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RIVERS OF GOLD

SONG:              RIVERS OF GOLD by FAME FACTORY.

ALBUM:             BEST OF THE FAME FACTORY

ORIGINAL POSITION: FEET TOGETHER WEIGHT ON THE LEFT FOOT.

CHOREOGRAPHER:     GORDON ELLIOTT. Sydney. NSW. AUSTRALIA. March 2009.

Contact  02 9550 6789 Website www.dancewithgordon.com

For the Video demo walk thru by Gordon visit 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSYQF3WKnC8

This dance is done in FOUR directions. Introduction: 32 Beats EASY INTERM

BEATS  STEPS:

SIDE, HOLD, HOLD, KICK, SAILOR STEP, BEHIND, ¼ TURN

1,2  STOMP R TO THE SIDE, HOLD,

3,4  HOLD, KICK L FORWARD AT 45* LEFT

5&6  SAILOR: STEP L BEHIND RIGHT, STEP R TO THE SIDE, STEP L TO THE SIDE,

7,8  STEP R BEHIND LEFT, TURN 90* LEFT STEP L FORWARD

KICK BALL STEP, KICK BALL STEP, FORWARD, ROCK, FULL TURN TRIPLE

1&2  KICK R FORWARD, STEP R TOGETHER, STEP L FORWARD,

3&4  KICK R FORWARD, STEP R TOGETHER, STEP L FORWARD,

5,6  STEP R FORWARD, ROCK BACK ONTO L,

7&8  TURN 360 DEGREES RIGHT TRIPLE STEP: R-L-R.

OUT-OUT, CLAP. IN-ACROSS, CLAP, SLOW TURN, BACK, ROCK

&1,2 STEP L TO THE SIDE, STEP R TO THE SIDE, HOLD & CLAP,

&3,4 STEP L TO THE CENTRE, STEP R ACROSS IN FRONT OF LEFT, HOLD & CLAP,

5,6  SLOW TURN 180* LEFT TAKE WEIGHT ONTO R (2 Beats)

7,8  STEP L BACK, ROCK FORWARD ONTO R.

SHUFFLE FORWARD, ½ TURN SHUFFLE, ½ TURN SHUFFLE, MAMBO FORWARD

1&2  SHUFFLE FORWARD STEP: L-R-L,

3&4  TURN 180* LEFT SHUFFLE BACK STEP: R-L-R

5&6  TURN 180* LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD STEP: L-R-L

7&8  STEP R FORWARD, ROCK BACK ONTO L, STEP R BACK.

BACK-DRAG-BACK-DRAG, COASTER STEP, PIVOT TURN, PADDLE TURN

1&   STEP L BACK, DRAG R TOWARDS LEFT POP R KNEE FORWARD,

2&   STEP R BACK, DRAG L TOWARDS RIGHT POP L KNEE FORWARD,

3&4  COASTER: STEP L BACK, STEP R TOGETHER, STEP L FORWARD,

5,6  PIVOT: STEP R FORWARD, TURN 180* LEFT TAKE WEIGHT ONTO L

7,8  PADDLE: STEP R FORWARD, TURN 90* LEFT TAKE WEIGHT ONTO L

ACROSS, CLICK & ACROSS, CLICK, SIDE, ROCK, SHUFFLE ACROSS

1,2  STEP R ACROSS IN FRONT OF LEFT, HOLD & CLICK FINGERS,

&3,4 STEP L TO THE SIDE,STEP R ACROSS IN FRONT OF LEFT,HOLD & CLICK FINGERS,

5,6  STEP L TO THE SIDE, SIDE ROCK ONTO R,

7&8  SHUFFLE LEFT ACROSS IN FRONT OF RIGHT STEP: L-R-L.

SAMBA CROSS, SAMBA CROSS, FORWARD ROCK, ¾ TRIPLE

1&2  STEP R TO THE SIDE, SIDE ROCK ONTO L, STEP R ACROSS IN FRONT OF LEFT,

3&4  STEP L TO THE SIDE, SIDE ROCK ONTO R, STEP L ACROSS IN FRONT OF RIGHT,

5,6  STEP R FORWARD, ROCK BACK ONTO L,

7&8  TURN 270* RIGHT TRIPLE STEP: R-L-R

HEEL, HOLD & HEEL, HOLD & FORWARD, ROCK, COASTER CROSS

1,2  TOUCH L HEEL FORWARD, HOLD,

&3,4 STEP L TOGETHER, TOUCH R HEEL FORWARD, HOLD,

&5,6 STEP R TOGETHER, STEP L FORWARD, ROCK BACK ONTO R,

7&8  STEP L BACK, STEP R TOGETHER, STEP L ACROSS IN FRONT OF RIGHT.

64 REPEAT THE DANCE IN NEW DIRECTION