Baby Was A Dancer

Choreographed by Jan Gerrard🇬🇧 & Peter Horrocks🇬🇧
Music: Baby Was A Dancer by Billy Porter
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Created: 6/1/2023
Step Sheet
64 Count, 2 Wall
Start dance 16 count intro

Choreographers Note: This is a 2 wall dance. Unusually danced to walls 12:00, and 3:00.
Sequence: 12:00, 3:00, 12:00, 3:00, 12:00. Enjoy!

Sec 1 Pivot ¼ L, R Shuffle, Pivot ¼ R, L Shuffle
1 2Step fwd R, turn ¼ L. Step fwd on L
3&4Step fwd R, step L next to R, step fwd on R
5 6Step fwd L, turn ¼ R. Step fwd on R
7&8Step fwd L, step R next to L, step fwd on L

Sec 2 Rolling Vine R Cross Jazzbox ¼ L, Crossing Shuffle
1 2¼ R Step fwd on R ½ R Step back on L
3 4¼ R Step R to R side Cross L over R
5 6Step R to R side ¼ L Step L to L side
7&8Cross R over L Step L to L side Cross R over L (9:00)

Sec 3 Forward Rumba Box with Shuffles
1 2Step L to L Step R next to L
3&4Step fwd L, step R next to L, step fwd on L
5 6Step R to R Step L next to R
7&8Step back R, step L next to R, step back R

Sec 4 Rock back shuffle ½, Walk Back, Coaster Step
1 2Rock back L, recover Wt on R
3&4½ R Step back L, step R next to L, step back L (3:00)
5 6Back R back L
7&8Back R close L by R, step fwd R

Sec 5 Weave R, ¼ R Pivot Half, R Full Turn Forward
1 2L over R, R to R side,
3 4L behind R ¼ R, Step fwd R (6:00)
5 6Fwd L, ½ R, Wt onto R
7 8½ R step back L, ½ R fwd onto R (12:00)

Sec 6 Cross Point, Cross Point, Jazzbox ¼ L Cross R over L
1 2Cross L over R, point R to R side,
3 4Cross R over L, point L to L side
5 6Cross L over R, step back R,
7 8¼ L step L to L side, Cross R over L (9:00)

Sec 7 Side, Hold, Rock back Recover x2
1 2Long step L to L side, hold
3 4Rock R back, recover onto L
5 6Long step R to R side, hold
7 8Rock L back, recover onto R

Sec 8 L to L Diagonal Hold, R Hold ½ L Hold Walk R L
1 2Fwd L 1/8 diag hold
3 4Fwd R hold,
5 6½ L transfer Wt to L hold
7 8Walk R L, squaring up to side wall (3:00)

Restart On Wall 2 at End of Sec 6 (facing 12:00)
With step change Replace count 8 with R touch by L. Start wall 3

Tag 1 Wall 4 end of Sec 6 (facing 12:00)
Repeat Sec 5 & 6 and dance to end of wall 4

Tag 2 End of Wall 4
Hip sways RL x4 (12:00)
1&2&Hips RLRL
3&4&Hips RLRL

Ending Wall 5 Sec 8 Count 5 turn to face front

Last Update: 18 Jun 2023

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