DESPERADO   

SONG:              “DESPERADO” by JILL JOHNSON

ALBUM:            “DISCOGRAPHY”

ORIGINAL POSITION:    FEET TOGETHER WEIGHT ON THE LEFT FOOT.

CHOREOGRAPHER:     MICHAEL VERA LOBOS & GORDON ELLIOTT. Sydney. AUST. Dec 2003.

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For video of Steps Only (No Music) performed by Gordon visit You Tube  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAp27FkBrxU

BEATS

STEPS:  This dance is done in TWO directions ONLY.

 

 

 

1, 2

3, 4

5, 6

7

8

COASTER, SWEEP, ACROSS, FULL TURN

STEP R BACK, STEP L TOGETHER,

STEP R FORWARD, SWEEP L TO THE SIDE,

STEP L ACROSS IN FRONT OF RIGHT, TURN 90 DEGREES LEFT STEP R BACK,

TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT STEP L FORWARD,

TURN 90 DEGREES LEFT STEP R TO THE SIDE.

 

 

 

1, 2

3, 4

5, 6

7

8

COASTER, SWEEP, ACROSS, FULL TURN

STEP L BACK, STEP R TOGETHER,

STEP L FORWARD, SWEEP R TO THE SIDE,

STEP R ACROSS IN FRONT OF LEFT, TURN 90 DEGREES RIGHT STEP L BACK,

TURN 180 DEGREES RIGHT STEP R FORWARD,

TURN 90 DEGREES RIGHT STEP L TO THE SIDE.

 

 

 

1, 2

3, 4

5, 6

7

8

BACK, BACK, TOUCH, ½ TURN, BACK, ½ TURN, ½ TURN, ½ TURN

STEP R BACK, STEP L BACK,

TOUCH R BACK, TURN 180 DEGREES RIGHT KEEP WEIGHT ON L,

STEP R BACK, TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT STEP L FORWARD,

TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT STEP R BACK,

TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT STEP R FORWARD,

 

 

 

1, 2

3, 4

5, 6

7, 8

FORWARD, DRAG, BACK, DRAG, COASTER CROSS, HOLD

STEP R FORWARD, DRAG L FORWARD TO TOUCH TOGETHER,

STEP L BACK, DRAG R BACK TO TOUCH TOGETHER,

STEP R BACK, STEP L TOGETHER,

STEP R ACROSS IN FRONT OF LEFT, HOLD.

 

 

 

1, 2

3, 4

5, 6

7, 8

SIDE, BEHIND, ¼ TURN, ¼ SWEEP, ACROSS, ¼ TURN, ½ TURN, FORWARD

STEP L TO THE SIDE, STEP R BEHIND LEFT,

TURN 90 DEGREES LEFT STEP L FORWARD,

TURN 90 DEGREES LEFT SWEEP R TO THE SIDE,

STEP R ACROSS IN FRONT OF LEFT, TURN 90 DEGREES RIGHT STEP L BACK,

TURN 180 DEGREES RIGHT STEP R FORWARD, STEP L FORWARD.

 

 

 

1, 2

3, 4

5, 6

7, 8

FORWARD, DRAG, FORWARD, DRAG, PIVOT TURN, FORWARD, HOLD

STEP R FORWARD, DRAG L FORWARD TO TOUCH TOGETHER,

STEP L FORWARD, DRAG R FORWARD TO TOUCH TOGETHER,

STEP R FORWARD, TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT TAKE WEIGHT ONTO L,

STEP R FORWARD, HOLD.

 

 

 

1, 2

3

4

5, 6

7

8

SIDE, HOLD, ¼ TURN, ½ TURN, ¼ TURN, HOLD, ¼ TURN, ½ TURN

 STEP L TO THE SIDE, HOLD,

TURN 90 DEGREES LEFT STEP R BACK,

TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT STEP L FORWARD,

TURN 90 DEGREES LEFT STEP R TO THE SIDE, HOLD,

TURN 90 DEGREES RIGHT STEP L BACK,

TURN 180 DEGREES RIGHT STEP R FORWARD.

 

 

 

1, 2

3, 4

5, 6

7, 8 **

FORWARD, DRAG, SIDE, ROCK, ACROSS, HOLD, BACK, DRAG

STEP L FORWARD, DRAG R FORWARD TO TOUCH TOGETHER,

STEP R TO THE SIDE, SIDE ROCK ONTO L,

STEP R ACROSS IN FRONT OF LEFT, HOLD,

STEP L BACK, DRAG R BACK TO TOUCH TOGETHER.

 

 

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REPEAT THE DANCE IN NEW DIRECTION

 

 

1, 2, 3, 4

 

TAGS : At the END of WALLS 1 & 3 ( ** ) add the following 4 beat tag.

STEP R BACK, HOLD, ROCK FORWARD ONTO L, DRAG R TO TOUCH TOGETHER.

 

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