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"SEPARATED"

SONG/ARTIST:       SEPARATED by USHER

CD:                8701

CHOREOGRAPHERS:    JENNY LEIGH & ADRIAN LEFEBOUR. MAROONDAH MAVERICKS, VICTORIA,

                   AUSTRALIA. JULY 2002.

DESCRIPTION:       96 COUNT 2 WALL  ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE WALTZ.

                   START AFTER 12 QUICK COUNTS ON THE WORD "IF".

ORIGINAL POSITION: WEIGHT ON LEFT, RIGHT TOE POINTED TO RIGHT SIDE.

BEATS               STEPS

R CROSS WALTZ, L CROSS WALTZ, FWD R, L HITCH KICK, L BASIC WALTZ BACK

1,2,3 MOVING FWD CROSS R OVER L, STEP L TO L, ROCK REPLACE R TO R

4,5,6 MOVING FWD CROSS L OVER R, STEP R TO R, ROCK REPLACE L TO L

1,2,3 STEP R FWD, HITCH L LEG, KICK L LEG FWD

4,5,6 STEP L BACK, STEP R BESIDE L, STEP L ON SPOT

FWD R, 1/2 TURN R, TOGETHER, L BASIC WALTZ BACK, STEP R FWD, SLOW SWEEP L, STEP FWD L,

SLOW SWEEP FWD R

1,2,3 STEP R FWD, 1/2 TURN R STEPPING BACK ON L, STEP R BESIDE L  (6.00)

4,5,6 STEP BACK L, STEP R BESIDE L, STEP L ON SPOT

1,2,3 STEP R IN FRONT OF L, SWEEP L FWD OVER 2 COUNTS

4,5,6 STEP L IN FRONT OF R, SWEEP R FWD OVER 2 COUNTS

CROSS, 1/4 TURN R, TOGETHER, FULL TURN R OVER L SHOULDER, STEP R, DRAG, DRAG, STEP L,

DRAG, DRAG

1,2,3 CROSS R OVER L, STEP L BACK 1/4 TURNING TO R, STEP R BESIDE L (9.00)

4,5,6 STEP L OVER R 1/4 TURNING TO L, STEP R BACK 1/4 TURNING TO L, STEP L BACK 1/2

      TURNING TO L ie A FULL TURN OVER L SHOULDER (9.00)

      (EASY OPTION...STEP L OVER R, STEP R TO R, STEP L BEHIND R)

1,2,3 STEP R TO R, DRAGGING L TO R OVER 2 COUNTS

4,5,6 STEP L TO L, DRAGGING R TO L OVER 2 COUNTS

CROSS, 1/2 TURN R, SIDE, ROCK, HOLD, HOLD

1,2,3 CROSS R OVER L, STEP L BACK 1/2 TURNING R, STEP R TO R  (3.00)

4,5,6 ROCK L OVER R, HOLD, HOLD

ROCK, STEP, ROCK, ROCK, 1/4 TURN R, 1/2 TURN R, 1/2 TURN R, STEP, LOCK, STEP, STEP,

PIVOT 1/2 TURN L

1,2,3 ROCK REPLACE ON R, STEP L TO L, ROCK R OVER L

4,5,6 ROCK REPLACE ON L, STEP R 1/4 TURN R, STEP L BACK 1/2 TURN R (12.00)

1,2,3 STEP R 1/2 TURN R, STEP L FWD, LOCK R BEHIND L (6.00)

4,5,6 STEP L FWD, STEP R FWD, 1/2 PIVOT TURN L (12.00) (*** RESTART)

STEP R FWD, TWIST HEELS 1/4 R, TWIST HEELS 1/4 L, R COASTER WALTZ

STEP FWD L, TWIST HEELS 1/4 L, TWIST HEELS 1/4 R, L COASTER WALTZ

1,2,3 STEP FWD R, TWIST BOTH HEELS 1/4 R, TWIST BOTH HEELS 1/4 L

4,5,6 STEP BACK R, STEP L BESIDE R, STEP R FWD

1,2,3 STEP FWD L, TWIST BOTH HEELS 1/4 L, TWIST BOTH HEELS 1/4 R

4,5,6 STEP BACK L, STEP R BESIDE L, STEP L FWD

CROSS, 1/2 TURN R, HIP SWAYS L-R-L, CROSS, 1/2 TURN R, HIP SWAYS L-R-L

1,2,3 CROSS R OVER L, STEP L 1/2 TURN R, STEP R TO R    (6.00)

4,5,6 SWAY HIPS L-R-L

1,2,3 CROSS R OVER L, STEP L 1/2 TURN R, STEP R TO R   (12.00)

4,5,6 SWAY HIPS L-R-L

R CROSS WALTZ,  L 1/4 TURN WALTZ, CROSS, SIDE, FLICK, &, CROSS, 1/4 L, BACK

1,2,3 CROSS R OVER L, STEP L TO L, ROCK REPLACE ON R

4,5,6 STEP L FWD 1/4 TURNING TO L, STEP R BESIDE L, ROCK REPLACE ON L  (9.00)

1,2,3 CROSS R OVER L, STEP L TO L, FLICK R FOOT BEHIND L KNEE & STEP DOWN ON R

4,5,6 CROSS L OVER R, STEP R 1/4 TURN L, STEP BACK ON L   (6.00)

TOUCH R BACK, SLOW 1/2 TURN R, 1/2 TURN R WALTZ STEP

1,2,3 TOUCH R TOE BACK, 1/2 TURN R OVER 2 COUNTS ( WEIGHT ON R)  (12.00)

4,5,6 STEP L BACK 1/2 TURNING TO R, STEP R BESIDE L, STEP L ON SPOT.  (6.00)

RESTART TO  NEW WALL

TAG: THE TAG IS DONE ON THE COMPLETION OF THE FIRST & THIRD   ROTATION ONLY…

1,2,3 STEP FWD R, TOUCH L TOE TO L SIDE, HOLD

      (FOR ADDED STYLING, AS YOU STEP FWD START SWINGING YOUR R ARM FROM WAIST LEVEL

      IN AN ANTICLOCKWISE DIRECTION TO SHOULDER LEVEL & CLICK  YOUR FINGERS ON THE

      HOLD COUNT)

4,5,6 STEP FWD L, TOUCH R TOE TO R SIDE, HOLD

      (STYLING AS ABOVE BUT WITH THE OPPOSITE HAND)

RESTARTS: THERE ARE 2 RESTARTS WHICH ONLY HAPPEN ON THE SECOND &  FOURTH ROTATIONS

DANCE UP TO & COMPLETE COUNT 54 (***) THEN RECOMMENCE THE DANCE.

CHOREOGRAPHERS NOTES: THE MUSIC WILL SLOW DOWN ON THE 2ND LAST ROTATION. KEEP DANCING

AT THE SAME PACE AS YOU HAVE THROUGHOUT THE DANCE. DON'T SLOW DOWN AS IT WILL PICK UP

NEAR THE END WITH YOUR SIDE DRAGS. THE DANCE FINISHES TO THE FRONT WALL, COMPLETE THE

STEP FWD & TWISTS ON THE R FOOT, STEP BACK R, STEP L BESIDE R, STEP BACK R & CROSS

YOUR L TOE OVER YOUR R FOOT.

THIS TRACK WILL REALLY SURPRISE ANYONE WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THE ARTIST "USHER". ENJOY

BOTH THE SONG & THE WALTZ…

JENNY & ADRIAN.

MAROONDAH MAVERICKS LINE DANCING.

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