By My Side
Count:
32
Wand:
1
Ebene:
Improver line/contra dance
Choreograf/in:
Sho Botham (UK) & Peter Metelnick (UK)
Musik:
I've Got This Feeling - The Mavericks
Position: When dancing contra, start facing a gap
RIGHT FORWARD, ½ TURN LEFT & HITCH, COASTER STEP, STEP AND HOLD, SHUFFLE FORWARD
1-2Step right forward, hitch left & pivot ½ turn left (now facing rear wall)
3&4Coaster step left-right-left
5-6Step right forward, hold
7&8Shuffle forward left-right-left
ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, ½ TURN RIGHT WITH SHUFFLE, ROCK STEP, RECOVER, ½ TURN LEFT WITH SHUFFLE
9-10Rock forward right, recover on left
Alternative steps
9Step right forward raising back heel
10Lower left heel
11&12Shuffle forward right-left-right making ½ turn to right
13-14Rock forward left, recover on right
Alternative steps
13Step left forward raising right heel
14Lower right heel
15&16Shuffle forward left-right-left making ½ turn to left
RIGHT FORWARD, ½ LEFT PIVOT, RIGHT FORWARD DIAGONAL ROCK & RECOVER, SHUFFLE IN PLACE, LEFT DIAGONAL ROCK & RECOVER
17-18Step right forward, ½ turn pivot left (basketball turn)
19-20Leading with the right shoulder, rock right diagonally forward (in contra line, you will be moving towards another dancer in the opposite line on your right), step in place left
21&22Shuffle in place right-left-right
23-24Leading with left shoulder, rock left diagonally forward, step in place right (reverse of counts 19, 20)
LONG STEP AND SLIDE DIAGONALLY BACK LEFT, COASTER STEP, STEP FORWARD, 2 BALL CHANGES
25-26Long step diagonally back left, slide right towards left (weight remains on left)
27&28Coaster step right-left-right
29-30Step forward left, hold
31-322 ball changes right left, right left traveling slightly forward
REPEAT
RIGHT FORWARD, ½ TURN LEFT & HITCH, COASTER STEP, STEP AND HOLD, SHUFFLE FORWARD
1-2Step right forward, hitch left & pivot ½ turn left (now facing rear wall)
3&4Coaster step left-right-left
5-6Step right forward, hold
7&8Shuffle forward left-right-left
ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, ½ TURN RIGHT WITH SHUFFLE, ROCK STEP, RECOVER, ½ TURN LEFT WITH SHUFFLE
9-10Rock forward right, recover on left
Alternative steps
9Step right forward raising back heel
10Lower left heel
11&12Shuffle forward right-left-right making ½ turn to right
13-14Rock forward left, recover on right
Alternative steps
13Step left forward raising right heel
14Lower right heel
15&16Shuffle forward left-right-left making ½ turn to left
RIGHT FORWARD, ½ LEFT PIVOT, RIGHT FORWARD DIAGONAL ROCK & RECOVER, SHUFFLE IN PLACE, LEFT DIAGONAL ROCK & RECOVER
17-18Step right forward, ½ turn pivot left (basketball turn)
19-20Leading with the right shoulder, rock right diagonally forward (in contra line, you will be moving towards another dancer in the opposite line on your right), step in place left
21&22Shuffle in place right-left-right
23-24Leading with left shoulder, rock left diagonally forward, step in place right (reverse of counts 19, 20)
LONG STEP AND SLIDE DIAGONALLY BACK LEFT, COASTER STEP, STEP FORWARD, 2 BALL CHANGES
25-26Long step diagonally back left, slide right towards left (weight remains on left)
27&28Coaster step right-left-right
29-30Step forward left, hold
31-322 ball changes right left, right left traveling slightly forward
REPEAT