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Intermediate

Bruises

Choreographed by Niels Poulsen🇩🇰
Music: Bruises (feat. Ashley Monroe) by Train
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Created: 2/1/2013
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32 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
Intro: 16 counts from first beat in music (app. 9 secs. into track). Weight on L foot
 
Tag: 8 count Tag after wall 2 and 6, each time facing 6:00. See Tag description at bottom of page
 
Restarts: During wall 4 + 8, after 16 counts, facing 12:00. AND during wall 9, after 30 counts, facing 9:00
 
[1 – 8] Rock fw R, recover, R full triple cross, side L, behind side cross, quick L side rock
1 – 2
Rock fw on R (1), recover back on L (2) 12:00
3&4
Turn ½ R stepping small step fw on R (3), turn ¼ R stepping L next to R (&), turn ¼ R stepping R fw and slightly in front or L (4) (Non-turny option: do a R coaster cross) 12:00
5
Step L to L side (5) 12:00
6&7
Cross R behind L (6), step L to L side (&), cross R over L (7) 12:00
&8
Rock L to L side (&), recover on R again (8) 12:00
 
[9 – 16] Cross, ¼ L, shuffle ½ L, step ½ L, walk R L
1 – 2
Cross L over R (1), turn ¼ L stepping back on R (2) 9:00
3&4
Turn ¼ L stepping L to L side (3), step R next to L (&), turn ¼ L stepping fw on L (4) 3:00
5 – 6
Step fw on R (5), turn ½ L stepping fw on L (6) 9:00
7 – 8
Walk fw on R (7) walk fw on L (8) (or full turn L) * restart on walls 4 and 8 (facing 12:00) 9:00
 
[17 – 24] R & L heel switches, rock R fw, R back lock step, ¼ L into L chasse
1&2&
Touch R heel fw (1), step down on R (&), touch L heel fw (2), step down on L (&) Note: you travel fw when doing your heel switches 9:00
3 – 4
Rock fw on R (3), recover back on L (4) 9:00
5&6
Step back on R (5), lock L over R (&), step back on R (6) 9:00
7&8
Turn ¼ L stepping L to L side (7), step R next to L (&), step L to L side (8) 6:00
 
[25 – 32] R heel touch, grind ¼ R back, R coaster step, L shuffle fw, R kick ball step
1 – 2
Touch R heel slightly in front of L (1), grind R heel ¼ R stepping back on L (2) 9:00
3&4
Step back on R (3), step L next to R (&), step fw on R (4) 9:00
5&6
Step fw on L (5), step R behind L (&), step fw on L (6) * restart on wall 9 (facing 9:00) 9:00
7&8
Kick R fw (7), step down on R (&), step fw on L (8) 9:00
 
START AGAIN!
 
Tag: The first two times you complete walls 2 and 6 (facing 6:00). Add this tag: Rock R fw, shuffle ½ R, rock L fw, shuffle ½ L
1 – 2
Rock fw on R (1), recover back on L (2) 6:00
3&4
Turn ¼ R stepping R to R side (3), step L next to R (&), turn ¼ R stepping fw on R (4) 12:00
5 – 6
Rock fw on L (5), recover back on R (6) 12:00
7&8
Turn ¼ L stepping L to L side (7), step R next to L (&), turn ¼ L stepping fw on L (8) 6:00
 
Ending: The dance automatically finishes at 12:00. Complete wall 12 and take a step fw. Tadaah! 12:00
 
 
Contact: niels@love-to-dance.dk - www.love-to-dance.dk