REFLECTIONS

CHOREOGRAPHER: William Sevone & Friends (June 15th 2004) email: williamsevone@yahoo.co.uk
COUNT: 48
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Advanced Beginner
MUSIC: Reflections by Diana Ross & The Supremes-100 bpm (No.1's / many compilations)
	(You're Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher by Jackie Wilson-96 bpm (many compilations)

Choreographer's note: (edited version)
The time - late Summer 1967. The place - The Takis Disco in Oxford Street, Manchester.
A small group of dancers - myself included - decided to create some 'moves' (as step
combinations were then referred to as) to "Higher & Higher". As a bonus it was found that the
'moves' also worked well with the song 'Reflections'. The 'moves' back then were more freestyle
with no set pattern but the first two sections are very accurate in their description. It may be
of interest to some to note that parts of this dance (in freestyle form) later became base
'moves' in what was to be called 'Northern Soul Dancing' (minus the acrobatics) which is still
danced today all over the World. The dance is phrased to 'Reflections' but not 'Higher & Higher'
(don't forget in the early days, who cared about 'phrasing') which is 32 counts. To recreate
the 'feel', the majority of the steps must include a 'bit o' bounce'.

Always remember- 'The beat may reach your feet - but the rhythm should electrify your soul'.

Because of the single count 3/4 turn and slightly unusual composition, this dance has been
placed within the Advanced Beginner section of the New Levels.

The dance starts on the vocals (both pieces of music). Feet slightly apart with weight on left.

4X DIAGONAL STEPS FORWARD, 4X DIAGONAL STEPS BACKWARD (12:00)

1-2	Step right diagonally forward right, Step left diagonally forward left
3-4	Step right diagonally forward right, Step left diagonally forward left
5-6	Step right diagonally backward right, Step left diagonally backward left
7-8	Step right diagonally backward right, Step left diagonally backward left
	Dance note: All diagonal steps are short

ROCKS: SIDE-BEHIND-IN PLACE-SIDE-SIDE-SIDE-BEHIND-IN PLACE (12:00)

9-10	Rock right to right side, Cross rock left behind
11-12	Rock onto right, Rock left to left side
13-14	Rock onto right, Rock onto left
15-16	Cross rock right behind left, Rock onto left

1/4 RIGHT STEP FORWARD, PUSH STEP, STEP, 1/4 LEFT SIDE STEP,
1/4 LEFT PUSH STEP, STEP, 1/4 RIGHT SIDE ROCK, ROCK (12:00)

17-18	Turn 1/4 right and step forward onto right, Push step left forward
19-20	Step onto right, Turn 1/4 left and step left to left side
21-22	Turn 1/4 left and push step right forward, Step onto left
23-24	Turn 1/4 right and rock right to right side, Rock onto left

4X DIAGONAL STEPS FORWARD, 4X DIAGONAL STEPS BACKWARD (12:00)

25-26	Step right diagonally forward right, Step left diagonally forward left
27-28	Step right diagonally forward right, Step left diagonally forward left
29-30	Step right diagonally backward right, Step left diagonally backward left
31-32	Step right diagonally backward right, Step left diagonally backward left
	Dance note: All diagonal steps are short

ROCKS: SIDE-BEHIND-IN PLACE-SIDE-SIDE-SIDE-BEHIND-IN PLACE (12:00)

33-34	Rock right to right side, Cross rock left behind
35-36	Rock onto right, Rock left to left side
37-38	Rock onto right, Rock onto left
39-40	Cross rock right behind left, Rock onto left

1/4 RIGHT STEP FORWARD, PUSH STEP, STEP, 1/4 LEFT SIDE STEP, 1/4 LEFT PUSH STEP, STEP (12:00)

41-42	Turn 1/4 right and step forward onto right, Push step left forward
43-44	Step onto right, Turn 1/4 left and step left to left side
45-46	Turn 1/4 left and push step right forward, Step onto left

3/4 RIGHT STEP FORWARD, STEP FORWARD (6:00)

47-48	Turn 3/4 right and step forward onto right, Step forward onto left

DON'T FORGET - To recreate the feel of the dance,
the majority of the steps must include a 'bit o' bounce'.

From: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au

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