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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”.

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