Marilyn Monroe!

Count:
64
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Niels Poulsen (DK) & Malene Jakobsen (DK) - May 2015
Music:
Marilyn - Patrick Dorgan : (iTunes)
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Intro: 64 counts from the beginning of the music (app. 23 secs. into track). Weight on L foot
OBS!: NO TAGS – NO RESTARTS!!! Fits perfectly…

[1 – 8] Step ½ L, step ¼ L, R jazz box, cross
1 – 4Step fwd R (1), turn ½ L onto L (2), step fwd R (3), turn ¼ L onto L (4) 3:00
5 – 8Cross R over L (5), step back on L (6), step R to R side (7), cross L over R (8) 3:00

[9 – 16] R step slide, Diagonal L back rock, R full turn sweep, walk R L
1 – 2Step R a big step to R side (1), drag L toward R (2) 3:00
3 – 4Turn 1/8 L rocking back on L (3), recover fwd on R (4) 1:30
5 – 6Turn ½ R stepping back on L (5), turn ½ R on L sweeping R heel fwd (6) 1:30
7 – 8Walk fwd on R (7), walk fwd L (8) 1:30

[17 – 24] 1/8 R into R heel grind X 3, R cross rock
1 – 2Turn 1/8 R crossing R heel over L (1), grind R heel to R side stepping L to L side (2) 3:00
3 – 4Cross R heel over L (3), grind R heel to R side stepping L to L side (4) 3:00
5 – 6Cross R heel over L (5), grind R heel to R side stepping L to L side (6) 3:00
7 – 8Cross rock R over L (7), recover on L (8) 3:00

[25 – 32] ¼ R sweep, cross, step touch R & L, point R
1 – 3Turn ¼ R onto R starting to sweep L fwd (1), finish L sweep fwd (2), cross L over R (3) 6:00
4 – 7Step R to R side (4), touch L next to R (5), step L to L side (6), touch R next to L (7) 6:00
8Point R to R side (8) Styling note: bump hip to R side and up every time Patrick Dorgan sings ‘Marilyn Mon-ROE’… (Weight stays on L foot) - 6:00

[33 – 40] Together, side rock cross X 2, ¼ R back L
1Step R next to L (1) 6:00
2 – 4Rock L to L side (2), recover on R (3), cross L over R (4) 6:00
5 – 7Rock R to R side (5), recover on L (6), cross R over L (7) 6:00
8Turn ¼ R stepping back on L (8) 9:00

[41 – 48] Side R, Hold, L vaudeville, down L, cross side
1 – 2Step R to R side (1), HOLD (2) 9:00
3 – 6Cross L over R (3), step R to R side (4), touch L heel diagonally fwd L (5), step L down (8) 9:00
7 – 8Cross R over L (7), step L to L side (8) 9:00

[49 – 56] Cross rock side X 2, beginning of a weave
1 – 3Cross rock R over L (1), recover on L (2), step R to R side (3) 9:00
4 – 6Cross rock L over R (4), recover on R (5), step L to L side (6) 9:00
7 – 8Cross R over L (7), step L to L side (8) 9:00

[57 – 64] Behind sweep, ¼ L back LRL, hold/drag, R back rock
1 – 4Cross R behind L sweeping L to L side (1), finish L sweep (2) 9:00
3 – 6Turn ¼ L stepping back L (3), step R back (4), step L a biggish step back (5), hold (6) 6:00
7 – 8Rock back on R (7), recover fwd on L (8) 6:00

Start again

Ending: Wall 9 is your last wall. It ends facing the back wall. To finish facing the front:
Step back on R on count 63, turn ½ L fwd on L on count 64, then step/stomp fwd on R on count 1 - 12:00

Contacts: niels@love-to-dance.dk - lovelinedance@live.dk