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HOPE
SONG: “HOPE” by PAUL BRANDT
ALBUM: “COUNTRY HEAT”
ORIGINAL POSITION: FEET TOGETHER WEIGHT ON THE LEFT FOOT.
CHOREOGRAPHER: GORDON ELLIOTT. Sydney. AUSTRALIA. July 2006.
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STEPS: This dance is done in all FOUR directions. Introduction : 16 beats |
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1, 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 7, 8 |
ACROSS, ROCK-SIDE-ACROSS-SIDE-TOUCH-FULL TURN, SIDE-ROCK-ACROSS, HIP, HIP STEP R ACROSS IN FRONT OF LEFT, ROCK ONTO L, STEP R TO THE SIDE, STEP L ACROSS IN FRONT OF RIGHT, STEP R TO THE SIDE, TOUCH L BEHIND RIGHT, TURN 360 DEGREES LEFT TAKE WEIGHT ONTO L, STEP R TO THE SIDE, SIDE ROCK ONTO L, STEP R ACROSS IN FRONT OF LEFT, STEP L TO THE SIDE PUSH HIPS LEFT, PUSH HIPS RIGHT. |
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& 1 & 2 & 3, 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & |
& ACROSS-SIDE-BEHIND- ¼ TURN-FORWARD, ROCK- ½ TURN SHUFFLE FORWARD-HITCH ½ TURN, SHUFFLE FORWARD-HITCH ½ TURN STEP L TOGETHER, STEP R ACROSS IN FRONT OF LEFT, STEP L TO THE SIDE, STEP R BEHIND LEFT, TURN 90 DEGREES LEFT STEP L FORWARD, STEP R FORWARD, ROCK BACK ONTO L, TURN 180 DEGREESRIGHT STEP R FORWARD, SHUFFLE FORWARD STEP : L-R-L, HITCH R TURNING 180 DEGREES LEFT, SHUFFLE FORWARD STEP : R-L-R, HITCH L TURNING 180 DEGREES RIGHT. |
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1, 2 & 3 & 4 5 & 6 7 & 8 |
FORWARD, ROCK-SWEEP, SAILOR STEP, SAILOR STEP, COASTER STEP STEP L FORWARD, ROCK BACK ONTO R, SWEEP L TOE TO THE SIDE, SAILOR : STEP L BEHIND RIGHT, STEP R TO THE SIDE, STEP L TO THE SIDE, SAILOR : STEP R BEHIND LEFT, STEP L TO THE SIDE, STEP R TO THE SIDE, COASTER : STEP L BACK, STEP R TOGETHER, STEP L FORWARD. |
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1, 2 3 & 4 & 5, 6 & 7, 8 & # |
PIVOT TURN, QUICK PIVOT-QUICK PIVOT, FORWARD, ROCK & BACK, ROCK & PIVOT : STEP R FORWARD, TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT TAKE WEIGHT ONTO L, PIVOT : STEP R FORWARD, TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT TAKE WEIGHT ONTO L, PIVOT : STEP R FORWARD, TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT TAKE WEIGHT ONTO L, STEP R FORWARD, ROCK BACK ONTO L, STEP R TOGETHER, STEP L BACK, ROCK FORWARD ONTO R, STEP L TOGETHER. |
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1, 2 3, 4 & 5 & 6 7, 8 & ** |
PIVOT TURN & PADDLE TURN & SIDE-ROCK-ACROSS, SIDE, ROCK & PIVOT : STEP R FORWARD, TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT TAKE WEIGHT ONTO L, STEP R FORWARD, PADDLE : STEP L FORWARD, TURN 90 DEGREES RIGHT TAKE WEIGHT ONTO R, STEP L ACROSS IN FRONT OF RIGHT, STEP R TO THE SIDE, SIDE ROCK ONTO L, STEP R ACROSS IN FRONT OF LEFT, STEP L TO THE SIDE, SIDE ROCK ONTO R, STEP L TOGETHER. |
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & |
FORWARD-SWEEP-FORWARD-SWEEP-COASTER FORWARD- ½ TURN FORWARD-SWEEP-FORWARD-SWEEP-QUICK PIVOT- ¼ TURN & STEP R FORWARD, SWEEP L TOE TO THE SIDE, STEP L FORWARD, SWEEP R TOE TO THE SIDE, COASTER : STEP R FORWARD, STEP L TOGETHER, STEP R BACK, TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT STEP L FORWARD, STEP R FORWARD, SWEEP L TOE TO THE SIDE, STEP L FORWARD, SWEEP R TOE TO THE SIDE, PIVOT : STEP R FORWARD, TURN 180 DEGREES LEFT TAKE WEIGHT ONTO L, TURN 90 DEGREES LEFT STEP R TO THE SIDE, STEP L TOGETHER. |
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REPEAT THE DANCE IN NEW DIRECTION |
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1, 2 |
RESTART : On WALL 2 dance to Beat 40 & ( ** ) then RESTART facing 9.00.
TAG & RESTART : On WALL 5 dance to Beat 32 & ( # ) add the following tag and restart facing the FRONT STEP R TO THE SIDE PUSH HIPS RIGHT, PUSH HIPS LEFT.
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