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Intermediate

I'll Be Gentle

Choreographed by Willie Brown
Music: I'll Be Gentle by Paloma Faith & John Legend
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Created: 11/1/2017
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32 Count, 2 Wall
9/26/2025
Intro; 16 counts (11 secs approx) - on vocals
 
Extras; 1 x restart during wall 6 + 1 x tag end of wall 7
 
SECTION 1 – SIDE, BEHIND-SIDE-CROSS ROCK, RECOVER-SIDE-CROSS, ¼-¼-POINT, SWAY
1,2
Step Right to Right side
2&3
Cross Left behind Right, step Right to Right side, rock Left over Right
4&5
Recover weight back on Right, step Left to Left side, cross Right over Left
6&7
Turn ¼ Right and step back on Left, turn ¼ Right and step Right to Right side, point Left toe to Left side [6]
8
Take weight on Left and sway to Left, turning upper body slightly to Left
 
SECTION 2 – ¼ SWEEP, CROSS-SIDE-BEHIND-SWEEP, BEHIND-SIDE-CROSS ROCK-SIDE ROCK-COASTER STEP
1
Taking weight on Right turn ¼ Right sweeping Left out and forward [9]
2&3&
Cross Left over Right, step Right to Right side, cross Left behind Right, sweep Right out and back
4&5&
Cross Right behind Left, step Left to Left side, Rock Right over Left, recover weight on Left
6&
Rock Right out to Right side, recover weight on Left
7&8
Step back on Right, close Left beside Right, step forward on Right
 
SECTION 3 – ¾ PIVOT, ½ HINGE, BALL CROSS, SIDE ROCK-CROSS-SIDE, ½ HINGE, BALL CROSS
1&
Step forward on Left, pivot ½ Right taking weight on Right [3]
2
Turn another ¼ Right and step Left to Left side [6]
3
Keeping weight on your Left turn ½ Right lifting Right leg slightly [12]
&4
Step down on Right, cross Left over Right
**Restart here - during wall 6, facing 6 o'clock
5&6
Rock Right out to Right side, recover weight on Left, cross Right over Left
7
Step Left to Left side and turn ½ Right lifting Right leg slightly [6]
&8
Step down on Right, cross Left over Right
 
SECTION 4 – SIDE ROCK-CROSS, ¼ PIVOT, STEP FORWARD, ¾ PIVOT, SAILOR ½ CROSS
1&2
Rock Right out to Right side, recover weight on Left, cross Right over Left
3&4
Rock out to Left on Left, pivot ¼ Right taking weight on Right, step forward on Left [9]
5&6
Step forward on Right, pivot ½ Left taking weight on Left, turn another ¼ Left and step Right to Right side [12]
7&8
Cross Left behind Right, turn ¼ Left and step Right to Right side, turn another ¼ Left and cross Left over Right [6]
 
...START AGAIN...
 
Restart; After count 24 of wall 6, facing 6 o'clock – see above(**)
 
Tag; End of wall 7, facing 12 o'clock, do the following 4 counts;
NIGHTCLUB BASIC X2
1,2&
Step Right to Right side, rock Left behind Right, recover weight on Right
3,4&
Step Left to Left side, rock Right behind Left, recover weight on Left
 
Ending; On the last wall you will dance to count 7 of Section 1 – 'sway to Left'.
You will be facing 12 o'clock so from there just roll a full turn over your Right shoulder stepping Right, Left, Right. Ta-Da!!!