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October 2019

The Greatest Love of All

CHOREOGRAPHER(S)
Gary O'Reilly, José Miguel Belloque Vane & Niels Poulsen
Level:
Advanced
Count:
56
Wall:
2
Tags/Restarts/Bridges etc;
1 Tag. 1 Restart.

Music

Title:
Artist:
'Greatest Love of All'
Whitney Houston
Album:
Whitney Houston
Duration:
4:51
Genre:
R&B
First Taught:
January 2020

Music

Demo

Date Added:
10 February 2022

Intro: 16 counts


S1: R Rock Fwd, R Back Lock, ¼ L Step Touch, R Basic, L Side Rock, Weave Sweep

1,2 | Rock fwd on R, recover back on L

&3& | Step back on R (opening body up to 1:30), lock L over R, step back on R (squaring up to 12:00)

4& | Turn ¼ L stepping L to L side, touch R next to L (9:00)

5,6& | Step R a big step to R side, step L behind R, cross R over L

7& | Rock L to L side, recover on R

8&1 | Cross L over R, step R to R side, cross L behind R sweeping R to R side


S2: Behind ¼ L, Step ½ X 2, Fwd R with Slow Arm Raise, Recover L Sweep, Behind Side

2& | Cross R behind L, turn ¼ L stepping L fwd (6:00)

3&4& | Step R fwd, turn ½ L onto L, step R fwd, turn ½ L onto L (6:00)

5,6,7 | Step R fwd starting to raise your R arm fwd with palm opened facing up, continue to raise arm up, drop R arm and recover back on L sweeping R to R side

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


S3: R Cross Rock, ¼ R, R Spiral Turn, Fwd R, 3/8 R Back L, R Back Rock, Fwd R, Step 3/8 R

1,2& | Cross rock R over L, recover back on L, turn ¼ R stepping R fwd (9:00)

3,4& | Step L fwd spiralling a full turn R, step R fwd, turn 3/8 R stepping back on L (1:30)

5,6,7 | Rock back on R, recover onto L, walk R fwd

8& | Step L fwd, turn 3/8 R stepping onto R (6:00)


S4: Fwd L Rise, Run RL, ¼ L Side Rock, Weave Sweep, Behind Side, Walk LR Fwd

1 | Step L fwd rising up on ball of L foot hitching R knee at the same time

2& | Run fwd R, run fwd L

*Restart

3& | Turn ¼ L rocking R to R side, recover onto L (3:00)

4&5 | Cross R over L, step L to L side, cross R behind L sweeping L to L side

6& | Cross L behind R, step R to R side

7,8 | Wall L fwd, walk R fwd


S5: ½ R Sweep, Behind Side Cross, Side Rock Cross, ¾ L Sweep, Fwd L, Rock R Fwd, Hitch

1 | Turn ½ R stepping back on L sweeping R to R side (9:00)

2&3 | Cross R behind L , step L to L side, cross R over L

&4& | Rock L to L side, recover onto R, cross L over R

5,6 | Turn ¼ L stepping back on R but continuing to turn ½ L sweeping L fwd, step L fwd (12:00)

7,8 | Rock R fwd bending slightly in both knees, recover on L hitching R knee up


S6: Back R Sweep, Behind Side Rock 1/8 R, Recover 3/8 Fwd, Fwd R, Run ½ L Sweep, Weave

1 | Step back on R sweeping L to L side

2&3 | Cross L behind R, step R to R side, turn 1/8 R rocking L fwd (1:30)

4&5 | Recover back on R, turn 3/8 L stepping L fwd, step R fwd (9:00)

6&7 | Turn ¼ L stepping L fwd, turn 1/8 L stepping R fwd, turn 1/8 L stepping L fwd and sweeping R around from back to front (3:00)

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


S6: R Back Rock, Side R, Behind Sweep, Behind ¼ L, Fwd R, Step Turn Step, L Full Turn

1,2 | Rock back on R opening body up to R diagonal , recover onto L (4:30)

&3 | Turn 1/8 L stepping R to R side, cross L behind R sweeping R to R side (3:00)

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

6&7 | Step L fwd, turn ½ R stepping onto R, step L fwd (6:00)

8& | Turn ½ L stepping back on R, turn ½ L stepping L fwd


Restart

Wall 2 after count 26, facing 12:00


Tag

End of Wall 4, facing 12:00. Add;

Spiral

1 | Step R Fwd Spiral Turn

2 | Step L Fwd or Walk R,L

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