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Intermediate

Crying

Choreographed by Noel Castle🇦🇺
Music: Crying by Roy Orbison & k.d. lang
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Created: 12/30/1999
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Step Sheet
48 Count, 2 Wall
9/27/2025
FORWARD, COASTER FORWARD, BACK - COASTER BACKWARD, FORWARD, ½ TURN LEFT
1-2&3-4
Step right forward, step left forward, step right next to left, step left back, step right back
5&6-7-8
Step left back, step right next to left, step left forward, step right forward, pivot ½ left and transfer weight to left
LUNGE, RECOVER, TRIPLE STEP ¾ TURN RIGHT -- LUNGE, RECOVER, TRIPLE STEP ½ TURN LEFT
On lunge, leading knee is bent and over toe with leading arm extended over leading toe
1-2
Step/lunge right forward 45 diagonal right, recover weight to left while bringing right toe to touch next to left
3&4
Triple step right, left, right in place making a ¾ turn right
5-6
Step/lunge left forward 45 degree diagonal left, recover weight to right while bringing left toe to touch next to right
7&8
Triple step left, right, left in place making a ½ turn left
SIDE AND BEHIND, SIDE AND BEHIND, SIDE AND BEHIND, FORWARD, ½ TURN RIGHT
1&2
Push ball or right foot side, recover left, cross/step right behind left
3&4
Push ball of left foot side, recover right, cross/step left behind right
5&6
Push ball of right foot side, recover left, cross/step right behind left
7-8
Step left forward, pivot ½ right and transfer weight to right
EXTRA TAG WHEN USING "CRYING" (FIRST TIME ONLY) BALL-STEP, HOLD, HOLD, HOLD
&1-4
Small step on left ball of foot, step right forward, hold, hold, hold (the word "stop" will be in the lyric)
SWAY ¼ TURN LEFT, SWAY, FULL ROLLING TURN LEFT -- TWO FULL PADDLE TURNS RIGHT
1-2
Sway/step left back, making ¼ turn left, sway right
3&4
Step left side starting left turn, step right side continuing turn, step left side completing full turn left
5&
Step right forward starting turn, put left ball of foot behind right and take weight completing ½ turn right
6&
Put weight on right, continuing turn, put weight on left completing first full turn right
7&8&
Repeat steps 5&6&, completing the second full turn right (keep feet tight together to make these two turns.)
BACK, BACK, SHUFFLE BACK, BACK, SHUFFLE, BACK, BACK
1-2-3&4
Walk right back, walk left back, shuffle right, left, right back (raise arms from sides to waist height)
5-6&7-8
Walk left back, shuffle right, left, right back, walk left back (lower arms to side)
FORWARD-LOCK, FORWARD-LOCK, FORWARD-LOCK, FORWARD - 1 ½ TURN LEFT, BALL-CHANGE
Angle body to face 11:00 on forward-lock steps
1&
Step right forward, lock left behind right
2&3&
Repeat steps "1&" two more times
4
Step right forward
5-6-7
Step left back into ½ turn left, step right forward into ½ turn left, step left back into ½ turn left
&8
Small step right ball of foot behind left, small step left forward
REPEAT
ENDING To finish with style: First 8 counts are repeated except for a slight change in rhythm FORWARD, COASTER, FORWARD, BACK -- COASTER BACKWARD, FORWARD, ½ TURN LEFT-HOLD1-2&3-4Step right forward, step left forward, step right next to left, step left back, step right back
5&6
Step left back, step right back next to left, step left forward
&7-8
Step right forward, pivot ½ turn left and transfer weight to left, hold