Guardian Angel
Count:
48
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate straight rhythm
Choreographer:
Lyn Booth (AUS)
Music:
Guardian Angel - Jason McCoy
RIGHT HEEL-JACK, LEFT HEEL-JACK, WITH RIGHT STOMP IN FRONT, TWISTING HALF TURN LEFT, LEFT COASTER
1&2&Right heel (45 degrees right), step back right, left across right, step right to side
3&4Left heel (45 degrees left), step back left, stomp right directly in front of left (bend knees slightly)
5&6Twist both heels right with ¼ turn left, twist both heels left, twist heels right with ¼ turn left (weight right)
7&8Back on left, step right beside left, step forward left (back left coaster)
9-16Repeat 1-8 to back wall
SHUFFLE FORWARD RIGHT, STEP LEFT FORWARD, PIVOT RIGHT, GRADUAL FULL TURNING SHUFFLE FORWARD
1&2-3-4Shuffle forward right, step left forward and pivot right (weight right)
5&6Half turning shuffle left, right, left
7&8Half turning shuffle right, left, right (facing 6:00)
ROCK LEFT BACKWARD SAMBA, TOUCH RIGHT BEHIND UNWIND ½ TURN RIGHT, LEFT & RIGHT HEEL
1-2Rock left to left, replace right
3&4Step back left, rock right to right side, rock replace left
5-6Touch right behind left, unwind right ½ turn (weight right)
7&8&Touch left heel (45 degrees left), step left together, touch right heel (45 degrees right), step right beside left
ROCK REPLACE AND TURN 1 ¼ TRAVELING TO LEFT, ROCK REPLACE, CROSS SHUFFLE
1-2Rock left over right (turning body slightly to right diagonal), replace right
3&4Step left ¼ turn left, step right back ½ turn left, step left forward ½ left (triple ¼ & 1 turn left)
5-6Rock step right to right, rock replace left to left
7&8Step right across left, step left to left side, step right across left (cross shuffle)
ROCK REPLACE, BEHIND SIDE CROSS, KICK BALL CROSS, OUT-OUT, TWIST HEELS LEFT
1-2Rock step left to left (with hip movement), replace right (with hip movement),
3&4Left behind right, step right to right side, step left across right
5&6(Body angled right) kick right forward, step right back, step left across right
&7-8(Body angled to left) step right to right side, step left to left side, twist both heels to left
Now facing slightly right diagonal
REPEAT
RESTART
Restart on wall 3 (side wall 3:00) after count 36
Restart on wall 6 (side wall 9:00) after count 36
Restart on wall 5 (facing front wall (12:00)) after count 32. On count 32, touch right beside left
FINISH
Dance to count 36. Then add
1-2-3&4Rock left over right, replace, triple step left, right, left 1 ¼ turn to left
5-6-7&8Rock right to right, turn ¼ left to front wall replacing weight on left, step forward right in front of left and twist heels right/left
1&2&Right heel (45 degrees right), step back right, left across right, step right to side
3&4Left heel (45 degrees left), step back left, stomp right directly in front of left (bend knees slightly)
5&6Twist both heels right with ¼ turn left, twist both heels left, twist heels right with ¼ turn left (weight right)
7&8Back on left, step right beside left, step forward left (back left coaster)
9-16Repeat 1-8 to back wall
SHUFFLE FORWARD RIGHT, STEP LEFT FORWARD, PIVOT RIGHT, GRADUAL FULL TURNING SHUFFLE FORWARD
1&2-3-4Shuffle forward right, step left forward and pivot right (weight right)
5&6Half turning shuffle left, right, left
7&8Half turning shuffle right, left, right (facing 6:00)
ROCK LEFT BACKWARD SAMBA, TOUCH RIGHT BEHIND UNWIND ½ TURN RIGHT, LEFT & RIGHT HEEL
1-2Rock left to left, replace right
3&4Step back left, rock right to right side, rock replace left
5-6Touch right behind left, unwind right ½ turn (weight right)
7&8&Touch left heel (45 degrees left), step left together, touch right heel (45 degrees right), step right beside left
ROCK REPLACE AND TURN 1 ¼ TRAVELING TO LEFT, ROCK REPLACE, CROSS SHUFFLE
1-2Rock left over right (turning body slightly to right diagonal), replace right
3&4Step left ¼ turn left, step right back ½ turn left, step left forward ½ left (triple ¼ & 1 turn left)
5-6Rock step right to right, rock replace left to left
7&8Step right across left, step left to left side, step right across left (cross shuffle)
ROCK REPLACE, BEHIND SIDE CROSS, KICK BALL CROSS, OUT-OUT, TWIST HEELS LEFT
1-2Rock step left to left (with hip movement), replace right (with hip movement),
3&4Left behind right, step right to right side, step left across right
5&6(Body angled right) kick right forward, step right back, step left across right
&7-8(Body angled to left) step right to right side, step left to left side, twist both heels to left
Now facing slightly right diagonal
REPEAT
RESTART
Restart on wall 3 (side wall 3:00) after count 36
Restart on wall 6 (side wall 9:00) after count 36
Restart on wall 5 (facing front wall (12:00)) after count 32. On count 32, touch right beside left
FINISH
Dance to count 36. Then add
1-2-3&4Rock left over right, replace, triple step left, right, left 1 ¼ turn to left
5-6-7&8Rock right to right, turn ¼ left to front wall replacing weight on left, step forward right in front of left and twist heels right/left