#16 count introduction
NO TAGS, NO RESTARTS
(1 - 8) SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS FRT, SIDE, POINT, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS FRT
1,2&Step R side (1), step L cross behind (2), step R side (&)
3,4Step L cross frt (3), step R side(4)
5,6Point L cross frt (5), step L side (6)
7&8Step R cross behind (7), step L side (&), step R cross frt (8)
(9 - 16) ¼ TURN STEP L, SIDE R, SAILOR ¼ TURN, FWD SHUFFLE, PIVOT ½ TURN, STEP FWD
1,2Step L ¼ turn (1), step R side (2) [9:00]
3&4Sailor ¼ turn L,R,L (3&4) [6:00]
5&6Step R fwd (5), step L next to R (&), step R fwd (6)
7&8Step L forward (7), pivot ½ turn to R (&), step L fwd (8) [12:00]
(17 - 24) V STEP, ¼ TURN R SHUFFLE, PIVOT ½ TURN, STEP FWD
1,2Step R to fwd diagonal (1), step L out to forward diagonal (2)
3,4Step R back to center (3), step L next to R (4)
5&6Step R ¼ turn (5), step L next to R (&), step R fwd (6) [3:00]
7&8Step L fwd (7), pivot ½ turn to R (&) step L fwd (8) [9:00]
(25 - 32) STEP R FWD DIAGONAL, TOUCH, STEP L FWD DIAGONAL, TOUCH, FWD MAMBO, COASTER W/CROSS
1,2Step R fwd diagonal to 10:30 (1), touch L next to R (2)
3,4Step L fwd diagonal to 7:30 (5), touch R next to L (4)
5&6Rock fwd on R (5), recover on L (&), step R slightly back (6)
7&8Step L back (7), step R next to L (&), step L cross frt (8) [9:00]
For some variations to difficulty level, look for my dances "New Emotion AB" (an Absolute Beginner) and "Newer Emotion" (Beginner) to the same music. All three dances will execute the first 4 counts of the third and fourth sections together (counts 17-20 and 25-28).
NO TAGS, NO RESTARTS
(1 - 8) SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS FRT, SIDE, POINT, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS FRT
1,2&Step R side (1), step L cross behind (2), step R side (&)
3,4Step L cross frt (3), step R side(4)
5,6Point L cross frt (5), step L side (6)
7&8Step R cross behind (7), step L side (&), step R cross frt (8)
(9 - 16) ¼ TURN STEP L, SIDE R, SAILOR ¼ TURN, FWD SHUFFLE, PIVOT ½ TURN, STEP FWD
1,2Step L ¼ turn (1), step R side (2) [9:00]
3&4Sailor ¼ turn L,R,L (3&4) [6:00]
5&6Step R fwd (5), step L next to R (&), step R fwd (6)
7&8Step L forward (7), pivot ½ turn to R (&), step L fwd (8) [12:00]
(17 - 24) V STEP, ¼ TURN R SHUFFLE, PIVOT ½ TURN, STEP FWD
1,2Step R to fwd diagonal (1), step L out to forward diagonal (2)
3,4Step R back to center (3), step L next to R (4)
5&6Step R ¼ turn (5), step L next to R (&), step R fwd (6) [3:00]
7&8Step L fwd (7), pivot ½ turn to R (&) step L fwd (8) [9:00]
(25 - 32) STEP R FWD DIAGONAL, TOUCH, STEP L FWD DIAGONAL, TOUCH, FWD MAMBO, COASTER W/CROSS
1,2Step R fwd diagonal to 10:30 (1), touch L next to R (2)
3,4Step L fwd diagonal to 7:30 (5), touch R next to L (4)
5&6Rock fwd on R (5), recover on L (&), step R slightly back (6)
7&8Step L back (7), step R next to L (&), step L cross frt (8) [9:00]
For some variations to difficulty level, look for my dances "New Emotion AB" (an Absolute Beginner) and "Newer Emotion" (Beginner) to the same music. All three dances will execute the first 4 counts of the third and fourth sections together (counts 17-20 and 25-28).
