GIMME HOPE

CHOREOGRAPHER: Jan L'Argent
COUNT: 48
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Gimme Hope, Johanna by Eddy Grant-65 BPM (album: Eddy Grant Greatest Hits Collection)

ROCK FORWARD RIGHT, TOUCH, RECOVER LEFT, TRIPLE 1/2 TURN LEFT, LEFT BACKWARD COASTER STEP

1-3	Rock forward right, touch left behind right, recover back onto left
4&5	1/2 turn left stepping right, left, right
6&7	Step back left, step right next to left, step left forward

HEEL DIG, HOOK, REPLACE, 1/4 TURNING LEFT SHUFFLE, 1/2 PIVOT TURN LEFT, SHUFFLE

8&9	Dig right heel forward, hook right across left, step right beside left
10&11	1/4 turning left shuffle stepping left, right, left
12-13	Step forward right, 1/2 pivot turn left placing weight on left
14&15	Shuffle forward right, left, right

MAMBO FORWARD ON LEFT, MAMBO BACK ON RIGHT, 1/4 PIVOT TURN RIGHT,
CROSS LEFT OVER RIGHT, STEP RIGHT TO RIGHT SIDE

16&17	Rock forward on left, recover on right, replace left beside right
18&19	Rock back on right, recover on left, replace right beside left
20-21	Step forward on left, 1/4 pivot turn right placing weight on right
22-23	Step left over right, step right to right side

1/4 TURNING LEFT SAILOR STEP, CROSS RIGHT OVER LEFT, STEP LEFT TO LEFT SIDE,
1/4 TURNING RIGHT SAILOR STEP, CROSSING SHUFFLE LEFT OVER RIGHT TRAVELLING RIGHT

24&25	1/4 turning left step left behind right, step right beside left, step left forward
26-27	Step right over left, step left to left side
28&29	1/4 turning right step right behind left, step left beside right, step right forward
30&31	Cross left over right, step right next to left, step left forward
	Author's note: These steps are identical to the cross step,
	side step, Sailor step of Jose Cuervo

1/4 TURN LEFT STEPPING BACK ON RIGHT, 1/2 TURN LEFT STEPPING BACK ON LEFT BEHIND RIGHT,
RIGHT COASTER STEP, FULL PIVOT TURN RIGHT, SHUFFLE FORWARD LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT

32-33	Step back on right turning 1/4 left, step back on left completing 1/4 turn
34&35	Step right back, step left beside right, step right forward
36	Pivoting 1/2 on right, turn right stepping back onto left
37	Pivoting 1/2 on left, turn right stepping onto right
38&39	Step forward left, step right next to left, step forward left

RIGHT ROCK AND CROSS, LEFT ROCK AND CROSS, HEEL DIG, HOOK, REPLACE,
LEFT COASTER STEP, STEP RIGHT BACK, STEP LEFT NEXT TO RIGHT

40&41	Rock right out to right side, recover on left, cross right over left
42&43	Rock left out to left side, recover on right, cross left over right
44&45	Dig right heel forward, hook right over left, step right beside left
46&47	Step left back, step right next to left, step left forward
48&	Step right back, step left next to right

Count 1 of the sequence completes the final right coaster step as in an eight and one cha-cha.

The count in is 4 counts of eight; you will start one count before the vocals commence.

Contact Jan on: Phone 01992 306658, Mobile 07939 856318 or e-mail jan.largent@ntlworld.com

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