01-01-01
CHOREOGRAPHER: Jo Thompson (USA)
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Cruisin' by Gwyneth Paltrow & Huey Lewis
Burn by Jo Dee Messina (CD: Burn)
Burn by Tina Arena
Still Cruisin' by The Beach Boys (CD: Still Cruisin')
I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack-128 bpm (CD: I Hope You Dance)
1-8 FORWARD, ROCK, RECOVER, SYNCOPATED BACK LOCK,
ROCK BACK, RECOVER, 1/2 TURN LEFT, SYNCOPATED BACK STEPS
1-3 Step forward right, rock forward with left, recover back to right
&4 Step back with left, lock right across in front of left
Note: On the &4 the body is facing slightly left, and as an option
the left arm can go up the back and over to the front
5 Step back with left
6-7 Rock back with right, recover weight forward to left
&8 Turn 1/2 left on left, small step back with right, small step back with left
9-16 BIG STEP BACK, DRAG, SYNCOPATED BACK ROCK, SIDE, RECOVER, CROSS SIDE, RECOVER, CROSS
1-2 Large step back with right, drag left next to right
&3 Rock back with left, recover weight forward to right
4 Step forward with left
5&6 Rock right to right side, recover weight to left, step right across in front of left
7&8 Rock left to left side, recover weight to right, step left across in front of right
17-24 SPOT TURN RIGHT, SYNCOPATED VINE LEFT, SPOT TURN LEFT, SYNCOPATED VINE RIGHT
1-2 Step right to right side, step left across in front of right
3 Unwind a full turn right ending with weight on right
&4 Step left to left side, step right crossed behind right
5-6 Step left to left side, step right across in front of left
7 Unwind a full turn left ending with weight on left
&8 Step right to right side, step left crossed behind right
25-32 SIDE, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, TWO SYNCOPATED CROSS ROCKS
1-3 Step right to right side, rock left across in front of right, recover weight back to right
4 Step left to left side
5&6 Rock right across in front of left, recover weight back to left, step right to right side
7&8 Rock left across in front of right, recover weight back to right, turn 1/4 left stepping forward on left
Choreographer's Note:
I enjoy this dance to slower songs such as the ones listed above for a relaxed feel.
It's best when not rushed. I choreographed this on New Year's Day (01-01-01)
and hope you enjoy dancing it!
START AGAIN AND ENJOY!
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Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
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