Desert Tricks

Intro : 16 counts

3 Restarts (2x modified): During Wall 1 dance up to count 37, Hold for 3 Counts (while bringing hands out to the side upwards) then restart facing 3:00
During Wall 3 dance up to count 32 and restart facing 6:00
During Wall 5 omit section 3 (counts 17-24) and modify count 31 into a back step (removing the ¼ turn) so as to restart facing 6:00.

S1: ROCK, RECOVER, COASTER STEP, STEP, ½ PIVOT, FULL TURN
1-2Rock LF fwd (1), Recover onto RF (2), 12:00

3&4Step back onto LF (3), Close RF beside LF (&), Step LF fwd (4), 12:00

5-6Step RF fwd (5), Pivot ½ turn L (6), 6:00

7-8Make ½ turn L stepping back on RF (7), Make ½ turn L stepping fwd on LF (8), (Or walk fwd R, L for a non-turning option) 6:00

S2: CROSS, SIDE, SAILOR ½ CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, SHUFFLE ¼ TURN
1-2Cross RF over LF (1), Step LF To L side (2), 6:00

3&4Cross RF over LF (3), Make ¼ turn R Stepping back on LF (&) Make1/4 turn R crossing RF over L (4), 12:00

5-6Step LF to L side (5) Step RF behind LF (6), 12:00

7&8Make ¼ turn L stepping LF fwd (7) Close RF beside (&), Step LF fwd (8) 9:00

S3: X-ROCK STEP
1-2Rock RF to R diagonal (1), Recover onto LF (2), 7:30

&3-4Close RF beside LF (&) Rock LF back to L diagonal (3) Recover on RF (4), 7:30

5-6Rock LF fwd to L diagonal (5) Recover onto RF (6), 10:30

&7-8Close LF beside RF (&) Rock RF back to R diagonal (7) Recover onto LF (8), 10:30

S4: ROCK, RECOVER, BACK SWEEP, BACK SWEEP, ¼ TURN, TOUCH
1-2Rock Fwd onto RF [while straightening to 9:00] (1), Recover onto LF (2), 9:00

3-4Step back onto RF (3), Sweep LF around front to back (4), 9:00

5-6Step back onto LF (5), Sweep RF around front to back (6), 9:00

7-8Make ¼ turn R stepping RF to R side (7), Touch L toe beside RF (8), [Restart here on wall 3 and wall 5 with modification] 12:00

S5: BALL CROSS, ¼ TURN, STEP, ½ TURN, WALK, WALK, ROCK, RECOVER
&1-2Step down onto LF (&), Cross RF over LF (1), Make ¼ L stepping fwd onto LF (2), 9:00

3-4Step fwd onto RF (3), Pivot ½ turn L (4), 3:00

5-6Walk fwd onto RF (5) [Restart Here Wall 1], Walk fwd onto LF (6), 3:00

7-8Rock fwd onto RF (7), Recover onto LF (8), 3:00

S6: ROCK BACK, RECOVER, HEEL SWITCHES, WEAVE
1-2Rock back on RF (1), Recover onto LF (2), 3:00

3&4&Tap R heel fwd (3), Step RF next to LF (&) Tap L heel fwd (4), Step LF next to RF (&), 3:00

5-6Cross RF over LF (5) Step LF to L side (6), 3:00

7-8Step RF behind LF (7) Step LF to L side (8) 3:00

S7: CROSS, UNWIND, CROSS SHUFFLE, SLIDE, BEHIND, SIDE
1-2Cross RF over LF (1), Unwind full turn L (2), (weight on R) 3:00

3&4Cross LF over RF (3), Step RF to R side (&) Cross LF over RF (4), 3:00

5-6Large step RF to R side (5) Drag LF to meet RF (6), (weight on R) 3:00

7-8Step LF behind RF (7) Step RF to R side (8), 3:00

S8: CROSS, KICK DIAGONAL, BACK, TOGETHER, CROSS, KICK DIAGONAL, BACK, TOGETHER
1-2Cross LF over RF (1), Kick RF to R diagonal (2), 4:30

3-4Step back onto RF (3),Close LF beside RF straightening up to 3:00 (4), 3:00

5-6Cross RF over LF (5), Kick LF to L diagonal (6), 1:30

7-8Step back onto LF (7),Close RF beside LF straightening up to 3:00 (8), 3:00

Dance through the final music break and finish on the rock step facing 12:00

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Last Update: 7 Feb 2026

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