DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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BEAUTIFUL

March 2003

SONG:              Beautiful  (80 bpm) (3mins 58sec)

ARTIST:            Christina Aguilera

ALBUM:             Beautiful (Single)

CHOREOGRAPHER:     Sooz Goodes, Adelaide, South Australia

                   Phone: (H) 08 82444292   (M) 0407219360

ORIGINAL POSITION: Weight on R

DESCRIPTION:       68 beat, 2 wall intermediate line dance

                   32 beat intro, start just before vocals

                   Version 1.0 Prepared 02/04/03


BEATS:                    STEPS:

TOUCH BEHIND, UNWIND, PIVOT 1/2 L, STEP L BACK, TOGETHER & STEP R BACK, TOGETHER &

1,2,3,4      Touch L toe behind R foot, Unwind 180°L (weight on L), Step R fwd,

             Pivot 180°L (weight on R)

5,6&78&      Step back on L 45°L, Step R next to L, (&) Step L in place,

             Step back on R 45°R, Step L next to R, (&) Step R in place

STEP FWD, 1/4 TURN R, FULL TURN L, FULL TURN R, 3/4 TURN R, TOUCH

9,10,11&12   Step L fwd, Turn 90°R transferring weight to R,

             Travelling fwd syncopated turn 360°L stepping L,R,L

13&14,15&16  Syncopated turn 360°R stepping R,L,R (almost on spot), Step L fwd,

             (&) Turn 270°R stepping R to R, Touch L next to R

             (you will be facing 12 o'clock)

                ***RESTART ON WALL 2***

SIDE, TOGETHER, 1/4 TURN L & L SHUFFLE FWD, & TOUCH L BEHIND, UNWIND 1 1/4 L,

L SHUFFLE FWD

17,18,19&20  Large step L stepping onto L, Step R next to L, Turn 90°L L shuffle fwd

             (Step L fwd, (&) Step R next to L, Step L fwd)

&21,22,23&24 (&) Step R fwd, Touch L behind, Unwind  450°L hooking L in front R,

             L shuffle fwd (Step L fwd, (&) Step R next to L, Step L fwd)

ROCK & TURN 1/2 R, 2 SAMBA STEPS, PIVOT & STEP

25&26,27&28  Step R fwd, (&) Step back L turning 180°R, Step R fwd, Samba step

             (Step L across R, (&) Step R to R, Step L in place)

29&30,31&32  Samba step (Step R across L, (&) Step L to L, Step R in place ),

             Step L fwd, (&) Turning 180°R step onto R, Step L fwd

10 HIP BUMPS

33,34,35&36  Stepping R fwd (angle body almost 90°L) bump hips R,L,R, (&) L, R

37,38,39&40  Stepping L fwd (angle body almost 90°R) bump hips L,R,L, (&) R, L

PIVOT 1/2 L, SWEEPS FWD,1/2 TURN L, COASTER

41,42,43,44  Step R fwd, Pivot 180°L (weight on L), Sweep R fwd stepping onto R,

             Sweep L fwd stepping onto L

45,46,47&48  Sweep R fwd stepping onto R, Pivot 180°L (keeping weight back on R),

             L coaster (Step L back, (&) Step R next to L, Step L fwd)

1/4 TURN R & R SHUFFLE FWD, 1/2 TURN L & L SHUFFLE FWD, 1/4 TURN R & R SHUFFLE FWD,

1/4 TURN L ROCKING BACK, & 1/4 R RECOVER, SIDE

&49&50      (&) Turn 90°R hooking R in front L, R shuffle fwd

            (Step R fwd, (&) Step L next to R, Step R fwd)

&51&52      (&) Turn 180°L hooking L in front R, L shuffle fwd

            (Step L fwd, (&) Step R next to L, Step L fwd)

&53&54      (&) Turn 90°R hooking R in front L, R shuffle fwd

            (Step R fwd, (&) Step L together, Step R fwd)

55&56       Turning 90° L step back on L dipping legs, (&) Turning 90°R step R fwd,

            Step L to L

2 FULL TURNS BACK, STEP SIDE, TOUCH, & STEP & TWIST & STEP & TWIST 

57&58&59,60 2 syncopated full turns back (Turn 180°R and step fwd on R,

           (&) Turn 180°R step back on L, Turn 180°R step fwd on R,

           (&) Turn 180°R step back on L), Step R to R side, Touch L next to R

&61&62&63&64 (&) Step back on L, Step R fwd, (&) Twist heels R,

             Twist heels back to centre, (&) Step back on R, Step L fwd,

             (&) Twist heels L, Twist heels back to centre (weight on R)

LOCK STEP BACK, (&) SIDE ROCK, RECOVER

65&66&67,68 Moving back 45°R cross L over R, (&) Step R back, Step L over R,

            (&) Step R back, Stepping L out to L sway hips to L, Recover weight onto R

68 BEATS


RESTART: WALL 2 Complete the first 12 counts then replace counts 13-16 with the

following steps then start dance again

13&14,15&16 Syncopated turn  270°R stepping R,L,R, Large step L stepping onto L,

           (&) Drag R to L, Step R next to L (you will be facing 12 o'clock)

FINISH: After completing count 40 (the 10 hips bumps), step R fwd 45°R

(music has slowed right down)


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