Choreographer: Patricia E. Stott (01625 250641) e-mail contact@midlandmavericks.com 
Music: Everybody Needs Somebody to Love - CD The Blues Brothers, music from the Soundtrack
Alternative Music: Down at the Twist & Shout - Mary -Chapin Carpenter
2 Wall - Intermediate - 48 count
Dance commences after 60 counts (start on the words …"Everybody needs somebody….."

Toe strut, cross strut, back, lock, back, kick and clap x 2
1&         Step back on right toe, lower heel and snap fingers
2&         Cross left over right and step on left toe, lower heel and snap fingers
3&4       Step diagonally back on right, cross left over right, step diagonally back on right foot
&           Kick left foot forward and clap
5-8&      Repeat steps 1 - 4 & commencing with left foot

Forward, kick, forward, kick, forward, kick, touch, kick x 2
9&         Forward on right, kick left diagonally forward and across right leg
10&       Forward on left, kick right diagonally forward and across left leg
11&       Forward on right, kick left diagonally forward and across right leg
12&       Touch left toe diagonally back (to left), kick left diagonally forward and across right leg
13-16&  Repeat steps 9 - 12 & commencing with left foot

Vine with 1/4 turn to right, 1/4 turn and hitch, 3 stomps forward
17&      Right to right side, cross left behind right
18&      Turn 1/4 to right and step forward on right, pivot 1/4 to right (weight on right foot) and hitch left foot
19&20  3 stomps forward -left, right, left

Forward, clap, 1/2 pivot, clap, forward, clap, 1/4 pivot, clap
21&     Forward on right, clap
22&     Pivot 1/2 to left (weight now on left foot), clap
23&     Forward on right, clap
24&     Pivot 1/4 to left (weight now on left), clap

Cross, back, side, rock, forward x 2
25-26     Cross right over left, back on left
27&28    Rock right to right, rock in place on left, step forward on right
29-32     Repeat steps 25-28 commencing with left foot

Forward rock, back rock, 3/4 turn (Triple step 3/4 turn)
33&34&  Rock forward on right, replace weight on left, rock back on right, replace weight forward on left
35&36     Turning 3/4 to right overall -turn 1/4 to right and step forward on right, turn 1/4 to right and step to the side on ball of left foot, turn 1/4 to right and transfer weight forward onto right foot

Forward, rock, side, rock, back, rock, step to side
37&     Rock forward on left foot, recover onto right
38&     Rock left to left side, recover onto right
39&     Rock back onto left foot, recover onto right
40        Step left foot to side

Heel bounces, pivot 1/2, pivot 1/4 & swivel heels
&41&42     Bend knees slightly - 2 heel bounces (raise heels and turn 1/8 to right (&), lower heels ) raise heels and turn 1/8 to right (&), lower heels) 
&43&44     3 heel bounces (raise and lower heels), turning 1/2 to left overall (weight ending on left)
45-46         Step forward on right, pivot 1/2 to left, transfer weight forward onto left
47&48        Step forward on right, turning 1/4 to left swivel both heels to right & straighten up (weight ending on left)
At end of song you will have complete steps 1 - 4 &, then - step left to left, hold, cross right over left, slowly unwind to face front, both arms up in the air.

Step sheet formatted by Martin Ritchie, The Midland Mavericks, Birmingham, UK.
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