LONELY GIRL

CHOREOGRAPHER: David J. McDonagh (4th April 2007)
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 3 Wall Line Dance with 2 Restarts
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
MUSIC: Lonely Girl by Sandi Thom (Intro: 56-Count, on the word "I". For example, "And Iiiiiiiiii". Approx. 25 seconds into track) (CD: iTunes | Single | Album (Smile...It Confuses People))

Missing Wall: The dance is never danced during the back wall, due to the restarts

1-8	LUNGE (SWAY), UNWIND WITH POINTING

1-2	Lunge left to left side (leaning over left leg), Start recovering weight on right
3-4	Recover weight on right (straightening up), Slide/touch left next to right
5-6	Step left to left side, Cross step right behind left
7	Unwind 3/4 turn right (keeping weight on left) [9:00]
8	Touch right to behind left and pointing to left (toward the back wall)
	Note: Counts 7 & 8 should be smoothed together, unwinding that turn over the two counts
	and discretely managing to touch right behind left. Turn head toward back wall also.

9-16	SWEEP, SWING, ROCK STEP, 1/4 TURN, DIAGONAL STEP

1-3	Over three counts sweep right toe in an arc counter-clockwise ending with right over left
	(no weight)
4	Complete this reversed ronde sweep by turning 1/4 left stepping forward on right [6:00]
5-6	Rock forward on left, Recover weight onto right
7-8	Turn 1/4 left and step left to left side, Step right forward to left diagonal [1:00]

17-24	KICK, 1/2 TURN HOOK, STEP-HOOK, UNWIND (1/4 + 1/8) TURN, CROSS-POINT

1	Kick left forward [1:00]
2	On ball of right turn 1/2 left hooking left over right shin [7:00]
3-4	Step forward on left, Hook right behind left knee
5-6	Keep right hooked behind left knee and over two counts and on ball of left 3/8 left [3:00]
7-8	Cross step right over left, Point left toe to left side

25-32	REVERSED RONDE WITH TURNING AND POINTING, AND-STEP-LOCK, UNWIND 3/4 TURN

1-4	Keeping weight on ball of right and over four counts rotate 1/2 turn (or 1 and 1/2 turns)
	over left shoulder - keeping that left toe pointed out to the side, sweeping it around
	with you as you complete that turn [9:00]
&5-6	Step left beside right, Step forward on right, Cross-step left behind right
7-8	Over two counts: Unwind 3/4 turn left (weight ending on left) [12:00]

33-40	KICK-CROSS, REVERSED 1/2 PIVOT, AND-STEP, HITCH-TURN, STEP

1-2	Kick right forward, Cross-step right over left
3-4	Touch left back, Pivot 1/2 turn left [6:00]
&5	Step left beside right, Step forward on right
6-7	On ball of right and over two counts raise left knee slowly turning 1/4 left [3:00]
8	Step left to left side

41-48	SLIDE, STEP-PIVOT-STEP, SLOW UNWIND/TWIST

1-2	Push off left and take a large step right slideing left beside right (weight on right)
3-5	Step forward on left, Pivot 1/2 turn right, Step forward on left [9:00]
6-8	On balls of both feet and over three counts slowly unwind 3/4 turn right [6:00]
	(feet ending crossed, with right over left and end by twisting upper body to the right)

49-56	SPIN, WALK WITH TURNING 1/2, TOUCH

1-4	On ball of right and over four counts spin once, twice or thrice over left shoulder [6:00]
	ending by swinging that left foot out to left side
	Note: If it helps, hitch the left knee while completing that turn
5-7	Turning 1/2 left complete three walks Left, Right, Left [12:00]
8	Touch right beside left

57-64	WALK-WALK, 1/4 SIDE STEP, HINGE TURNS

1-2	Step forward on right (slightly crossing in front of left), Hold/Pause
3-4	Step forward on left (slightly crossing in front of right), Hold/Pause
&	Turn 1/4 left and step right to right side [9:00]
5-6	On ball of right turn 1/2 over left shoulder and step left to left side, Hold/Pause [3:00]
7-8	On ball of left turn 1/2 over left shoulder and step right to right side, Hold/Pause [9:00]
	Note 1: You can clearly hear the down beats of the music, so ignore those fast hold
	counts and step on those five low-toned piano keys
	Note 2: Those counts feel like: 1, 2, &-(Hold), 3, 4
	It's an odd one, but the music does explain

End of the Dance

A Couple of Restarts and an Ending

After Wall 2

Transfer weight onto left (57-64 &), then repeat the final 8 counts of the dance (57-64)
This is also where you'll be missing out the back wall

During Wall 4

Dance up to counts 49-56 and start the dance again

- You'll be facing the front originating wall

- Also, to make this work, instead of touching right beside left (count 56),
step right beside left for a weight transfer to start the dance again on the left

Optional Ending: After Wall 5

Simply repeat the last 16 counts of the dance 49-64

Enjoy The Dance

From: david@djm-uk.com

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