Compte:
32
Mur:
4
Niveau:
Improver - Foxtrot rhythm
Intro: 16 counts. CCW rotation.
[1 – 8] DIAGONAL HOLD ~ SIDE ROCK RECOVER ~ DIAGONAL HOLD ~ SIDE BEHIND SQQ SQQ
1 – 2Step L to forward right diagonal; Hold
3 – 4Rock R slightly right; Return weight to L, stepping to left diagonal
5 – 6Step R to forward left diagonal; Hold
7 – 8Step L foot to left; Step R behind left [12:00 ]
[9 - 16] LEAN LEFT HOLD ~ ¼ ¼ ~ SAILOR STEP ~ HOLD SQQ QQS
1 – 2Step L to left, leaning onto left hip; Hold notice rhythm change in cts 5-8
3 – 4Turn 1/4 right, stepping R forward; Turn ¼ right, stepping L to left [6:00]
5 – 8(5)Step ball of R back behind L; (6)Step ball of L to left; (7)Step R to right; (8)Hold, (dragging L toward R)
[17-24] SKATE ~ SKATE ~ ¼ FORWARD ½ PIVOT ~ HOLD SSQQS
1 – 2Skate (slide/step) L facing left diagonal; Slide R beside L
3 – 4Skate (slide/step) R facing right diagonal; Slide L beside R
5 – 8Turn ¼ left, stepping L forward; Step R forward; Turn ½ left, transfer weight to L; Hold [9:00]
[25-32] CROSS TAP ~ BACK SIDE ~ CROSS SIDE ~ BEHIND SIDE (long weave) QQQQQQQQ
1 – 2Step R in front of L; Tap L behind R heel
3 – 4Step L back; Step R to right
5 – 6Cross L over R; Step R to right
7 – 8Step L behind R; Step R to right [9:00]
(try that light and airy Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers feel of dancing on the balls of the feet on the weave)
START AGAIN AND ENJOY
BIG FINISH – Easy and Cool
The song ends as you do the forward ½ pivot hold to 12:00. Create a TaDa pose on the hold (ct 8).
Styling suggestion: On the holds, continue or finish the movement. This will give your foxtrot a smooth gliding feel
Trivia: Harry Fox, an American entertainer in the early 1900’s may be credited for the foxtrot, originally called Fox’s Trot.
Contact - Web Access: www.MichaelandMichele.com - mburtonmb@sbcglobal.net
[1 – 8] DIAGONAL HOLD ~ SIDE ROCK RECOVER ~ DIAGONAL HOLD ~ SIDE BEHIND SQQ SQQ
1 – 2Step L to forward right diagonal; Hold
3 – 4Rock R slightly right; Return weight to L, stepping to left diagonal
5 – 6Step R to forward left diagonal; Hold
7 – 8Step L foot to left; Step R behind left [12:00 ]
[9 - 16] LEAN LEFT HOLD ~ ¼ ¼ ~ SAILOR STEP ~ HOLD SQQ QQS
1 – 2Step L to left, leaning onto left hip; Hold notice rhythm change in cts 5-8
3 – 4Turn 1/4 right, stepping R forward; Turn ¼ right, stepping L to left [6:00]
5 – 8(5)Step ball of R back behind L; (6)Step ball of L to left; (7)Step R to right; (8)Hold, (dragging L toward R)
[17-24] SKATE ~ SKATE ~ ¼ FORWARD ½ PIVOT ~ HOLD SSQQS
1 – 2Skate (slide/step) L facing left diagonal; Slide R beside L
3 – 4Skate (slide/step) R facing right diagonal; Slide L beside R
5 – 8Turn ¼ left, stepping L forward; Step R forward; Turn ½ left, transfer weight to L; Hold [9:00]
[25-32] CROSS TAP ~ BACK SIDE ~ CROSS SIDE ~ BEHIND SIDE (long weave) QQQQQQQQ
1 – 2Step R in front of L; Tap L behind R heel
3 – 4Step L back; Step R to right
5 – 6Cross L over R; Step R to right
7 – 8Step L behind R; Step R to right [9:00]
(try that light and airy Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers feel of dancing on the balls of the feet on the weave)
START AGAIN AND ENJOY
BIG FINISH – Easy and Cool
The song ends as you do the forward ½ pivot hold to 12:00. Create a TaDa pose on the hold (ct 8).
Styling suggestion: On the holds, continue or finish the movement. This will give your foxtrot a smooth gliding feel
Trivia: Harry Fox, an American entertainer in the early 1900’s may be credited for the foxtrot, originally called Fox’s Trot.
Contact - Web Access: www.MichaelandMichele.com - mburtonmb@sbcglobal.net
