Count:
96
Wand:
-
Ebene:
Phrased Advanced
Count in: On lyrics after 4 counts
Phrasing: ABC ABCC BCC
PART A - 48 COUNTS
WALK WALK WALK ¼ TURN CLOSE, CROSS SIDE CROSS ¼ TURN
1 2 3WALK FORWARD R, L, R
&4MAKE ¼ TURN R STEPPING L TO L SIDE, CLOSE R BESIDE L
5 6CROSS L OVER R - SLIGHTLY BENDING KNEES AND LOOKING OVER L SHOULDER TO 12 O CLOCK, STEP R TO R SIDE STRAIGHTENING UP AND BRINGING HEAD BACK TO CENTRE
7 8CROSS L OVER R SLIGHTLY BENDING KNEES AND LOOKING OVER L SHOULDER TO 12 O CLOCK, MAKE ¼
TURN R STEPPING R FORWARD, STEP ¼ TURN CROSS, ¼ TURN ¼ TURN, CROSS BACK SIDE TOGETHER SIDE
1&2STEP L FORWARD, PIVOT ¼ TURN R TAKING WEIGHT ON R, CROSS L OVER R
3 4MAKE ¼ TURN L STEPPING BACK ON R, MAKE ¼ TURN L STEPPING L TO L SIDE
5 6CROSS R OVER L, STEP L BACK
7&8STEP R TO R SIDE, STEP L BESIDE R, STEP R TO R SIDE
SAILOR STEP, BEHIND ¼ TURN STEP, HIP BUMPS
1&2CROSS L BEHIND R, STEP R SLIGHTLY TO R SIDE, STEP L TO L SIDE
3&4CROSS R BEHIND L, MAKE ¼ TURN L STEPPING L FORWARD, STEP R FORWARD
5 6STEP L OUT TO L SIDE PUSHING L HIP OUT, STEP R OUT TO R SIDE PUSHING R HIP OUT
7 8REPEAT COUNTS 5-6
(STYLING: BRING HANDS UP BODY FROM THIGHS TO SHOULDERS DURING COUNTS 5-8)
L SHUFFLE, MAMBO STEP, BACK BACK COASTER STEP
1&2TRAVELLING TOWARDS L DIAGONAL, SHUFFLE FORWARD LRL
3&4ROCK FORWARD ON R, RECOVER BACK ONTO L, STEP R BACK
5 6WALK BACK L R
7&8L COASTER STEP (STILL ON DIAGONAL)
CROSS SWEEP CROSS SIDE BEHIND SWEEP CROSS SIDE
1 2CROSS R OVER L (STRAIGHTEN UP TO FRONT WALL) SWEEP L AROUND
3 4CROSS L OVER R, STEP R TO R SIDE
5 6CROSS L BEHIND R, SWEEP R AROUND
7 8CROSS R BEHIND L, STEP L TO L SIDE
STEP LOCK STEP STEP LOCK STEP STEP, PIVOT 1/2 TURN, JUMP BODY ROLL
1&2STEP R FWD, LOCK L BEHIND R, STEP R FWD
&3&4STEP L FORWARD, LOCK R BEHIND L, STEP L FORWARD, STEP R FORWARD
5 6STEP L FORWARD, PIVOT 1/2 TURN R TAKING WEIGHT FWD ON R
7 8MAKE A SMALL JUMP FORWARD ON BOTH FEET & BODY ROLL UP OVER 2 COUNTS (WEIGHT ENDS L)
PART B - 32 COUNTS
HEEL GRIND & CROSS SIDE, HEELS TOES HEELS, BEHIND SIDE CROSS
1 2HEEL GRIND R OVER L, STEP L TO L SIDE
&34STEP R IN PLACE, CROSS L OVER R, STEP R TO R SIDE
5&6SWIVEL BOTH HEELS R, SWIVEL BOTH TOES R, SWIVEL BOTH HEELS R (WEIGHT ON R)
7&8CROSS L BEHIND R, STEP R TO R SIDE, CROSS L OVER R
(&) CROSS, 1/4 TURN, STEP TURN STEP, POINT TOGETHER, MONTEREY TURN
&12STEP R TO R SIDE, CROSS L OVER R, MAKE 1/4 TURN R STEPPING R FORWARD
&34STEP L FORWARD, PIVOT 1/2 TURN R TAKING WEIGHT ONTO R, STEP L FWD
5 6POINT R OUT TO R SIDE, STEP R BESIDE L
7 8POINT L TO L SIDE, STEP L BESIDE R AS YOU MAKE ½ TURN L (MONTEREY) WHILST SWEEPING R AROUND
[17 - 32] REPEAT COUNTS 1-16
(EACH B IS 16 COUNTS REPEATED TWICE)
PART C – 16 COUNTS
CHARLESTON - TOUCH STEP BACK, TOUCH STEP FWD, R SHUFFLE CHASE TURN
1 2TOUCH R FWD, STEP R BACK
3 4TOUCH L BACK, STEP L FORWARD (SWIVELING L HEELS LIKE CHARLESTON ON COUNTS 1-4)
5&6R SHUFFLE FWD
7&8STEP L FORWARD, PIVOT 1/2 TURN R TAKING WEIGHT ON R, STEP L FORWARD
CHARLESTON - TOUCH STEP BACK, TOUCH STEP FWD, JAZZ BOX 1/2 TURN JUMP
1 2TOUCH R FWD, STEP R BACK
3 4TOUCH L BACK, STEP L FORWARD (SWIVELING HEELS LIKE CHARLESTON ON COUNTS 1-4)
5 6CROSS R OVER L, MAKE 1/4 TURN R STEPPING L BACK
7 8MAKE 1/4 TURN R STEPPING R FWD, STEP L FORWARD
AT THE END OF THE SONG, STEP L BESIDE R ON THE LAST COUNT OF PART C, PRETEND TO HOLD A BALLOON IN YOUR RIGHT HAND, AND RISE UP ON BOTH TOES LIKE YOU’RE FLOATING JUST AS THE SONG SAYS ‘BALLOONS’
ENJOY!!!!
Phrasing: ABC ABCC BCC
PART A - 48 COUNTS
WALK WALK WALK ¼ TURN CLOSE, CROSS SIDE CROSS ¼ TURN
1 2 3WALK FORWARD R, L, R
&4MAKE ¼ TURN R STEPPING L TO L SIDE, CLOSE R BESIDE L
5 6CROSS L OVER R - SLIGHTLY BENDING KNEES AND LOOKING OVER L SHOULDER TO 12 O CLOCK, STEP R TO R SIDE STRAIGHTENING UP AND BRINGING HEAD BACK TO CENTRE
7 8CROSS L OVER R SLIGHTLY BENDING KNEES AND LOOKING OVER L SHOULDER TO 12 O CLOCK, MAKE ¼
TURN R STEPPING R FORWARD, STEP ¼ TURN CROSS, ¼ TURN ¼ TURN, CROSS BACK SIDE TOGETHER SIDE
1&2STEP L FORWARD, PIVOT ¼ TURN R TAKING WEIGHT ON R, CROSS L OVER R
3 4MAKE ¼ TURN L STEPPING BACK ON R, MAKE ¼ TURN L STEPPING L TO L SIDE
5 6CROSS R OVER L, STEP L BACK
7&8STEP R TO R SIDE, STEP L BESIDE R, STEP R TO R SIDE
SAILOR STEP, BEHIND ¼ TURN STEP, HIP BUMPS
1&2CROSS L BEHIND R, STEP R SLIGHTLY TO R SIDE, STEP L TO L SIDE
3&4CROSS R BEHIND L, MAKE ¼ TURN L STEPPING L FORWARD, STEP R FORWARD
5 6STEP L OUT TO L SIDE PUSHING L HIP OUT, STEP R OUT TO R SIDE PUSHING R HIP OUT
7 8REPEAT COUNTS 5-6
(STYLING: BRING HANDS UP BODY FROM THIGHS TO SHOULDERS DURING COUNTS 5-8)
L SHUFFLE, MAMBO STEP, BACK BACK COASTER STEP
1&2TRAVELLING TOWARDS L DIAGONAL, SHUFFLE FORWARD LRL
3&4ROCK FORWARD ON R, RECOVER BACK ONTO L, STEP R BACK
5 6WALK BACK L R
7&8L COASTER STEP (STILL ON DIAGONAL)
CROSS SWEEP CROSS SIDE BEHIND SWEEP CROSS SIDE
1 2CROSS R OVER L (STRAIGHTEN UP TO FRONT WALL) SWEEP L AROUND
3 4CROSS L OVER R, STEP R TO R SIDE
5 6CROSS L BEHIND R, SWEEP R AROUND
7 8CROSS R BEHIND L, STEP L TO L SIDE
STEP LOCK STEP STEP LOCK STEP STEP, PIVOT 1/2 TURN, JUMP BODY ROLL
1&2STEP R FWD, LOCK L BEHIND R, STEP R FWD
&3&4STEP L FORWARD, LOCK R BEHIND L, STEP L FORWARD, STEP R FORWARD
5 6STEP L FORWARD, PIVOT 1/2 TURN R TAKING WEIGHT FWD ON R
7 8MAKE A SMALL JUMP FORWARD ON BOTH FEET & BODY ROLL UP OVER 2 COUNTS (WEIGHT ENDS L)
PART B - 32 COUNTS
HEEL GRIND & CROSS SIDE, HEELS TOES HEELS, BEHIND SIDE CROSS
1 2HEEL GRIND R OVER L, STEP L TO L SIDE
&34STEP R IN PLACE, CROSS L OVER R, STEP R TO R SIDE
5&6SWIVEL BOTH HEELS R, SWIVEL BOTH TOES R, SWIVEL BOTH HEELS R (WEIGHT ON R)
7&8CROSS L BEHIND R, STEP R TO R SIDE, CROSS L OVER R
(&) CROSS, 1/4 TURN, STEP TURN STEP, POINT TOGETHER, MONTEREY TURN
&12STEP R TO R SIDE, CROSS L OVER R, MAKE 1/4 TURN R STEPPING R FORWARD
&34STEP L FORWARD, PIVOT 1/2 TURN R TAKING WEIGHT ONTO R, STEP L FWD
5 6POINT R OUT TO R SIDE, STEP R BESIDE L
7 8POINT L TO L SIDE, STEP L BESIDE R AS YOU MAKE ½ TURN L (MONTEREY) WHILST SWEEPING R AROUND
[17 - 32] REPEAT COUNTS 1-16
(EACH B IS 16 COUNTS REPEATED TWICE)
PART C – 16 COUNTS
CHARLESTON - TOUCH STEP BACK, TOUCH STEP FWD, R SHUFFLE CHASE TURN
1 2TOUCH R FWD, STEP R BACK
3 4TOUCH L BACK, STEP L FORWARD (SWIVELING L HEELS LIKE CHARLESTON ON COUNTS 1-4)
5&6R SHUFFLE FWD
7&8STEP L FORWARD, PIVOT 1/2 TURN R TAKING WEIGHT ON R, STEP L FORWARD
CHARLESTON - TOUCH STEP BACK, TOUCH STEP FWD, JAZZ BOX 1/2 TURN JUMP
1 2TOUCH R FWD, STEP R BACK
3 4TOUCH L BACK, STEP L FORWARD (SWIVELING HEELS LIKE CHARLESTON ON COUNTS 1-4)
5 6CROSS R OVER L, MAKE 1/4 TURN R STEPPING L BACK
7 8MAKE 1/4 TURN R STEPPING R FWD, STEP L FORWARD
AT THE END OF THE SONG, STEP L BESIDE R ON THE LAST COUNT OF PART C, PRETEND TO HOLD A BALLOON IN YOUR RIGHT HAND, AND RISE UP ON BOTH TOES LIKE YOU’RE FLOATING JUST AS THE SONG SAYS ‘BALLOONS’
ENJOY!!!!
