| 1 restart, 1 tag and an option |
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| Dance begins on the vocals on “dai” of El Shaddai |
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| SIDE, BACK-ROCK, SIDE, CROSS-ROCK, FULL TRIPLE TURN RIGHT (MOVING TO RIGHT), CROSS, SIDE-ROCK CROSS |
| 1 2& |
Step right to the side(1), step left behind right(2), recover weight onto the right(&) |
| 3 4& |
Step left to the side(3), cross right over left(4), recover weight onto the left(&) |
| 5 6&7 |
Turning ¼ right step right forward(5), turning another ¼ right step left to the side(6), continue turning another ½ right stepping right to the side(&) [you’d have made a full right turn moving to the right], cross left over right (7) |
| 8& 1 |
Step right to the side(8), recover weight onto the left(&), cross right over left(1) |
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| FULL TRIPLE TURN RIGHT (MOVING TO LEFT), CROSS ROCK, DIAGONAL BACK LOCK BACK, DIAGONAL BACK, DRAG |
| 2& 3 |
Turning ¼ right step left back(2), Turning ¼ right step right to the side(&), turning another ½ step left to the side(3) [you’d have made a full right turn moving to the left] |
| 4& 5 |
Cross right over left(4), recover weight onto the left(&), take a big step diagonally right back(5) |
| 6& 7 8 |
Lock left in front of right(6), step right diagonally back(&), take a big step diagonally left back(7), drag right foot to touch next to left(8) |
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| STEP FORWARD, FULL TRIPLE TURN RIGHT FORWARDS ENDING IN A LUNGE, STEP RIGHT BACK SWEEPING LEFT, STEP LEFT BACK SWEEPING RIGHT, STEP RIGHT BACK SWEEPING INTO A LEFT SAILOR, RIGHT SCISSORS |
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Step right foot forward(1) |
| 2& 3 |
Turning ¼ right step left to the side(2), turning ½ right step right to the side(&), turning ¼ right step and lunge left foot forward(3) |
| 4 |
Recover weight onto right, sweeping left foot back |
| 5 |
Step left back, sweeping right foot back |
| 6 |
Step right back, sweeping left foot back |
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Step left foot behind right(&), step right to the side(7), step left on the spot(&) |
| 8& 1 |
Take a big step to right (8), step left next to right(&), cross right over left(1) |
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| STEP LOCK STEP INTO LEFT DIAGONAL, STEP LOCK STEP INTO RIGHT DIAGONAL, CROSS ROCK SIDE, DRAG & TURN ¼ LEFT, POSE |
| 2& 3 |
Step left forward into the left diagonal(2), lock right behind left(&), step left forward into the left diagonal(3) |
| 4& 5 |
Step right forward into the right diagonal(4), lock left behind right(&), step right forward into the right diagonal(5) |
| 6& 7 |
Cross left over right(6), recover weight onto the right(&), take a big step to the left(7) |
| 8 |
Drag right foot towards the left ending with a ¼ turn left, right toe pointed down, knee out in a figure 4, head looking to the right(8) |
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| Start again facing new wall |
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| RESTART: There is a restart after the first 16 beats on Wall 4 (facing 3 o’clock). |
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| TAG: There is a tag at the end of Wall 5 (facing 3 o’clock). Here the music slows down into a pause. The last 4 beats of that wall be as follows: |
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| CROSS ROCK SIDE, DRAG, CROSS & UNWIND 1¼ LEFT, HOLD…… |
| 6& 7 |
Cross left over right, recover weight onto the right, take a big step to the left |
| 8& 1, hold |
Drag right foot towards the left, cross right over left, do a slow 1¼ left unwind to face 12 o’clock(keeping weight on the left), then hold till the singer sings El Shaddai starting again on the “dai” |
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| Start again facing 12 o’clock |
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| OPTIONAL: When the music builds up at the end of Wall 6 (facing 12 o’clock), you can add two quick paddles to the last two beats turning 1¼ left, as follows: |
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| CROSS ROCK SIDE WITH ¼ TURN LEFT, TWO QUICK PADDLES TURNING FULL TURN LEFT |
| 6& 7 |
Cross left over right, recover weight onto the right, take a big step to the left turning ¼ left |
| &8&a |
Step ball of right foot forward and turn a ½ left shifting weight to the left foot, Step ball of right foot forward and turn a ½ left shifting weight to the left foot |
| Start again facing 9 o’clock wall |
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| Express yourself………… and enjoy! J |
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| **Special thanks to Judy, Alice and Pat for their invaluable input to this dance, and especially to my El Shaddai… THANK YOU for the gift of dance.** |
