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THE GAMBLER

SONG:         THE GAMBLER

ARTIST:       KENNY ROGERS

CHOREOGRAPHY: COLLEEN SATCHELL, MARCH 2006 (SOUTHSIDE LINEDANCERS)

EMAIL:        southsideld@optusnet.com.au Phone(02) 9668 9924

DESCRIPTION:  32 COUNT 4 WALL LINE DANCE….. 2 TAGS….

Beats                 Steps

FWD, TOUCH, & HEEL & STEP, STEP 3/4 PIVOT, SIDE CHA CHA

1,2&3 STEP R FWD, TOUCH L BESIDE R, & STEP BACK ON L, R HEEL AT 45,

&4&   STEP R BESIDE L, STEP L FWD.

5,6   STEP R FWD, PIVOT ¾ TURN L,

7&8   CHA CHA TO R, STEP R,L,R.

1/4 SAILOR TURN, STEP 1/2 PIVOT, CROSS & HEEL & CROSS & HEEL &

1&2   STEP L BEHIND, & ¼ TURN L STEP R TO R, STEP L FWD,

3,4   STEP R FWD, PIVOT ½ TURN L.

5&6&  CROSS R OVER L, & STEP BACK ON L, R HEEL AT 45, & STEP BACK ON R,

7&8&  & CROSS L OVER R, & STEP BACK ON R, L HEEL AT 45, & STEP L TO L.

CROSS & BEHIND & CROSS, REPLACE, SIDE, CROSS, REPLACE, 1/4 TURN STEP, 1/2 PIVOT

1&2&  CROSS R OVER L, & STEP TO L, CROSS R BEHIND L & STEP TO L

3,4&  CROSS R OVER L, REPLACE ON L, & STEP R TO R SIDE

5,6&  CROSS L OVER R, REPLACE ON R, & ¼ TURN L FWD ON L.

7,8   STEP R FWD, ½ TURN PIVOT L.

1/2 TURN SHUFFLE, COASTER STEP, 1/4 SIDE CHA CHA, 1/4 FWD CHA CHA

1&2   ½ TURNING L SHUFFLE R,L,R.

3&4   COASTER BACK & FWD L,R,L.

5&6   ¼ TURN L & CHA CHA TO R SIDE, R,LR,

7&8   ¼ TURN L & CHA CHA FWD L,R,L.

TAG 1: AT END OF WALL 2 (FACING BACK) ADD THE FOLLOWING 2 COUNT

1-2 STEP FWD R, STEP FWD L.

(0R) FULL TURN FWD OVER L.

TAG 2: AT END OF WALL 4 (FACING FRONT) ADD FOLLOWING 6 COUNTS

1-6 STEP FWD R, STEP FWD L, STEP FWD R, ½ PIVOT L, STEP FWD R, 1/2 PIVOT L

(OR) FULL TURN FWD OVER L AND THEN STEP PIVOTS.