Slow Burn

Count:
72
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Kathy Hunyadi (USA) & John Robinson (USA)
Music:
Fire - Babyface & Des'ree
QRCODE

Best Foreign Dance -- 2004 Australian Line Dance Awards
The song opens with the line, "you're riding in my car". Start on the word "car."

ENGLISH CROSS, SWEEP TURNING ½ RIGHT, TOUCH, TRIPLE FORWARD
1-2Step right forward, step left forward
&3-4Turn ¼ left and step right foot to side, left step across right, turn ¼ right and step right foot forward
5-6Sweep left foot around turning ½ right, left toe touch next to right
7&8Step left forward, right step behind left foot in 3rd position, step left forward

ENGLISH CROSS, SWEEP TURNING ½ RIGHT, TOUCH, TRIPLE FORWARD
1-8Repeat previous 8 counts

PRESS, KICK, COASTER STEP, BRUSH, TOUCH, HIP SHAKE BACK
1-2Right press forward ball of foot, replace weight to left kicking right foot forward
3&4Right step back ball of foot, left step next to right, step right forward
5-6Left brush ball of foot forward raising left knee slightly, left touch forward
7&8Keeping weight on right foot, shake hips back to the right twice

AND, STEP FORWARD, SWEEP TURNING ¼ LEFT, CROSS, HOLD, BALL-CROSS, COASTER CROSS
&1-2Step back with ball of left foot, step right foot in place, step left forward
3-4Sweep right foot around turning ¼ left, right step across left
5&6Hold, step ball of left foot to the side, right step across left
7&8Left step back ball of foot, right step next to left, left step forward across right

POINT, CROSS, BALL-CHANGE, CROSS, REPEAT
1-2Right toe point side right, right step across left
&3-4Left quick rock ball of foot side left, recover to right, left step across right
5-6Right toe point side right, right step across left
&7-8Left quick rock ball of foot side left, recover to right, left step across right

LOCKING CHA CURVING ½ RIGHT, CROSS, BACK, COASTER CROSS
1-2Right step into ¼ turn right, left lock step behind right
3&4Right step forward into ¼ turn right, left step behind right in 3rd position, step right forward
5-6Left step across right, step right back
7&8Left step back ball of foot, right step next to left, left step forward across right

POINT, CROSS, BALL-CHANGE, CROSS, REPEAT
1-2Right toe point side right, right step across left
&3-4Left quick rock ball of foot side left, recover to right, left step across right
5-6Right toe point side right, right step across left
&7-8Left quick rock ball of foot side left, recover to right, left step across right

LUNGE, RECOVER, BEHIND-SIDE-CROSS, SIDE, DRAG/TOUCH, KNEE OUT-IN-OUT TURNING ¼ RIGHT
1-2Right side lunge, recover weight to left foot
3&4Right step behind left, left step side left, right step across left
5-6Left step side left, right drag and touch next to left
7&8Keeping weight on left, turn right knee out, in, out turning ¼ right

WALK RIGHT, LEFT, & HOOK BEHIND, HOLD, SLOW 4-COUNT UNWIND
1-2Step right forward, step left forward
&3-4Step right forward, left lock ball of foot behind right, hold position
5-8Slowly unwind full turn left finishing with weight on left
Styling/execution option: draw right foot up close to left calf on 7-8 as you get ready to walk on 1

ALTERNATE ENDING
When dancing to "Fire," at the end of the first wall only, hit the break in the music by executing a full turn on count 4 of the last 8 counts, then hold for counts 5-8

REPEAT

RESTART
On wall 3, omit the last 8 counts of the dance before starting wall 4
If dancing to "Slo Love" by Janet Jackson, start 32 counts into the track. Drop the last 8 counts and do this as a 64-count dance to this song. (You can drop the last 8 counts and do "Slow Burn" as a 64-count dance to any song phrased in 32s.)
Special thanks to Scott Blevins for naming this dance!