Intro: 16 counts starting from heavy beat, starts on the word Arrey, approx. 14 seconds.
TOUCH STEP, TOUCH STEP, TOUCH STEP, TOUCH STEP
1 – 2
Touch right toe forward, step down on right foot
3 – 4
Touch left toe forward, step down on left foot
5 – 6
Touch right toe forward, step down on right foot
7 – 8
Touch left toe forward, step down on left foot
Harder alternative for counts 1 – 8,
1-2
Touch right toe forward step down on right foot,
3-4
Make ½ turn right stepping back on left toe, step down on left foot step down on right foot,
5-6
Make ½ turn right stepping forward on right toe, step down on right foot,
7-8
Touch left toe forward, step down on left foot
HITCH TOUCH FORWARD, HITCH TOUCH SIDE, RIGHT HEEL TOE, LEFT HEEL TOE
1 – 2
Hitch right knee, touch right toe in front of left
3 – 4
Hitch right knee, touch right toe to right side
5 – 6
Twist right heel to right side, twist right toe to right side, transferring weight to right foot
7 – 8
Twist left heel to right, twist left toe to right (weight on right foot)
BEND HEEL, BEND HEEL, HITCH BACK, HITCH BACK
1 – 2
Transferring weight to left foot bend both knees slightly, straighten up and touch right heel forward towards right diagonal
3 – 4
Transferring weight to right foot bend both knees slightly, straighten up and touch left heel forwards towards left diagonal
5 – 6
Hitch left knee, step back on left
7 – 8
Hitch right knee, step back on right foot
HITCH BACK, HITCH ¼ TURN RIGHT, HIP PUSH FORWARDS X 2
1 – 2
Hitch left knee, step back on left
3 – 4
Hitch right knee, step back on right foot, body facing towards right diagonal, only the toe of the left foot in contact with the floor
5 – 8
With weight on right foot push hips forwards, back, forwards, back (easy option hip bumps, l-r-l-r)
Styling option for counts 3-8.
3-4
Bring right arm forward and up in a clockwise direction, leaning slight back on right foot
5-8
With right arm in the air, twist the light bulb action with hand X 2, left hand on left hip
STEP SWEEP, CROSS SIDE BEHIND POINT, CROSS HITCH TURN
1 – 2
Facing 12 o’clock, step forward on left foot, sweep right foot out and forward
3 – 4
Cross right foot over left, step left foot to left side
5 – 6
Step right foot behind left, point left foot to left side turning body towards right diagonal (1.30)
7 – 8
Cross left foot over right (still facing 1.30) hitch right knee, make ½ turn left on ball of left foot to face back diagonal (7.30)
STEP KICK, BACK TOUCH, STEP, PADDLE TURNS x 2, TOGETHER
1 – 2
Step forward on right foot, still facing diagonal (7.30), kick left foot forward
3 – 4
Step back on left foot, touch right toe slightly back
5 – 6&
Step forward on right foot, touch left toe forward paddle 3/8 right
7 & 8
Touch left toe forward paddle ¼ right, close left foot next to right (3 o’clock)
Styling option for counts 5 – 8 Arms out to side, slightly bent, palms facing down, lean into turn
*TAG, wall 6 after count 4, section 3,
STEP PADDLE ¼, STEP PADDLE ¼, STEP PADDLE ¼
5,6&7&8&
Step forward on left foot, step forward on right toe paddle ¼ turn left X 3
Re-start dance from the beginning facing 6 o’clock
Dil garden garden ho gaya is a slang kind phrase which is a parody on Hindi idiom ‘dil bag bag hona’, which literally translates to ‘Heart becoming garden’, but actually means being very happy (from the meaning heart getting blossomed like a garden).
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