I Need a Vacation

Count: 32Wall: 4Level: advanced
Choreographer: Barbara WöhryAT
Music:Vacation by Priya Ragu

Step Sheet

Intro: start after 8 counts or after approximately 5s

Part A (32 Counts)
(1-8) Samba Whisk, Side-Touch x2, Side-Behind- ¼ , And-Lock-and Step
1–2&Step RF to the right (1), Step LF behind RF (2), Put weight to RF (&)
3&4&Step LF to the left (3), Touch RF next to LF (&), Step RF to the right (4), Touch LF next to RF (&)
5-6&Step LF to the left (5), Step RF behind LF (6), Turn ¼ L stepping LF forward (&) (9:00)
7&8&Step RF forward (7), Step LF forward (&), Lock RF behind LF (8), Step LF forward (&)

(9-16) Rock, Shuffle ½ , Shuffle ¼ , Behind-Side-Cross-Side
1–2Step RF forward (1), Recover weight to LF (2)
3&4Turn ¼ R stepping RF to the side (3), Close LF next to RF (&), Turn ¼ Stepping RF forward (4) (3:00)
5&6Turn ¼ R stepping LF to the left (5), Close RF next to LF (&), Step LF to the left (6) (6:00)
7&8&Step RF behind LF (7), Step LF to the left (&), Cross RF over LF (8) Step LF to the left (&)

(17-24) Cross, Hold, Side, Chassé, Back Mambo, ¼ Side, Behind, 1/8 Step Forward
1–2Cross RF over LF (1), Hold (2)
3-4&Step LF to the left (3), Recover onto RF stepping onto RF (4), Close LF next to RF (&)
5-6&Step RF to the right (5), Step LF back (6), Recover to RF turning ¼ R (&) (9:00)
7-8&Step LF to the left (7), Step RF behind LF (8), Step LF to the left diagonal (&) (7:30)

(25-32) Walk x2, Mambo Step, Coaster Step, Turn ½ x2, Sweep, Behind, 1/8 Step Side
1–2Step RF forward (1), Step LF forward (2)
3&4&Step RF forward (3), Recover to LF (&), Step RF back (4), Close LF next to RF (&)
5 – 6Step RF forward (5), Turn ½ L Stepping LF forward (6) (1:30)
7-8&Turn ½ L stepping RF back and sweeping LF front to back (7), Step LF back (8), Turn 1/8 R stepping RF to the right (&) (9:00)

Part B (32 Counts)
Always starts facing 9:00
(1-8) Cross, Side, Behind-Sweep x2, Coaster-Mambo-Together, Side Rock with Hip
1&2Cross LF over RF (1), Step RF to the right (&), Step LF behind RF and Sweep RF front to back (2)
3-4&Step RF behind LF and Sweep LF front to back (3), Step LF back (4), Step RF next to LF (&)
5&6Step LF forward (5), Weight back to RF (&), Step LF next to RF (6)
7-8Step RF to the right and move hip to the right (7), Put weight back to LF and move hip to the left (8)

(9-16) Heel Switches x2, Paddle Turn 1/8 x2, Heel Switches x2, Paddle Turn 1/8 x2
1&2&Touch R Heel forward (1) Step RF next to LF (&), Touch L Heel forward (2), Step LF next to RF (&)
3&4&Step RF to the side turning 1/8 L (3), Weight back to LF (&), Step RF to the side turning 1/8 L (4), Weight back to LF (&) (6:00)
5&6&Touch R Heel forward (5) Step RF next to LF (&), Touch L Heel forward (6), Step LF next to RF (&)
7&8&Step RF to the side turning 1/8 L (7), Weight back to LF (&), Step RF to the side turning 1/8 L (8), Weight back to LF (&) (3:00)

(17-24) Rock, Behind-Sweep x2, Coaster-Mambo-Together, Side Rock with Hip
1-2Step RF forward (1), Weight to LF and Sweep RF front to back (2)
3-4&Step RF behind LF and Sweep LF front to back (3), Step LF back (4), Step RF next to LF (&)
5&6Step LF forward (5), Weight back to RF (&), Step LF next to RF (6)
7-8Step RF to the right and move hip to the right (7), Put weight back to LF and move hip to the left (8)

(25-32) Heel Switches x2, Paddle Turn 1/8 x2, Heel Switches x2, Paddle Turn 1/8 x2
1&2&Touch R Heel forward (1) Step RF next to LF (&), Touch L Heel forward (2), Step LF next to RF (&)
3&4&Step RF to the side turning 1/8 L (3), Weight back to LF (&), Step RF to the side turning 1/8 L (4), Weight back to LF (&) (12:00)
5&6&Touch R Heel forward (5) Step RF next to LF (&), Touch L Heel forward (6), Step LF next to RF (&)
7&8&Step RF to the side turning 1/8 L (7), Weight back to LF (&), Step RF to the side turning 1/8 L (8), Weight back to LF (&) (9:00)

After Part B you will dance Part A facing 6:00
To start with the Samba Whisk facing 6:00 turn ¼ L before stepping RF to the right on count 1

Part C (16 Counts)
Always starts facing 3:00
Starts after Part A – Instead of doing the “Behind-1/8 Step Side on 8& in Section 4 do a Sit on Count 8 leaving your weight on the left foot – body stays angled to 12:00, steps start to 3:00
(1-8) Step forward, Touch, Back, Touch, Shuffle forward, Rock forward, Rock back, Sailor ½ Turn
1&2&Step RF forward (1), Touch LF next to RF (&), Step LF back (2), Touch RF next to LF (&)
3&4Step RF forward (3), Step LF next to RF (&), Step RF forward (4)
5&6&Step LF forward (5), Weight back to RF (&), Step LF Back (6), Weight back to RF (&)
7&8Step LF behind RF turning ¼ L (7), Step RF to the right turning 1/8 L (&), Step LF forward turning 1/8 L (8) (9:00)

(9-16) Diamond (Cross-Side-Back-Back-Side-Cross), Side, Twist L Knee in, Twist R Knee in, Out-Out-In-In
1&2Cross RF over LF (1), Step LF to the left (&), Turn 1/8 R Stepping RF back (2) (10:30)
3&4Step LF back (3), Turn 1/8 stepping RF to the right (&), Cross LF over RF (4) (12:00)
5&6&Step RF to the right (5), Twist L Knee In (&), Twist L Knee Out and put weight on LF (6), Twist R Knee in (&)
7&8&Step R Heel out in right diagonal (7), Step L Heel out in left diagonal (&), Step RF back to center (8), Step LF back to center (&)

In the End when C is danced twice you turn ¼ to the right after dancing the first C and start the second C facing 3:00
This way C always starts facing 3:00!