Thorns & Roses

Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Easy Intermediate
Choreographer:
Jef Camps (BEL) & Roy Verdonk (NL) - October 2018
Music:
Rosas o Espinas - Joey Montana
QRCODE

#32 count intro

S1: STEP FWD, MAMBO STEP, COASTER, CROSS ROCK/RECOVER, SIDE ROCK/RECOVER, SAILOR STEP
1RF step forward
2&3LF rock forward, recover on RF, LF step back
4&RF step back, LF close next to RF
5&6&RF rock across LF, recover on LF, RF rock side, recover on LF
7&8RF cross behind LF, LF step side, RF step slightly forward into R-diagonal (facing 1:30)

S2: CROSS, SIDE, 1/8 TOUCH-BALL-CROSS, 1/2 VOLTA TURN, 1/8 SIDE ROCK/RECOVER, SYNCOPATED JAZZ BOX CROSS
1&2LF cross over RF, RF step side, LF touch next to RF & face L-diagonal (facing 10:30)
&3LF step on ball next to RF, RF cross over LF (facing 10:30)
4&5¼ turn L & LF step forward, RF close next to LF, ¼ turn L & LF step forward (facing 4:30)
6&1/8 turn L & RF rock side, recover on LF (facing 3:00)
7&8&RF cross over LF, LF step back, RF step side, LF cross over RF
*Restart point in wall 7

S3: SIDE, BEHIND, CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, 1/8 ROCK FWD/RECOVER, TOGETHER, STEP FWD/SWEEP, 1/8 CROSS, 1/8 BACK, TOGETHER
1-2&RF step side, LF cross behind RF, RF cross over LF
3-4&LF step side, RF cross behind LF, LF step side
5-6&1/8 turn L & RF rock forward, recover on LF, RF close next to LF (facing 1:30)
Option: add a body roll on the R rock forward
7LF step forward & sweep RF forward (facing 1:30)
8&11/8 turn R & RF cross over LF, 1/8 turn R & LF step back, RF close next to LF (facing 4:30)

S4: BACK, 1/8 SIDE, CROSS, SIDE ROCK/RECOVER, CROSS ROCK/RECOVER, ¼ STEP FWD, MAMBO STEP, TOUCH
2&3LF step back, 1/8 turn R & RF step side, LF cross over RF (facing 6:00)
4&RF rock side, recover on LF
5&6RF rock across LF, recover on LF, ¼ turn R & RF step forward (facing 9:00)
7&8&LF rock forward, recover on LF, LF step back, RF touch next to LF

Have fun!

Restart: in wall 7 after 16 counts, Restart facing 9:00.
To make it easier to Restart replace count 8 into a step forward and not a cross.