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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) THIS DANCE IS DEDICATED TO MY TEAM MATES Permission is granted to copy in own format but not to alter original step description without choreographer's permission. |