The River

Count:
48
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Neville Fitzgerald (UK) & Julie Harris (UK) - June 2017
Music:
The River - Delta Goodrem : (Album: Wings of the Wild - iTunes)
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Starts After 8 Counts

S1: Back, Sailor Step, Sailor 1/4, Step, 1/2, 1/2, 1/4.
1Step back on Left.
2&3Cross step Right behind Left, step Left next to Right, step Right to Right side.
4&5Make 1/4 turn to Left stepping Left behind Right, step Right next to Left, step forward on Left. (9:00)
6-7Step forward on Right, make 1/2 turn to Right stepping back on Left.
8&1/2 turn to Right stepping forward on Right, 1/4 turn Right stepping Left to Left side. (12:00)

S2: 1/8 Together, Step, 1/8 Side, Sailor 1/2, Heel Heel, Back, Together, Step.
11/8 turn to Right stepping Right next to Left. (1:30)
2-3Step Left forward & slightly across Right, make 1/8 turn Left stepping Right to Right side. (12:00)
4&5Make 1/4 turn to Left stepping Left behind Right, 1/4 turn Left stepping Right next to Left, step forward on Left. (6:00)
6&7Step forward & out on Right heel, step out on Left heel, step back on Right.
&8Step Left next to Right, step forward on Right.

S3: Step, Touch, Step, Touch, Side, Rock & Side, Rock & Side, Sailor 3/4 Cross.
1&2&Step Left to Left side & slightly forward to diagonal, touch Right next to Left, step Right to Right side & slightly forward to diagonal , touch Left next to Right.
Note: 1&2& travel slightly forward on the side steps.
3-4&Step Left to Left side, cross rock Right behind Left, recover on Left.
5-6&Step Right to Right side, cross rock Left behind Right, recover on Right.
7Step Left to Left side.
8&1Make 1/4 turn to Right cross stepping Right behind Left, 1/4 turn Right stepping Left next to Right, 1/4 turn Right cross stepping Right over Left. (3:00)

S4: Rock & Kick & Rock & Step, Heel Bounce, Back, Coaster Step.
2&3&Rock Left to Left side, recover on Right, kick Left forward, step Left next to Right.
4&5Rock Right to Right side, recover on Left, step forward on Right. (weight even)
&6Raise both heels slightly, drop heels & take weight on Left.
7Step back on Right.
8&1Step back on Left, step Right next to Left, step forward on Left. **R**

S5: Forward Coaster, 1/4 Coaster, 1/4 Circle.
2&3Step forward on Right, step Left next to Right, step back on Right.
4&5Make 1/4 turn to Right stepping back on Left, step Right next to Left, step forward Left. (6:00)
6&7Make 1/8 turn Right cross stepping Right over Left, step Left to side, step back on Right. (7:30)
8&1Cross step Left behind Right, make 1/8 turn Right stepping Right to side, step forward Left. (9:00)

S6: Step, Forward Coaster, Back, Back, Coaster Rock.
2Step forward on Right.
3&4Step forward on Left, step Right next to Left, step back on Left sweeping Right.
5-6Step back on Right sweeping Left, step back on Left sweeping Right.
7&8Step back on Right, step Left next to Right, rock/press forward on Right.

**R** Wall 3...
Dance Up To & Including Counts 8& in Section 4.... Then Restart From Beginning Stepping
Back On Left.... (Back, Together, Back... Sailor Step)

Wall 4 & Wall 5...
Dance Up To & Including Counts 7& Section 6 ... Then Instead Of Rock/Press Forward.. You
Will Step Forward On Right.. So Coaster Rock Becomes Coaster Step...

Then...

Step forward On Left.... And Repeat Last 15 Counts of Dance... Forward Coaster, 1/4 Coaster
Etc.. Etc..

So Both Walls 4 & 5 Will Be 48 Counts.. Changing Coaster Rock To Coaster Step.. Step
Forward On Left Then Repeat Last 15

Sequence: 48.. 48.. 32.. 48+1+15.. 48+1+15...

It’s nothing like as hard as that makes it look.... Just making sure you don’t miss anything.