HOT POTATO  
DESCRIPTION. 48 COUNT, 4 WALL LINE DANCE
CHOREOGRAPHER. JOHN H. ROBINSON
MUSIC. "YOKO" BY CARTOONS
  "MAKE THIS A SPECIAL NIGHT" BY COOL NOTES
NOTE: WHEN DANCING TO "YOKO" FROM THE "TOONAGE" ALBUM, START WITH LYRICS: "WELL, SHE'S MY HOT POTATO...").

BEATS. INSTRUCTIONS.
   
  RIGHT SIDE, BEHIND & CROSS, RIGHT SIDE, BEHIND & CROSS, RIGHT ROCK, RECOVER
1-2 Step right foot to right side, step left foot behind right foot,
&3-4 Step right foot to right side, step left foot across right foot, step right foot to right side,
5&6 Step left foot behind right foot, step right foot to right side, step left foot across right foot,
7-8 Right rock ball of foot forward, recover weight to left foot.
   
  RIGHT COASTER STEP, PADDLE 1/2 TURN RIGHT, LEFT KICK & POINT, PADDLE 1/2 TURN LEFT
9&10 Step forward on right foot, step forward on left foot, step back on right foot,
&11&12 Raise left foot hitching knee slightly while pivoting 1/4 right, touch left toes to left side, raise left foot hitching knee slightly while pivoting 1/4 right, touch left toes to left side,
13&14 Kick left foot forward, step left foot next to right foot, point right toes to right side,
&15&16 Raise right foot hitching knee slightly while pivoting 1/4 left, touch right toes to right side, raise right foot hitching knee slightly while pivoting 1/4 left, touch right toes to right side.
   
  RIGHT ROCK, RECOVER, TRIPLE TURNING 1/2 RIGHT, LEFT ROCK, RECOVER, TRIPLE TURNING 1/2 LEFT
17-18 Right rock ball of foot forward, recover weight to left foot,
19&20 Make 1/2 pivot turn right off left foot stepping right foot forward, left step forward instep to right heel, right step forward,
21-22 Left rock ball of foot forward, recover weight to right foot,
23&24 Make 1/2 pivot turn left off right foot stepping left foot forward, right step forward instep to left heel, left step forward.
   
  RIGHT POINT, CROSS, LEFT POINT, CROSS, RIGHT TOE-HEEL STRUT BACK, LEFT TOE-HEEL STRUT BACK
25-26 Point right toes to right side, step right foot forward across left foot,
27-28 Point left toes to left side, step left foot forward across right foot,
29-30 Touch right toes back, drop right heel to floor with weight,
31-32 Touch left toes back, drop left heel to floor with weight.
   
  RIGHT TOE-HEEL STRUT BACK, LEFT KICK-BALL-CROSS, LEFT HEEL TAP X4 WITH ATTITUDE LEAN
33-34 Touch right toes back, drop right heel to floor with weight,
35&36 Left sharp kick toward left diagonal, left step back ball of foot, step right foot across left foot,
37-40 Left step towards left diagonal tapping left heel down, tap left heel 3 more times while gradually leaning over left foot (6, 7, 8).
   
  & LEFT KICK, STEP DOWN, RIGHT CROSSOVER SHUFFLE, ROCK 1/4 TURN LEFT, RECOVER, LEFT TRIPLE TURNING 1/2 LEFT
&41-42 Shift weight to right foot, left kick toward left diagonal, left step down/slightly back,
43&44 Step right foot across left foot, left small step side left, step right foot across left foot,
45-46 Left rock ball of foot into 1/4 turn left, recover weight to right foot,
47&48 Make 1/2 pivot turn left off right foot stepping left foot forward, right step forward instep to left heel, left step forward.
   
  Begin dance again ............