Note: This dance is dedicated to Karin van der Merwe and all the lovely dancers in South Africa.
Intro: 32 count intro, app. 24 seconds into track. Start with weight on L foot
[1 – 8] R mambo fw, L coaster cross, R side rock cross, L chasse
1&2
Rock fw on R (1), recover weight back on L (&), step back on R (2) 12:00
3&4
Step back on L (3), step R next to L (&), cross L over R (4) 12:00
5&6
Rock R to R side (5), recover weight on L (&), cross R over L (6) 12:00
7&8
Step L to L side (7), step R next to L (&), step L to L side (8) 12:00
[9 – 16] R back rock side, L back rock side, touch behind, ½ unwind R, 1/8 R running LRLR
1&2
Rock back on R (1), recover weight fw to L (&), step R to R side (2) 12:00
3&4
Rock back on L (3), recover weight fw to R (&), step L to L side (4) 12:00
5 – 6
Touch R behind L (5), unwind ½ R onto R foot (6) 6:00
7&8&
Turn 1/8 R running diagonally fw R on L foot (7), run R fw (&), run L fw (8), run R fw (&) 7:30
[17 – 24] L rock fw, chasse 3/8 L, R rock fw, R back lock step
1 – 2
Rock fw on L (1), recover weight back to R (2) 7:30
3&4
Turn 1/8 L stepping L to L side (3), step R next to L (&), turn ¼ L stepping fw on L (4) 3:00
5 – 6
Rock fw on R (5), recover weight back on L (6) 3:00
7&8
Step back on R (7), lock L over R (&), step back on R (8) 3:00
[25 – 32] L back rock, ½ shuffle R, R big step back, drag, ball step, walk L
1 – 2
Rock back on L (1), recover weight fw to R (2) 3:00
3&4
Turn ¼ R stepping L to L side (3), step R next to L (&), turn ¼ R stepping back on L (4) 9:00
5 – 6
Step R a big step back (5), drag L towards R (6) Styling on wall 5: stomp R back on count 5 to hit the word ‘STOP’ in the lyrics, HOLD on count 6. 9:00
&7 – 8
Step down on L (&), walk fw on R (7), walk fw on L (8) 9:00
TAG : There’s an easy 4 count tag, after wall 1 (facing 9:00), wall 3 (facing 3:00) and wall 5 (facing 9:00). Do the following: R mambo fw, L mambo back
1&2
Rock fw on R (1), recover weight back on L (&), step back on R (2)
3&4
Rock back on L (3), recover weight fw to R (&), step fw on L (4)
ENDING You will be doing wall 9, which starts facing 12:00. To end facing 12:00 do up to count 28 (now facing 9:00). Just add a R sailor step with a ¼ R stepping fw on R. 12:00
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