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Take My Love  


Steps: 48             Vægge: 1             Niveau: Advanced - Rolling 8
Musik: I Have Nothing - Whitney Houston      Kunstner:
Koreograf: Jean-Pierre Madge (CH) - March 2024


Phrasing…
|Intro
|Full wall 1 + Tag 1
|Wall 2 + Bridge 1 + Tag 2
|Full wall 3 + Tag 3
|Wall 4 + Tag 4
|Wall 5 + Bridge 2 + Ending
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|Intro: Start the ‘Intro’ on count 15. Facing 6:00, weight on L, app 17 seconds into track
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|Intro: Monterey ½ L, Hold X 2
|1a2aStep R fwd, point L to L side, turn ½ L stepping L slightly fwd, point R to R side (12:00)
|3-4Hold, Hold … then start the Main dance
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|Main dance:
|[1 – 8] R twinkle cross, side hitch, behind side 1/8 L, walk L, step ½ L, ½ L arabesque, back RL w R touch
|1&a2Cross R over L, step L to L side, step R in place, cross L over R
|a3Step R to R side, cross L behind R hitch R at the same time
|4&aCross R behind L, step L to L side, turn ⅛ L stepping R fwd (10:30)
|5-6-7Walk L fwd, step R fwd, turn ½ L stepping L fwd and turning another ½ L on L kicking R back (10:30)
|8&Step back on R, step back on L touching R in front of L (10:30)
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|[9 – 16] Twinkle 1/8 R cross, ¼ L, ¼ L sway LR, cross rock ¼, cross rock ¼, spiral turn, fwd R, spiral turn
|1&a2Cross R over L, step L to L side, turn 1/8 R stepping R to R side, cross L over R (12:00)
|a3-4Turn ¼ L stepping back on R, turn ¼ L stepping L to L side and swaying body L, sway body R (6:00)
|5&aCross rock L over R, recover on R, turn ¼ L stepping L fwd to L diagonal (3:00)
|6&aCross rock R over L, recover on L, turn ¼ R stepping R fwd (6:00)
|7a8Step L fwd spiralling a full turn R, step R fwd, step L fwd spiralling a full turn R
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|[17 – 24] Fwd Sweep, cross, side, L rock back, ¼ ¼ cross, point, cross, point, step, hitch, back, back, back
|1-2Step R fwd sweeping L from back to front, cross L over R
|a3-4Step R to R side, rock L behind R, recover on R. Styling: body naturally opens up to L but wall is still 6:00
|&aTurn ¼ R stepping back on L, turn ¼ R stepping R to R side (12:00)
|5a-6aCross L over R, point R to R side, Cross R over L, point L to L side
|7Step fwd on L hitching R … Note: 1st bridge on wall 2 AND 4th Tag on wall 4
|8&aStep back on R, step back on L, step back on R
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|[25 – 32] Back rock, recover ½, back rock recover ¼, circle behind, side, cross, sweep
|1-2aRock back on L, recover on R, turn ½ R stepping back on L (6:00)
|3-4Rock back on R, recover on L
|a5Turn ¼ L stepping R to R side (3:00), turn ⅛ L crossing L behind R (1:30)
|a6Step R to R side, turn ⅛ L crossing L over R (12:00)
|a7Step R to R side, turn ⅛ L crossing L behind R, step R to R side (10:30)
|a8Step R to R side, turn ⅛ L crossing L over R and sweeping R fwd (9:00)… Note: 2nd bridge on wall 5
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|[33 – 40] Weave into side rock, R rolling vine, weave into side rock, recover ¼ L, fwd RL, scuff hitch 1/2 L
|1&a2Cross R over L, step L to L side, cross R behind L, rock L to L side looking towards 6:00… 2nd tag, wall 2
|3a4Turn ¼ R stepping R fwd, turn ½ R stepping back on L, turn ¼ R stepping R to R side with a L sweep fwd
|5&a6Cross L over R, step R to R side, cross L behind R, rock R to R side reaching L arm towards 12:00
|7a8&Turn ¼ L stepping L fwd, walk R fwd, walk L fwd, scuff and hitch R knee turning ½ L on L (12:00)
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|[41 – 48] Back, coaster side, R&L twinkles, step ½ turn L X2, fwd R with L sweep, L twinkle
|1Big step back on R
|2&aStep back on L, step R next to L, step fwd slightly on L diagonal
|3&aCross R over L, step L to L side, step R in place
|4&aCross L over R, step R to R side, step L in place
|5a6aStep R fwd R, turn ½ stepping L fwd, step R fwd, turn ½ L stepping L fwd (12:00)
|7Step R fwd sweeping L fwd at the same time
|8&aCross L over R, step back on R, step L to L side
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|END OF DANCE!
|Tag 1, after wall 1
|1-2a3Step R fwd to L diagonal, turn ½ L onto L, turn ½ L stepping R back, step L back hooking R over L (10:30)
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|Bridge 1, on wall 2, after count 23
|1-2Walk back R, walk back L (12:00)… Continue with count 24 (count 8 in section 3)
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|Tag 2, on wall 2, after count 34
|3-4Turn ¼ to R stepping R fwd, step L fwd spinning a full spiral turn R (12:00)… Then Restart
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|Tag 3, after wall 3: R cross rock side, L cross rock side, cross point X2, cross full unwind L
|1&aCross rock R over L, recover on L, step R to R side (12:00)
|2&aCross rock L over R, recover on R, step L to L side
|3aCross R over L, point L to L side stretching R arm to R side pointing R index finger up
|4aCross L over R, point R to R side stretching L arm to L side pointing L index finger up
|5-7Cross R over L, slow full unwind transferring weight on L and sweeping R over L …
|Arms: put both hands up to the sides of your head to illustrate lyrics ‘remember’. Keep hands during unwind, then release them…
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|Tag 4, on wall 4, after count 23 - Both Arms Raised on HOLDS
|8-1Hold for 2 counts keeping R hitched (12:00)
|2-3-4Step back on R, step back on L, point R to R side… Then restart
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|Bridge 2, on wall 5, after count 32, facing 9:00
|1-2Cross R over L, full unwind L transferring weight to L sweeping R fwd (9:00). Continue with count 33
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|Ending: Finish the dance on wall 5 on count 47 stepping R fwd
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|CopyR © 2024, Jean-Pierre Madge jean-pierremm@bluewin.ch
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