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Burlesque

Burlesque

Count:64, Wall:4

Level: Improver

Choreographer: Norm Gifford 2011

Music: Welcome to Burlesque – Cher


(Basic Tango pattern [SSQQS])
1-4 Left step forward; hold; right step forward; hold
5-8 Left step forward; right step side; left touch together; hold

(Steps back, ganchos)
9-12 Left step back; hold; right step back; left hook up across right
13-14 Left step forward; right flick up behind left
15-16 Right step back; left hook up across right

(Forward lock-step, hold, step forward, hold 1⁄4 pivot turn left, hold)
17-20 Left step forward; right lock-step; left step forward; hold
21-24 Right step forward; hold; pivot turn 1⁄4 left; hold [9:00]

(Crossvine left, sweep front to back, crossvine right, sweep back to front)
25-28 Right crossover; left step side; right behind; left sweeping front to back
29-32 Left behind; right step side; left crossover; right sweep back to front

(Ochos, rock-rock-step, hold)
33-34 Right step forward turning 1⁄4 left; swivel 1⁄2 right keeping feet together [12:00]
35-36 Left step forward; swivel 1⁄2 left keeping feet together [6:00]
37-40 Right rock forward; left rock back; right rock forward; hold

(Sway forward, corte, steps forward into 1⁄4 turn left, touch)
41-44 Left step forward; hold; right sway back; hold
45-46 Left step forward; right step forward turning 1⁄4 left [3:00]
47-48 Left draw together; left touch by right (***)

(Basic Tango pattern [SSQQS])
49-52 Left step forward; hold; right step forward; hold
53-56 Left step forward; right step side; left step together; hold

(Step, hold, step, hold, step, step, step, hold in full turn left [SSQQS])
57-60 Right step back turning 1⁄4 left; hold; left step forward turning 1⁄4 left; hold
61-62 Right step back turning 1⁄4 left; left step forward turning 1⁄4 left
63-64 Right step forward; hold

START OVER
(***) RESTART here on the second wall (you will be facing 6:00)

ENDING: Beginning the 6th rotation, you will be facing 3:00)

(Basic Tango pattern [SSQQS])
1-4 Left step forward; hold; right step forward; hold
5-8 Left step forward; right step side; left touch together; hold

(Steps back, ganchos)
9-12 Left step back; hold; right step back; left hook up across right
13-14 Left step forward; right flick up behind left
15-16 Right step back; left hook up across right

(Sway forward, corte, sway forward with a hold, step into left 1⁄4 turn, step together, hold)
17-20 Left step forward; hold; right sway back; hold
21-22 Sway forward; (wait for the music) right step forward turning 1⁄4 left [12:00]
23-24 Left step together; hold

(Crossvine left, sweep front to back, crossvine right, sweep back to front)
25-28Right crossover; left step side; right behind; left sweeping front to back
29-32 Left behind; right step side; left crossover; right sweep back to front

(Right rock forward, back, forward, pose)
33-34 Right rock-step forward; rock back on left
35-36 Right rock forward; pose