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EAGLE ROCK

SONG           Eagle Rock [dance mix is best but not essential]

ARTIST         Daddy Cool

ALBUM          Single "Daddy Cool the 1992 Mixes"

DESCRIPTION    1 Wall, 32 beat dance, Advanced 2 Part Dance

CHOREOGRAPHER  Lois Sturgeon, Toe The Line, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

               Phone/fax: 03 9751 1433

Beats:                    Steps

PART A

R SIDE, L SIDE, CROSS PIVOT 540 DEG TURN L, ROCK BACK, FORWARD, STEP, STEP TWICE

&1,2   Step R to R side, Step L to L side, Cross R over L [keeping weight on L]

3,4    Pivot/Unwind 1 1/2 turns L [finish with weight on L]

       Note a half turn can replace the 1 1/2 turns if this is too difficult

&5 &6  Rock/Step back R, Rock/Step forward L, Step R next to L, Step L together

&7,8   Rock/Step back R, Rock/Step forward L, Step R next to L

TOE/STEP, SCOOT X 2, HEEL STRUT, R SIDE, L SIDE, R SIDE, CROSS UNWIND 360 DEG

&1     Step forward on ball of L, Scoot/Slide R forward [leaning back]

&2     Step forward on ball of L, Scoot/Slide R forward [leaning back]

3.4    Step forward on heel of L, Drop/Step L toe down [heel strut]

&5 &6  Step R to R side, Step L to L side, Step R to R side, Cross/Step L toe over R

7,8    Unwind full turn R on balls of both feet

      [finish with weight on R, R crossed over L]

HOLD, ANKLE ROCKS, STEP BIG STEP L, DRAG R TOGETHER, SYNCOPATED "SLITHER STEPS",

SLIDE, SLIDE

1&2    Hold 1 Beat, Rock weight onto L, Rock/replace weight onto R

3,4    Step L big step to L, Drag R foot in next to L

&5     Twist both heels out [heel splits],

       Twist both toes out [feet now parallel & apart]

&6     Twist both heels in, twist both toes in

       [feet now parallel & together]

&7     Twist both heels out [heel splits], twist both toes out

       [feet now parallel & apart]

&8     Turning R foot 90 deg R, Slide/Step R to R twice

       [Slide/step are small & fast]

TWIST R 180 L, TWIST L 90 L, TOW, HEEL, TWIST L 90 L, R TOE/HEEL & STEP, L STOMP TWICE

Note ; At the end of the next 4 beats you will have completed a 3/4 turn L to face

the front wall again.

1      Twist R toe 1/2 turn L [body facing forward]

2      Turning the body 1/4 L twist L toe 1/4 L [keep weight on R]

&3     Tap L toe next to R, Tap/drop L heel next to R [weight still on R]

4      Turning body 1/4 L twist/step L toes 1/4 L [weight on L]

&5,6   Tap R toe next to L [R heel out], Tap R heel next to L [toes out],

       Step R forward

7&8    Hold 1 beat, Stomp/tap L forward , Stomp L forward [last stomp with weight]

32     Begin Again

PART B

HOLD, TOE/HEEL TAP, BIG STOMP/STEP. DRAG ROCK BACK FWD, KNEE BEND, ROCK BACK FWD,

KNEE BEND

1&2    Hold 1 beat, Tap R toe next to L [R heel out],

       Tap R heel next to L [R toe out]

3      Step big stomp/step back at 45 deg R

       [turning the body 90 deg R & bending the knees]

4      Drag/slide L foot next to R

       [keeping weight on R & body still facing 90 deg R of front}

&5     Rock/step back L, Rock/step forward R

6      Bend L knee forward lifting L heel & dragging the L toe next to R

       [body still facing 90 deg R]

&7     Rock/step back L, Rock/step forward R

8      Bend L knee forward lifting L heel & dragging L toe next to R

       [Body still facing R]

STEP, KICK, CROSS/STEP SIDE TURN 180 TWICE, JUMP CLICK OUT, 4 SYNCOPATED HEEL STRUTS

FWD

&1     Step L to L side turning 1/4 L & hitching R, Kick R at 45 deg R

2      Cross/step R over L turning 1/2 turn L

3      Cross/step L behind R turning 1/2 turn L [finish with feet apart & Parallel]

&4     Jump up & in clicking sides of feet together, jump feet back out

&5 &6  R & L heel struts - Step forward on R heel, drop R toes,

       step forward on L heel, drop L toes

&7 &8  Repeat R & L heel struts

2 FULL R TURNS BACKWARDS, 2 SCOOTS FWD ON TOES FEET APART, HOLD, DROP, HOLD

Note; at the end of the next 4 beats you will have completed 2 full R turns moving

backwards & finish facing front with feet parallel & apart

1,2    Moving backwards step R back turning 1/2 R,

       step L forward turning 1/2 turn R ,   

3      Moving backwards step R back turning 1/2 R

4      Step L to L side turning 1/2 R [facing front again & feet apart & Parallel]

&5     Lift up on to toes & scoot forward twice [feet apart & parallel , knees bent]

6,7    Hold 2 beats [still up on toes]

8      Scoot forward dropping heels heavily to floor & bending both knees

BIG ROCK BACK L AT 45, ROCK FWD R, STEP TOGETHER, BIG ROCK BACK R 45, ROCK FWD L,

TAP TOGETHER

&1,2   Big rock/step back L at 45 deg, Rock/step forward R, Step L next to R

&3,4   Big rock/step back R at 45 deg, Rock/step forward L, Tap R next to L

       [weight on L)

28     Begin Again


Note ; The dance is danced in the following order ,repeat A 3 times , B twice ,

A twice , B twice , A 4 times , B twice , B to end ..The easiest way to remember

this is , Part A is danced with each verse and instrumental section , Part B is

danced with the chorus only.