Count:
64
Wand:
4
Ebene:
Intermediate
Dance Category : Non Tribal African dance moves
Alternative: Africa by Toto/Album-Toto : 96 bpm
Intro Count : 32 counts. Start on vocals
A. OUT LEFT, OUT RIGHT, SYNCOPATED SIDE & BACK ROCKS, PIVOT 1/2 RIGHT(2x).
1-2 Step diagonally forward left. Step diagonally forward right.
3&4& Rock side left. Recover onto right. Rock back left. Recover onto right.
5-6 Step forward left. Pivot 1/2 right.
7-8 Step forward left. Pivot 1/2 right.
B. CROSS LEFT, 1/4 TURN LEFT, LEFT COASTER, 1/4 RIGHT, DIAGONAL STEP FORWARD, ROCK BACK AND HEEL.
1-2 Cross left over right. Step back right with a 1/4 turn left.
3&4 Step back left. Step right beside left. Step forward left.
5-6 Step diagonally forward on 1/4 right. Step diagonally forward left.
7&8 Rock back right. Recover onto left. Touch right heel diagonally forward.
C. STEP BACK RIGHT, 1/2-TURN LEFT, SIDE, BEHIND, 1/4, PIVOT 1/2 RIGHT, HEEL CHANGES.
1-2 Step back right. Turn 1/2 left stepping forward on left.
3&4 Step side right. Cross left behind right. Step 1/4 right on right.
5-6 Step forward left. Pivot 1/2 right.
7&8 Touch left heel forward. Step left beside right. Touch right heel forward.
D. MODIFIED RIGHT-LOCK-ROCK, L-SIDE & CROSS, R-SIDE & CROSS, MODIFIED LEFT-LOCK-ROCK.
1&2 Cross right behind left foot. Lock left across right. Rock back right hitching left knee up.
3&4 Rock side left. Recover onto right. Cross left over right.
5&6 Rock side right. Recover onto left. Cross right over left.
7&8 Cross left behind right foot. Lock right across left. Rock back left hitching right knee up.
E. TOUCH AND SWIVEL, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE (2x).
1&2 Touch right toe diagonally forward. Swivel toes right. Return feet to centre.
3&4 Step right to right side. Cross left behind right. Step right to right side.
5&6 Touch left toe diagonally forward. Swivel toes left. Return feet to centre.
7&8 Step left to left side. Cross right behind left. Step left to left side.
F. BACK RIGHT, TOUCH LEFT TOE, BACK LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT TOE, SIDE CHASSES WITH KNEE HITCHES.
1-2 Step back right. Touch left toe slightly forward (hitch left knee up).
3-4 Step back left. Touch right toe slightly forward (hitch right knee up).
5&6 Step right to right. Close left beside right. Step right to right (hitch left knee up).
7&8 Step left to left. Close right beside left. Step left to left (hitch right knee up).
G. STEP, TOUCH, FORWARD SHUFFLE, SKATEx2, FORWARD SHUFFLE.
1-2 Step forward right. Touch left beside right.
3&4 Step forward left. Close right beside left. Step forward left.
5-6 Skate right. Skate left.
7&8 Step forward right. Close left beside right. Step forward right.
H. ROCK FORWARD LEFT AND COASTER STEP LEFT, ROCK FORWARD RIGHT AND COASTER STEP RIGHT.
1-2 Rock forward left. Recover onto right.
3&4 Step back left. Step right beside left. Step forward left.
5-6 Rock forward right. Recover onto left.
7&8 Step back right. Step left beside right. Step forward right.
~ * ~ DANCE LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER DANCED BEFORE ~ * ~
Alternative: Africa by Toto/Album-Toto : 96 bpm
Intro Count : 32 counts. Start on vocals
A. OUT LEFT, OUT RIGHT, SYNCOPATED SIDE & BACK ROCKS, PIVOT 1/2 RIGHT(2x).
1-2 Step diagonally forward left. Step diagonally forward right.
3&4& Rock side left. Recover onto right. Rock back left. Recover onto right.
5-6 Step forward left. Pivot 1/2 right.
7-8 Step forward left. Pivot 1/2 right.
B. CROSS LEFT, 1/4 TURN LEFT, LEFT COASTER, 1/4 RIGHT, DIAGONAL STEP FORWARD, ROCK BACK AND HEEL.
1-2 Cross left over right. Step back right with a 1/4 turn left.
3&4 Step back left. Step right beside left. Step forward left.
5-6 Step diagonally forward on 1/4 right. Step diagonally forward left.
7&8 Rock back right. Recover onto left. Touch right heel diagonally forward.
C. STEP BACK RIGHT, 1/2-TURN LEFT, SIDE, BEHIND, 1/4, PIVOT 1/2 RIGHT, HEEL CHANGES.
1-2 Step back right. Turn 1/2 left stepping forward on left.
3&4 Step side right. Cross left behind right. Step 1/4 right on right.
5-6 Step forward left. Pivot 1/2 right.
7&8 Touch left heel forward. Step left beside right. Touch right heel forward.
D. MODIFIED RIGHT-LOCK-ROCK, L-SIDE & CROSS, R-SIDE & CROSS, MODIFIED LEFT-LOCK-ROCK.
1&2 Cross right behind left foot. Lock left across right. Rock back right hitching left knee up.
3&4 Rock side left. Recover onto right. Cross left over right.
5&6 Rock side right. Recover onto left. Cross right over left.
7&8 Cross left behind right foot. Lock right across left. Rock back left hitching right knee up.
E. TOUCH AND SWIVEL, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE (2x).
1&2 Touch right toe diagonally forward. Swivel toes right. Return feet to centre.
3&4 Step right to right side. Cross left behind right. Step right to right side.
5&6 Touch left toe diagonally forward. Swivel toes left. Return feet to centre.
7&8 Step left to left side. Cross right behind left. Step left to left side.
F. BACK RIGHT, TOUCH LEFT TOE, BACK LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT TOE, SIDE CHASSES WITH KNEE HITCHES.
1-2 Step back right. Touch left toe slightly forward (hitch left knee up).
3-4 Step back left. Touch right toe slightly forward (hitch right knee up).
5&6 Step right to right. Close left beside right. Step right to right (hitch left knee up).
7&8 Step left to left. Close right beside left. Step left to left (hitch right knee up).
G. STEP, TOUCH, FORWARD SHUFFLE, SKATEx2, FORWARD SHUFFLE.
1-2 Step forward right. Touch left beside right.
3&4 Step forward left. Close right beside left. Step forward left.
5-6 Skate right. Skate left.
7&8 Step forward right. Close left beside right. Step forward right.
H. ROCK FORWARD LEFT AND COASTER STEP LEFT, ROCK FORWARD RIGHT AND COASTER STEP RIGHT.
1-2 Rock forward left. Recover onto right.
3&4 Step back left. Step right beside left. Step forward left.
5-6 Rock forward right. Recover onto left.
7&8 Step back right. Step left beside right. Step forward right.
~ * ~ DANCE LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER DANCED BEFORE ~ * ~
