June 2019
Boneparte's Retreat
CHOREOGRAPHER(S)
Maddison Glover
Level:
Low Improver
Count:
32
Wall:
4
Tags/Restarts/Bridges etc;
1 Restart.
Music
Title:
Artist:
'Bonaparte's Retreat'
Glen Campbell
Album:
Houston (I'm Comin' to See You'
Duration:
2:48
Genre:
Country
First Taught:
Music
Demo
Date Added:
1 September 2022
Intro: 8 counts, start on "girl"
S1: Point Fwd, Point Side, Point Fwd/Across, Hitch, Side, Point Fwd, Point Side, Sailor ¼, Scuff
1,2 | Point R toe forward, point R toe out to R side
3&4 | Point R toe forward/ slightly across L foot, hitch R knee up (option: scoot/hop slightly right), step R to R side
5,6 | Point L toe forward, point L toe out to L side
7&8& | Cross L behind R, make ¼ L stepping R beside L (9:00), step L forward, scuff R heel forward
S2: Step Fwd, Lock, Step Fwd, Scuff, Step Fwd, Lock, Step Fwd, Scuff, Slow Pivot ½, V Step
1&2& | Step R forward, lock L behind R, step R forward, scuff L forward
3&4& | Step L forward, lock R behind L, step L forward, scuff R forward
5,6 | Step R forward, pivot ½ turn over L (3:00) (weight on left)
7&8& | Step R out into R diagonal, step L out into L diagonal, step R back, step L together
note: Stretch counts 5-6 out and rise on tippy toes on the pivot ½ turn.
Lyrics: “Sweeeetest” / “Pleeeeasee”
S3: Walk Fwd x2, Mambo Fwd, Walk Back x2, Coaster Cross
1,2 | Walk forward on R, walk forward on L
3&4 | Rock forward onto R, recover back onto L, step back onto R
5,6 | Walk back on L, walk back on R
7&8 | Step back onto L, step R together, cross L over R
S4: Side, Together, Fwd, Side, Together, Back, Lock Shuffle Back, Mambo Back
1&2 | Step R to R side, step L together, step R forward
3&4 | Step L to L side, step R beside L, step back onto L
5&6 | Step R back, cross L over R, step R back
7&8 | Rock back onto L, recover weight forward onto R, step forward onto L
Restart
Wall 4 after count 16. (12:00) Hint: Glen will call for “BAGPIPES”.