Hit the Road Jack
Formation:  Loose lines of dancers all facing in one direction
Music:  "Hit the Road Jack" (Special Dance Remix) by Buster Poindexter  

Prompts: 
Intro or
	25-32	- - - -; - - Forward and Clap; 
   	1-8 	Right Touch and Swing; Left Back Touch and Swing;
  	9-16 	- - Forward and Clap; - Forward, Close, Back;
	17-24 	- Back, Lock, Back; - Back, Close, Forward;
	25-32 	- Forward and Turn 3/4; - - (Forward and Clap);

Prompts using Round Dance Terms: 
Intro or
	25-32	- - - -; - - Forward and Clap; 
   	1-8 	- - Charleston; - - ;
  	9-16 	- - Forward and Clap; - Forward Hitch;
	17-24 	- Back, Lock, Back; - - Back Hitch;
	25-32 	- Forward and Turn 3/4; - - Forward and Clap;

Description:
   	1-4 	Right heel forward, slap right toe down and clap. Left heel forward, slap left toe down and clap.
	5-8	Touch right toe forward, swing right foot in an arc to right and back. Step back on right and hold. 
  	9-12 	Touch left toe back, swing left foot in an arc to left and forward. Step forward on left and hold. 
	13-16	Right heel forward, slap right toe down and clap. Left heel forward, slap left toe down and clap.
	17-20	Step right forward, left beside right, right back, hold. 
	21-24 	Step left back, lock right over left, step left back, hold.
	25-28	Step back on right, left beside right, step forward on right, hold.
	29-32	Touch left forward, pivot half right turn (weight on right).  Step onto left making an additional quarter turn right (total turn is three-quarters).  Pause -- ready to begin again. 

Note: The song has been remixed by the choreographer to last 2:29. This version can only be obtained by emailing the choreographer. If you wish to use the original, there will be a restart after 16 counts on wall 7 and the track is 3:11 long.

Choreography by:  Ian Dunn
Original Music is “Hit the Road Jack” by Ray Charles
Usage:  This is a 32-count, four-wall line dance. 

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