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Intermediate

Son Of A Gun

Choreographed by Mark Simpkin🇦🇺
Music: You're So Vain by Carly Simon
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Created: 8/1/2015
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58 Count, 2 Wall
9/26/2025
Notes: There are 4 Restarts, 58, 32, 58, 32, 58, 32 58, 32, 58
 
#32 counts Intro.
 
[1 – 8] R SIDE, L BEHIND, BALL, CROSS L SHUFFLE, 1/4,1/4, R SAILOR
1, 2&3&4
Step R to R Side, L Behind, R to R Side, Cross Shuffle L, R, L
5, 6,7,&,8
Making 1/4 R Step fwd R, Making 1/4R Step L to L Side, R Sailor R, L, R (6.00)
 
[9- 16] CROSS L, HOLD, BALL CROSS, STEP R, L SAILOR, TOUCH R BEHIND, UNWIND 1/4 R
1, 2, &3, 4
Cross L over R, Hold, Step Ball R to R, Cross L over R, step R to R side
5, &, 6, 7, 8
L Sailor L, R, L Touch R behind L, Unwind 1/4 R (wgt back on R) (9.00)
Cross/Lock L over R, Step back R, making 1/2 turn L Step on L, Shuffle Fwd R, L, R ( 3.00 )
[17-24] CROSS L, BACK R, 1/2 L, FWD R SHUFFLE, 1/4 SIDE L, HOLD, BALL, CROSS, HOLD, R SIDE
1,2,&3,&,4
Cross/Lock L over R, Step back R, making 1/2 turn L Step on L, Shuffle Fwd R, L, R ( 3.00 )
5,6,&,7,8,&
Making 1/4 R step L to L side, Hold, Step R tog, Cross L, Hold, R to R side ( 6.00 )
 
[25 – 32] L BEHIND, 1/4 R, FWD L SHUFFLE, 1/2, 1/4, BALL R TOG, CROSS L SHUFFLE, #RESTARTS
1, 2, 3&, 4
Step L behind R, 1/4 R Step on R, Shuffle fwd L, R, L,
5,6,&,7,&,8
Making 1/2 turn L step back on R, Making 1/4 turn L step L to L side, R tog, Cross L Shuffle (12.00) # Restarts
Making 1/4 turn R step R, making 1/2 turn R step back L, making 1/2 turn R step fwd R,( 3.00)
[33-40] ROLLING R, 1/4, 1/2 1/2, 1/2 SWEEP, STEP FWD L, HOLD, 1/2, ROCK BACK L, REPLACE R
1,2, 3
Making 1/4 turn R step R, making 1/2 turn R step back L, making 1/2 turn R step fwd R,( 3.00)
4, 5, 6
Sweep L around making 1/2 turn R (wgt R), Step fwd L, Hold, (9.00)
&,7, 8
Making 1/2 turn L Step R tog, Rock back L, Replace wgt fwd on R, (3.00)
 
[41- 48] STEP FWD L, HOLD, 1/2, 1/2, 1/4, 1/4 TURNING SAILOR, BALL STEP
1, 2, 3, 4
Step fwd L, Hold, making 1/2 turn L step back R, making 1/2 turn L step fwd L (3.00)
5, 6,&,7&, 8
Making 1/4 turn L step R to R side, Making 1/4 turn L step L behind R, step R tog, Cross L over R Step R to R side, Step L to L side (9.00)
Cross R over L, Step L to L side, Step slightly fwd R, Step fwd L, Pivot 1/2 turn R,
[49 – 58] CROSS R, BALL L, STEP R, STEP L FWD, 1/2 PIVOT R, L SHUFFLE 1/4 R, R SAILOR, L SAILOR
1,&,2,3,4
Cross R over L, Step L to L side, Step slightly fwd R, Step fwd L, Pivot 1/2 turn R,
5 &,6,
Shuffle fwd L, R, L making 1/4 turn R (6.00)
7,&,8, 9,&,10
R Sailor, L Sailor
 
Finish the dance after Count 56, touch R behind L, unwind 1/2 R.
 
START AGAIN
 
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