Like the Wind

Count:
116
Wall:
2
Level:
Phrased Advanced Polka
Choreographer:
Tiziana Nastasi (IT) - June 2013
Music:
The Wind - Zac Brown Band
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Sequence: A, A(30 count), Tag 1, A, A(30 count), Tag 2, B, A(44 count), Restart, A, Ending
Intro: Start dancing on lyrics

PART A - 56 COUNT
A1: SIDE ROCK LEFT, WEAVE
1-2Step left side, step right together
3&4Cross left behind the right, step right to right, cross left over the right

A2: SHUFFLES TURNS (RUN THE SHUFFLES FOLLOWING THE LINE OF A SEMI-CIRCLE)
5&61/8 turn R and Chassé fw right-left-right (towards 1:30)
7&8turn R towards 4:30 and Chassé back left-right-left
1&2turn R towards 10:30 and Chassé fw right-left-right
3&4turn R towards 3:00 and Chassé back left-right-left

A3: STEP RIGHT BACK, STEP LEFT TOGETHER, RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGE
5-6Step right back, step left together
7&8Kick right forward, step right together, step left (slightly fw)

A4: SLIDE RIGHT, SAILOR STEP LEFT, TURN 3⁄4 RIGHT, LEFT KICK BALL CHANGE
1-2Big step right side, drag left to right
3&4Cross left behind, step right side, step left side
5&6Lock right behind, unwind 3⁄4 right (weight to right)
7&8Kick left forward, step left together, step right (slightly fw)

A5: STEP & TOUCH TOE, SHUFFLE 1⁄2 TURN, FULL TURN, ½ TURN, RONDE'
1-2Step left forward, touch right toe behind left
3&4½ turn shuffle right-left-right (h. 6:00)
5-6Make a 1/2 turn R and step back on left, make a 1/2 turn R and step forward on right
7-8Make a 1/2 turn R and step back on left, move your right leg to the right circularly

A6: SAILOR STEP RIGHT & LEFT, HEEL SWITCHES, TOE TOUCH BACK TWICE
1&2Cross right behind, step left side, step right side
3&4Cross left behind, step right side, step left side
5&6&Touch right heel forward, step right together, touch left heel forward, step left together
7-8Cross/touch toe behind left, cross/touch toe behind left

A7: SIDE ROCK STEP, WEAVE, REPEAT WITH THE LEFT
1-2Step right side, step left together
3&4Cross right behind the left, step left side, cross right over the left
5-6Step left side, step right together
7&8Cross left behind the right, step right side, cross left over the right

A8: ROCK STEP FORWARD, COASTER STEP, TURN 1⁄2 LEFT, STOMP, HOLD
1-2Rock right forward, recover to left
3&4Step right back, step left together, step right forward
5-6Step left forward, 1⁄2 turn
7-8Stomp left, hold

PART B – 60 COUNT
B1: SYNCOPATED STEPS SIDE/CLOSE X2, APPLEJACKS
&1Step left side, step right side
&2Step left on the center, step right together
&3Step left side, step right side
&4Step left on the center, step right together
5&6&7&8&Applejacks

B2: RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGE, PIVOT X2, CROSS, HEEL JACK
1&2Kick right forward, step right together, step on left
3-4Step right forward, turn 1⁄2 left (weight to left)
5-6Step right forward, turn 1⁄2 left (weight to left)
7&8Cross right over left, step left slightly back, touch right heel forward

B3: CHASSE SIDE, TURN 1/2 R CHASSE SIDE, TURN 1/2 R CHASSE SIDE RIGHT, ROCK STEP
1&2Chassé right-left-right
3&4½ Turn right and chassé left-right-left
5&6½ Turn right and chassé right-left-right
7-8Rock left forward, recover to right

B4: STEP SIDE, SYNCOPATED WEAVE , PIVOT
1-2&Step left side, cross right behind, step left side,
3&4&Cross right over, step left side, cross right behind, step left side,
5&6&Cross right over, step left side, cross right behind, recover weight to left
7-8Step right forward, turn left 1⁄2

B5: GALLOP STEP (SHUFFLE FORWARD X4, SHUFFLE SIDE X4, TURN 1⁄2, SHUFFLE FORWARD X4 , SHUFFLE SIDE X4)
1&2&3&4&Step right forward, step left together, repeat four times
5&6&7&8&Step left side, step right together, repeat four times,
1&2&3&4&½ turn R and Step right forward, step left together, repeat four times
5&6&7&8Step left side, step right together, repeat four times

B6: KICK BALL HEEL, TOE TOUCH BACK TWICE, TURN 1⁄2, HEEL AND TOE SYNCOPATION
1&2Kick right forward, step right together, touch left heel diagonally forward
&3-4Step left together, cross/touch toe behind left, cross/touch toe behind left
&5Turn 1⁄2 right and step right together, touch toe left behind
&6Step left together, touch hell right
&7Step right together, touch heel left
&8Step left together, touch toe right behind

B7: WALK TURN RIGHT
1-2Turn 1⁄4 right and step right forward, turn 1⁄4 right and step left side
3-4Turn 1⁄4 and step right side, touch left together (12:00)

TAG 1 – 16 COUNT
STOMP LEFT, HOLD, STOMP RIGHT, HOLD, SIDE AND CROSS LEFT, SIDE AND CROSS RIGHT (TWICE)
1-2Stomp left over right, hold
3-4Stomp right over left, hold
5&6Step left side, step right together, cross left over right
7&8Step right side, step left together, cross right over left

[1-8] Repeat

TAG 2 – 4 COUNT
STOMP LEFT, HOLD, STOMP RIGHT, HOLD
1-2Stomp left over right, hold
3-4Stomp right over left, hold
5-6Step left forward, step right forward ( instead of stomp, hold)
7-81⁄2 turn left, stomp right forward

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Last Update – 10th June 2017