Love Worth Waiting For
Count:
64
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Maria Tao (USA) - May 2008
Music:
A Love Worth Waiting For - Shakin' Stevens
(1 – 8) SIDE, TOGHTHER, FORWARD, SWAY R-L-R, ¼ LEFT TURN, DRAG & TOUCH
1 - 4 Step left to left, step right beside left, step left forward, draw right together
5 - 8 Small step right to right diagonal and sway hips right, sway left, sway right, drag & touch left beside right while turning ¼ turn left
(9 – 16) ½ TURN LEFT, ½ LEFT TURN SHUFFLE, RIGHT DIAGONAL HIP BUMPS, LEFT DIAGONAL HIP BUMPS
1 - 2 Step left forward, turn ½ left stepping back on right
**Easier option:
1 - 2 Skate left forward, skate right forward
3 & 4 ½ left turn shuffle, stepping - left, right, left (9:00)
5 & 6 Step right diagonally right and bump hips R-L-R (facing 7:30)
7 & 8 Step left diagonally left and bump hips L-R-L (facing 10:30)
(17 – 24) PADDLE 1/8 TURN LEFT, ¼ TURN LEFT, CROSS, STEP, CROSS SHUFFLE
1 - 2 Step right forward, paddle 1/8 turn left (9:00)
3 - 4 Step right forward, paddle ¼ turn left (6:00)
5 - 6 Cross right over left, step left to left
7 & 8 Cross right over left, step left to left, cross right over left
(25 – 32) SIDE ROCK & BEHIND, SWEEP, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, FLICK
1 - 2 Rock left out to left, recover onto right
3 - 4 Cross left behind right, sweep right out and around from front to back
5 - 6 Cross right behind left, step left to left
7 - 8 Cross step right over left, flick left heel up behind right
(33 – 40) BACK ROCK, RECOVER, SHUFFLE FORWARD TURNING ½ TO RIGHT, BACK ROCK, RECOVER, CHASSE RIGHT ¼ TURN RIGHT
1 - 2 Step/rock left behind right, recover onto right
3 & 4 Shuffle forward turning ½ turn right, stepping - left, right, left
5 - 6 Rock back on right, recover onto left
7 & 8 Step right to right, step left beside right, step right forward turning ¼ turn right
(41 – 48) STEP FORWARD, ½ PIVOT TURN RIGHT, LOCK STEPS, SWEEP TURN, TOUCH, HOLD
1 - 2 Step left forward, pivot ½ turn right
3 - 4 Step left forward, lock right behind left
5 - 6 Step left forward, ronde/sweep right from back to front while making ½ turn left
7 - 8& Touch right toe forward, hold (8), drop right heel (&)
(49 – 56) ROCKING CHAIR, FULL TURN RIGHT, STEP FORWARD, ¼ TURN RIGHT
1 - 2 Rock forward on left, rock back on right
3 - 4 Rock back on left, rock forward on right
5 - 6 ½ turn right stepping back on left, ½ turn right stepping forward on right
7 - 8 Step left forward, ¼ pivot turn right
(57 – 64) CROSS, HOLD, CROSS, HOLD, STEP & DRAG, BACK ROCK, RECOVER
1 - 2& Cross left over right, hold (2), step right to right (&)
3 - 4 Cross left over right, hold
5 - 6 Big step right to right, drag left in beside right
7 - 8 Rock back on ball of left, rock forward onto right slightly across left
REPEAT
ENDING: On wall 7 (12:00), dance up to count 20 (finish 2 paddle turns), then cross right over left, unwind ½ turn left to face the front
1 - 4 Step left to left, step right beside left, step left forward, draw right together
5 - 8 Small step right to right diagonal and sway hips right, sway left, sway right, drag & touch left beside right while turning ¼ turn left
(9 – 16) ½ TURN LEFT, ½ LEFT TURN SHUFFLE, RIGHT DIAGONAL HIP BUMPS, LEFT DIAGONAL HIP BUMPS
1 - 2 Step left forward, turn ½ left stepping back on right
**Easier option:
1 - 2 Skate left forward, skate right forward
3 & 4 ½ left turn shuffle, stepping - left, right, left (9:00)
5 & 6 Step right diagonally right and bump hips R-L-R (facing 7:30)
7 & 8 Step left diagonally left and bump hips L-R-L (facing 10:30)
(17 – 24) PADDLE 1/8 TURN LEFT, ¼ TURN LEFT, CROSS, STEP, CROSS SHUFFLE
1 - 2 Step right forward, paddle 1/8 turn left (9:00)
3 - 4 Step right forward, paddle ¼ turn left (6:00)
5 - 6 Cross right over left, step left to left
7 & 8 Cross right over left, step left to left, cross right over left
(25 – 32) SIDE ROCK & BEHIND, SWEEP, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, FLICK
1 - 2 Rock left out to left, recover onto right
3 - 4 Cross left behind right, sweep right out and around from front to back
5 - 6 Cross right behind left, step left to left
7 - 8 Cross step right over left, flick left heel up behind right
(33 – 40) BACK ROCK, RECOVER, SHUFFLE FORWARD TURNING ½ TO RIGHT, BACK ROCK, RECOVER, CHASSE RIGHT ¼ TURN RIGHT
1 - 2 Step/rock left behind right, recover onto right
3 & 4 Shuffle forward turning ½ turn right, stepping - left, right, left
5 - 6 Rock back on right, recover onto left
7 & 8 Step right to right, step left beside right, step right forward turning ¼ turn right
(41 – 48) STEP FORWARD, ½ PIVOT TURN RIGHT, LOCK STEPS, SWEEP TURN, TOUCH, HOLD
1 - 2 Step left forward, pivot ½ turn right
3 - 4 Step left forward, lock right behind left
5 - 6 Step left forward, ronde/sweep right from back to front while making ½ turn left
7 - 8& Touch right toe forward, hold (8), drop right heel (&)
(49 – 56) ROCKING CHAIR, FULL TURN RIGHT, STEP FORWARD, ¼ TURN RIGHT
1 - 2 Rock forward on left, rock back on right
3 - 4 Rock back on left, rock forward on right
5 - 6 ½ turn right stepping back on left, ½ turn right stepping forward on right
7 - 8 Step left forward, ¼ pivot turn right
(57 – 64) CROSS, HOLD, CROSS, HOLD, STEP & DRAG, BACK ROCK, RECOVER
1 - 2& Cross left over right, hold (2), step right to right (&)
3 - 4 Cross left over right, hold
5 - 6 Big step right to right, drag left in beside right
7 - 8 Rock back on ball of left, rock forward onto right slightly across left
REPEAT
ENDING: On wall 7 (12:00), dance up to count 20 (finish 2 paddle turns), then cross right over left, unwind ½ turn left to face the front