Days of the Dead (P)
Choreographed by Christine Shine🇺🇸 & Don Carleton🇺🇸
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Step Sheet
64 Count, 0 Wall
Position: Closed social, man facing LOD, lady facing RLOD
Opposite footwork, man’s steps listed
Intro: 32 intro from steady beat
One restart after count 32 of 6th rotation
Beats / Step Description
RUMBA BOX
BACK ROCK, STEP, TOGETHER, STEP, STEP, TOGETHER, STEP
FLARE TO ILOD, FLARE TO OLOD
Drop left hand, right hand on ladiy’s back
MAN: STEP, TOGETHER, STEP, STEP, TOGETHER STEP
LADY: FULL TURN TO RIGHT, ½ TURN RIGHT, ½ TURN RIGHT, STEP BACK, ½ TURN LEFT, ½ TURN LEFT,
½ PINWHEEL, LADY UNDER ARM TURN,
MAN: BACK ROCK, STEP, STEP, TOGETHER, ¼ TURN LEFT STEP RIGHT TO SIDE, TURN ¼ TURN LEFT STEP BACK ON LEFT, STEP BACK ON RIGHT
LADY: ½ PIVOT TURN LEFT, STEP, ¼ RIGHT STEP SIDE, ¼ TURN RIGHT TOGETHER, STEP BACK
EACH ¼ TURN TO FACE PARTNER STEPPING TO SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE
CHANGING SIDES, STEP FORWARD ON DIAGONALS, TURNING TO FACE LINE OF DANCE STEP FORWARD, STEP
LADIES UNDERARM ½ TURN LEFT, STEP BACK LEFT, TOGETHER, LEFT (RETURNING TO CLOSED POSITION)
MAN: TURNING ¼ TURN RIGHT STEP LEFT, RIGHT TOGETHER, LEFT, STEP RIGHT, LEFT TOGETHER, STEP FORWARD RIGHT
Smile and Begin Again
Opposite footwork, man’s steps listed
Intro: 32 intro from steady beat
One restart after count 32 of 6th rotation
Beats / Step Description
RUMBA BOX
1-4Step left to left side, step right together, step left forward, hold
5-8Step right to right side, step left together, step right back, hold
BACK ROCK, STEP, TOGETHER, STEP, STEP, TOGETHER, STEP
1-4Rock back on left (lady rocks forward on right), recover to right, step left forward, hold
5-8Step forward on right, step forward on left, step forward on right, hold
FLARE TO ILOD, FLARE TO OLOD
Drop left hand, right hand on ladiy’s back
1-4Turn ¼ turn to ILOD, rock back on left, recover to right turning ¼ turn right , Step left to side (LOD), hold
Drop right hand, left hand to lady’s back5-8Turn ¼ turn to OLOD, rock back on right, recover to left turning ¼ turn left, step right to right side (LOD), hold
MAN: STEP, TOGETHER, STEP, STEP, TOGETHER STEP
LADY: FULL TURN TO RIGHT, ½ TURN RIGHT, ½ TURN RIGHT, STEP BACK, ½ TURN LEFT, ½ TURN LEFT,
1-4Man: Walk forward 3 steps left, right, left, hold
Lady: Turn ½ turn right stepping forward on right, turn ½ turn right stepping back on left, step back right, hold
5-8Man: Walk forward 3 steps right, left, right, hold
Lady: Turn ½ turn left stepping on left, turn ½ turn left stepping back on right, step back on left, hold
(restart on 6th rotation: return to closed position to restart dance, musical cue: guitar solo)½ PINWHEEL, LADY UNDER ARM TURN,
1-4Step towards partner, right shoulder to right shoulder, arms extended to sides, walk a ½ circle around partner left, right, left, hold (RLOD, lady facing FLOD)
5-8Man: Drop left hand and raising right hand, Finish ½ circle stepping right, left, right, hold
Lady: Step forward on left toward right diagonal turning ¼ turn left, turn ¼ turn left, stepping back on right, step back on left
MAN: BACK ROCK, STEP, STEP, TOGETHER, ¼ TURN LEFT STEP RIGHT TO SIDE, TURN ¼ TURN LEFT STEP BACK ON LEFT, STEP BACK ON RIGHT
LADY: ½ PIVOT TURN LEFT, STEP, ¼ RIGHT STEP SIDE, ¼ TURN RIGHT TOGETHER, STEP BACK
1-4Man: Rock back on left, recover to right, step forward on left, hold
Lady: Step forward on right, pivot ½ turn to left (weight to left), step forward right, hold
5-8Man: Turn ¼ turn left, step right to side (now back to back), step left next to right, turn ¼ turn left stepping back on right, hold
Lady: Turn ¼ right step left to left side (back to back), step right next to left, turn ¼ right step back on left, hold
EACH ¼ TURN TO FACE PARTNER STEPPING TO SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE
CHANGING SIDES, STEP FORWARD ON DIAGONALS, TURNING TO FACE LINE OF DANCE STEP FORWARD, STEP
1-4Turn ¼ turn left (facing partner) stepping left to left side, step right together, step left to left side, hold
Man raises left hand for lady to pass under)5-8Step forward on right toward LOD diagonals, step left forward, turning ¼ turn left to face LOD. turn ¼ turn left stepping right to right side (facing partner), hold
LADIES UNDERARM ½ TURN LEFT, STEP BACK LEFT, TOGETHER, LEFT (RETURNING TO CLOSED POSITION)
MAN: TURNING ¼ TURN RIGHT STEP LEFT, RIGHT TOGETHER, LEFT, STEP RIGHT, LEFT TOGETHER, STEP FORWARD RIGHT
1-4Man: Raising left hand step forward left, turn ¼ turn right stepping forward on right step forward on left, hold
Lady: Step forward on right toward left diagonal, turn ¼ turn left (LOD) stepping forward left, turn ½ turn left stepping back on right (returning to closed position), hold
5-8Walk forward right, left, right, hold
Smile and Begin Again
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