Count:
32
Wand:
4
Ebene:
Beginner
Start on the word "raft" (32 counts after the first upbeat)
A little tribute to the singer Georges Brassens who wrote the song "Les copains d'abord" in 1964. The song "Friendship first" is the English version.
Sect 1: R&L toe struts fwd, mambo R fwd, L&R back toe struts, sailor step L ¼ T,
1&2&R toe forward, drop R heel, L toe forward, drop L heel
3&4Step R forward, recover onto L, step R backward
5&6&L toe backward, drop L heel, R toe backward, drop R heel
7&8Cross L behind R, L ¼ T and step R to the R, step L forward
Sect 2:R side step, L beside R, triple step R fwd, L side step, R beside L, L back triple step
1-2Step R to the R, bring L beside R
3&4Step R forward, bring L beside R, step R forward
5-6Step L to the L, bring R beside L
7&8Step L backward, bring R beside L, step L backward
Sect 3: R back rock step, L ¼ T & R side toe strut, L back mambo, weave to the L, R heel-hitch-heel
1&2&Step R backward, recover onto L, L ¼ T & R toe to the R, drop R heel
3&4Step L backward, recover onto R, step L forward
5&6&Cross R in front of L, step L to the L, cross R behind L, step L to the L
7&8R heel forward (R diagonal), hitch R, R heel forward (R diagonal)
Style: counts 7&8, join your hands with your palms downward over your right knee. Lift up your hands as your knee comes up and lower your hands as your knee goes down.
Sect 4: Weave to the R, L ¼ T into a R side rock step, step R fwd, step L fwd, R ½ T, L side mambo
1&2&Step R to the R, cross L behind R, step R to the R, cross L in front of R
3&4Step R to the R, L ¼ T & recover onto L, step R forward
5-6Step L forward, R ½ T
7&8Step L to the L, recover onto R, bring L beside R (slightly forward and weight on L)
Final:
Dance wall 10 (beginning facing 9 o'clock) and replace the last two counts "7&8" of the dance (L side mambo) with: Step L forward, R ½ T, step L forward (ending facing 12 o' clock)
Contact: countryscal@gmail.com
A little tribute to the singer Georges Brassens who wrote the song "Les copains d'abord" in 1964. The song "Friendship first" is the English version.
Sect 1: R&L toe struts fwd, mambo R fwd, L&R back toe struts, sailor step L ¼ T,
1&2&R toe forward, drop R heel, L toe forward, drop L heel
3&4Step R forward, recover onto L, step R backward
5&6&L toe backward, drop L heel, R toe backward, drop R heel
7&8Cross L behind R, L ¼ T and step R to the R, step L forward
Sect 2:R side step, L beside R, triple step R fwd, L side step, R beside L, L back triple step
1-2Step R to the R, bring L beside R
3&4Step R forward, bring L beside R, step R forward
5-6Step L to the L, bring R beside L
7&8Step L backward, bring R beside L, step L backward
Sect 3: R back rock step, L ¼ T & R side toe strut, L back mambo, weave to the L, R heel-hitch-heel
1&2&Step R backward, recover onto L, L ¼ T & R toe to the R, drop R heel
3&4Step L backward, recover onto R, step L forward
5&6&Cross R in front of L, step L to the L, cross R behind L, step L to the L
7&8R heel forward (R diagonal), hitch R, R heel forward (R diagonal)
Style: counts 7&8, join your hands with your palms downward over your right knee. Lift up your hands as your knee comes up and lower your hands as your knee goes down.
Sect 4: Weave to the R, L ¼ T into a R side rock step, step R fwd, step L fwd, R ½ T, L side mambo
1&2&Step R to the R, cross L behind R, step R to the R, cross L in front of R
3&4Step R to the R, L ¼ T & recover onto L, step R forward
5-6Step L forward, R ½ T
7&8Step L to the L, recover onto R, bring L beside R (slightly forward and weight on L)
Final:
Dance wall 10 (beginning facing 9 o'clock) and replace the last two counts "7&8" of the dance (L side mambo) with: Step L forward, R ½ T, step L forward (ending facing 12 o' clock)
Contact: countryscal@gmail.com
