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Intermediate

The Blade

Choreographed by Mark Simpkin🇦🇺
Music: The Blade by Ronnie Dunn
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Created: 8/1/2022
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Step Sheet
40 Count, 2 Wall
9/27/2025
Intro: Starts after 16 counts on vocals. Weight on Left
3.30
mins BPM 75
 
#Tag at the end of wall 1 facing 6.00 add
1 2&
Side Rock R to R side, Recover L, Step R beside L
3 4&
Side Rock L to L side, Recover R, Step L beside R
 
## Tag with Restart on wall 5 after 32 counts facing 6.00 – add tag and then restart
1 2&
Side Rock R to R side, Recover L, Step R beside L
3 4&
Side Rock L to L side, Recover R, Step L beside R
************
 
Step R to R side, Cross shuffle LRL, Ball step 1/4 L, 1/2 L, 1/2 L, 1/2 L, Ball Together, R Back sweep L, Step L back, 1/2 R fwd, 1/2 R Back sweep
1 2&3
Step R to R side, Cross L over R, Step R to R side, Cross L over R
&4
Step R beside L, Turn 1/4 L stepping L forward (9.00)
5 6&
Turn 1/2 L stepping R back, Turn 1/2 L stepping L forward, Turn 1/2 L stepping R forward
7&8&
Step L beside R, Step R back while sweeping L to L side, Step L back, Turn 1/2 R stepping R fwd (3.00)
1
Turn 1/2 R stepping L back while sweeping R in an arc to R side (9.00)
 
Step R behind L, L to L side, Cross R over L, Recover L, Turn 1/4 R stepping R fwd, 1/2 R, 1/2 R, L fwd, R fwd, 1/2 L pivot, 1/2 L, 1/2 L, R fwd
2&3&4
Step R behind L, Step L to L side, Cross R over L, Recover L, Turn 1/4 R stepping forward on R (12.00)
&5 6
Turn 1/2 R stepping L back, Turn 1/2 R stepping R forward, Step L fwd, (6.00)
7&8&
Step R fwd, 1/2 Pivot L, 1/2 turn L stepping R back, 1/2 turn L stepping L forward Step R fwd
 
Recover L, 1/2 R Sailor step, 1/2 R ball step, L back coaster, Step R fwd, 1/2 R, 1/2 R with a1/4 R sweeping L to L side
2 3&4
Recover L, 1/2 turn R stepping R to R side, Step L to L side, Step R forward (1/2 turn sailor) (12.00)
&5
Turn 1/2 R stepping L back, Step R back (1/2 ball step) (6.00)
6&7
Step L back, Step R beside L, Step L forward (coaster)
8&1
Step R forward, Turn 1/2 R over R stepping L back, Turn 1/2 R stepping R forward using momentum keep turning 1/4 R sweeping L to L side (9.00)
 
Cross L over R, R to R side, Recover L, R tog, L to L side, Hitch R then step R, L back coaster, 1/2 L, 1/2 L, 1/4 L stepping R to R side,
2&3
Cross L over R, Step R to R side, Recover L
&4 5
Step R beside L, Step L to L side, Hitch R then step down on R (alternate variation Backwards full turn L)
6&7
Back L coaster
8&1
Turn 1/2 L stepping R back, Turn 1/2 L stepping L fwd, Turn 1/4 L stepping R to R side (6.00)
 
1/4 R stepping L back, Turn 1/2 R stepping R fwd, Turn, L back coaster, 1/2 L spiral
2&3
Turn 1/4 R stepping L back, Turn 1/2 R stepping R fwd, Turn 1/2 R stepping L back (9.00)
4&5
Step R back, Cross lock L over R, Step R back
5&6
Step L back, Step R beside L, Step L forward
7 8
Step R forward, 1/2 L spiral (6.00)
 
Mark Simpkin – Southern Cross Line Dancers – www.southerncrosslinedance.com
msimpkin@bigpond.net.au M 0418 440 402
 
Last Update – 20 Mar. 2023 – R1