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April 2025

Beautiful Stranger

CHOREOGRAPHER(S)
Gary O'Reilly
Level:
Intermediate
Count:
32
Wall:
2
Tags/Restarts/Bridges etc;
2 Tags.

Music

Title:
Artist:
'Beautiful Stranger'
Toby Keith
Album:
35 mph Town
Duration:
4:17
Genre:
Country

Alternative Music

First Taught:
May 2025

Music

Demo

S1: WALK, FWD ROCK/RECOVER SWEEP, BEHIND, 1/4, 1/2, SIDE, CROSS, POINT, DRAG
1 | Walk forward on R

2&3 | Rock forward on L, recover on R, step back on L sweeping R from front to back

4&5 | Cross R behind L, ¼ L stepping forward on L, step forward on ball of R as make ½ turn L swinging L leg up (3:00)

6&7 | Step L to L side, cross R over L, dipping into knees point L out to L

8 | Drag L in to meet R


S2: WALK, CROSS ROCK SIDE, CROSS, 1/4, SWAY, SWAY, SWAY, CROSS, SIDE
1 | Walk forward L on slight diagonal L

2&3 | Cross rock R over L, recover on L, step R to R side

4& | Cross L over R,1/4 L stepping back on R (12:00)

5,6,7 | Sway L to L, sway R to R, sway L to L taking weight onto L

8& | Cross R over L, step L to L side


S3: BACK ROCK, 1/2, BACK/HOOK, LOCK STEP LOCK, HITCH, PRESS, SWEEP, BACK ROCK SIDE
1,2 | 1/8 R rocking back on R, recover on L (1:30)

&3& | ½ L stepping back on R, step back on L, hook R across L (7:30)

4&5 | Step forward on R, lock L behind R, step forward on R hitching L to make 1/8 R (9:00)

6,7 | Press forward on L, recover on R sweeping L from front to back

8&1 | Rock back L behind R, recover on R, step L to L side


S4: BACK ROCK SIDE/DRAG, BEHIND, 1/4, FWD, SWIVEL 1/2, SWIVEL 1/2, STEP, PIVOT 1/2
2&3 | Rock R behind L, recover on L, step R to R side dragging L to meet R

4&5 | Cross L behind R, ¼ R stepping forward on R, step forward on L (12:00)

6,7 | Swivel ½ R (weight onto R ), swivel ½ L (weight onto L)

8& | Step forward on R, pivot ½ L (6:00)


Tag

End of Wall 5 & Wall 6 add;
WALK R, WALK L
1,2 | Walk forward on R, walk forward on L

7 May 2025
Date Added:
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