Save Myself

Choreographed by Hayley Wheatley🇬🇧
Music: Save Myself by Ed Sheeran
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Created: 10/1/2024
Step Sheet
32 Count, 2 Wall
No intro - Start with RF crossed over L for count 1 ready to continue the first wall of the dance from count 2 as soon as music starts.

Sequence:
End of Wall 3 > Tag [6:00]
End of Wall 5 > Tag [6:00]
Wall 7 after count 14 > Bridge > Tag > Restart [6:00]
End of Wall 8 > Tag > Sways > Tag > Ending [12:00]

Sec 1 Cross, Side Rock, Recover ¼, ⅞ Spiral right, ⅜ Run Round RLR Sweep L, Cross L, Side R, ⅛ L Back Mambo
1,2&Cross R over L (1), Side rock L to left (2), Make ¼ right Recover R (&) [3:00]
3Step fwd on L and Spiral ⅞ right [1:30]
4&5⅛ right stepping fwd R(4), ⅛ right stepping fwd L(&),⅛ right stepping RF fwd and sweeping LF around back to front (5) [6:00]
6,7Cross L over R (6), Step Side R (7)
8&1Rock back ⅛ left L (8), Recover fwd R (&), Step fwd L (1) [4:30]

Sec 2 Right Fwd Mambo Hitch Turn ⅛, Weave, ½ unwind right, Cross L, Reverse rolling turn left ¼ ½ ¼,
2&3Rock fwd R (2), Recover L (&), Step back R hitching L knee up making a ⅛ left (3) [3:00]
4&5,Cross L behind R (4), Step Side R (&), Cross L over R (5),
6,7Unwind ½ turn R (weight R) (6), Cross L over R (7) [9:00]*
*Restart here with bridge & Tag on wall 7 (see below)
8&1¼ left stepping back R (7), ½ left stepping fwd L (&), ¼ left stepping side R

Sec 3 Close into L basic, Cross R, Weave, ⅛ Hitch L, Rock L, Recover R, Ball Back
2,3Close L next to R (2), Cross R over L (3)
4&5Step Side L (4) Cross R behind L (&), Step Side L (5)
6,7⅛ left Cross R over L Hitching L knee and reaching R arm upwards (6), Rock Fwd L (7) [7:30],
8Recover R (8), ( small half beat pause here on walls 3 5 7 & 8 so as the next counts can hit the "farewell" on those walls)
&1Step L next to R (&), Step back R (1)
On walls 3, 5, 7 & 8 there is a slight pause after count 8 before you dance the “ball back" so that the steps can hit on the moment where he sings “no farewell". (raise arm again on these counts but this time bidding a small circular "adieu" with the hand)

Sec 4 ⅛ Back L, ¼ Fwd R, 1/2 Turn Sweep Collect, Fwd L, Sway RLR Drag L, Ball step
2,3⅛ right Step back L (2), ¼ right stepping fwd R (3) [12:00]
4,5Step weight onto RF while sweeping LF out, collecting it beside R and making a ½ right (4) Step Fwd L (5) [6:00]
6,7,8&Sway right (6), Sway left (7), Sway right dragging L to R (8), Step L next to R (&)

TAG (to 6:00 at end of wall 3 & 5, &7 after Restart tag below. To 12:00 at end of wall 8)
1-8Walk RL, Lunge R, Recover L, ⅛ left Cross Rock, Back Sweeps RL, Back L, Hook R
1,2,3Fwd R (1), Fwd L (2), Lunge R to right side (3)
(Arms: On lunge Sweep R arm over head in a circle from front to back like a big halo)
4,5Recover L (4), ⅛ left Rock R over L (5) [4:30]
(Arms: R hand to heart (4), L hand cross over R (5) drop arms for back sweeps)
6,7,8Back L Sweep R (6), Back R Sweep L (7), Back L Hook R (8)

Wall 7 “Bridge” after 15 counts
Cross Rock, Recover, Ball Back, Back 1/8, 1/2 Turn Sweep Collect, Fwd L, Sway RLR Drag L, Ball step
7,8&⅛ right Cross rock L over R (7), Recover on R (8) [10.30], Step L next to R (&) [10:30]
1,2,3Step back R (1) Step back L (2), 1/8 right stepping fwd R (3) [12:00]
4,5Step weight onto RF while sweeping LF out, collecting it beside R and making a ½ right (4) Step Fwd L (5) [6:00]
6,7,8&Sway right (6), Sway left (7), Sway right dragging L to R (8), Step L next to R (&)
(into the Tag, then restart)

Ending after wall 8
Tag, Sways, Tag, Step ½ pivot left, ½, ½, ½ left, back sweeps R L, Pose
[1-8] Tag 1-8 as above
1-4Step RF down swaying L (5) Sway right (6), Sway left (7), Sway right dragging L to R (8), Step L next to R (&)
[1-8] Tag 1-8 as above
1,2Step fwd R (1), ½ pivot left on L (2) [6:00]
3&4½ left stepping back R (3), ½ left stepping fwd L (&) ½ left stepping back R (4) [12:00]
5,6,7Step Back L sweep R (5), Step Back R sweep L (6) Step Back L (7)
8Pose, bending knees slightly and put hands on heart for “love myself” <3

This one is very meaningful to me and I hope it will be to others who can relate to the sentiment of the lyrics .
Try to feel the steps with the music rather than overrcounting it and enjoy all the feels <3

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