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BRIGHTER DAY
SONG: “A BRIGHTER DAY” by HELENA PAPARIZOU
ALBUM: “MY NUMBER ONE”
ORIGINAL POSITION: FEET TOGETHER WEIGHT ON THE LEFT FOOT.
CHOREOGRAPHER: GORDON ELLIOTT. Sydney. NSW. AUSTRALIA. March 2006.
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STEPS: This dance is done in all FOUR directions. |
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1, 2 3 & 4 5, 6 7 & 8 |
SIDE, ROCK, SHUFFLE ACROSS, SIDE, ROCK, SHUFFLE ACROSS STEP R TO THE SIDE, SIDE ROCK ONTO L, SHUFFLE RIGHT ACROSS IN FRONT OF LEFT : R-L-R, STEP L TO THE SIDE, SIDE ROCK ONTO R, SHUFFLE LEFT ACROSS IN FRONT OF RIGHT : L-R-L. |
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1, 2 3 & 4 5, 6 7 & 8 |
FORWARD, ROCK, ½ TURN SHUFFLE, PIVOT TURN, SHUFFLE FORWARD STEP R FORWARD, ROCK BACK ONTO L, TURN 180 DEGREES RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD : R-L-R, PIVOT : STEP L FORWARD, TURN 180 DEGREES RIGHT TAKE WEIGHT ONTO R, SHUFFLE FORWARD : L-R-L. |
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1, 2 3 & 4 5, 6 7 & 8 |
SIDE, HOLD, ¼ TURN SAILOR, ¼ TURN, HOLD, ¼ TURN SAILOR STEP R TO THE SIDE, HOLD, TURN 90 DEGREES LEFT SAILOR STEP : L-R-L. TURN 90 DEGREES LEFT STEP R TO THE SIDE, HOLD, TURN 90 DEGREES LEFT SAILOR STEP : L-R-L. |
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1, 2 3 & 4 5, 6 7 & 8 |
FORWARD, ROCK, FULL TURN TRIPLE, FORWARD, 3/4 TURN, SHUFFLE ACROSS STEP R FORWARD, ROCK BACK ONTO L, TURN 360 DEGREES RIGHT TRIPLE STEP : R-L-R, STEP L FORWARD, TURN 270 DEGREES LEFT ROCK ONTO R, SHUFFLE L ACROSS IN FRONT OF RIGHT : L-R-L. |
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1, 2 3 & 4 5, 6 7 & 8 |
SIDE, HOLD, BEHIND-SIDE-ACROSS, SIDE, ¼ TURN, COASTER STEP STEP R SIDE, HOLD, STEP L BEHIND RIGHT,STEP R TO THE SIDE,STEP L ACROSS IN FRONT OF RIGHT STEP R TO THE SIDE, TURN 90 DEGREES LEFT KICK L FORWARD, COASTER : STEP L BACK, STEP R TOGETHER, STEP L FORWARD. |
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1, 2 3 4 5, 6 7 8 |
FORWARD, HOLD, ½ TURN, ½ TURN, FORWARD, HOLD, ½ TURN, ½ TURN STEP R FORWARD, HOLD, TURN 180 DEGREES RIGHT STEP L BACK, TURN 180 DEGREES RIGHT STEP R FORWARD, STEP L FORWARD, HOLD, TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT STEP R BACK, TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT STEP L FORWARD, |
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1, 2 3 & 4 5 & 6 7, 8 |
FORWARD, ROCK, BACK-LOCK-BACK, BACK-LOCK-BACK, ½ TURN, FORWARD STEP R FORWARD, ROCK BACK ONTO L, STEP R BACK, LOCK L ACROSS IN FRONT OF RIGHT, STEP R BACK, STEP L BACK, LOCK R ACROSS IN FRONT OF LEFT, STEP L BACK, TURN 180 DEGREES RIGHT STEP R FORWARD, STEP L FORWARD. |
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5, 6 7, 8 |
HEEL & HEEL & TOE & TOE & PIVOT TURN, FORWARD, FORWARD. TOUCH R HEEL FORWARD, STEP R TOGETHER, TOUCH L HEEL FORWARD, STEP L TOGETHER, TOUCH R TOE TO THE SIDE, STEP R TOGETHER, TOUCH L TOE TO THE SIDE, STEP L TOGETHER, PIVOT : STEP R FORWARD, TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT TAKE WEIGHT ONTO L, STEP R FORWARD, STEP L FORWARD. |
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REPEAT THE DANCE IN NEW DIRECTION |
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