Flowers (By Any Other Name)
Count:
0
Wand:
2
Ebene:
Improver
Choreograf/in:
Bill Bader (CAN)
Musik:
Flowers On The Wall - Eric Heatherly
Sequence: AB, AB, AC, ABC, AA
The "other name" in the title refers to the fact that Section A is the 32-count dance "Sweet Smile".
SECTION A
"HEEL-TOE CHARLESTON": HEEL FORWARD, STEP BACK, TOE BACK, STEP FORWARD
1-2Touch right heel forward. Step right back
3-4Touch left toe back, step left forward
HEEL FORWARD, STEP BACK, TRIPLE BACK-TURN-FORWARD
5-6Touch right heel forward, step right back
7&8Step left back, step right to right side turning ¼ right, step left forward (3:00)
Option: 7&8 can be as simple as "take 3 quick steps turning ¼ right."
REPEAT
1-8Repeat previous 1-8 (ends at 6:00)
FORWARD, FORWARD, BACK, HEEL: TWICE
1-2Step right forward, step left forward
3-4Step right back, touch left heel forward
5-6Step left forward, step right forward
7-8Step left back, touch right heel forward
ROLLING FULL TURN RIGHT, CLAP-CLAP; ROLLING FULL TURN LEFT, CLAP-CLAP
1-2-3Step right to right side turning ¼ right, step left forward turning ½ right, step right back turning ¼ right
&4Hold foot position and clap twice
5-6-7Step left to left side turning ¼ left, step right forward turning ½ left, step left back turning ¼ left
&8Hold foot position and clap twice
SECTION B
"Flowers on the wall" (or, if you prefer, "shoulders toward both walls")
FORWARD, FORWARD, SHOULDER ROCK, FORWARD, FORWARD, SHOULDER ROCK HALF PIVOT; REPEAT THESE 10 COUNTS
1-2Step right forward, step left forward
3&4&Hold foot position. Hold arms at sides close to the body. Hands are flat - or fists, your choice
Raise shoulders straight up and down alternately - doesn't matter which one first
5-8&Repeat 1-4&
9-10Step right forward, pivot turn ½ left shifting weight onto left
11-20Repeat 1-10
FORWARD, FORWARD, BACK, HEEL TWICE ; ROLLING FULL TURNS RIGHT AND LEFT
21-36Counts 17-32 from Section A
Important to remember: these steps occur in both a and b
SECTION C
TAG: SYNCOPATED VINES RIGHT & LEFT
1-2&3-4Step right to right side, cross step left behind right, hop step right to right side, touch left beside right, hold
5-6&7-8Step left to left side, cross step right behind left, hop step left to left side, touch right beside left, hold
An easier variation is to repeat the rolling full turns at A25-32 or regular vines with touch
Add the tag late in the song: after the instrumental 3rd A (back wall) and after the following A-B (front wall)
The "other name" in the title refers to the fact that Section A is the 32-count dance "Sweet Smile".
SECTION A
"HEEL-TOE CHARLESTON": HEEL FORWARD, STEP BACK, TOE BACK, STEP FORWARD
1-2Touch right heel forward. Step right back
3-4Touch left toe back, step left forward
HEEL FORWARD, STEP BACK, TRIPLE BACK-TURN-FORWARD
5-6Touch right heel forward, step right back
7&8Step left back, step right to right side turning ¼ right, step left forward (3:00)
Option: 7&8 can be as simple as "take 3 quick steps turning ¼ right."
REPEAT
1-8Repeat previous 1-8 (ends at 6:00)
FORWARD, FORWARD, BACK, HEEL: TWICE
1-2Step right forward, step left forward
3-4Step right back, touch left heel forward
5-6Step left forward, step right forward
7-8Step left back, touch right heel forward
ROLLING FULL TURN RIGHT, CLAP-CLAP; ROLLING FULL TURN LEFT, CLAP-CLAP
1-2-3Step right to right side turning ¼ right, step left forward turning ½ right, step right back turning ¼ right
&4Hold foot position and clap twice
5-6-7Step left to left side turning ¼ left, step right forward turning ½ left, step left back turning ¼ left
&8Hold foot position and clap twice
SECTION B
"Flowers on the wall" (or, if you prefer, "shoulders toward both walls")
FORWARD, FORWARD, SHOULDER ROCK, FORWARD, FORWARD, SHOULDER ROCK HALF PIVOT; REPEAT THESE 10 COUNTS
1-2Step right forward, step left forward
3&4&Hold foot position. Hold arms at sides close to the body. Hands are flat - or fists, your choice
Raise shoulders straight up and down alternately - doesn't matter which one first
5-8&Repeat 1-4&
9-10Step right forward, pivot turn ½ left shifting weight onto left
11-20Repeat 1-10
FORWARD, FORWARD, BACK, HEEL TWICE ; ROLLING FULL TURNS RIGHT AND LEFT
21-36Counts 17-32 from Section A
Important to remember: these steps occur in both a and b
SECTION C
TAG: SYNCOPATED VINES RIGHT & LEFT
1-2&3-4Step right to right side, cross step left behind right, hop step right to right side, touch left beside right, hold
5-6&7-8Step left to left side, cross step right behind left, hop step left to left side, touch right beside left, hold
An easier variation is to repeat the rolling full turns at A25-32 or regular vines with touch
Add the tag late in the song: after the instrumental 3rd A (back wall) and after the following A-B (front wall)