Slow Burn
Count:
72
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Kathy Hunyadi (USA) & John Robinson (USA)
Music:
Fire - Babyface & Des'ree
Best Foreign Dance -- 2004 Australian Line Dance Awards
The song opens with the line, "you're riding in my car". Start on the word "car."
ENGLISH CROSS, SWEEP TURNING ½ RIGHT, TOUCH, TRIPLE FORWARD
1-2Step right forward, step left forward
&3-4Turn ¼ left and step right foot to side, left step across right, turn ¼ right and step right foot forward
5-6Sweep left foot around turning ½ right, left toe touch next to right
7&8Step left forward, right step behind left foot in 3rd position, step left forward
ENGLISH CROSS, SWEEP TURNING ½ RIGHT, TOUCH, TRIPLE FORWARD
1-8Repeat previous 8 counts
PRESS, KICK, COASTER STEP, BRUSH, TOUCH, HIP SHAKE BACK
1-2Right press forward ball of foot, replace weight to left kicking right foot forward
3&4Right step back ball of foot, left step next to right, step right forward
5-6Left brush ball of foot forward raising left knee slightly, left touch forward
7&8Keeping weight on right foot, shake hips back to the right twice
AND, STEP FORWARD, SWEEP TURNING ¼ LEFT, CROSS, HOLD, BALL-CROSS, COASTER CROSS
&1-2Step back with ball of left foot, step right foot in place, step left forward
3-4Sweep right foot around turning ¼ left, right step across left
5&6Hold, step ball of left foot to the side, right step across left
7&8Left step back ball of foot, right step next to left, left step forward across right
POINT, CROSS, BALL-CHANGE, CROSS, REPEAT
1-2Right toe point side right, right step across left
&3-4Left quick rock ball of foot side left, recover to right, left step across right
5-6Right toe point side right, right step across left
&7-8Left quick rock ball of foot side left, recover to right, left step across right
LOCKING CHA CURVING ½ RIGHT, CROSS, BACK, COASTER CROSS
1-2Right step into ¼ turn right, left lock step behind right
3&4Right step forward into ¼ turn right, left step behind right in 3rd position, step right forward
5-6Left step across right, step right back
7&8Left step back ball of foot, right step next to left, left step forward across right
POINT, CROSS, BALL-CHANGE, CROSS, REPEAT
1-2Right toe point side right, right step across left
&3-4Left quick rock ball of foot side left, recover to right, left step across right
5-6Right toe point side right, right step across left
&7-8Left quick rock ball of foot side left, recover to right, left step across right
LUNGE, RECOVER, BEHIND-SIDE-CROSS, SIDE, DRAG/TOUCH, KNEE OUT-IN-OUT TURNING ¼ RIGHT
1-2Right side lunge, recover weight to left foot
3&4Right step behind left, left step side left, right step across left
5-6Left step side left, right drag and touch next to left
7&8Keeping weight on left, turn right knee out, in, out turning ¼ right
WALK RIGHT, LEFT, & HOOK BEHIND, HOLD, SLOW 4-COUNT UNWIND
1-2Step right forward, step left forward
&3-4Step right forward, left lock ball of foot behind right, hold position
5-8Slowly unwind full turn left finishing with weight on left
Styling/execution option: draw right foot up close to left calf on 7-8 as you get ready to walk on 1
ALTERNATE ENDING
When dancing to "Fire," at the end of the first wall only, hit the break in the music by executing a full turn on count 4 of the last 8 counts, then hold for counts 5-8
REPEAT
RESTART
On wall 3, omit the last 8 counts of the dance before starting wall 4
If dancing to "Slo Love" by Janet Jackson, start 32 counts into the track. Drop the last 8 counts and do this as a 64-count dance to this song. (You can drop the last 8 counts and do "Slow Burn" as a 64-count dance to any song phrased in 32s.)
Special thanks to Scott Blevins for naming this dance!
The song opens with the line, "you're riding in my car". Start on the word "car."
ENGLISH CROSS, SWEEP TURNING ½ RIGHT, TOUCH, TRIPLE FORWARD
1-2Step right forward, step left forward
&3-4Turn ¼ left and step right foot to side, left step across right, turn ¼ right and step right foot forward
5-6Sweep left foot around turning ½ right, left toe touch next to right
7&8Step left forward, right step behind left foot in 3rd position, step left forward
ENGLISH CROSS, SWEEP TURNING ½ RIGHT, TOUCH, TRIPLE FORWARD
1-8Repeat previous 8 counts
PRESS, KICK, COASTER STEP, BRUSH, TOUCH, HIP SHAKE BACK
1-2Right press forward ball of foot, replace weight to left kicking right foot forward
3&4Right step back ball of foot, left step next to right, step right forward
5-6Left brush ball of foot forward raising left knee slightly, left touch forward
7&8Keeping weight on right foot, shake hips back to the right twice
AND, STEP FORWARD, SWEEP TURNING ¼ LEFT, CROSS, HOLD, BALL-CROSS, COASTER CROSS
&1-2Step back with ball of left foot, step right foot in place, step left forward
3-4Sweep right foot around turning ¼ left, right step across left
5&6Hold, step ball of left foot to the side, right step across left
7&8Left step back ball of foot, right step next to left, left step forward across right
POINT, CROSS, BALL-CHANGE, CROSS, REPEAT
1-2Right toe point side right, right step across left
&3-4Left quick rock ball of foot side left, recover to right, left step across right
5-6Right toe point side right, right step across left
&7-8Left quick rock ball of foot side left, recover to right, left step across right
LOCKING CHA CURVING ½ RIGHT, CROSS, BACK, COASTER CROSS
1-2Right step into ¼ turn right, left lock step behind right
3&4Right step forward into ¼ turn right, left step behind right in 3rd position, step right forward
5-6Left step across right, step right back
7&8Left step back ball of foot, right step next to left, left step forward across right
POINT, CROSS, BALL-CHANGE, CROSS, REPEAT
1-2Right toe point side right, right step across left
&3-4Left quick rock ball of foot side left, recover to right, left step across right
5-6Right toe point side right, right step across left
&7-8Left quick rock ball of foot side left, recover to right, left step across right
LUNGE, RECOVER, BEHIND-SIDE-CROSS, SIDE, DRAG/TOUCH, KNEE OUT-IN-OUT TURNING ¼ RIGHT
1-2Right side lunge, recover weight to left foot
3&4Right step behind left, left step side left, right step across left
5-6Left step side left, right drag and touch next to left
7&8Keeping weight on left, turn right knee out, in, out turning ¼ right
WALK RIGHT, LEFT, & HOOK BEHIND, HOLD, SLOW 4-COUNT UNWIND
1-2Step right forward, step left forward
&3-4Step right forward, left lock ball of foot behind right, hold position
5-8Slowly unwind full turn left finishing with weight on left
Styling/execution option: draw right foot up close to left calf on 7-8 as you get ready to walk on 1
ALTERNATE ENDING
When dancing to "Fire," at the end of the first wall only, hit the break in the music by executing a full turn on count 4 of the last 8 counts, then hold for counts 5-8
REPEAT
RESTART
On wall 3, omit the last 8 counts of the dance before starting wall 4
If dancing to "Slo Love" by Janet Jackson, start 32 counts into the track. Drop the last 8 counts and do this as a 64-count dance to this song. (You can drop the last 8 counts and do "Slow Burn" as a 64-count dance to any song phrased in 32s.)
Special thanks to Scott Blevins for naming this dance!