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CHOREOGRAPHER: DANCERUS (Sonia & Ric) - dancerus@optonline.net (516) 935 4750 (NY)
COUNT: Phrased
TYPE: 1 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: I Am Who I Am by Lara Fabian (CD Lara Fabian, get music at iTunes.com)

Sequence: A B+ A B+ B break B B B

PART A (48 STEPS)
SET 1 & CROSS, KICK, CROSS SHUFFLE, STEP 1/4 LEFT, STEP 1/4 LEFT, SAILOR 1/4 TURN RIGHT

&1-2	Step back Right, cross Left over Right, kick Right
3&4	Cross Right over Left, step Left to Left side, cross Right over Left
5-6	Step Left 1/4 to Left, step Right 1/4 to Left
7&8	Left sailor step turning 1/4 Right

SET 2 TOUCH FORWARD, & STEP BACK 1/4 TURN RIGHT, PUSH CHEST TWICE,
LOCK STEP, SYNCOPATED PIVOT 1/2 TURN RIGHT

1&2	Touch Right forward, Right ronde, step back 1/4 to Right
3&4	Push chest forward twice (*1)
5&6	Right lock step forward (triple)
7&8	Step Left, pivot 1/2 turn Right, point Left out
	(*1) rock Left, Right, Left as you push chest forward, back, forward (end weight on Left)

SET 3 CROSS, KICK, CROSS SHUFFLE, STEP 1/4 LEFT, STEP 1/4 LEFT, SAILOR 1/4 TURN RIGHT

1-2	Cross Left over Right, kick Right
3&4	Cross Right over Left, step Left to Left side, cross Right over Left
5-6	Step Left 1/4 to Left, step Right 1/4 to Left
7&8	Left sailor step turning 1/4 Right

SET 4 TOUCH FORWARD, & STEP BACK 1/4 TURN RIGHT, PUSH CHEST TWICE,
LOCK STEP, SYNCOPATED PIVOT 1/2 TURN RIGHT

1&2	Touch Right forward, Right ronde, step back 1/4 to Right
3&4	Push chest forward twice (*1)
5&6	Right lock step forward (triple)
7&8	Step Left, pivot 1/2 turn Right, point Left out
	(*1) rock Left, Right, Left as you push chest forward, back, forward (end weight on Left)

SET 5 RONDE 1/2 TO LEFT, SIDE ROCK, RECOVER 1/4 TURN TO RIGHT,
FULL RIGHT TURN TRIPLE, SYNCOPATED SIDE ROCK WITH 1/4 TURN TO LEFT, SIDE SHUFFLE

&1-2	Swing Left 1/2 turn Left, side rock on Left, recover 1/4 to Right
3&4	Full Right turn forward stepping Left, Right, Left
5&6	Side step Right, recover Left turning 1/4 Right, step Right next to Left
7&8	Left side shuffle

SET 6 WALK BACK 2 STEPS, COASTER STEP, WALK FORWARD 3 STEPS, SWIVEL 1/2 TO LEFT AND POINT TO SIDE

1-2	Walk back Right and Left
3&4	Right coaster step
5-7	Walk forward: Left, Right, Left (*2)
8	Swivel 1/2 to Left and point Right to side
	(*2) slightly crossing steps

PART B (32 STEPS)
SET 1 KNEE POPS, STEP RIGHT FORWARD, HOLD, SIDE SHUFFLE LEFT, CROSS ROCK TO LEFT

1-2	Step Right back (pop Left), step Left beside Right (pop Right)
3-4	Step Right forward (*3), hold
5&6	Side Left shuffle stepping Left, Right, Left
7-8	Cross rock Right over Left, recover weight on Left
	(*3) bring chest forward, arms back (making a stand)

SET 2 KNEE POPS, STEP RIGHT FORWARD, HOLD, SIDE SHUFFLE LEFT, CROSS ROCK TO LEFT

1-2	Step Right back (pop Left), step Left beside Right (pop Right)
3-4	Step Right forward (*3), hold
5&6	Side Left shuffle stepping Left, Right, Left
7-8	Cross rock Right over Left, recover weight on Left
	(*3) bring chest forward, arms back (making a stand)

SET 3 KICK & CROSS, STRETCH TO SIDE, RECOVER, RIGHT SAILOR, LEFT SAILOR

1&2	Right kick, step down on Right, cross Left over Right
3-4	Side step Right on ball of foot (*4), recover weight on Left
5&6	Right behind Left, Left, Right in place
7&8	Left behind Right, Right, Left in place
	(*4) bring Right elbow up, palm out slightly below eyes, slide elbow as you
	stretch upper body to Right side, Bend Right knee, hold Left in place

SET 4 1/4 STEP RIGHT, LEFT TOGETHER (4 TIMES, TO A FULL CIRCLE)

1-2	Step Left 1/4 to Right, step Left together
3-4	Step Left 1/4 to Right, step Left together
5-6	Step Left 1/4 to Right, step Left together
7-8	Step Left 1/4 to Right, step Left together
	(Slightly rolling body with each turn, completing a full Right turn)

ADDITIONAL STEPS FOR PART B+
SET 5 ROCK BACK, SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK BACK, SIDE SHUFFLE

1-2	Step Right behind Left, recover Left
3&4	Sside Right shuffle stepping Right, Left, Right
5-6	Step Left behind Right, recover Right
7&8	Side Left shuffle stepping Left, Right, Left

BREAK (16 STEPS)

WEAVE RIGHT, WEAVE LEFT

1-2	Side step Right, step Left behind Right
3-4	Swing Right around to back, Step Right behind Left
5-6	Side step Left, step Right over Left
7-8	Swing Left around to front, Step Left over Right

ROLLING VINE RIGHT, ROLLING VINE LEFT

9-10	Step Right 1/4 turn Right, step Left back 1/2 turn Right
11-12	Step Right 1/4 turn Right, hold
13-14	Step Left 1/4 turn Left, step Right back 1/2 turn Left
15-16	Step Left 1/4 turn Left, hold

END OF DANCE

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