Esther

Choreographed by Chris Jacques🇺🇸
Music: Esther by BAYNK & Tinashe
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Created: 5/1/2025
Step Sheet
32 Count, 2 Wall
Restarts: 1
Tags: 4
Intro: 32

[1-8]: Rock/sweep, Sailor ¼R, Step-Touches, Rock-Recover-Cross
1, 2Rock forward on R (1), Recover weight L, Sweeping R from front to back (2)
3&4Rotate ¼R stepping: R behind L (3), L to L side (&), Forward on R (4)
5&6&Step L to L side (5), Touch R next to L (&), Step R to R side (6), Touch L next to R(&)*
7&8Rock L to L side (7) recover weight R (&) Cross L over R (8)** -Facing 3:00
*Styling option: dance as swivels, rolling through the ball of your foot as you move side to side with a push/glide instead of a step touch
** Prep to turn R by keeping L shoulder back as you step across.

[9-16]: Roll full turn R w/ knee push shuffle, Rock-Recover 1/4L, 1/4L step-hook, unwind 1/2L
1, 2Rotate ¼R, Stepping forward on R (1), ½R, Stepping back on L (2)
3&4Shuffle ¼R with knees bent, Stepping R w/ open knees (3), L with closed knees (&), R w/ open knee (4)
5&6Cross Rock L over R (5), Recover weight R (&), Rotate ¼L Stepping forward on L (6)
&7, 8-Rotate ¼L, Stepping R to R side (&), Hook L behind R (7), Begin ½L Unwind, transferring weight onto L (8) – Facing 3:00
Restart here on wall 6 after 16 counts (2nd time starting dance at 6:00)
Instead of step-hook-unwind, after count 6 roll 2 half turns over L (or walk, walk) for counts 7, 8.

[17-24]: Knee Pops, Kick-Out-Out, Shoulder Sways, ¼R w/ rock+flick
1,2Pop R knee forward as you finish the unwind (1), Transfer weight R, popping L knee forward (2)
3&4Kicking L forward (3) Step L back and out to L side (&), Step R to R side (4)
5, 6Sway upper body R, dipping R shoulder (5) Sway upper body L, dipping L shoulder (6)
7&8While rotating ¼R*: Rock forward on R (7), Recover weight L (&) Forward on R, flicking L (8) – facing 6:00
*Styling note: make the rocks more fluid by letting your upper body sway slightly forward and back with the rocks

[25-32]: Press, Heel bounce ¼R, Sailor ¼R, Walk, ¼L, Sailor ¼L
1, 2Press forward on L, keeping weight split (1), Rotate ¼R while bouncing heels up (&) down (2) – shifting weight L as heels come down
3&4Rotate ¼R stepping: R behind L (3), L to L side (&), Forward on R (4)
5, 6Walk forward on L (5), ¼L, Stepping R to R side (6)
7&8Rotate ¼L stepping: L behind R (7), R to R side (&), Forward on L (8) – facing 6:00

Tag [1-8]: Out-Out, Rise, Fall, Lean w/ knee twist, Slide R, collect w/ Hitch, Run-Run
&1, 2, 3Step R forward and to R side (&) Step L to L side (1), Rise up on balls of feet (2) Lower heels (3)
4&5Lean to L side twisting L knee: Out to L side (4), Back to center (&), Out to L side (5)
6, 7Recover weight R, sliding L next to R (6) Collect weight L as you hitch R toward R diagonal (7)
8&Run forward R (8) L (&)

Tag [9-16]: Step, Twists Heels, Hitch, Back-Touch, Body Roll, Back-Touch, Unwind
1, 2, 3Step forward on R (1), Twist heels out to R side (2), Twist heels back to center, while hitching R (3)
4&5-6Step back on R (4) Touch L behind (&) Body roll down, sitting back onto L (5-6)
&7, 8Step back on R (&) Touch L behind (7), Unwind 5/8L, Taking weight L and sweeping R from back to front (8)

Tag happens once after walls 1 and 2, twice in a row after wall 3.

Sequence: 32, Tag, 32, Tag, 32, Tag, Tag, 32 (first time starting base 32 at 6:00), 32, 16, 32, 32

Last Update: 17 Jul 2025

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