SWEET ESCAPE

CHOREOGRAPHER: Alison Carrington & The Crew (UK) (March 2007)
COUNT: 96
TYPE: 2 Wall with 32 Count Tag
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: The Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani featuring Akon-120 bpm (Intro 32 Counts (Dance commences and ends with Tag)) (4.06 mins version)

TAG
SLIDE RIGHT & TOUCH, HIP BUMPS, SLIDE LEFT & TOUCH, HIP BUMPS, FULL TURN RIGHT & LEFT

1-2	Big step to right on right, slide left to right
3&4	Hip bump left and right
5-6	Big step to left on left, slide right to left
7&8	Hip bump right and left
9-11	Full turn right on right, left, right
12	Touch left beside right and click
13-15	Full turn left on left, right, left
16	Touch right beside left and click

SLIDE RIGHT & TOUCH, HIP BUMPS, SLIDE LEFT & TOUCH, HIP BUMPS, FULL TURN RIGHT & LEFT

17-18	Big step to right on right, slide left to right
19&20	Hip bump left and right
21-22	Big step to left on left, slide right to left
23&24	Hip bump right and left
25-27	Full turn right on right, left, right
28	Touch left beside right and click
29-31	Full turn left on left, right, left
32	Touch right beside left and click

SECTION 1
STEP, BEHIND, HEEL & CROSS, STEP, TOUCH & CHASSE,
TOUCH, TOUCH, SAILOR 1/2, TOUCH, TOUCH, SAILOR 1/4

1-2	Step right to right, step left behind right
3&4	Dig right heel forward, bring right to left, cross left over right
5-6	Step right to right, touch left beside right
7&8	Step left to left, step right beside left, step left to left
9-10	Touch right forward, touch right to right side
11&12	Turn 1/2 right with right sailor stepping right, left, right
13-14	Touch left forward, touch left to left side
15&16	Turn 1/4 left with left sailor stepping left, right, left

SECTION 2
RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGE x2, ROCK FORWARD, BACK & SHUFFLE BACK,
WALK BACK & UNWIND 1/4, KICK BALL CHANGE x 2

1&2	Kick right forward, step on ball of right, step on left
3&4	Kick right forward, step on ball of right, step on left
5-6	Rock forward on right, rock back on left
7&8	Shuffle back on right, left, right
9-10	Walk back on left, right
11-12	Step left behind right, unwind 1/4 turn left
13&14	Kick right forward, step on ball of right, step on left
15&16	Kick right forward, step on ball of right, step on left

SECTION 3
FORWARD RIGHT, LOCK, RIGHT, LOCK, RIGHT, FORWARD LEFT, LOCK, LEFT, LOCK, LEFT,
STEP BACK & TOUCH & CLICK x 4

1-2	Step forward on right, step left behind right
3&4	Step forward right, step left behind right, step forward right
5-6	Step forward on left, step right behind left
7&8	Step forward on left, step right behind left, step forward on left
9-10	Step back on right, touch left to right and click
11-12	Step back on left, touch right to left and click
13-14	Step back on right, touch left to right and click
15-16	Step back on left, touch right to left and click

SECTION 4
FORWARD RIGHT, LOCK, RIGHT, LOCK, RIGHT, FORWARD LEFT, LOCK, LEFT, LOCK, LEFT,
STEP BACK & TOUCH & CLICK x 4

1-2	Step forward on right, step left behind right
3&4	Step forward right, step left behind right, step forward right
5-6	Step forward on left, step right behind left
7&8	Step forward on left, step right behind left, step forward on left
9-10	Step back on right, touch left to right and click
11-12	Step back on left, touch right to left and click
13-14	Step back on right, touch left to right and click
15-16	Step back on left, touch right to left and click

SECTION 5
TOUCH, TOUCH, CROSS SHUFFLE, HIP SWAYS x 4, TOUCH, TOUCH, CROSS SHUFFLE, HIP SWAYS x 4

1-2	Touch right toe over left, touch right toe to right side
3&4	Cross shuffle right, left, right to left side
5-8	Hip sways left, right, left, right
9-10	Touch left toe over right, touch left toe to left side
11-12	Cross shuffle left, right, left to right side
13-16	Hip sways right, left, right, left

SECTION 6
KICK, CROSS, KICK, BACK & CLICK x 3 ALTERNATE, BOUNCE HEELS x 4 TURNING 1/2 TURN LEFT

1-2	Kick right forward, cross right over left and click
3-4	Kick right forward, step back on right and click
5-6	Kick left forward, cross left over right and click
7-8	Kick left forward, step back on left and click
9-10	Kick right forward, cross right over left and click
11-12	Kick right forward, step back on right and click
13-16	Bounce on both heels x 4 turning 1/2 left (weight on left)

PATTERN Dance begins with 32 count tag, then dance sections 1 to 6 followed by the tag
Repeat this sequence to end of dance
Dance ends on back wall repeating tag until music fades

From: TKANDR@aol.com

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
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