Always Around
Count:
64
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Karen Hadley (UK)
Music:
I'll Be Around - Joan Osbourne
Thank-you to Heather Doggett for giving me the honour to write a dance to this lovely piece of music as a tribute to the memory of her late partner, Richard Richards of Double R Ranch, Suffolk.
SIDE, DRAG, BALL-CHANGE, STEP, STEP, PIVOT ¾ TURN RIGHT, CHASSE LEFT
1-2Large step left to left side, drag right beside left
&3Step ball of right slightly back, step left in place
4Step forward on right
5-6Step forward on left, pivot ¾ turn right (weight on right)
7&8Step left to left side, step right beside left, step left to left side, (9:00)
BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS ROCK ¼ TURN RIGHT, ¾ TURN RIGHT, CROSS ROCK
1-2Angling body slightly right cross step right behind left, step left to left side
3&4Cross rock right over left, rock back on left in place, step right ¼ turn right
5-6Turning ½ turn right step back on left, turning ¼ turn right step right to right side
7-8Cross rock left over right, rock back on right in place, (9:00)
¾ TURN LEFT, COASTER STEP, SKATE, SKATE, CROSS, OUT, ¼ TURN RIGHT,
1-2Step left ¼ turn left, turning ½ turn left step back on right
3&4Step back on left, step right beside left, step forward on left
5-6Skate forward on right, skate forward on left, (finish with body angled slightly left)
7&8Cross step right over left, step left out to left side slightly back, step right ¼ turn right, (3:00)
STEP, PIVOT ¾ TURN RIGHT, CHASSE LEFT, CROSS BACK ROCK, KICK SIDE-TOUCH
1-2Step forward on left, pivot ¾ turn right (weight on right)
3&4Step left to left side, step right beside left, step left to left side
5-6Cross rock right behind left, rock forward on left in place
7&8Kick right forward to right diagonal, step right slightly to right, touch left beside right (12:00)
BALL-CROSS, ¼ TURN RIGHT, BACK ROCK, FULL TURN LEFT, MAMBO FORWARD ROCK
&1-2Step slightly back on left, cross step right over left, turning ¼ turn right step back on left
3-4Rock back on right, rock forward on left
5-6Full turn left traveling forward, stepping - right, left
7&8Rock forward on right, rock back on left, step back on right, (3:00)
BACK ROCK, STEP, PIVOT ½ TURN RIGHT, ½ TURN RIGHT, BACK ROCK, RIGHT SCISSOR
1-2Rock back on left, rock forward on right
3&4Step forward on left, pivot ½ turn right, turning ½ turn right step back on left
5-6Rock back on right, rock forward on left,
7&8Step right to right side, step left beside right, cross step right over left, (3:00)
Restart goes here on wall 2
SIDE ROCK, SAILOR STEP, FORWARD ROCK, SHUFFLE ½ TURN RIGHT
1-2Rock left to left side, rock on right in place
3&4Cross step left behind right, step right to right side, step forward on left
5-6Rock forward on right, rock back on left
7&8Shuffle ½ turn right, stepping - right, left, right, (9:00)
SIDE ROCK, SAILOR STEP, FORWARD ROCK, SHUFFLE ½ TURN RIGHT
1-8Repeat steps 49-56 (3:00)
REPEAT
RESTART
On wall 2 only a restart is needed at the end of count 48, starting again from count 1
SIDE, DRAG, BALL-CHANGE, STEP, STEP, PIVOT ¾ TURN RIGHT, CHASSE LEFT
1-2Large step left to left side, drag right beside left
&3Step ball of right slightly back, step left in place
4Step forward on right
5-6Step forward on left, pivot ¾ turn right (weight on right)
7&8Step left to left side, step right beside left, step left to left side, (9:00)
BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS ROCK ¼ TURN RIGHT, ¾ TURN RIGHT, CROSS ROCK
1-2Angling body slightly right cross step right behind left, step left to left side
3&4Cross rock right over left, rock back on left in place, step right ¼ turn right
5-6Turning ½ turn right step back on left, turning ¼ turn right step right to right side
7-8Cross rock left over right, rock back on right in place, (9:00)
¾ TURN LEFT, COASTER STEP, SKATE, SKATE, CROSS, OUT, ¼ TURN RIGHT,
1-2Step left ¼ turn left, turning ½ turn left step back on right
3&4Step back on left, step right beside left, step forward on left
5-6Skate forward on right, skate forward on left, (finish with body angled slightly left)
7&8Cross step right over left, step left out to left side slightly back, step right ¼ turn right, (3:00)
STEP, PIVOT ¾ TURN RIGHT, CHASSE LEFT, CROSS BACK ROCK, KICK SIDE-TOUCH
1-2Step forward on left, pivot ¾ turn right (weight on right)
3&4Step left to left side, step right beside left, step left to left side
5-6Cross rock right behind left, rock forward on left in place
7&8Kick right forward to right diagonal, step right slightly to right, touch left beside right (12:00)
BALL-CROSS, ¼ TURN RIGHT, BACK ROCK, FULL TURN LEFT, MAMBO FORWARD ROCK
&1-2Step slightly back on left, cross step right over left, turning ¼ turn right step back on left
3-4Rock back on right, rock forward on left
5-6Full turn left traveling forward, stepping - right, left
7&8Rock forward on right, rock back on left, step back on right, (3:00)
BACK ROCK, STEP, PIVOT ½ TURN RIGHT, ½ TURN RIGHT, BACK ROCK, RIGHT SCISSOR
1-2Rock back on left, rock forward on right
3&4Step forward on left, pivot ½ turn right, turning ½ turn right step back on left
5-6Rock back on right, rock forward on left,
7&8Step right to right side, step left beside right, cross step right over left, (3:00)
Restart goes here on wall 2
SIDE ROCK, SAILOR STEP, FORWARD ROCK, SHUFFLE ½ TURN RIGHT
1-2Rock left to left side, rock on right in place
3&4Cross step left behind right, step right to right side, step forward on left
5-6Rock forward on right, rock back on left
7&8Shuffle ½ turn right, stepping - right, left, right, (9:00)
SIDE ROCK, SAILOR STEP, FORWARD ROCK, SHUFFLE ½ TURN RIGHT
1-8Repeat steps 49-56 (3:00)
REPEAT
RESTART
On wall 2 only a restart is needed at the end of count 48, starting again from count 1