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Choreographer: Laurie Schlekeway-Burkhardt – May 2018

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[1-8]: SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, STEP SLIDES
1-4 –Start with weight on the left foot, rock right foot out to right side (1), recover on left (2), step right foot behind left (3), step down on left (&), cross right foot in front of left (4)

5-8 –Step left foot out to left side (5), drag right food toward left (6), repeat for 7-8. You should be angled so that you are facing between 9 & 10 o’clock. For styling, move your left shoulder up, right shoulder down when stepping on the left, then right shoulder up and left shoulder down when dragging right foot in.

[9-16]: SHUFFLE, STEP ¼ TURN, ½ TURN, COASTER
1-4 –Shuffle to the left, left(1), right (&), left (2), you will be making a little over ¼ turn to the back wall, step right foot to 10 o’clock (3), pivot to back wall, step down on left foot (4)

5-8 –You will step forward on your right (5), then you will start making a ½ turn over your right should, step back on your left (6), coaster step, step back on right (7), step left in place (&), step forward on your right (8) – now back facing front wall

[17-24]: KNEE POPS, SLIDE, TOUCH, SIDE KICKS, ¼ TURN BODY ROLL
1-4 –Skate left leg out to 11 o’clock, popping knees apart (1), bring knees together (&), skate right leg out to 1 o’clock, popping knees apart (2), bring knee together (&), step/jump out to left side (3), slide right leg in to left and touch toe (4)

5-8 –Kick right foot out to right side (5), step down on right (&), kick left out to left side (6), step down on left turning your body ¼ turn to the right (&), body roll (7-8)

[25-32]: COASTER, FULL TURN, SHUFFLE, KICK AND OUT
1-4 –Step back on right (1), step left in place (&), step right forward (2), start making a full turn over the right shoulder – step back on left ½ turn (3), step forward on your right making the other ½ turn (4)

5-8& –Shuffle forward left (5), slide right forward (&), step left forward (6), kick right foot forward (7), step down on left (&), kick left foot out to left side (8), step left foot back down (&)

[33-40]: KICKS, REVERSE BODY ROLL, KNEE HITCH, ARM WAVE, & HEEL, AND ¼ TURN STEP
1-4 –Kick right foot out to right (1), step right foot in place, (&), kick left foot out to left side (2), step left foot back into the body (&), step back on right foot making the body roll (3), hitch left knee up (4)

5-8 –Step forward on your left (5) and wave your right hand forward in a snake like motion (&6), step back on right (&) kick left heel forward (7), step down on left making a ¼ turn to left facing front wall (&), left right foot back making a little hitch (8)

[41-48&]: WALKS, HIP SWAYS, HIP HITCH, HEEL, & TOE, & HEEL, & ½ TURN
1-4 –Walk forward right (1), walk forward left (2), sway hips to right (3), sway hips to left (4)

5-8 –As you sway your hips back to the right, bend over slightly and allow that right hip to pop up (5), put your left heel up (you should be angled facing 9 o’clock) (6), step down on left (&), touch right toe near left foot (7), step down on right (&), kick left heel up again (8), step down on left making ½ turn to left (you are now facing the back wall) (&)

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Laurie Schlekeway-Burkhardt – May 2018

Laurie Schlekeway-Burkhardt is a vibrant artist and dedicated dance educator whose passionate choreography was featured in our archive in May 2018. With her unique creative vision, she continues to inspire movement and connection within the dance community.

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