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RAINBOW RIDER

CHOREOGRAPHED BY John Bishop & Karen Wilkinson, Melbourne, Australia

MUSIC: Rainbow Rider Tanya Tucker (CD: Can't Run From Yourself)

DESCRIPTION: 4 Wall, 48 count (waltz) line dance, Advanced with tags

Beats Steps

1. Cross, sweep, cross, sweep, cross, turn, turn, forward- 2- 3

1,2,3 Cross/step L over R, sweep R in acw arc for 2 counts

1,2,3 Cross/step R over L, sweep L in cw arc for 2 counts

1 Cross/step L over R

2,3 Step R back turning 90° acw , step L to side turning 90° acw

1,2,3 Step R fwd, step L tog, step R in place

2. Twinkle, twinkle 1/ 4 right, twinkle, twinkle 1/ 2 right, twinkle, twinkle 1/4

right, twinkle, twinkle

1,2,3 Cross/step L over R, step R to side, side rock onto L in place

1 Cross/step R over L

2,3 Step L back turning 90° cw, step R to side (and slightly back)

1,2,3 Cross/step L over R, step R to side, side rock onto L in place

1 Cross/step R over L

2,3 Step L back turning 90° cw, step R to side turning 90° cw

1,2,3 Cross/step L over R, step R to side, side rock onto L in place

1 Cross/step R over L

2,3 Step L back turning 90° cw, step R to side (and slightly back)

1,2,3 Cross/step L over R, step R to side, side rock onto L in place

1,2,3 Cross/step R over L, step L to side, side rock onto R in place

3. Turn 3/4 left moving forward, drag, drag, step together, weave right, step, drag,

touch

1,2 Step L fwd turning 90° acw, step R back turning 90° acw

3 Step L to side turning 90° acw

1,2 Drag R (sideways) towards L for 2 counts

3 Step on R in place

1,2,3 Cross/step L over R, step R to side, cross/step L behind R

1,2,3 Step R to side, drag L tog, tap/touch L tog

48 Begin Dance Again

The tags are all made of the same steps done a different number of times. They emphasise the first and third beats of the music. You pause on the second beat.

Tags occur at the end of walls 1, 3, 5 & 6.

Forward, together-back, together-forward, together ….

slow [quick, slow] [quick, slow] quick….

Tag (at end of wall 1)

1,2,2 Step L fwd, hold, step R tog

1,2,2 Step L back, hold, step R tog

1,2,3 Step L fwd, hold, step R tog

Tag (at end of wall 3)

1,2,2 Step L fwd, hold, step R tog