DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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RAISE UP

CHOREOGRAPHER: Pauline Greenwood    (July 2006)

SONG:          You Raise Me Up

ARTIST:        Westlife

ALBUM:         Face to Face

DESCRIPTION:   4 wall upper intermediate line dance moving in a CW rotation,

               32 counts, 2 tags

ORIGINAL POSITION:  Feet together weight on R foot.

Dance starts on the word 'Down' after 8 count introduction.

NOTE: Wall 1 count 1, Bow head. Remaining walls count 1, raise head (version 1.02)

BEATS                          STEPS

1-8 FORWARD. BACK. UNWIND. (Wall 1, TOE BEHIND UNWIND BRUSH), STEP/SWAY, SWAY

TOGETHER. TURN 1/4 R. FORWARD TURN 1/2 R BACK. TURN 1/2 R FORWARD. TURN 1/2 R BACK.

BACK. ROCK/REPLACE FORWARD

1,2  Step L foot forward, Step/rock back onto ball of right foot to unwind ¾ L turn

     (weight on right) (Wall 1) Touch L toe behind R keeping weight onto right Unwind

     3/4 L turn (weight on right) brushing L heel across to R knee   (3:00)

3,4  Step / Sway L to L side. Step / Sway R to R side

&5&6 Step L together turning 1/4 R. Step R forward. Turn 1/2 R step L back.

     Turn 1/2 R Step R forward (6:00)       

&7,8 Turning a further 1/2 R stepping back on L. Step back on R.

     Rock/Replace forward on L (12:00)

9-16 FORWARD. TURN 1/2 L. BACK. ROCK /REPLACE FORWARD. TOGETHER. TURN 1/2 R FORWARD.

TURN 1/2 R BACK. TUR 1/2 R FORWARD. TOGETHER. FORWARD. BACK. TURN 1/4 R. SIDE. SWEEP.

TURN 1/4 L BACK TURN 1/2 L FORWARD

&1,2 Step R forward. Turn 1/2 L stepping back on L. Rock / Replace forward onto R

&3&4 Step L beside R. Turn 1/2 R step R forward. Turn 1/2 R step R back.

     Turn 1/2  R step R forward. (12:00)

&5&6 Step L beside R. Step R forward. Step L back Turn 1/4 R stepping R to R side.

7&8  Sweep L around and across in front of R. Turn 1/4 L step back R.

     Turn 1/4 L step L forward (6:00)

17-24 TOUCH FORWARD. SWEEP. TURN 1/4 R. SCUFF. ACROSS. ROCK/STEP. BACK. TOGETHER.

ACROSS TURN 1/4 R. ROCK/STEP. TOGETHER. ACROSS. TURN 1/4 L BACK. PIVOT 1/2 L. SIDE

SWAY SWAY

1,2  Touch R toe forward. Sweep R toe around and out to the side

     (making an arch/ weight on right) turning 1/4 R.

&3&4 Scuff L ball of foot. Step L across R. Rock/step back onto R. Step L beside R

5&a  Step R across L turning 1/4 R. Rock/step back onto L. Step R beside L

6&a  Step L across R turning 1/4 L. Step R back pivot 1/2 L. Step L to L side

7,8  Step/sway R to R side. Step/sway L to L side.  (3:00)

25-32 SAILOR. TOGETHER. SHUFFLE FORWARD. TOGETHER. LUNGE ACROSS. ROCK/STEP. TOGETHER.

FORWARD. PIVOT 1/2 L. FORWARD. PIVOT 1/2 L.

1&2  Step R behind L. Step L to L side. Rock/replace weight onto R. Step L beside R.

3&4& Step R forward. Step/slide L beside R. Step R forward. Step L beside R.

5,6  Lunge R across in front of L. Rock/step back onto L.

&7&8 Step R beside L. Step L forward. Pivot 1/2 L. Step L forward pivot 1/2 L (3:00)

REPEAT

Tag 1 (At the end of wall 4, facing 12:00, Add a 4 count tag)

1,2  Lunge Forward onto L. Step back onto R

&34& Step L beside R. Step R forward. Pivot 1/2 L. (weight on left) Step R together

Tag 2 (At the end of wall 6, facing 12:00)   Hold 4 beats

ENDING Wall 7

1-12  Music tempo slows down, matched by steps

13,14 Sway hips L, Sway hips R

15-18 L full turn L R L. Sway hips R

19,20 Step L to L side dragging R to L

PAULINE GREENWOOD

PH : 0409 164 701

EMAIL: pauline.greenwood@hotmail.com