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Intermediate

Night Riders Lament

Choreographed by Bill Larson🇦🇺 & Maddison Glover🇦🇺
Music: Night Rider's Lament by Garth Brooks
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Created: 6/1/2012
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Step Sheet
57 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
Start 48 counts in on vocal “why” - Turning CW
 
Section 1: Step, Step, Paddle L, Cross, 1/4 R, 1/2 R
1,2,3
Step fwd L, R, turning 1/4 L Rock weight onto L (9:00)
4,5
Cross R over L, turning 1/4 R Step back on L (12:00)
6
turning 1/2 R Step R fwd (6:00)
 
Section 2: Forward Basic, Step Back 1/2 Turn L, Step Fwd
1,2,3
Step L fwd, Step R beside L, Step L in place
4,5,6
Step back on R, turning 1/2 L Step L fwd, Step R fwd (12:00)
 
Section 3: Forward Basic Turn, Back Basic Turn
1,2
Step L fwd, turning 1/4 L Step R beside L
3
Step L beside R (9:00)
4,5
Step back on R, turning 1/4 L Step L beside R
6
Step R beside L (6:00)
 
Section 4: Forward Basic Turn, Back Together Cross
1,2
Step L fwd, turning 1/4 L Step R beside L
3
Step L beside R (3:00)
4,5,6
Step back onto R, Step L beside R, Cross R over L
 
Section 5: Lunge Drag Touch, 1/4 R, 1/2 R, 1/2 R
1,2,3
Lunge / Step L to side, Drag R up to L, Touch R beside L
4
Step R to side with a 1/4 turn R (6:00)
5
Turning 1/2 R Step back onto L (12:00)
6
Turning 1/2 R Step fwd on R (6:00)
 
Section 6: Step Lift Extend, Back Cross Back
1,2,3
Step L fwd, Lift R knee, Extend R foot fwd (Slow low kick)
4,5,6
Step back on R, Cross L in front of R, Step back on R
 
Section 7: 1/4 L, Cross 1/4 R, 1/2 R, Step Pivot 1/2 R
1,2
turning 1/4 L Step L to side, Cross / Step R over L (3:00)
3
turning 1/4 R Step L back (6:00)
4,5,6
turning 1/2 R Step R fwd, (12:00) Step L fwd, Pivot 1/2 R (6:00)
 
Section 8: Step fwd 1/2 L, 1/2 L, Step fwd Lock Step
1,2
Step L fwd, turning 1/2 L Step R back
3
turning 1/2 L Step L fwd,
4,5,6
Step R fwd at 45’ R, Lock L up behind R, Step R beside L
 
Section 9: Step Lock Step, Step Drag Touch, Turn Turn Turn
1,2,3
Step L fwd at 45’ L, Lock R up behind L, Step L beside R
4,5,6
Step fwd on R, Drag L up beside R, Touch L beside R
7,8
turning 1/4 L Step L fwd, turning 1/2 L Step back on R
9
Hooking L up to R shin Turn 1/2 L on ball of R (9:00)
 
Restarts:-
On wall 2 dance sections 1 - 8, then restart dance (9:00)
On wall 5 dance section 1, then restart dance (3:00)
On wall 6 dance sections 1 - 8, then restart dance (3:00)