September 1998
Into The Arena
CHOREOGRAPHER(S)
Michael Vera-Lobos
Level:
Intermediate
Count:
64
Wall:
2
Tags/Restarts/Bridges etc;
-
Music
Title:
Artist:
'Now I Can Dance'
Tina Arena
Album:
In Deep
Duration:
5:54
Genre:
Pop
First Taught:
Music
Demo
Date Added:
18 September 2021
Intro: -
S1: DIAGONAL SIDE ROCKS AND CROSS SHUFFLES LEADING RIGHT & LEFT
note: steps 1-12 travel slightly forward
1,2 | Step right diagonally forward right, rock back onto left
3&4 | Cross right over left, step left to left side, cross right over left
5,6 | Step left diagonally forward left, rock back onto right in
7&8 | Cross left over right, step right to right side, cross left over right
S2: DIAGONAL SIDE ROCK & CROSS SHUFFLE, STEP, BRUSH, TRIPLE ½ TURN
1,2 | Step right diagonally forward right, rock back onto left
3&4 | Cross right over left, step left to left side, cross right over left
5,6 | Step forward left, brush right behind and hook behind left knee
7&8 | Triple step ½ turn left, stepping - right, left, right (6:00)
S3: TOE TOUCHES WITH BALL CHANGE, FULL TURN LEFT & SHUFFLE FORWARD
1,2 | Touch left forward, touch left to left side
3&4 | Touch left back, step back on ball of left, step forward right
5 | Step forward left and pivot ½ turn left (12:00)
6 | Step back right and pivot ½ turn left (6:00)
7&8 | Step forward left, close right beside left, step forward left
S4: FULL TURN RIGHT & SHUFFLE FORWARD, ROCK STEP, ¾ TRIPLE TURN LEFT
1 | Step forward right and pivot ½ turn right (12:00)
2 | Step back left and pivot ½ turn right (6:00)
3&4 | Step forward right, close left beside right, step forward right
5,6 | Rock forward on left, rock back onto right
7&8 | Triple step ¾ turn left, stepping - left, right, left (9:00)
S5: SYNCOPATED WEAVE RIGHT, ½ TURN LEFT, CROSS, SIDE, CROSS ROCK
1,2 | Step right to right side, cross left behind right
&3,4 | Step right to right side, cross left over right, step right to right side
5 | On ball of right pivot ½ turn left, stepping left to left side (3:00)
6& | Cross right behind left, step left to left side
7,8 | Cross rock right over left, rock back onto left
S6: SIDE RIGHT, HOLD, SYNCOPATED SIDE ROCK, TWICE
1,2 | Step right to right side, hold
&3,4 | Step left beside right, rock right to right side, rock onto left in place
5,6 | Step right to right side, hold
&7,8 | Step left beside right, rock right to right side, rock onto left in place
S7: SAILOR STEP, ROCK ¼ TURN LEFT, KICKS FRONT & SIDE, BALL CHANGE, STEP
1&2 | Cross right behind left, step left to left side, step right to place
3 | On ball of right turn ¼ turn left and rock back on left (12:00)
4 | Rock forward onto right
5,6 | Kick forward left, kick left to left side
7&8 | Step back on ball of left, step forward right, step forward left
S8: KICKS FRONT & SIDE, BALL CHANGE, STEP, ROCK STEP, TRIPLE ½ TURN LEFT
1,2 | Kick forward right, kick right to right side
&3,4 | Step back on ball of right, step forward left, step forward right
5,6 | Rock forward on left, rock back onto right
7,8 | Triple step ½ turn left, stepping - left, right, left (6:00)