Count:
48
Wall:
4
Level:
Beginner
Music:
Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down - Heritage Blues Orchestra : (CD: And Still I Rise)
#32 count intro - Counterclockwise rotation; start with weight on L
This dance is dedicated to Jan.
[1-8] ROCK, RECOVER, SIDE, TOUCH, ROCK, RECOVER, SIDE, TOUCH
1-4Small rock forward onto R, recover weight L, take big step side R, touch L home
5-8Small rock forward onto L, recover weight R, take big step side L, touch R home
[9-16] VEE STEP, SWAY R, L, R, L
1-4Step R forward to right diagonal, step L to side; step R back, step L home
5-8Step side R, swaying R, L, R, L (let momentum sway right again into next section)
[17-24] SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, SIDE TRIPLE, BACK ROCK, RECOVER
1-4Step R to side, step L behind, step R to side, cross step L
5&6Step R to side, close L, step R to side
7-8Rock back onto L, recover weight R
[25-32] SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, TRIPLE TURN RIGHT ¼, BACK ROCK, RECOVER
1-4Step L to side, step R behind, step L to side, cross step R
5&6Turn right ¼ [3] stepping back L, close R, step L back
7-8Rock back onto R, recover weight L (momentum continues forward with walk R)
[33-40] WALK, WALK, TRIPLE FORWARD, STEP, TURN RIGHT ¼, REPEAT
1-2Walk forward R, L
3&4Step forward R, close L, step forward R
5-8Step forward L, turn right ¼ [6] taking weight R; repeat, ending at [9], weight on R (new wall)
[41-48] WALK, WALK, TRIPLE FORWARD, ROCKING CHAIR
1-2Walk forward L, R
3&4Step forward L, close R, step forward L
5-6Rock forward onto R, recover weight L
7-8Rock back onto R, recover weight L (momentum leads into small forward rock to start pattern)
*The lyrics in this song contain a message for all of us, but the dance will work with other WCS rhythm tracks. Country suggestion: Blues, Stay Away From Me by Hot Rize & Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers.
Lisa McCammon, dancinsfun@gmail.com and www.peterlisamcc.com. All rights reserved, August 2015.
This step sheet is not authorized for publication on Kickit.
This dance is dedicated to Jan.
[1-8] ROCK, RECOVER, SIDE, TOUCH, ROCK, RECOVER, SIDE, TOUCH
1-4Small rock forward onto R, recover weight L, take big step side R, touch L home
5-8Small rock forward onto L, recover weight R, take big step side L, touch R home
[9-16] VEE STEP, SWAY R, L, R, L
1-4Step R forward to right diagonal, step L to side; step R back, step L home
5-8Step side R, swaying R, L, R, L (let momentum sway right again into next section)
[17-24] SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, SIDE TRIPLE, BACK ROCK, RECOVER
1-4Step R to side, step L behind, step R to side, cross step L
5&6Step R to side, close L, step R to side
7-8Rock back onto L, recover weight R
[25-32] SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, TRIPLE TURN RIGHT ¼, BACK ROCK, RECOVER
1-4Step L to side, step R behind, step L to side, cross step R
5&6Turn right ¼ [3] stepping back L, close R, step L back
7-8Rock back onto R, recover weight L (momentum continues forward with walk R)
[33-40] WALK, WALK, TRIPLE FORWARD, STEP, TURN RIGHT ¼, REPEAT
1-2Walk forward R, L
3&4Step forward R, close L, step forward R
5-8Step forward L, turn right ¼ [6] taking weight R; repeat, ending at [9], weight on R (new wall)
[41-48] WALK, WALK, TRIPLE FORWARD, ROCKING CHAIR
1-2Walk forward L, R
3&4Step forward L, close R, step forward L
5-6Rock forward onto R, recover weight L
7-8Rock back onto R, recover weight L (momentum leads into small forward rock to start pattern)
*The lyrics in this song contain a message for all of us, but the dance will work with other WCS rhythm tracks. Country suggestion: Blues, Stay Away From Me by Hot Rize & Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers.
Lisa McCammon, dancinsfun@gmail.com and www.peterlisamcc.com. All rights reserved, August 2015.
This step sheet is not authorized for publication on Kickit.
