Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Improver
Intro: 16 counts (app. 9 secs. into track). Start with weight on L foot
NOTE: NO TAGS – NO RESTARTS
[1 – 8] R rocking chair, R step lock step, L rock fwd, ¼ L side step, R cross shuffle
1&2&Rock R fwd (1), recover back on L (&), rock R back (2), recover fwd to L (&) 12:00
3&4Step R fwd (3), lock L behind R (&), step R fwd (4) 12:00
5 – 6Rock L fwd opening up in body to R side to prepare for L turn (5), recover back on R (6) 12:00
&7&8Quickly turn ¼ L stepping L a small step to L side (&), cross R over L (7), step L to L side (&), cross R over L (8) 9:00
[9 – 16] L&R side rock leans, syncopated R jazz box, L cross shuffle
1 – 2Rock/lean L to L side (1), recover onto R (2) … 9:00
Optional styling: when leaning to L lift R toes up to R diagonal
&3 – 4Step L next to R (&), rock/lean R to R side (3), recover onto L (4) … 9:00
Optional styling: when leaning to R lift L toes up to L diagonal. Keep body open to L diagonal to go into the jazz box
5 – 6&Cross R over L (5), step back on L (6), step R to R side (&) 9:00
7&8Cross L over R (7), step R to R side (&), cross L over R (8) 9:00
[17 – 24] R & L samba whisk, volta ¾ turn R
1&2Step R to R side (1), rock back on L (&), recover fwd onto R (2) 9:00
3&4Step L to L side (3), rock back on R (&), recover fwd onto L (4) 9:00
5&6Turn ¼ R stepping R fwd (5), turn ¼ R stepping L a small step to L side (&), cross R slightly over L (6) 3:00
&7&8Turn ¼ R stepping L a small step to L side (&), cross R slightly over L (7), step L fwd (&), step R fwd (8) 6:00
… Note: a simplified version of a volta turn could be a ¾ paddle turn R
[25 – 32] Jump fwd & together LR, back L, R back lock step, back L with knee pop, mambo ¼ L
&1 – 2Make small jump fwd onto L (&), step R next to L (1), step back on L (2) 6:00
3&4Step R back (3), lock L over R (&), step R back (4) 6:00
5 – 6Step back on L popping R knee sharply fwd (5), recover fwd onto R (6) 6:00
7&8Rock L fwd (7), recover back onto R (&), turn ¼ L stepping L to L side (8) 3:00
Start Again!
Ending: Wall 10 is your last wall (starts at 3:00). Do up to count 30, you’re now facing 9:00. Instead of doing a mambo ¼ L on counts 7&8 replace this with ¼ R side rock cross: turn ¼ R rocking L to L side (7), recover onto R (&), cross L over R (8), step R to R side (1). Now facing 12:00 12:00
Contact: nielsbp@gmail.com
NOTE: NO TAGS – NO RESTARTS
[1 – 8] R rocking chair, R step lock step, L rock fwd, ¼ L side step, R cross shuffle
1&2&Rock R fwd (1), recover back on L (&), rock R back (2), recover fwd to L (&) 12:00
3&4Step R fwd (3), lock L behind R (&), step R fwd (4) 12:00
5 – 6Rock L fwd opening up in body to R side to prepare for L turn (5), recover back on R (6) 12:00
&7&8Quickly turn ¼ L stepping L a small step to L side (&), cross R over L (7), step L to L side (&), cross R over L (8) 9:00
[9 – 16] L&R side rock leans, syncopated R jazz box, L cross shuffle
1 – 2Rock/lean L to L side (1), recover onto R (2) … 9:00
Optional styling: when leaning to L lift R toes up to R diagonal
&3 – 4Step L next to R (&), rock/lean R to R side (3), recover onto L (4) … 9:00
Optional styling: when leaning to R lift L toes up to L diagonal. Keep body open to L diagonal to go into the jazz box
5 – 6&Cross R over L (5), step back on L (6), step R to R side (&) 9:00
7&8Cross L over R (7), step R to R side (&), cross L over R (8) 9:00
[17 – 24] R & L samba whisk, volta ¾ turn R
1&2Step R to R side (1), rock back on L (&), recover fwd onto R (2) 9:00
3&4Step L to L side (3), rock back on R (&), recover fwd onto L (4) 9:00
5&6Turn ¼ R stepping R fwd (5), turn ¼ R stepping L a small step to L side (&), cross R slightly over L (6) 3:00
&7&8Turn ¼ R stepping L a small step to L side (&), cross R slightly over L (7), step L fwd (&), step R fwd (8) 6:00
… Note: a simplified version of a volta turn could be a ¾ paddle turn R
[25 – 32] Jump fwd & together LR, back L, R back lock step, back L with knee pop, mambo ¼ L
&1 – 2Make small jump fwd onto L (&), step R next to L (1), step back on L (2) 6:00
3&4Step R back (3), lock L over R (&), step R back (4) 6:00
5 – 6Step back on L popping R knee sharply fwd (5), recover fwd onto R (6) 6:00
7&8Rock L fwd (7), recover back onto R (&), turn ¼ L stepping L to L side (8) 3:00
Start Again!
Ending: Wall 10 is your last wall (starts at 3:00). Do up to count 30, you’re now facing 9:00. Instead of doing a mambo ¼ L on counts 7&8 replace this with ¼ R side rock cross: turn ¼ R rocking L to L side (7), recover onto R (&), cross L over R (8), step R to R side (1). Now facing 12:00 12:00
Contact: nielsbp@gmail.com
