Compte:
48
Mur:
2
Niveau:
Improver
Intro: approx. 6 counts (for 'The True Kiwi Way’)
Intro: 24 counts (for 'When We Rise')
LEFT LOCK-STEP, RIGHT LOCK-STEP
1, 2, 3Step L fwd, step R crossed behind L, step L fwd (12:00)
4, 5, 6Step R fwd, step L crossed behind R, step R fwd
FWD, POINT, HOLD, BACK, SWEEP
1, 2, 3Step L fwd, point R to side, hold
4, 5, 6Step R back, sweep L from front to back (over 2 counts)
SAILOR, BACK, SWEEP
1, 2, 3Cross left behind R, step R to side, step L in place
4, 5, 6Step R back, sweep L from front to back (over 2 counts)
WEAVE, DRAG, TOUCH
1, 2, 3Step L behind R, step R to side, Step L across R
4, 5, 6Big step R to side, slide L to R, touch L next to R
FWD WALTZ, BACK ½ TURN
1, 2, 3Step L fwd, step R next to L, step L next to R
4, 5, 6Step R back, make ½ turn left stepping L fwd, step R fwd (6:00)
FWD WALTZ, ¼ RIGHT, POINT, HOLD
1, 2, 3Step L fwd, step R next to L, step L next to R
4, 5, 6Make ¼ turn right stepping R to side, transfer weight onto R pointing L to side, hold (9:00)
ROLLING VINE, TWINKLE
1, 2, 3Turn ¼ left stepping L in place, turn ½ left stepping R back, turn ¼ left stepping L to side (9:00)
4, 5, 6Cross R over L, step L slightly to side, step R in place
TWINKLE ¼ TURN LEFT, CROSS, SWEEP, HITCH
1, 2, 3Step L across R, turn ¼ left stepping R back, step L to side (6:00)
4, 5, 6Cross R over L, sweep L from back to front hitching slightly fwd (over 2 counts)
(for ‘The True Kiwi Way’)
* TAG: 3-count Tag at the end of every wall, except the ending
FWD, TAP, BACK
1, 2, 3Step L fwd, tap R next to L, step R back
(for ‘When We Rise’)
* RESTARTS: after 18 counts on wall 4 (facing 6:00) and wall 8 (facing 12:00)
16, 17, 18Step R back, hold (instead of ‘sweep L from front to back’ over 2 counts)
* ENDING: after 24 counts, facing the front
Choreographed for Waitangi Day 2025; Taranaki, NZ.
Last Update: 21 Jan 2025
Intro: 24 counts (for 'When We Rise')
LEFT LOCK-STEP, RIGHT LOCK-STEP
1, 2, 3Step L fwd, step R crossed behind L, step L fwd (12:00)
4, 5, 6Step R fwd, step L crossed behind R, step R fwd
FWD, POINT, HOLD, BACK, SWEEP
1, 2, 3Step L fwd, point R to side, hold
4, 5, 6Step R back, sweep L from front to back (over 2 counts)
SAILOR, BACK, SWEEP
1, 2, 3Cross left behind R, step R to side, step L in place
4, 5, 6Step R back, sweep L from front to back (over 2 counts)
WEAVE, DRAG, TOUCH
1, 2, 3Step L behind R, step R to side, Step L across R
4, 5, 6Big step R to side, slide L to R, touch L next to R
FWD WALTZ, BACK ½ TURN
1, 2, 3Step L fwd, step R next to L, step L next to R
4, 5, 6Step R back, make ½ turn left stepping L fwd, step R fwd (6:00)
FWD WALTZ, ¼ RIGHT, POINT, HOLD
1, 2, 3Step L fwd, step R next to L, step L next to R
4, 5, 6Make ¼ turn right stepping R to side, transfer weight onto R pointing L to side, hold (9:00)
ROLLING VINE, TWINKLE
1, 2, 3Turn ¼ left stepping L in place, turn ½ left stepping R back, turn ¼ left stepping L to side (9:00)
4, 5, 6Cross R over L, step L slightly to side, step R in place
TWINKLE ¼ TURN LEFT, CROSS, SWEEP, HITCH
1, 2, 3Step L across R, turn ¼ left stepping R back, step L to side (6:00)
4, 5, 6Cross R over L, sweep L from back to front hitching slightly fwd (over 2 counts)
(for ‘The True Kiwi Way’)
* TAG: 3-count Tag at the end of every wall, except the ending
FWD, TAP, BACK
1, 2, 3Step L fwd, tap R next to L, step R back
(for ‘When We Rise’)
* RESTARTS: after 18 counts on wall 4 (facing 6:00) and wall 8 (facing 12:00)
16, 17, 18Step R back, hold (instead of ‘sweep L from front to back’ over 2 counts)
* ENDING: after 24 counts, facing the front
Choreographed for Waitangi Day 2025; Taranaki, NZ.
Last Update: 21 Jan 2025
