When The World Stopped Turning
Choreographer:
Rey Kleinsasser (USA)
Music:
Where Were You - Alan Jackson
Start dance 1/2 count before the first syllable in the vocal (the word "Where" occurs on "&" after count 1). The timing of this dance is such that the beats are counted at 58 BPM, not 116 BPM.HIP SWAY, LOOK RIGHT, LEFT, NIGHT CLUB RIGHT, LEFT-ROCK RIGHT1&2Left step slightly side left and sway hips left, sway hips right, left3-4Turn upper body and look right, turn upper body and look left5&6(Upper body facing forward) right step back, rock forward onto left, right step side right7&8&Left step back, rock forward onto right, left step side left, rock to rightBACK-&-¼, RIGHT ½ MONTEREY, DIAGONAL LUNGES RIGHT, LEFT-FORWARD-FORWARD1&2Left step back, rock forward onto right, left step into ¼ left turn3&Right touch side right, turn ½ right on ball of left and step right together4&Left touch side left, left step together5&6Right step forward into 1/8(45 degrees.) Right turn, rock back to left, right step together into 1/8 right turn. (now facing back or 6:00 to original wall)&7&Left step forward into 1/8 right turn, rock back to right, left step together into 1/8 left turn8&Right step forward, left step forward(now facing back or 6:00 wall)MAMBO FORWARD, MAMBO BACK, STEP RIGHT, ROCK LEFT, RIGHT-LEFT ¼ LEFT-RIGHT1&2Right step forward, rock back to left, right step together3&4Left step back, rock forward to right, left step together5-6Right step side right, rock to left,7&8Rock to right, left step into ¼ left turn, right step togetherSIDE, A-SIDE, A-TOE-HEEL-TOE-HEEL, LEFT SIDE- ROCK-TOE-HEEL- RIGHT, CAMEL, RIGHT In the next 2 counts, "a" is ¾ beat after the whole counts 1-21&a2&aLeft step side left, (hold), right step together, left step side left, (hold), right step together3&4&Left toes touch slightly side left, left step in place(heel down), right toes touch cross in front, right step in place(heel down),5&6&Left step side left, rock to right, left toes touch cross in front, left step in place(heel down)7&8Right step forward, left drag to right of right(lock step), right step forwardDIAGONAL SLOW KICK (OR BIG STEP)(END OF WALLS 1-5 AND 8)1-2Left hitch and kick diagonally left in a single flowing motion, (alternatively, left big step diagonal left). Either way, slowly raise hands to head level and look up End of walls 1-5&Lower left foot and hands to prepare to start dance over, (if using the big step, rock back to right and hands down) End of walls 6-7 You must omit these last two counts(33-34&)and restart next wall to maintain phrasing. The music will "tell you" to omit this on wall 5 also, but please don't! Do counts 33-34& at the end of wall 5, and the phrasing will correct itself in 8 counts.REPEAT