Choregraphie par : Hanna Pitkänen (FIN)
Description : 96 temps, 1 mur, Avancé Phrasée, Mars 2023
Musique : Hold On – Wilson Phillips
Start the dance with lyrics, after 16 count intro
Sequence: A B tag A B tag a B b-ending
Notice, that the first 12 counts of part A are the same in the tag, which is 16 counts long. Just the last 4 counts are different. All the parts are easily recognizable in the music.
A=52 counts, B=44 counts, tag=16 counts, a=first 16 counts of A, b=last 28 counts of B
Section A: 52 counts
[1-8]: Kick ball touch, step forward, sweep with ¼ turn, cross, side, back rock
1&2 Kick L forward (1), step L next to R (&), touch R next to L (2)
3-4 Step R fwd sweeping L from back to front(3), continue sweeping as you turn ¼ right(4) (facing 3)
5,6 Cross L over R (5), step R to side (6)
7,8 Rock back L (7), recover weight to R (8)
[9-16] ¼ turning shuffle, ½ turning shuffle, ½ turning shuffle, back R, together L
1&2 Step L to side (1), step R next to L (&), ¼ turn right stepping L back (2) (facing 6)
3&4 ¼ turn right stepping R to side(3), step L next to R(&), ¼ turn right stepping R fwd 4) (facing 12)
5&6 ¼ turn right stepping L to side (5), step R next to L(&), ¼ turn right stepping L back (6) (facing 6)
7,8 Step back R (7), step L next to R (8)
* Restart part a here, when you do part A for the 3. time and start part B
[17-24] Dorothy R L, ½ pivot, walk R L
1,2& Big step with R to diagonal fwd (1), step L behind R (2), small step with R to diagonal fwd (&)
3,4& Big step with L to diagonal fwd (3), step R behind L (4), small step with L to diagonal fwd(&)
5,6 Step R forward (5), pivot ½ turn left as you change weight to L (6) (facing 12)
7,8 Step R forward (7), step L to side (8)
[25-32] Syncopated R & L sailor steps, behind, ¼ turn, touch, walk R L
1&2& Step R behind L (1), step L next to R (&), step R to side (2), step L behind R (&)
3&4 Step R next to L (3), step L to side (&), step R behind L (4)
5,6 ¼ turn right stepping L forward (5), touch R next to L (6) (facing 9)
7,8 Step R forward (7), step L forward (8)
[33-40] Side, rock, side, behind, 1/8 turn, ¼ pivot
1,2& Step R to side (1), step back L (2), recover weight to R (&)
3,4& Step L to side (3), step R behind L (4), 1/8 turn to left stepping L forward (&) (facing 7:30)
5,6 Step R forward (5), pivot ¼ turn left as you change your weight to L (6) (facing 4:30)
7,8 Cross R over L (7), step L to side (8)
[41-48] Weave left, ¼ turn, 3/8 pivot, lock shuffle forward
1&2& Step R behind L (1), step L to side (&), cross R over L (2), step L to side (&)
3,4 Step R behind L (3), ¼ turn left stepping L forward (4) (facing 1:30)
5,6 Step R forward (5), ½ pivot turn left as you change your weight to L (6) (facing 7:30)
7&8 Step R forward (7), step L next to R (&), 1/8 turn right stepping R forward (8) (facing 9)
[49-52] Pivot ½ turn, ¼ turn, touch
1,2 Step L forward (1), ½ pivot turn right as you change weight to R (2) (facing 3)
3,4 ¼ turn right stepping L to side (3), touch R next to L (4) (facing 6)
Section B: 44 counts (starts facing 6)
[1-8] Kick, ball, touch & heel & heel, step, turn ½ on the spot, sweep, knee pop
1&2& Kick R forward (1), step R next to L (&), touch L next to R (2), step L next to R (&)
3&4& Touch R heel forward (3), Step R next to L (&), touch L heel forward (4), step L next to R (&)
5&6 Step R forward (5), pivot ½ turn left keeping weight on R (6) (facing 12)
7,8 Sweep L from front to back (7), step L behind right as you pop R knee (8)
[9-16] Step, skate L R, cross rock, shuffle left, cross rock, back, touch
1,2 Step R forward (1), skate L diagonal forward (2)
3,4& Skate R diagonal forward (3), cross l over R (4), recover weight to R (&)
5&6 Step L to side (5), step R next to L (&), step L to side (6)
7& Cross R over L (7), recover weight to L (&)
8& Step R to diagonal back (8), touch L next to R (&)
* b-ending starts here
[17-24] Hold, back, touch, hold, back, touch, step, step, lock, step, hold
1 Hold (1)
&2 Step L to diagonal back (&), touch R next to L (2)
3 Hold (3)
&4 Step R to diagonal back (&), touch L next to R (4)
5,6 Step L forward (5), step R forward (6)
&7 Step L behind R (&), Step R forward (7)
8 Hold (8)
(This section will be lot easier to music, try to hit the lyrics during the back touches)
[25-32] Unwind full turn with sweep, behind, side, cross, ¼ turning shuffle, pivot ½ turn
1,2 Unwind full turn left sweeping L from front to back (1), continue sweeping (2)
3&4 Step L behind step R (3) step R to side (4), Cross L over R (4)
5&6 ¼ turn right stepping R forward (5), step L next to R (&), step R forward (6) (facing 3)
7,8 Step L forward (7), pivot ½ turn to right as you change weight to R (8) (facing 9)
[33-40] ¼ turn, sweep, behind, side, cross, ¼ turning lock shuffle, ½ pivot
1,2 ¼ turn right stepping L to side (1), sweep R from front to back (2) (facing 12)
3&4 Step R behind L (3), step L to side (&), cross R over L (4)
5&6 ¼ turn to left stepping L forward (5), lock R behind L (&), step L forward (6) (facing 9)
7,8 Step R forward (7) pivot ½ turn left as you change weight to L (8) (facing 3)
[41-44] ¼ turn, behind, rock step, heel jack & heel, touch
1,2 ¼ turn left stepping R to side (1), step L behind R (2) (facing 12)
3,4 Step R to side (3) recover weight to L (4)
5&6 Step R behind L (5), step L next to R (&), touch R heel to diagonal forward (6)
&7 Step R next to L (7), touch L heel to diagonal forward (8)
8 Touch L next to R
Tag 16 counts (starts facing 6)
1-12Repeat the first 12 counts of part A, then ad counts 13-16 as explained below
[13-16] Rock step, back, together
1,2 Rock L forward (1), recover weight to R (2)
3,4 Step back L (3), step R next to left (4)
b (ending) *
Dance the last 17-44 counts of part B
Have fun dancing!
