the cactus club

Tide is High

Count:32, Wall:4

Level: Improver

Choreographed: Mark Furnell (UK), Chris Godden (UK) & Esmeralda van de Pol (NL) - July 2025

Music: : The Tide Is High - Salvatore Mancuso & Max Nicklaus

Intro: 16 Counts, Start at approx 8 secs

Point, Step, Sweep, Cross shuffle, Hold, Ball Cross, Hold
1-2 Point Right toe to Right, Step forward Right
3 Sweep Left foot from back to front
4&5 Cross left over right, step right to right, cross left over right
6 Hold
&7-8 Step right to right, cross left over right, Hold

Side rock, Behind side cross, Step slide touch, Step1/4 turn, Close, Hitch
9-10 Rock right to right, recover weight on left
11&12 Step right behind left, step left to left, cross right over left

*On wall 10 the dance will end here – just walk round 3/4 turn to front

13-14 Step left to left, Drag right to left and touch right to left
15-16 Turn 1/4 left stepping right to right, close left to right and hitch kick right knee(9:00)

Restart here on walls 4-7 (Facing 12:00 and 3:00)

SEC 3 Cross, Back, Back, Cross, Back, Together, Walk X2
17-18 Cross right over left. Step back on left
19-20 Step back on right, cross left over right
21-22 Step back on right, close left to right
23-24 Walk forward right, walk forward left

SEC 4 Forward, Touch, Back, Touch, Sway x4
25-26 Step right forward to the right diagonal, touch left to right
27-28 Step left back to the left diagonal, touch right to left
29-30Step back right rocking weight onto right, rock forward left
31-32 Rock back on right, Rock forward on left

Tag At the end of Wall 8 (facing 12:00)
Point, Step, Point, Step
33-34 Point right to right, step forward right
35-36 Point left to left, step forward left NOTES:Treat steps 15-17 as a scissor in main dance and side close point at restarts