June 2024
If I Don't
CHOREOGRAPHER(S)
Gary O'Reilly
Level:
Intermediate
Count:
24
Wall:
2
Tags/Restarts/Bridges etc;
1 Tag. 2 Restarts.
Music
Title:
Artist:
'If I Don't'
Hayley Orrantia
Album:
The Way Out - EP
Duration:
3:48
Genre:
Country
Alternative Music
First Taught:
July 2024
Music
Demo
Intro: 16 counts
S1: SWAY, SWAY, SWEEP, MAMBO 1/2, HITCH, BACK, SIDE ROCK, SWEEP, BEHIND SIDE 1/8
1,2,3 | Step L to L side swaying to L, step R to R side swaying R, walk forward on L sweeping R around from back to front
4&a,5 | Rock forward on R, recover on L, ½ R stepping forward on R, step forward on L hitching R knee forward (6:00)
6&a,7 | Step back on R (, rock L to L side, recover on R, step back on L sweeping R around from front to back (7
8&a | Cross R behind L (8), step L to L side (&), 1/8 L stepping forward on R (a) (4:30)
*Restart
S2: WALK/KICK, BACK, 1/8, 1/4, WALK/DRAG, WALK, STEP, PIVOT ½, WALK/DRAG, HITCH, HOOK, HITCH 1/4
1 | Walk forward on L low kicking R forward
2&a | Step back on R, 1/8 R stepping back on L, ¼ R stepping forward on R (9:00)
3 | Walk forward on L dragging R to meet L
4&a,5 | Walk forward on R, step forward on L, pivot ½ R, walk forward on L dragging R to meet L (3:00)
6,7 | Step R forward toward L diagonal hitching L, step back on L hooking R across L (1:30)
8 | Step forward on R hitching L up to make ¼ turn R on ball of R (4:30)
S3: FWD, POINT, HOLD, BACK, POINT, HOLD, STEP/SWEEP, CROSS BACK 1/8 CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, LUNGE, 1/4, 1/2
1&a | Step forward on L, point R to R side, HOLD
2&a | Step back on R, point L to L side, HOLD
3 |S tep forward on L sweeping R around from back to front
4&a,5 | Cross R over L, step back on L, 1/8 R stepping R to R side, cross L over R (6:00)
a,6 | Step R to R side, cross L behind R
7,8,a | Long lunge R out to R side, recover on L making ¼ L, ½ L stepping slightly back on R (9:00)
*at the end of each wall make an extra ¼ turn L to start dancing again into your sway L
Restart
Wall 3 facing 6:00 & Wall 6 facing 12:00 after count 8&; cross R over L on count “a”, then restart the dance from the beginning.
Tag
At the end of wall 7, add the following 2 count tag:
SWAY, SWAY
1,2 | Step L to L side swaying to L, step R to R side swaying R