64 count, 4 wall, intermediate level
Choreographer: Alison Biggs (UK) July 2004
Choreographed to: Bad Moon Rising by Creedence
Clearwater Revival – from the CD ‘Platinum’
Starts on vocals (16 counts in)
Take Good Care Of My Baby – you have to listen to the beginning carefully,
start the dance when they
sing “Take good care of my baby…….” on the word ‘TAKE’
1-8 R&L fwd struts, kick R fwd x 2,
back R & L
1-2 Touch right toe forward, drop heel to the floor
3-4 Touch left toe forward, drop heel to the floor
5-6 Kick right foot forward, twice
7-8 Step right foot back, step left foot back next to right
9-16 2 slow walks fwd R&L, R fwd turn
¼ L weight on L, cross R over L
1-2 Step right foot forward and hold
3-4 Step left foot forward and hold
5-6 Step right foot forward, ¼ turn left transfer weight to left
foot
7-8 Cross step right foot over left and hold
17-24 ½ hinge turn R cross left,
½ hinge turn L cross right
1-2 Step left foot to left side, ½ turn right step right foot to
right side
3-4 Cross step left foot over right and hold
5-6 Step right foot to right side, ½ turn left step left foot to
left side
7-8 Cross step right foot over left and hold
25-32 L side rock & recover cross,
R box step fwd
1-2 Rock left foot out to left side, recover weight on right
3-4 Cross step left foot over right and hold
5-6 Step right foot out to right side, step left foot next to right
7-8 Step right foot forward and hold
33-40 L fwd rock & recover, ½
turn L step L fwd, R fwd lock step
1-2 Rock step left foot forward, recover weight on right
3-4 Turning ½ left step left foot forward and hold
5-6 Step right foot forward, lock step left behind right
7-8 Step right foot forward and hold
41-48 2 slow walks fw d L&R, L rock
fwd & recover, ¼ turn L, L rock back & recover
1-2 Step left foot forward and hold (clap hands together on the hold count)
3-4 Step right foot forward and hold (clap hands together on the hold count)
(Also as an alternative you can add a full turn to the right as you go forward
in your LOD)
5-6 Rock forward on left foot, recover weight on right
7-8 Turning ¼ left rock back on left foot, recover weight on right
49-56 2 slow walks fwd, step L fwd turn
¼ R on R, cross step L over R
1-2 Step left foot forward and hold
3-4 Step right foot forward and hold
5-6 Step left foot forward, ¼ turn R recover weight on right
7-8 Cross step left foot over right and hold
57-64 ½ hinge turn L cross right,
L side rock recover & step fwd
1-2 Step right foot to right side, ½ turn left step left foot to
left side
3-4 Cross step right foot over left and hold
5-6 Rock step left foot to left side, recover weight on right
7-8 Step left foot forward and hold