I Can’t Dance
Choreographed by Maggie Gallagher - November 2003
Dedicated to my friend Tim Ruzgar
Music - "I Can’t Dance" by Genesis (with Phil Collins) “We Can’t Dance” album
Intermediate/Advanced level 64 count 2 wall line dance with 8 count tag after Wall 1
Start after 32 Counts on the vocals
 
SIDE, BEHIND & SIDE, STEP & DRAG, TOUCH, 1/4 TURN, 1/2 TURN, ROCKS & 1/2 TURN, 
1-2&	Step right side right, Step left behind right, Step right side right  
3-4	Long step left to left side, Dragging right to meet left 	touching right next to left
5-6	Step forward right making 1/4 turn right, Make 1/2 turn right stepping back on left
7&8	Rock back on right, Rock forward on left (Beginning to turn left), 1/2 turn left stepping back on right 
 
DRAG, PLACE, WALK RIGHT-LEFT, KICK & TOUCH & 1/4 TURN, KICK & TOUCH, HITCH, BACK
1&    	Drag left towards right, Place left next to right
2-3	Walk forward right, Walk forward on left
4&5&	Kick right, Step right together, Touch left together, Step onto left turning 1/4 left
6&7	Kick right, Step right together, Touch left together
&8	Hitch left, Step back left
 
HIP BUMPS, STEP, 1/2 PIVOT, SIDE 1/4 TURN, SIDE, TOUCH WITH ROLL, BACK, TOUCH & LOOK
1&2	Bump hips forward, back, forward
3&4	Step left forward, 1/2 pivot right, Step side left 1/4 right
5-6	Step right side right, Touch left next to right (With snake roll) 
7-8	Step left back, Touch right across left (Looking back over left shoulder)
 
STEP, FULL TURN, LUNGE, RECOVER, BACK & CROSS & CROSS & HEEL & TOGETHER
1-2&	Step forward right, Step forward left 1/2 right, Step forward right 1/2 right
3-4	Lunge left forward, Recover onto right hitching left
5&6&	Step left back, Cross right over left, Step left back, Step right back
7&8&	Cross left over right, Step right back, Left heel diagonally left, Step left next to right
 
CROSS, SHOULDER BUMPS, SIDE ROCK & CROSS, SIDE, TOUCH, 1/2 TURN, WALKS
1&2	Cross right over left, Bump alternate shoulders right, left
3&4	Rock left side left, Recover right, Cross left over right
&5-6	Step right side right, Touch left behind right, Turn 1/2 left kicking left low forward
7-8	Walk forward left, right
 
HITCH, STEP&CROSS, TAPS, LUNGE, WALK LEFT, RIGHT, TAPS, LUNGE
1-2	Hitch left (With contraction) turning to right diagonal, Step left forward to right diagonal (slightly crossing left over right)
3&4	Tap right forward, Tap right a little further forward, Lunge/step right forward (Still on diagonal)
5-6	Turning to left diagonal walk left, right 
7&8	Tap left forward, Tap left a little further forward, Lunge/step left forward (Still on diagonal)
 
ROCK, RECOVER, 1/2 TURN, 1/2 TURN, BACK & HEEL & SIDE SWITCHES, HITCH, POINT
1-2	Rock right forward, Recover onto left
3-4	Turning 1/2 right step right forward, Turning 1/2 right step left back 
&5&6	Step back right, Left heel forward, Step left together, Touch right side right  
&7&8	Step right together, Touch left side left, Hitch left, Touch left side left
 
SWIVELS 1/4 TURN, STEP, TOUCH, SIDE, SYNCOPATED JAZZ BOX CROSS
1&2	Swivel heels left, Swivel heels right, Swivel heels left 1/4 right (weight back on left)
3-4	Big step right forward, Touch left together
5-6	Step left side left, Cross right over left
7&8	Step back left, Step right side right, Cross left over right
 
Tag (After Wall 1) : 
“WALK-AROUND” FULL TURN RIGHT WITH HOLDS 
1-8	Step right, Hold, Step left, Hold, Step Right, Hold, Cross left over right, Hold  
(Making a tight full turn to the right on the spot over these steps)