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RAPTURE

SONG: LOVE WON'T GET ANY BETTER

ARTIST: MARC ANTONY

ALBUM: MENDED (also STRICTLY HITS #11)

CHOREOGRAPHER: NOEL BRADEY Sydney, OCTOBER 2003

ORIGINAL POSITION: Feet Together, Weight On Left

BEATS: STEPS: TWO WALL INTERMEDIATE DANCE (Start On Lyrics) Version: 1:01

1-8 KICK, KICK, BALL STEP, 1/2 TURN DRAG, CROSS, TOUCH, CROSS/SHUFFLE

1,2&3 KICK R FWD, KICK R FWD, STEP ON BALL OF R BESIDE L, LARGE STEP FWD ON L,

4 TURN 180º RIGHT ON L DRAGGING R IN TO STEP BESIDE L (end weight on R)

5,6 CROSS/STEP L OVER R, TOUCH R TO RIGHT SIDE

7&8 (Traveling to Left) CROSS/STEP R OVER L, STEP ON L TO LEFT, CROSS/STEP R OVER L

9-16 1/4 ROCK, REPLACE, LOCK SHUFFLE BACK x 2, COASTER STEP

1,2 TURN 90º LEFT STEPPING FWD ON L AT 45º LEFT, REPLACE WEIGHT TO R

3&4 (Traveling back) STEP BACK ON L, CROSS/STEP R OVER L, STEP BACK ON L

5&6 (Traveling back) STEP BACK ON R, CROSS/STEP L OVER R, STEP BACK ON R

7&8 STEP BACK ON L, STEP ON BALL OF R BESIDE L, STEP FWD ON L

17-24 CHA CHA HIPS, SYNCOPATED 1/2 PIVOT, CHA CHA HIPS, SYNCOPATED 1/4 PIVOT CROSS

1&2 STEPPING FWD ON R DIAGONAL PUSH HIPS FWD, BACK, FWD(end weight on R)

3&4 STEP FWD L, 180º PIVOT TURN RIGHT (end weight on R), STEP FWD ON L

5&6 STEPPING FWD ON R DIAGONAL PUSH HIPS FWD, BACK, FWD(end weight on R)

7&8 STEP FWD L, 90º PIVOT TURN RIGHT (end weight on R), CROSS/STEP L OVER R

25-32 1/4 TURN WEAVE, ROCK BACK, REPLACE, 1/4 TURN. 1/2 TURN, SIDE SHUFFLE

&1&2&3,4 TURNING 90º LEFT STEP R TO RIGHT, CROSS/STEP L BEHIND R, STEP R TO RIGHT,

CROSS/STEP L OVER R, STEP R TO R, CROSS/ROCK L BEHIND R, REPLACE WEIGHT TO R

5,6 TURNING 90º RIGHT STEP BACK ON L, TURNING 180º RIGHT STEP FWD ON R

7&8 (Traveling to Left) STEP L TO LEFT SIDE, STEP ON R BESIDE L, STEP L TO LEFT

33-40 ROCK,REPLACE,BALL, SYNCOPATED 1/2 MONTEREY BEHIND SIDE CROSS, WEAVE, TOUCH

1,2 ROCK STEP R TO RIGHT PUSHING HIP RIGHT, REPLACE WEIGHT TO L

&3&4 STEP ON BALL OF R BESIDE L, TOUCH L TO LEFT SIDE, TURN 180º LEFT DRAG/

STEPPING L BESIDE R, TOUCH R TO RIGHT SIDE**

5&6 CROSS/STEP R BEHIND L, STEP L TO LEFT, CROSS/STEP R OVER L

&7 STEP L TO LEFT SIDE, CROSS/STEP R BEHIND L

&8 TURNING 180º LEFT STEP ON L IN PLACE, TOUCH R TO RIGHT SIDE#

41-48 1/4 SAILOR BACK, SAILOR BACK, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE FWD, STEP FWD, 1/4 TURN, CROSS

1&2 TURNING 90º R STEP ON BALL OF R BEHIND L, STEP L TO LEFT, REPLACE WEIGHT TO R

3&4 STEP ON BALL OF L BEHIND R, STEP R TO RIGHT SIDE, REPLACE WEIGHT TO L

5&6 TURN 180º RIGHT TO SHUFFLE FWD R-L-R

7&8 STEP FWD ON L, PIVOT TURN 90º RIGHT, CROSS/STEP L OVER R

49-56 SIDE MAMBO, 1/2 SYNCOPATED MONTEREY, SAMBA, TOUCH BEHIND, UNWIND

1&2 STEP ON BALL OF R TO RIGHT SIDE, REPLACE WEIGHT TO L, STEP ON R BESIDE L

3&4 TOUCH L TOE TO LEFT, TURN 180º LEFT STEPPING L BESIDE R, TOUCH R TOE TO RIGHT

5&6 CROSS/STEP R OVER L, STEP ON BALL OF L TO LEFT, REPLACE WEIGHT TO R

7,8 CROSS/TOUCH L BEHIND R, UNWIND 180º LEFT (end weight on Left)

56 RESTART IN NEW DIRECTION

RESTART: On Wall 2 - do the first 40 counts # and start again from the beginning -

you will be facing 12:00

DANCE ENDS: On count 40 but instead of half turn - just touch side, step together -

facing 12:00

NOEL BRADEY - 0412317589

MICHAEL VERA-LOBOS - 0412317588

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