Fortune Foxtrot
Choreographed by Jo Thompson Szymanski🇺🇸
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Step Sheet
32 Count, 4 Wall
Also: “Don’t Cry On My Shoulder” by Sam Cooke, “More” by Nat King Cole, “Fly Me To the Moon” by Scooter Lee
TWINKLE, WHISK
QUICK FOXTROT WEAVE 6, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER
BACK, KICK, BEHIND, SIDE, FORWARD, KICK, BEHIND, SIDE
CROSS, UNWIND SLOWLY, QUICK SWAY 4 (OPTIONAL TURN, SWAY 2)
Even harder option: Think double spin! Turn L 360 degrees, end weight on R (5), Spin L 360 degrees on R allowing L foot to stay crossed in front of R shin (6), Feet apart, sway L, R (7-8).
Styling note: Foxtrot should be danced with a Rise and Fall action similar to Waltz.
Start again from the beginning.
TWINKLE, WHISK
1-2 Step L forward to R front diagonal (1), Hold (2).
3-4 Step R foot to R side (3), Step L to L front diagonal (4).
5-6 Step R forward to L front diagonal, starting to turn ¼ R (5), Hold, finishing ¼ turn R (6).
7-8 Step L foot to L side (7), Step R crossed tightly behind L, should feel like a lock (be sure to lower on this step bending knees slightly) (8).
(Note: if this is uncomfortable on the knees you could just step in place on count 8.)QUICK FOXTROT WEAVE 6, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER
1-2 Step L across front of R (1), Step R to R side (2).
3-4 Turn ¼ L, step back with L (3), Step back with R (4).
5-6 Turn ½ L, step forward with L (5), Turn ¼ L, Step R to R side (6).
7-8 Rock L forward across front of R (7), Replace weight back to R (8).
Non-turning option for the above 8 counts:1-2 Step L across front of R (1), Step R to R side (2).
3-4 Step L behind R (3), Step R to R side (4).
5-6 Step L across front of R (5), Step R to R side (6).
7-8 Rock L across front of R (7), Recover back to R (8).
BACK, KICK, BEHIND, SIDE, FORWARD, KICK, BEHIND, SIDE
1-2 Step back with L to L back diagonal (1), Kick R forward to R front diagonal (2).
3-4 Step R crossed behind L (3), Step L to L side (4).
5-6 Step R across front of L (5), Kick L forward to L front diagonal (6).
7-8 Step L crossed behind R (7), Step R to R side (8).
CROSS, UNWIND SLOWLY, QUICK SWAY 4 (OPTIONAL TURN, SWAY 2)
1-4 Place L tightly across front of R (1), Slowly unwind 360 degrees R end weight on R (2-4).
Easier option: Point L across R (1), Step L to L (2), Point R across L (3), Step R to R (4).5-6 Step L to L side (5), Shift weight R to R side (6).
7-8 Shift weight L to L side (7), Shift weight R to R side (8). (Use body sway on counts 5-8, lower body goes L when you step L, R when you step R, etc.)
Harder option: After the slow unwind on counts 1-4 you will be crossed R in front of L, leave feet where they are and turn L 360 degrees, end weight on R (5-6), Feet part, sway L, R (7-8).Even harder option: Think double spin! Turn L 360 degrees, end weight on R (5), Spin L 360 degrees on R allowing L foot to stay crossed in front of R shin (6), Feet apart, sway L, R (7-8).
Styling note: Foxtrot should be danced with a Rise and Fall action similar to Waltz.
Start again from the beginning.
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