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IF YOU BELIEVE
Count: 32. Wall: 2. Level: Easy Intermediate
Choreographer: Gary O'Reilly (IRL) - April 2023
Music: If You Believe by Strive to Be & Patch Crowe. Album: A Great Work


INTRO: 20 count. Weight on L. Start on the word “defeated”. Two Tags.

WALK, WALK, ROCKING CHAIR, STEP, TOUCH, BACK-LOCK-BACK
1,2      Step R forward, Step L forward
3&4&  Rock R forward, Recover onto L, Rock R back, Recover onto L
5,6      Step R forward, Touch L beside R
7&8     Step L back, Lock R over L, Step L back

SHUFFLE 1/2 RIGHT, STEP-PIVOT 1/2 RIGHT-STEP, DOROTHY, DOROTHY
1&2     Turn ¼ right step R to right, Step L beside R, Turn ¼ right step R forward [6:00]
3&4     Step L forward, Pivot ½ right, Step L forward [12:00]
5,6&    Step R forward, Lock L behind R, Step R slightly forward
7,8&    Step L forward, Lock R behind L, Step L slightly forward

ROCK RIGHT, RECOVER-&-SIDE, TWIST, TWIST,
ROCK BACK-RECOVER-SIDE, SAILOR 1/4 LEFT HEEL

1,2      Rock R to right, Recover onto L
&3       Step R beside L, Step L to left turning toe out
&4       Swivel both heels left, Swivel toes left to face front (weight on L)
5&6     Rock R back, Recover onto L, Step R to right
7&8     Step L behind R, Turn ¼ left step R to right, Tap L heel forward 45° left [9:00]

-&-CROSS, BACK-SIDE-CROSS, SIDE-&-ROCK RIGHT, RECOVER, BEHIND-1/4 LEFT-TOUCH
&1       Step L beside R, Cross R over L
2&3     Step L back, Step R to right, Cross L over R
4&       Step R to right, Step L beside R
5,6      Rock R to right, Recover onto L
7&8     Step R behind L, Turn ¼ left step L forward, Touch R beside L [6:00]

32       REPEAT

TAGS:
End of Wall 2 facing 12:00
WALK, WALK, MAMBO, BACK, BACK, COASTER BACK

1,2      Step R forward, Step L forward
3&4     Rock R forward, Recover onto L, Step R back
5,6      Step L back, Step R back
7&8     Step L back, Step R beside L, Step L forward and Restart

End of Wall 5 facing 6:00
OUT, OUT, BACK, BACK-&-HEEL, HOLD, HOLD-&-

1-3      Step R forward 45° right, Step L forward 45° left, Step R back
4&5     Step L back, step R beside L, Tap L heel forward
&         Step L beside R
and Restart as the artist sings “BE(&)LIEVE(1)”

ENDING: During Wall 7 dance to count 16, finish the dance by stomping R to right [12:00]