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The Great Pretender

CHOREOGRAPHER: Chris West, November 2006.

SONG:          The Great Pretender, (2:35) BPM: 84

ARTIST:        The Platters

DESCRIPTION:   32 Beat, 2 wall easy intermediate/intermediate dance

               RESTARTS: 2   TAGS: 1

Start Position: 1.  Feet together - with weight on L foot.

                2.  Starts 8 counts in

Beats          Steps

Rock forward, rock back, rock forward, hinge turn, step & pivot/turn 

1,2&3,4   Rock R forward, Rock Back on L, step R beside L, Rock back on L,

          Rock forward on R.     

5,6&7,8   Step L beside R, step R forward, hinge turn 180 L, step L forward,

          step R beside L, pivot/turn 180 R.

Dorothy steps

&1,2      Step R forward at 45 degrees, lock L behind R, step R back

&3,4      Step L forward at 45 degrees, lock R behind L, step L back

&5,6      Step R forward at 45 degrees, lock L behind R, step R back

&7,8      Step L forward at 45 degrees, lock R behind L, step L to L side

Pivot/turn, shuffle, R turn 180, R turn 180, L beside R, R forward, L turn 90

&1,2,3&4  Pivot/turn 180 degrees L, shuffle forward R-L-R

5,6&7,8   Turn 180 degrees R, step L back, turn 180 degrees R step R forward,

          step L beside R, step R forward, turn 90 degrees L

Cross rock, cross rock, pivot L 180, turn 1 ¼ R, step L beside R

1,2&3,4   Step/rock R across L at 45 degrees, rock/replace weight back on L,

          step R to R side, step/rock L across R at 45 degrees,

          rock/replace weight back on R,

&5,6,7&8& Step L to L side, pivot/turn 180 degrees L, turning R 1 ¼ stepping R-L-R,

          step L beside R.

REPEAT DANCE IN NEW DIRECTION

RESTART: On wall 3, dance to count 18 then restart the dance.

TAG: On wall 5, dance to count 22, pivot 180 degrees L then add R forward coaster, bring L beside R and restartthe dance. The counts for the tag are 1&2&

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