South Of Santa Fé
Count:
48
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Martin Ritchie (UK)
Music:
South of Santa Fe - Brooks & Dunn
BACK, HEEL, FULL TURN, RIGHT SHUFFLE, ROCK, RECOVER
1-4Step back on left, tap right heel forward, full turn right stepping weight onto right, step on left
5&6Step forward on right, left together (&), forward right
7-8Rock forward on left, recover weight onto right
Counts 3,4,5&6 will blend together and you'll probably still be turning on the shuffle. That's fine!
TRIPLE ½, TRIPLE ½, LEFT SWAY, RECOVER, LEFT SAILOR
9&10Step left, right, left making ½ turn left
11&12Step right, left, right making ½ turn left
13-14Step left to side swaying hips left, recover weight onto right
15&16Step left behind right, step right to side (&), step left together
WALK, WALK, RIGHT KICK-BALL-STEP, PIVOT, TRIPLE ½, SWAY
17-18On slight left diagonal; step forward right, step forward left
19&20Kick right forward, step onto right (&), step forward on left
21Pivot ½ turn right
22&23Step left, right, left, turning ½ right
24Step right to side swaying hips right
SIDE, BEHIND, ½ TURN LEFT, SIDE, BEHIND WITH CURTSEY, ½ TURN RIGHT, SWAY, RECOVER
25-26Step left to side, step right behind left
27-28Step left to side making ½ turn left, step right to side
29-30Step left behind right and dip knees, step right to side making ½ turn right
31-32Step and sway left to side, recover weight to right
CROSS SHUFFLE, SIDE, ½ TURN, CROSS, ¼ BACK, SWAY RIGHT, LEFT
33&34Step left across right, small step right on right, step left across right
35-36Step right to side, turn ½ left on ball of right stepping left to side
37-40Step right across left, step back on left ¼ turn right, step and sway to right, sway to left
RIGHT SAILOR, LEFT SAILOR, STEP, ¼ PIVOT, KICK-BALL-CHANGE &
41&42Step right behind left, step left to side (&), step right together
43&44Step left behind right, step right to side (&), step left together
45-46Step forward on right, pivot ¼ turn left (weight ends on left)
47&48Kick right forward, step onto ball of right, step left together
&Step in place onto right
REPEAT
TAG
When dancing to "South Of Santa Fe", dance 3 walls straight through. On the fourth wall (back), dance only the first 24 counts, ending with a step onto right. Restart the dance from the count 1 facing the back wall at this point
TO END THE DANCE FACING FRONT (AUSTRALIAN INFLUENCE!)
Dance counts 33 to 38 as normal then do:
39-40Step right to side with a ¼ turn right (to face front wall), hold
41-42Take a large step left to side, slide right together to fit music
1-4Step back on left, tap right heel forward, full turn right stepping weight onto right, step on left
5&6Step forward on right, left together (&), forward right
7-8Rock forward on left, recover weight onto right
Counts 3,4,5&6 will blend together and you'll probably still be turning on the shuffle. That's fine!
TRIPLE ½, TRIPLE ½, LEFT SWAY, RECOVER, LEFT SAILOR
9&10Step left, right, left making ½ turn left
11&12Step right, left, right making ½ turn left
13-14Step left to side swaying hips left, recover weight onto right
15&16Step left behind right, step right to side (&), step left together
WALK, WALK, RIGHT KICK-BALL-STEP, PIVOT, TRIPLE ½, SWAY
17-18On slight left diagonal; step forward right, step forward left
19&20Kick right forward, step onto right (&), step forward on left
21Pivot ½ turn right
22&23Step left, right, left, turning ½ right
24Step right to side swaying hips right
SIDE, BEHIND, ½ TURN LEFT, SIDE, BEHIND WITH CURTSEY, ½ TURN RIGHT, SWAY, RECOVER
25-26Step left to side, step right behind left
27-28Step left to side making ½ turn left, step right to side
29-30Step left behind right and dip knees, step right to side making ½ turn right
31-32Step and sway left to side, recover weight to right
CROSS SHUFFLE, SIDE, ½ TURN, CROSS, ¼ BACK, SWAY RIGHT, LEFT
33&34Step left across right, small step right on right, step left across right
35-36Step right to side, turn ½ left on ball of right stepping left to side
37-40Step right across left, step back on left ¼ turn right, step and sway to right, sway to left
RIGHT SAILOR, LEFT SAILOR, STEP, ¼ PIVOT, KICK-BALL-CHANGE &
41&42Step right behind left, step left to side (&), step right together
43&44Step left behind right, step right to side (&), step left together
45-46Step forward on right, pivot ¼ turn left (weight ends on left)
47&48Kick right forward, step onto ball of right, step left together
&Step in place onto right
REPEAT
TAG
When dancing to "South Of Santa Fe", dance 3 walls straight through. On the fourth wall (back), dance only the first 24 counts, ending with a step onto right. Restart the dance from the count 1 facing the back wall at this point
TO END THE DANCE FACING FRONT (AUSTRALIAN INFLUENCE!)
Dance counts 33 to 38 as normal then do:
39-40Step right to side with a ¼ turn right (to face front wall), hold
41-42Take a large step left to side, slide right together to fit music