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Intermediate

Chosen Family

Choreographed by Alison Johnstone🇦🇺 & Joshua Talbot🇦🇺
Music: Chosen Family by Rina Sawayama & Elton John
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Created: 5/1/2021
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Gary O'Reilly - 6th Dec - Saturday Night Dance List
Nuline Dance presents Gary O'Reilly Let's Do It All Again - Perth, Western Australia Saturday 6th December 2025
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Gary O'Reilly - 6th Dec - Saturday Night Dance List
Nuline Dance presents Gary O'Reilly Let's Do It All Again - Perth, Western Australia Saturday 6th December 2025
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32 Count, 2 Wall
9/27/2025
Intro: 32 Count Intro (start on vocals)
 
Tag: End wall 3 facing 12 Restarts: Wall 2 & Wall 7 after 16 counts - (both facing 6)
 
[1-8&]: BACK, BACK, ¼ L SIDE (&), CROSS, SIDE (&), BEHIND, SIDE (&), CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, ¼ R FWD (&), FWD L FULL SPIRAL R, RUN, RUN (&) (12.00)
1 2&
Step back L, Step back R, ¼ turn over L stepping L side (&) (9.00)
3&4&
Cross R over L, Step L side (&), Step R behind L, Step L side
5 6&
Cross rock R over L, Recover L, ¼ turn over R stepping R forward (12.00)
7 8&
Step forward L making a full spiral turn over R, Run forward R, Run forward L (&)
 
[9-16&]: FWD COASTER, CROSS, BACK (&), 3/8 L FWD, FWD R (&), PIVOT ½ L, FWD R, ½ R BACK L, ½ R FWD R (&), ½ R BACK L, ½ R FWD R (&) (1.30)
1& 2
Step forward R, Step L together (&), Long step back on R
3& 4
Cross L in front of R, Step Back R, 3/8 over L stepping forward L (7.30)
&5 6
Step forward R (&), Pivot ½ over L, Step forward R (1.30)
7&
½ turn over R stepping back L, ½ turn over R stepping forward R,
8&
½ turn over R stepping back L, ½ turn over R stepping forward R,
**Restart here wall 2 & wall 7 both facing 6 - Simply straighten your spin to 6 on these walls
1/8 turn over R stepping L side, Step R behind, Cross L over R (&) (Nightclub Basic) (3.00)
[17-25]: 1/8 R INTO L NIGHTCLUB, SIDE, BEHIND, ¼ R FWD R (&), FWD L, PIVOT ¼ R (&), CROSS,SIDE(&), BACK SWEEP, SAILOR STEP
1 2&
1/8 turn over R stepping L side, Step R behind, Cross L over R (&) (Nightclub Basic) (3.00)
3 4&
Step R side, Step L behind R, ¼ turn over R stepping R forward (&) (6.00)
5&6&
Step forward L, Pivot ¼ over R (&) Cross L over R, Step R side (&) (9.00)
7
Step Back L sweeping R front to back
8&1
Step R behind L, Step L side (&), Step R side (Sailor Step)
 
[26-32]: BEHIND, SIDE (&), CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, ¼ L FWD L (&), SYNCOPATED ROCKING CHAIR, FWD R, PIVOT ½ L, ½ L BACK R (&)
2&3
Step L behind R, Step R side (&), Cross rock L over R
4&
Recover R, ¼ turn over L stepping forward on L (&) (6.00)
5&6&
Rock forward R, Recover L (&), Rock Back R, Recover L (&)
7 8&
Step forward on R, Pivot ½ over L, ½ turn over L stepping back on R (&)
** Tag end wall 3 facing 12 - Reverse Rocking Chair**
 
RESTARTS: END WALL 2 & WALL 7 FACING 6 - Straighten your spin to face 6 and start the dance again
 
TAG: END WALL 3 REVERSE ROCKING CHAIR
1 2 3 4
Rock back on L, Recover R, Rock forward on L, Recover R
 
ENDING: Dance to the end of wall 10 (facing 12) and step back on L to finish.
 
We hope you enjoy this beautiful song and think about those who are your own chosen family
 
Last Update - 6 May 2021