Unchained
Count:
32
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Phyllis Tom (USA) & Dan Wilson (USA)
Music:
Unchained Melody - LeAnn Rimes
LEFT CROSS ROCK, & RIGHT CROSS ROCK, & FORWARD, LOCK, & FORWARD RIGHT, PIVOT ½ TURN LEFT
1-2&Rock-step left foot across in front of right, recover weight onto right foot, step left beside right
3-4&Rock-step right foot across in front of left, recover weight onto left foot, step right beside left
5-6&Step left forward, lock right behind left, step left diagonally forward
7-8Step right forward, pivot ½ turn left
SHUFFLE ½ TURN LEFT, BACK LEFT, HEEL TURN ½ LEFT, ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, RIGHT FULL MONTEREY
1&2Shuffle forward right, left, right making ½ turn left (complete the turn on the first 2 steps, stepping straight back on the third step)
3&4Step back left, pivot ½ turn left on both heels, roll weight forward onto left foot
5-6Rock-step right forward, recover weight onto left
7&8Touch right toe to right side, spin full turn right on ball of left foot while drawing right foot in beside left, transfer weight to right foot
Option: for steps 7&8 a right back coaster can be done instead of the touch & full spin Monterey
ROCK LEFT SIDE, RECOVER, VINE ¼ RIGHT, ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, 1&½ TURNS RIGHT
1-2Rock left side left, recover weight onto right
3&4Step left behind right, step right into ¼ turn right, step left forward
5-6Rock right forward, recover weight onto left
7&8Step right back into ½ turn right, step left forward into ½ turn right, step right back into ½ turn right (turns travel along line of dance)
ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, BACK, LOCK, BACK, SKATE ¼ TURN RIGHT, SKATE DIAGONAL LEFT, TRIPLE FULL TURN RIGHT
1-2Rock forward left, recover weight onto right
3&4Step back left, lock right across left, step back left
5-6Skate right into a ¼ turn right, skate diagonal left
7&8Triple full turn right, right, left, right in place, squaring body to new front wall
REPEAT
1-2&Rock-step left foot across in front of right, recover weight onto right foot, step left beside right
3-4&Rock-step right foot across in front of left, recover weight onto left foot, step right beside left
5-6&Step left forward, lock right behind left, step left diagonally forward
7-8Step right forward, pivot ½ turn left
SHUFFLE ½ TURN LEFT, BACK LEFT, HEEL TURN ½ LEFT, ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, RIGHT FULL MONTEREY
1&2Shuffle forward right, left, right making ½ turn left (complete the turn on the first 2 steps, stepping straight back on the third step)
3&4Step back left, pivot ½ turn left on both heels, roll weight forward onto left foot
5-6Rock-step right forward, recover weight onto left
7&8Touch right toe to right side, spin full turn right on ball of left foot while drawing right foot in beside left, transfer weight to right foot
Option: for steps 7&8 a right back coaster can be done instead of the touch & full spin Monterey
ROCK LEFT SIDE, RECOVER, VINE ¼ RIGHT, ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, 1&½ TURNS RIGHT
1-2Rock left side left, recover weight onto right
3&4Step left behind right, step right into ¼ turn right, step left forward
5-6Rock right forward, recover weight onto left
7&8Step right back into ½ turn right, step left forward into ½ turn right, step right back into ½ turn right (turns travel along line of dance)
ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, BACK, LOCK, BACK, SKATE ¼ TURN RIGHT, SKATE DIAGONAL LEFT, TRIPLE FULL TURN RIGHT
1-2Rock forward left, recover weight onto right
3&4Step back left, lock right across left, step back left
5-6Skate right into a ¼ turn right, skate diagonal left
7&8Triple full turn right, right, left, right in place, squaring body to new front wall
REPEAT