The Rush
Count:	64 Wall:  2 Level:  Intermediate
Choreographer:	Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs, TheDanceFactoryUK, (Oct 2011)
Music:	Lightning – The Wanted (Alias Remix Radio Edit)
Start after 32 count intro – [3:31 – 135bpm] Celebrating 20 Years of Dance [1-8] R step touch, L kick ball cross, R reverse full turn 1-2Step R side, touch L together 3&4Kick L forward, step L back, cross step R over L 5-6Turning ¼ right step L back, turning ½ right step R forward 7-8Step L forward, pivot ¼ right (12 o’clock) [9-16] Weave R 2, L sailor, weave L 2, R back rock & recover 1-2Cross step L over R, step R side 3&4Cross step L behind R, step R side, step L side 5-8Cross step R over L, step L side, rock R back, recover weight on L Wall 3 Restart: During wall 3 dance 1st 16 counts and restart facing front wall [17-24] R fwd, ½ L pivot turn, L full turn fwd, ¼ L & vine R 4 1-2Step R forward, pivot ½ left (6 o’clock) 3-4Turning ½ left step R back, turning ½ left step L forward Non-turning option: walk fwd 2 5-8Turning ¼ left step R side, cross step L behind, step R side, cross step L over R (3 o’clock) [25-32] R side rock/recover, R back rock/recover, R fwd, ¼ L pivot, R fwd, ½ L pivot 1-4Rock R side, recover weight on L, rock R back, recover weight on L 5-8Step R forward, pivot ¼ left, step R forward, pivot ½ left (6 o’clock) [33-40] On R diagonal: R fwd step-lock, R step-lock-step, L fwd rock & recover, L chasse squaring to back wall 1-2Turning towards right diagonal (7 o’clock): step R forward, lock R behind L 3&4Step R forward, lock L behind R, step R forward 5-6Rock L forward, recover weight on R 7&8Squaring to back wall (6 o’clock) step L side, step R together, step L side [41-48] Weave L 4, on L diagonal: R fwd rock & recover, ½ R shuffle 1-4Cross step R over L, step L side, cross step R behind L, step L side 5-6Turning towards left diagonal (5 o’clock): rock R forward, recover weight on L 7&8Turning ½ right step R forward, step L together, step R forward (11 o’clock) [49-56] On L diagonal: fwd cross points x3, cross step R over L, ¼ R & L step back 1-2Facing left diagonal cross step L over R, point R side 3-6Cross step R over L, point L side, cross step L over R, point R side 7-8Cross step R over L, turning ¼ right step L back (1 o’clock) [57-64] On R diagonal: R back rock & recover, R fwd step-lock-step, L fwd, ½ R pivot turn, L fwd shuffle & square off to back wall as you begin dance again 1-2Facing right diagonal rock R back, recover weight on L 3&4Step R forward, lock L behind R, step R forward 5-6Step L forward, pivot ½ right (7 o’clock) 7&8Step L forward, step R together, step L forward Square off to back wall as you begin the dance again. TAG: At the end of every 2nd wall when you finish facing FRONT WALL: add the following 8 count tag and then begin the dance again facing front wall. 1-4Step R fwd, hold, step L fwd, hold (Prissy walks) - slow motion steps…..like in the song! 5-8Cross step R over L, step L back, step R back, cross step L over R