Express Yourself
Count:
32
Wand:
2
Ebene:
Intermediate
Choreograf/in:
Jodee Shadinger (USA)
Musik:
Express Yourself - Madonna
This dance won 1st place in Non-Country Inter/Advance New Choreography and 1st place in overall New Choreography in November 2001 at the Las Vegas Country Western Dance Finale
TOUCH TOE RIGHT; ½ TURN RIGHT; TOUCH TOE RIGHT; KICK AND TOUCH; SWING KNEE; BUMP HIPS TWICE
1&2Touch right toe to right side; turn ½ turn to right (weight stays on left); touch right toe to right side
3&4Kick right foot forward; step right next to left; touch left toe to left side
5-6Roll left knee in and around to the left (turn ¼ turn left as you do so)
&7&8Bump hips forward; bump hips back; bump hips forward; bump hips back
LEFT SHUFFLE; PIVOT AND TOUCH; RIGHT SHUFFLE; PIVOT AND TOUCH
1&2Step left foot forward; step right next to left; step left foot forward
3&4Step right foot forward; pivot ½ turn left (weight ending on left); touch right toe forward
5&6Step right foot forward; step left next to right; step right foot forward
7&8Step left foot forward; pivot ½ turn right (weight ending on right); touch left toe forward
RAISE LEFT LEG WITH ¼ TURN; VINE RIGHT; ROCK STEP; CROSS; UNWIND; WALK; WALK
1-2Slightly raise straight left leg to left side doing a ¼ turn right; cross left behind right
&3-4Step right to right side; rock left across right; replace weight to right
&5-6Step left next to right; cross right over left; unwind ½ turn left (weight ending on left)
7-8Step right foot forward; step left foot forward (slightly in front of right)
ROCK FORWARD; REPLACE; FULL TURN; COASTER STEP; CROSS LEFT OVER RIGHT; UNWIND
1-2Rock forward on right; rock back on left
3-4Step back on right turning ½ turn right; step forward on left turning ½ turn right
5&6Step back on right; step left next to right; step forward on right
7-8Cross left over right; unwind ½ turn right (weight ending on left)
REPEAT
TOUCH TOE RIGHT; ½ TURN RIGHT; TOUCH TOE RIGHT; KICK AND TOUCH; SWING KNEE; BUMP HIPS TWICE
1&2Touch right toe to right side; turn ½ turn to right (weight stays on left); touch right toe to right side
3&4Kick right foot forward; step right next to left; touch left toe to left side
5-6Roll left knee in and around to the left (turn ¼ turn left as you do so)
&7&8Bump hips forward; bump hips back; bump hips forward; bump hips back
LEFT SHUFFLE; PIVOT AND TOUCH; RIGHT SHUFFLE; PIVOT AND TOUCH
1&2Step left foot forward; step right next to left; step left foot forward
3&4Step right foot forward; pivot ½ turn left (weight ending on left); touch right toe forward
5&6Step right foot forward; step left next to right; step right foot forward
7&8Step left foot forward; pivot ½ turn right (weight ending on right); touch left toe forward
RAISE LEFT LEG WITH ¼ TURN; VINE RIGHT; ROCK STEP; CROSS; UNWIND; WALK; WALK
1-2Slightly raise straight left leg to left side doing a ¼ turn right; cross left behind right
&3-4Step right to right side; rock left across right; replace weight to right
&5-6Step left next to right; cross right over left; unwind ½ turn left (weight ending on left)
7-8Step right foot forward; step left foot forward (slightly in front of right)
ROCK FORWARD; REPLACE; FULL TURN; COASTER STEP; CROSS LEFT OVER RIGHT; UNWIND
1-2Rock forward on right; rock back on left
3-4Step back on right turning ½ turn right; step forward on left turning ½ turn right
5&6Step back on right; step left next to right; step forward on right
7-8Cross left over right; unwind ½ turn right (weight ending on left)
REPEAT