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Northwest
Steps: 64 Vægge: 2 Niveau: Easy Intermediate Musik: Northwest - Brandy Clark Kunstner: Koreograf: Glynn Rodgers (UK) - May 2025 Start (64 Count Intro from first heavy beat) |Phrasing: 8 Count tag danced after wall 1. |Note: After count 32 of wall 7, the music changes to a violin playing. Keep dancing until count 32 of wall 8, then step left to left side, cross right over and unwind ¾ turn to 12:00. The music keeps playing quietly for a few more counts, but it is difficult to follow, so this is a nicer end. You may want to fade out there if you can, but isn’t necessary. | |[1-8] Modified Serpienté Weave ¼ Turn, Walk Forward. |1-4Cross right over left, step left to left side, cross right behind left, sweep left foot back. |5-8Cross left behind right, turn ¼ right stepping forward right, walk forward left-right. (3:00) | |[9-16] Mambo ½ Turn, Hold, Chase ½ Turn, Hold. |1-4Rock forward left, recover weight on to right, turn ½ left stepping forward left, hold. (9:00) |5-8Step forward right, pivot ½ turn left, step forward right, hold. (3:00) |** Alternatively, replace with left mambo forward, right coaster step. | |[17-24] ½ Box Forward, Handbag Steps. |1-4Step left to left side, close right to left, step left forward, touch right beside left. |5-8Step right to right side, touch left beside right, step left to left side, touch right beside left. |** Wave hands from side to side on the handbag steps. | |[25-32] ½ Box Back, Handbag Steps. |1-4Step right to right side, close left to right, step right foot back, touch left beside right. |5-8Step left to left side, touch right beside left, step right to right side, touch left beside right. |** Wave hands from side to side on the handbag steps. | |[33-40] ¼ Turn, Brush, Pivot ½ Turn, Step, Brush, Pivot ¼ Turn. |1-2Turn ¼ left stepping forward left, brush/scuff right foot forward. (12:00) |3-6Step forward right, pivot ½ turn left, step forward right, brush/scuff left foot forward. (6:00) |7-8Step forward left, pivot ¼ turn right. (9:00) | |[41-48] Weave Right, Jazz Box ¼ Cross. |1-4Cross left over right, step right to right side, cross left behind right, step right to right side. |5-8Cross left over right, turn ¼ left stepping back right, step left to left side, cross right over left. (6:00) | |[49-56] Side, Drag, Back Rock, Rolling Vine Right, Cross. |1-4Step left to left side, drag right towards left, rock back right, recover weight on to left. |5-6Turn ¼ right stepping forward right, (9:00) turn ½ right stepping back left (3:00). |7-8Turn ¼ right stepping side right, cross left over right. (6:00) |** Alternatively, replace rolling vine with an extended grapevine (Side, behind, side, cross) | |[57-64] Side, Touch, Paddle Full Turn, Sweep. |1-2Step right to right side, touch left beside right (angle towards 7:30). |3-4Turn ⅜ stepping forward left, step right slight behind left heel. (3:00) |5-6Turn ⅜ stepping forward left, step right slight behind left heel. (11:30) |7-8Turn ¼ stepping forward left, sweep right foot forward. (6:00) |** Alternatively, replace with Handbag steps right & left, then sway right-left-right-left. | |Tag danced once after wall 1 |[1-8] Serpienté Weave. |1-4Cross right over left, step left to left side, cross right behind left, sweep left foot back. |5-8Cross left behind right, step right to right side, cross left over | | | |
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