Retiens moi

/ Also available in: Català

Counts: 64 - Walls: 2 - Level: Intermediate
Choreographed by: The Dreamers (Mari, Montse, Cati & Jaume Sáez)
Source: The Dreamers (Mari, Montse, Cati & Jaume Sáez)

Music:
· Celine Dion - Retiens moi (172 bpm / CD: 1 Fille & 4 Types / Start dancing on lyrics)

DESCRIPTION

HEEL, HOOK, STEP R FWD, HOOK, STEP L BACK, HOOK, STEP R FWD, HOLD
1-2 Touch right heel forward, hook right over left
3-4 Step right forward, hook left behind right
5-6 Step left back, hook right over left
7-8 Step right forward, hold (12.00)

ROCK L FWD, RECOVER, TOE STRUTS WITH ½ TURN LEFT (X3)
9-10 Rock left forward, recover to right
11-12 Touch left toe back, turn ½ left and drop left heel
13-14 Touch right toe forward, turn ½ left and drop right heel
15-16 Touch left toe back, turn ½ left and drop left heel (6.00)

STEP, ½ TURN LEFT, STEP, HOLD, TOE STRUTS WITH ½ TURN RIGHT (X2)
17-18 Step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left)
19-20 Step right forward, hold (12.00)
21-22 Touch left toe forward, turn ½ right and drop left heel
23-24 Touch right toe back, turn ½ right and drop right heel (12.00)

LEFT GRAPEVINE end TOE TOUCH, RIGHT ROLLING GRAPEVINE end STOMP
25-26 Step left side, cross right behind
27-28 Step left side, touch right toe together (instep)
29-30 Turn ¼ right and step right forward, turn ½ right and step left back
31-32 Turn ¼ right and step right side, stomp left together (weight to left) (12.00)

• Restart here in 5th wall

ROCK RIGHT FWD, RECOVER, ½ TURN RIGHT & STEP R, STOMP L, DIAGONAL STEP, LOCK, STEP FWD, TOUCH
33-34 Rock right forward, recover to left
35-36 Turn ½ right and step right forward, stomp left together (6.00)
37-38 Step right diagonally forward/right, lock left behind
39-40 Step right diagonally forward/right, touch left toe together (instep)

LEFT ROLLING GRAPEVINE end STOMP UP, DIAGONALLY BACK: STEP R, LOCK, STEP R, LOCK
41-42 Turn ¼ left and step left forward, turn ½ left and step right back
43-44 Turn ¼ left and step left side, stomp up right together (6.00)
45-46 Step right back, lock left over right
47-48 Step right back, lock left over right

ROCK R SIDE, ROCK R BACK, TOE STRUTS WITH ½ TURN LEFT (X2)
49-50 Rock right side, recover to left
51-52 Rock right back, recover to left
53-54 Touch right toe forward, turn ½ left and drop right heel
55-56 Touch left toe back, turn ½ left and drop left heel (6.00)

SLOW VAUDEVILLE RIGHT & LEFT
57-58 Cross right over left, step left side
59-60 Touch right heel diagonally forward, step right together
61-62 Cross left over right, step right side
63-64 Touch left heel diagonally forward, step left together (6.00)

REPEAT

BRIDGE
At the end of 4th wall, add 24 counts: ( full turn and the end of the dance)

TOE STRUTS WITH ½ TURN LEFT (X2)
1-2 Touch right toe forward, turn ½ left and drop right heel
3-4 Touch left toe back, turn ½ left and drop left heel

And dance steps from 45 to 64

RESTART
In the 5th repetition (12:00) dance the first 32 counts and restart (12:00)


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