When I Wake
Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate/Advanced
Choreographer:
Martin Ritchie (UK)
Music:
The Day It Rained Forever - Aurora
Sequence: 5 walls then TAG, another 5 walls then TAG twice
BACK, TURN, CHASSE LEFT, RIGHT SAILOR, BEHIND, SIDE
1-2Step back on left, turn ½ right and step forward on right
3&4Step left to side, step right together, step left to side
5&6Step right behind left, step left to side, step right in place
7-8Step left behind right, step right to side
CROSS-ROCK, SHUFFLE ¼, STEP ½ PIVOT, KICK-BALL-STEP
1-2Cross rock left over right, recover weight onto right
3&4Step left to side, step right together, step left ¼ turn left
5-6Step forward on right, pivot ½ left
7&8Kick right forward, step ball of right together, step forward on left
RIGHT SCUFF, TOUCH BACK, LOOK BACK, LOOK FORWARD, ROCK ¼ LEFT, RIGHT SHUFFLE
1-2Scuff right forward, touch right toe back
3-4Twist ½ right on balls of feet to look back, twist ½ left on balls of feet to look forward
5-6Rock right to side, recover weight onto left ¼ turn left
7&8Step forward on right, step left together, step forward on right
TOUCH FRONT, SIDE, TWIST IN, OUT ¼, KICK, COASTER STEP, FORWARD, TOUCH
1-2Touch left toe forward, touch left toe to side
3-4Twist 1/8 right (facing diagonal), twist 3/8 left kicking left forward (to face 3:00)
5&6Step back on left, step right together, step forward on left
7-8Step forward on right, touch left together
REPEAT
TAG
The tag is danced after the chorus - once after the first and twice after the second chorus. The first time you're facing the 3:00 wall, the second time, the 6:00 (back) wall
LEFT BACK, SWEEP, BACK SWEEP, BACK-TOGETHER-FORWARD, SWEEP
1-2Step back left, sweep right out to side
3-4Step back right, sweep left out to side
5-6Step back on left, step right together
7-8Step left forward, sweep right out to side
STEP, SWEEP, STEP, SWEEP, FORWARD-TOGETHER-BACK, SWEEP
1-2Step forward on right, sweep left out to side
3-4Step forward on left, sweep right out to side
5-6Step forward on right, step left together
7-8Step back on right, sweep left out to side
BACK, TURN, CHASSE LEFT, RIGHT SAILOR, BEHIND, SIDE
1-2Step back on left, turn ½ right and step forward on right
3&4Step left to side, step right together, step left to side
5&6Step right behind left, step left to side, step right in place
7-8Step left behind right, step right to side
CROSS-ROCK, SHUFFLE ¼, STEP ½ PIVOT, KICK-BALL-STEP
1-2Cross rock left over right, recover weight onto right
3&4Step left to side, step right together, step left ¼ turn left
5-6Step forward on right, pivot ½ left
7&8Kick right forward, step ball of right together, step forward on left
RIGHT SCUFF, TOUCH BACK, LOOK BACK, LOOK FORWARD, ROCK ¼ LEFT, RIGHT SHUFFLE
1-2Scuff right forward, touch right toe back
3-4Twist ½ right on balls of feet to look back, twist ½ left on balls of feet to look forward
5-6Rock right to side, recover weight onto left ¼ turn left
7&8Step forward on right, step left together, step forward on right
TOUCH FRONT, SIDE, TWIST IN, OUT ¼, KICK, COASTER STEP, FORWARD, TOUCH
1-2Touch left toe forward, touch left toe to side
3-4Twist 1/8 right (facing diagonal), twist 3/8 left kicking left forward (to face 3:00)
5&6Step back on left, step right together, step forward on left
7-8Step forward on right, touch left together
REPEAT
TAG
The tag is danced after the chorus - once after the first and twice after the second chorus. The first time you're facing the 3:00 wall, the second time, the 6:00 (back) wall
LEFT BACK, SWEEP, BACK SWEEP, BACK-TOGETHER-FORWARD, SWEEP
1-2Step back left, sweep right out to side
3-4Step back right, sweep left out to side
5-6Step back on left, step right together
7-8Step left forward, sweep right out to side
STEP, SWEEP, STEP, SWEEP, FORWARD-TOGETHER-BACK, SWEEP
1-2Step forward on right, sweep left out to side
3-4Step forward on left, sweep right out to side
5-6Step forward on right, step left together
7-8Step back on right, sweep left out to side