Thank you Kak Nina, who has referred this beautiful song to me 🤗

Intro: 16 Counts

Tag (4 counts) :
On Wall 2, after the counts of 16 (ending at 12.00)
On Wall 6, after the counts of 16 (ending at 6.00)

Restart with step changes :
On Wall 4, after the counts of 16 with step changes (ending at 6.00)

Section 1 FWD, ½ L WITH SWEEP, BACK, ½ R, FWD ROCK RECOVER, BACK, ¼ R SWAY (x3), ¼ L & FULL TURN WITH SWEEP

&1Step L forward, Turn ½ to left & step R backward while sweeping L from front to back (6.00)

2&3Step L back, Turn ½ to right & step R forward (12.00), Step L forward

4&5Recover onto R, Step L backward, Turn ¼ to right & step R to right side and sway upper body to right (3.00)

6-7Sway upper body to L, R (prepare to turn)

8&1Turn ¼ to left & step L forward (12.00), Turn ½ to left & step R backward (6.00), Turn ½ to left & step L forward while sweeping R from back to front (12.00)

Hand Stylish : When the words “open arms” were singing, open both arms to side (on the counts of 5-7)

Section 2 ¼ DIAMOND FALL AWAY, WALK (x2), ½ PIVOT, BEND BOTH KNEES

2&3Cross R over L, Step L to left side, Turn 1/8 to right & step R backward (1.30)

4&5Step L backward, Turn 1/8 to right & step R to right step (3.00), Walk forward on L

6-8Walk forward on R, L, Turn ½ to right while bending both knees (9.00)

RESTART with step changes :
On Wall 4, after the counts of 16 with step changes as follow:
PIVOT ¼ L, TOGETHER

6-8Step forward on R, Turn ¼ to left & step L in place, Step R next to L (facing 6.00)

TAG (4 counts) + Restart
On Wall 2, after the counts of 16 (ending at 12.00)
On Wall 6, after the counts of 16 (ending at 6.00)
FWD, PIVOT ¼ L, TOGETHER

1-2Walk forward on L, R

3-4Turn ¼ to left & step L in place, Step R next to L

Section 3 4 FIGURE, BEHIND, SIDE, 1/8 L, RECOVER, ½ R, FWD, ½ L, ½ L, LUNGE, RECOVER WITH SWEEP

1-2&3Stand up on L while hitching R & making 4 figure, Step down on R close behind L, Step L to left side, Turn 1/8 to left & step R forward (7.30)

4&5Recover onto L, Turn ½ to right & step R forward (1.30), Step L forward

6&7-8Turn ½ to left & step R backward (7.30), Turn ½ to left & step L forward (1.30), Lunge forward on R, Recover onto L while sweeping R from front to back

Section 4 BACK SWEEP (x2), SAILOR STEP, BEHIND, ¼ R, ROCK FWD RECOVER

1-2Step R backward while sweeping L from front to back, Step L backward while sweeping R from front to back

3&4Turn 1/8 to right (squaring to 3.00) & step R close behind L, Step L to left side, Recover onto R

5-8Step L close behind R, Turn ¼ to right & Step R to right forward (6.00), Step L forward, Recover onto R

ENDING
BACK (x 2), HOLD WITH OPENING ARMS

&1-4Step backward on L, R, hold while opening both arms to side

Happy dancing

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