Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate
"Desert Rose" is the 'sister' dance to the Beginner dance "Oasis". At frequent points throughout the two dances steps and direction match exactly. Each wall starts and finishes in unison.
POINT, STEP, HEEL & HEEL & CROSS, POINT, CROSS, COASTER
1-2Point right to right, step right beside left
3&Touch left heel forward, step left beside right
4&5Touch right heel diagonally forward right, step right beside left, step left across right
6-7Point right to right, step right across left
8&9Step left back, step right beside left, step left forward
½ TURN POINT, SHUFFLE, TOUCH FORWARD, TOUCH TOGETHER, TOUCH BACK, ½ TURN
10Touch right forward and make ½ turn left on ball of left (end with right touching back)
11&12Shuffle forward stepping on right, left, right
13-14Touch left forward, touch left beside right
15-16Touch left back, make ½ turn left and take weight onto left
SIDE-ROCK-CROSS, SIDE-ROCK-PRESS, STEP, ¼ TURN, TOUCH-HITCH-STEP
17&18Rock right to right, recover on left, step right across left
19&20Rock left to left, recover on right, press left forward
21-22Recover back onto right, make ¼ turn left and step left to left
23&24Touch right to left instep, hitch right knee, step right to right
&POINT, BEHIND, SIDE-TOGETHER-POINT, SAILOR ¼ TURN, BACK, BACK, ¼ TURN SWEEP
&25-26Step left beside right, point right to right side, step right behind left
27&28Step left to left, step right beside left, point left to left
29&30Step left behind right, make ¼ turn left and step right slightly to right, press step forward on left
31-32&Step right back, step left back, on ball of left make ¼ turn right sweeping right out into point (i.e.-count 1 of dance)
REPEAT
POINT, STEP, HEEL & HEEL & CROSS, POINT, CROSS, COASTER
1-2Point right to right, step right beside left
3&Touch left heel forward, step left beside right
4&5Touch right heel diagonally forward right, step right beside left, step left across right
6-7Point right to right, step right across left
8&9Step left back, step right beside left, step left forward
½ TURN POINT, SHUFFLE, TOUCH FORWARD, TOUCH TOGETHER, TOUCH BACK, ½ TURN
10Touch right forward and make ½ turn left on ball of left (end with right touching back)
11&12Shuffle forward stepping on right, left, right
13-14Touch left forward, touch left beside right
15-16Touch left back, make ½ turn left and take weight onto left
SIDE-ROCK-CROSS, SIDE-ROCK-PRESS, STEP, ¼ TURN, TOUCH-HITCH-STEP
17&18Rock right to right, recover on left, step right across left
19&20Rock left to left, recover on right, press left forward
21-22Recover back onto right, make ¼ turn left and step left to left
23&24Touch right to left instep, hitch right knee, step right to right
&POINT, BEHIND, SIDE-TOGETHER-POINT, SAILOR ¼ TURN, BACK, BACK, ¼ TURN SWEEP
&25-26Step left beside right, point right to right side, step right behind left
27&28Step left to left, step right beside left, point left to left
29&30Step left behind right, make ¼ turn left and step right slightly to right, press step forward on left
31-32&Step right back, step left back, on ball of left make ¼ turn right sweeping right out into point (i.e.-count 1 of dance)
REPEAT
