Be My Nightingale

Count:
48
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Brenna Stith (USA) - February 2014
Music:
Nightingale - Demi Lovato
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8 count intro

WALK X3, ROCK RECOVER, STEP, COASTER CROSS, SIDE ROCK RECOVER
1 2 3Walk forward right, left, right crossing a little over each time(12:00)
4 & 5Rock forward on left, recover on right, long step back on left(12:00)
6 & 7Step back on right, step left next to right, cross right over left(12:00)
8 &Rock left to side, recover right(12:00)

CROSS W/SWEEP, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER W/SWEEP, BEHIND, ¼ TURN, STEP, STEP, PIVOT ½ TURN, FULL TURN, ½ TURN W/SWEEP
1 2 3Cross left over right as you sweep right forward, cross rock right over left, recover weight to left as you sweep right behind(12:00)
4 & 5Step right behind left, make a ¼ turn left stepping left forward, step forward right(9:00)
6 7 &Step left foot forward, step right foot forward, make a ½ turn left placing weight on left foot(3:00)
8 & 1Make a ½ turn left stepping back on right, make a ½ turn left stepping forward on left, make a ½ turn left stepping back on right while sweeping left foot back(9:00)

SWEEP, STEP, ½ TURN, STEP, BACK BASICS X2
2 3 &4Step back on left foot while sweeping right foot back, step back on right(9:00), make a ½ turn left stepping forward on left, step forward on right(3:00)
5 6 &Step left foot to left side and slightly backward, rock right foot back and behind left, recover weight onto left foot(3:00)
7 8 &Step right foot to right side and slightly back, rock left foot back and behind right, recover weight onto right foot(3:00)

SWAY X2, BASIC, ¼ TURN, CHASE TURN, STEP, CHASE TURN
1 2Sway left then right(3:00)
3 4 &Step left foot to left side, rock right foot back and behind left foot, recover weight onto left foot(3:00)
5 6 &Make a ¼ turn right stepping forward on right(6:00), step forward on left, pivot ½ turn right with weight on right,(12:00)
7 8 &Step forward on left, step forward on right(12:00), pivot ½ turn right with weight on left(6:00)

ROCK RECOVER, SCISSOR STEP, STEP, SPIRAL ½ TURN, STEP, STEP, CROSS SIDE BEHIND W/SWEEP
1 2Rock forward on right, recover on left(6:00)
3 & 4Step right to side, step left together, cross right over left(6:00)
5 & 6Step left to side(6:00), ½ spiral turn right (right foot “hooks” across left ankle/calf), step right to side(12:00)
7 8 & 1Long step left to side, cross right over left, step left to side, step right behind as left sweeps behind(12:00)

BEHIND SIDE, DIAMOND, FULL TURN
2 &Step left behind right, step right to side(12:00)
3 4 & 5Step left diagonally forward towards 1:00, step right forward, make a ¼ turn right to face 3:00 stepping left back towards 6:00, step back right(3:00)
6 & 7Step back left (still facing 3:00, moving towards 6:00), make a ¼ turn right to face 6:00 stepping right forward, step left forward(6:00)
8 &Make a ½ turn left stepping back on right, make a ½ turn left stepping forward on left(6:00)

Restart: Happens during the 2nd wall. Restart facing 12:00. Dance the first 32 counts. Restart right after the second chase turn by stepping forward on right.

Ending: The last wall danced will start on the back. You dance up to the fifth count of the 2nd eight count.
Instead of stepping forward with your right, make another ¼ turn stepping to the side. This will make you end at the front wall.

This dance placed 1st in the intermediate/advance category at the choreography competition at the 2014 Big Bang Dance Classic.

Contact Email: bren.stith26@gmail.com