Troubled Waters
Choreographed by Niels Poulsen🇩🇰
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Step 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.
[1 – 8] Rock R fwd, full triple R, rock L fwd, ½ shuffle L
[9 – 16] ¼ L step slide, ball R side rock, R cross shuffle, ¼ R X 2
[17 – 24] L vaudeville, Hold, ball cross, Hold, ball cross behind, side L, point R
[25 – 32] ¼ R sweep, cross side, L sailor step, R sailor ¼ R
[33 – 40] Rock L fwd, shuffle ½ L, R jazz box, cross
[41 – 48] Syncopated R&L side rocks, grind ¼ L, L shuffle back, R back rock
[49 – 56] Fwd R, Hold, step ½ R, fwd L, Hold, step ¼ L
[57 – 64] Cross side, R sailor step, cross side, L sailor ¼ L
Start Again!
Tag Comes twice. After walls 2 and 4, each time facing 12:00
Ending Finish last wall facing 12:00 stepping R fwd! 12:00
Last Update - 9 Nov. 2024 - R2
**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.
[1 – 8] Rock R fwd, full triple R, rock L fwd, ½ shuffle L
1 – 2Rock fwd on R (1), recover back on L (2) 12:00
3&4Turn ½ R stepping R fwd (3), step L next to R (&), turn ½ R stepping R fwd (4) 12:00
5 – 6Rock fwd on L (5), recover back on R (6) 12:00
7&8Turn ¼ L stepping L to L side (7), step R next to L (&), turn ¼ L stepping L fwd (8) 6:00
[9 – 16] ¼ L step slide, ball R side rock, R cross shuffle, ¼ R X 2
1 – 2Turn ¼ L stepping R a big step to R side (1), slide L towards R (2) 3:00
&3 – 4Step L next to R (&), rock R to R side (3), recover on L (4) 3:00
5&6Cros R over L (5), step L to L side (&), cross R over L (6) 3:00
7 – 8Turn ¼ R stepping back on L (7), turn ¼ R stepping R to R side (8) 9:00
[17 – 24] L vaudeville, Hold, ball cross, Hold, ball cross behind, side L, point R
1&2Cross L over R (1), step R to R side (&), touch L heel fwd to L diagonal (2) 9:00
3&4HOLD (3), step L next to R (&), cross R over L (4) 9:00
5&6HOLD (5), step L to L side (&), cross R behind L (6) 9:00
7-8Step L to L side (7), point R to R side (8) 9:00
[25 – 32] ¼ R sweep, cross side, L sailor step, R sailor ¼ R
1 – 4Turn ¼ 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&6Cross L behind R (5), step R to R side (&), step L to L side (6) 12:00
7&8Cross R behind L (7), turn ¼ R stepping L next to R (&), step R fwd (8) 3:00
[33 – 40] Rock L fwd, shuffle ½ L, R jazz box, cross
1 – 2Rock L fwd (1), recover back on R (2) 3:00
3&4Turn ¼ L stepping L to L side (3), step R next to L (&), turn ¼ L stepping L fwd (4) 9:00
5 – 8Cross R over L (5), step back on L (6), step R to R side (7), cross L over R (8) 9:00
[41 – 48] Syncopated R&L side rocks, grind ¼ 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 – 4Rock L to L side (3), grind ¼ L back on R (4) 6:00
5&6Step back on L (5), step R next to L (&), step back on L (6) 6:00
7 – 8Rock back on R (7), recover fwd onto L (8) …
* Restart here, walls 1 and 3, facing 6:00 6:00[49 – 56] Fwd R, Hold, step ½ R, fwd L, Hold, step ¼ L
1 – 4Step R fwd (1), HOLD (2), step L fwd (3), turn ½ R onto R (4) 12:00
5 – 8Step L fwd (5), HOLD (6), step R fwd (7), turn ¼ L onto L (8) 9:00
[57 – 64] Cross side, R sailor step, cross side, L sailor ¼ L
1 – 2Cross R over L (1), step L to L side (2) 9:00
3&4Cross R behind L (3), step L to L side (&), step R to R side (4) 9:00
5 – 6Cross L over R (5), step R to R side (6) … Note: start turning ¼ L on count 6… 9:00
7&8Cross L behind R finishing ¼ L (7), step R next to L (&), step L fwd (8) 6:00
Start Again!
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&3Rock 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
Ending Finish last wall facing 12:00 stepping R fwd! 12:00
Last Update - 9 Nov. 2024 - R2
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