Troubled Waters
Niels PoulsenStep Sheet
64 Count, 2 Wall
Intro: 8 counts from very first beat in music. App. 5 secs. into track. Start with weight on L foot
**2 restarts: On walls 1 and 3 (starting at 12:00), after 48 counts, facing 6:00
*1 easy tag: See explanation at bottom of step sheet
Phrasing: Intro, 48, 64, 4, 48, 64, 4, 64, 64, Ending.
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[1 - 8] Rock R fwd, full triple R, rock L fwd, ยฝ shuffle L
1-2
Rock fwd on R (1), recover back on L (2) 12:00
3&4
Turn ยฝ R stepping R fwd (3), step L next to R (&), turn ยฝ R stepping R fwd (4) 12:00
5-6
Rock fwd on L (5), recover back on R (6) 12:00
7&8
Turn ยผ L stepping L to L side (7), step R next to L (&), turn ยผ L stepping L fwd (8) 6:00
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[9 - 16] ยผ L step slide, ball R side rock, R cross shuffle, ยผ R X 2
1-2
Turn ยผ L stepping R a big step to R side (1), slide L towards R (2) 3:00
&3-4
Step L next to R (&), rock R to R side (3), recover on L (4) 3:00
5&6
Cros R over L (5), step L to L side (&), cross R over L (6) 3:00
7-8
Turn ยผ R stepping back on L (7), turn ยผ R stepping R to R side (8) 9:00
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[17 - 24] L vaudeville, Hold, ball cross, Hold, ball cross behind, side L, point R
1&2
Cross L over R (1), step R to R side (&), touch L heel fwd to L diagonal (2) 9:00
3&4
HOLD (3), step L next to R (&), cross R over L (4) 9:00
5&6
HOLD (5), step L to L side (&), cross R behind L (6) 9:00
7-8
Step L to L side (7), point R to R side (8) 9:00
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[25 - 32] ยผ R sweep, cross side, L sailor step, R sailor ยผ R
1-4
Turn ยผ R onto R sweeping L fwd over 2 counts (1-2), cross L over R (3), step R to R side (4) 12:00
5&6
Cross L behind R (5), step R to R side (&), step L to L side (6) 12:00
7&8
Cross R behind L (7), turn ยผ R stepping L next to R (&), step R fwd (8) 3:00
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[33 - 40] Rock L fwd, shuffle ยฝ L, R jazz box, cross
1-2
Rock L fwd (1), recover back on R (2) 3:00
3&4
Turn ยผ L stepping L to L side (3), step R next to L (&), turn ยผ L stepping L fwd (4) 9:00
5-8
Cross R over L (5), step back on L (6), step R to R side (7), cross L over R (8) 9:00
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[41 - 48] Syncopated R&L side rocks, grind ยผ L, L shuffle back, R back rock
1-2&
Rock R to R side (1), recover on L (2), step R next to L (&) 9:00
3-4
Rock L to L side (3), grind ยผ L back on R (4) 6:00
5&6
Step back on L (5), step R next to L (&), step back on L (6) 6:00
7-8
Rock back on R (7), recover fwd onto L (8) ...
* Restart here, walls 1 and 3, facing 6:00 6:00
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[49 - 56] Fwd R, Hold, step ยฝ R, fwd L, Hold, step ยผ L
1-4
Step R fwd (1), HOLD (2), step L fwd (3), turn ยฝ R onto R (4) 12:00
5-8
Step L fwd (5), HOLD (6), step R fwd (7), turn ยผ L onto L (8) 9:00
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[57 - 64] Cross side, R sailor step, cross side, L sailor ยผ L
1-2
Cross R over L (1), step L to L side (2) 9:00
3&4
Cross R behind L (3), step L to L side (&), step R to R side (4) 9:00
5-6
Cross L over R (5), step R to R side (6) ... Note: start turning ยผ L on count 6... 9:00
7&8
Cross L behind R finishing ยผ L (7), step R next to L (&), step L fwd (8) 6:00
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Start Again!
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Tag Comes twice. After walls 2 and 4, each time facing 12:00
1-4&
Rock R fwd, ball heel, clap X 2, recover
1-2&3
Rock R fwd (1), recover back on L (2), step back on R (&), touch L heel fwd (3) 12:00
&4&
Clap hands twice (&4), recover on L (&) ... Start dance again 12:00
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Ending Finish last wall facing 12:00 stepping R fwd! 12:00
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