left (&), right step across left (4)
5,6      Rock, step         Left rock ball of foot into ¼ turn left (5); recover weight to right (6)
7&8    Turn a half         Pivot ½ left off right foot, stepping left foot forward (7), right step forward                                                                     instep to left heel (&), left step forward (8)

START AGAIN AND ENJOY!