Bonapartes Retreat
Count:
32
Wall:
1
Level:
Improver
Choreographer:
Don McRitchie (AUS)
Music:
Bonaparte's Retreat - Johnny Horton
HEEL STRUTS RIGHT AND LEFT, RIGHT DIAGONAL LOCK AND HOLD
1-4Right heel strut, left heel strut
5-8Step right forward diagonally right, lock left behind right, step right diagonally forward right and hold
HEEL STRUTS LEFT AND RIGHT, LEFT DIAGONAL LOCK AND HOLD
1-4Left heel strut, right heel strut
5-8Step left diagonally forward left, lock right behind left, step left diagonally left and hold
ROCK FORWARD RIGHT, ROCK BACK LEFT ½ TURN RIGHT ½ TURN RIGHT,
1-4Rock forward on right, rock back on left, making ½ turn right over right shoulder step forward right, making a further ½ turn right step back on left
¼ TURN RIGHT, SHUFFLE TO RIGHT SIDE, SHUFFLE FORWARD
5&6Making a further ¼ turn right shuffle to the right side right, left, right (3:00)
7&8Shuffle forward left, right, left
ROCK FORWARD, ROCK BACK, ¾ RIGHT TURN TRIPLE STEP
1-2Rock forward on right, rock back on left,
3&4Making a ¾ turn right steps in place right, left, right, (12:00)
ROCK FORWARD, ROCK BACK, LEFT COASTER STEP
5-6Rock forward on left, rock back on right
7&8Step back on left, step right beside left, step forward on left (coaster step)
FORWARD LOCK AND SHUFFLE, FORWARD LOCK AND SHUFFLE
1-2-3&4Step right diagonally forward right, lock left behind right, shuffle diagonally forward right (right, left, right)
5-6-7&8Step left diagonally forward left, lock right behind left, shuffle diagonally forward left, left, right, left
REPEAT
1-4Right heel strut, left heel strut
5-8Step right forward diagonally right, lock left behind right, step right diagonally forward right and hold
HEEL STRUTS LEFT AND RIGHT, LEFT DIAGONAL LOCK AND HOLD
1-4Left heel strut, right heel strut
5-8Step left diagonally forward left, lock right behind left, step left diagonally left and hold
ROCK FORWARD RIGHT, ROCK BACK LEFT ½ TURN RIGHT ½ TURN RIGHT,
1-4Rock forward on right, rock back on left, making ½ turn right over right shoulder step forward right, making a further ½ turn right step back on left
¼ TURN RIGHT, SHUFFLE TO RIGHT SIDE, SHUFFLE FORWARD
5&6Making a further ¼ turn right shuffle to the right side right, left, right (3:00)
7&8Shuffle forward left, right, left
ROCK FORWARD, ROCK BACK, ¾ RIGHT TURN TRIPLE STEP
1-2Rock forward on right, rock back on left,
3&4Making a ¾ turn right steps in place right, left, right, (12:00)
ROCK FORWARD, ROCK BACK, LEFT COASTER STEP
5-6Rock forward on left, rock back on right
7&8Step back on left, step right beside left, step forward on left (coaster step)
FORWARD LOCK AND SHUFFLE, FORWARD LOCK AND SHUFFLE
1-2-3&4Step right diagonally forward right, lock left behind right, shuffle diagonally forward right (right, left, right)
5-6-7&8Step left diagonally forward left, lock right behind left, shuffle diagonally forward left, left, right, left
REPEAT