Castles

Dedicated to all the dancers at the event in Oslo 3 August 2019

Intro: Start on first heavy beat (8 secs)

Sequence: AAB AAB AAB AAB

Part A (32 ‘fast’ counts)
A1: WALK, SIDE ROCK CROSS, ⅛, CHA CHA, BACK, BACK, ½ SHUFFLE
1Walk forward on right

2&3Rock left to left side, Recover on right, Cross left over right

4-5&⅛ right walking forward on right [1:30], Step left next to right, Step right next to left

6-7Step back on left, Step back on right

8&1¼ left stepping left to left side, Step right next to left, ¼ left stepping forward on left [7:30]

A2: STEP, ⅝, POINT & POINT & TOUCH, HITCH/RISE, BALL STEP
2-3Step forward on right, ⅝ pivot left stepping forward on left [12:00]

4&5Point right to right side, Step right next to left, Point left to left side

&6Step left next to right, Touch right next to left

7&8Hitch right knee (pointing toe) rising up on ball of left, Step forward on right, Step forward on left

A3: WALK, STEP, ¼, CROSS SHUFFLE, SIDE ROCK & WALK
1-2-3Walk forward on right, Step forward on left, ¼ pivot right stepping right to right side [3:00]

4&5Cross left over right, Step right to right side, Cross left over right

6-7&Rock right to right side, Recover on left, Step right next to left

8Walk forward on left

A4: WALK, WALK, ¼ ANCHOR TURN, ¼, ½, L SAILOR
1-2Walk forward on right, Walk forward on left

3&4¼ right locking right behind left, Step weight onto left, ¼ left stepping back on right [3:00]

5-6¼ left stepping left to left side, ½ hinge turn left stepping right to right side [6:00]

7&8Step left behind right, Step right to right side, Step left to left side

Part B (16 ‘slow’ counts)
B1: WALK/SWEEP, WALK WALK PRESS, BACK BACK, ¼, SWAY SWAY, SIDE/DRAG, BACK ROCK
1Walk forward on right ronde sweeping left from back to front

2&3Walk forward on left, Walk forward on right, Press forward on left

4&5Step back on right, Step back on left, ¼ right stepping right to right side [3:00]

6&7Sway left, Sway right, Long step left to left side dragging right to meet left

8&Cross rock right behind left, Recover on left

B2: WALK/¼ SWEEP, CROSS SIDE BEHIND/SWEEP, BEHIND SIDE CROSS, SWAY SWAY, SIDE/DRAG, BACK ROCK
1Walk forward on right ronde sweeping left ¼ right to face [6:00]

2&Cross left over right, Step right to right side

3Cross left behind right ronde sweeping right from front to back

4&5Cross right behind left, Step left to left side, Cross right over left

6&7Sway left, Sway right, Long step left to left side dragging right to meet left

8&Cross rock right behind left, Recover on left

Thank you to Kelvin Deadman for suggesting the music

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