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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)

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