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Count: 54. Wall: 2. Level: Intermediate waltz
Choreographer: Paul Snooke and Kate Moore Simpkin (Australia) Oct. 2015
Music: Better Off Alone by Katherine McPhee Album: KatherineMcPhee


Dance Sequence: 54,54,30,54,54,6,54,54,54

TWINKLE, CROSS, 1/4 RIGHT, 1/4 RIGHT
1-3   Cross L over R, Step R to right, Step L to left
4-6   Cross R over L, Turn ¼ right step L back, Turn ¼ right step L to left [6:00]
RESTART: Wall 6

TWINKLE, CROSS, 1/4 RIGHT, 1/4 RIGHT
1-3   Cross L over R, Step R to right, Step L to left
4-6   Cross R over L, Turn ¼ right step L back, Turn ¼ right step L to left [12:00]

(IN DIAMOND FORMATION) FORWARD BASIC 1/8 LEFT, BACK BASIC
1-3   Turn ⅛ left step L forward, Step R beside L, Step L beside R [10:30]
4-6   [Stay at 10:30] Step R back, Step L beside R, Step R beside L

(CONTINUE DIAMOND FORMATION) FORWARD BASIC 1/2 LEFT, BACK BASIC
1-3   Turn ¼ left step L forward [7:30], Turn ¼ left step R beside L, Step L beside R [4:30]
4-6   [Stay at 4:30] Step R back, Step L beside R, Step R beside L
*** The above 12 counts can be described as turning over left in diamond formation

FORWARD, DRAG(2 COUNTS), ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, 3/8 RIGHT
1-3   [Stay at 4:30] Step L forward, Drag/Touch R beside L for 2 counts
4-6   Rock R forward, Recover onto L, Turn ⅜ right step R forward (to face the front)
RESTART: Wall 3

SIDE, DRAG(2 COUNTS), BEHIND, 1/4 LEFT, 1/4 LEFT
1-3   Step L to left, Drag/Touch R beside L for 2 counts
4-6   Step R behind L, Turn ¼ left step L forward, Turn ¼ left step R to right

SAILOR, SAILOR
1-3   Step L behind R, Step R to right, Step L to left
4-6   Step R behind L, Step L to left, Step R to right

CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, 1/4 LEFT, 1/2 LEFT, 1/4 LEFT, CROSS
1-3   Cross Rock L over R, Recover onto R, Turn ¼ left step L forward
4-6   Turn ½ left step R back, Turn ¼ left step L to left, Cross R over L

SIDE, DRAG(2 COUNTS), COASTER BACK
1-3   Step L to left, Drag/Touch R beside L 2 counts
ENDING: see below
4-6   Step R Back, Step L beside R, Step R forward

54    REPEAT

RESTART 1: During Wall 3, dance to count 30 - restart the dance facing the front wall
RESTART 2: During Wall 6, dance to count 6 - restart the dance facing the back wall
ENDING: During Wall 9, dance to count 51 - slow the final 3 counts down and end Cross the L over R

CONTACTS:-
Kate Simpkin - Simpkin2@bigpond.net.au (www.linedancewithkate.com)
Paul Snooke - paul.snooke@gmail.com

Last Update - 2nd March 2016