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Beautiful in my eyes
Counts: 32 Walls:2 Level: High Intermediate - NC2S
Musik: Beautiful In My Eyes, by Joshua Kadison. Album: Painted Desert Serenade, (142 bpm - iTunes) 
Koreograf: Simon Ward & Australia (May 2012)

Biograf


Sven Holt Nielsen
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Beautiful In My Eyes er en elegant og følelsesladet 32/2 high intermediate NC2S-dans, hvor ro, kontrol og musikalitet er i centrum. Nightclub-grundformen giver dansen et blødt, flydende udtryk, og de lange linjer samt afdæmpede vægtskift spejler musikkens romantiske karakter. Det er en dans, der kræver nærvær og teknik, men belønner danseren med en stærk, intim oplevelse på gulvet.

Simon Ward (AUS) er kendt for sin evne til at skabe koreografier, der lader musikken ånde. Hans stil er kendetegnet ved klar struktur, raffineret timing og en særlig respekt for sangens fortælling. “Beautiful In My Eyes” er et klassisk eksempel på hans sans for at forene teknik og følelse i en dans, der holder sig tidløs.

“Beautiful In My Eyes” af Joshua Kadison er en ikonisk 90’er-ballade med et enkelt, men stærkt melodisk udtryk. Tempoet og fraseringen giver perfekt plads til nightclub-elementer og lange bevægelser, hvor hver tælling får lov at betyde noget.

Joshua Kadison (USA) er en amerikansk singer-songwriter, der især er kendt for sine romantiske ballader. Hans musik er præget af varme klaverlinjer og en ærlig, følsom vokal, som har gjort hans sange populære både på radio og dansegulve verden over.

En dans med ro, klasse og dybde – Beautiful In My Eyes er ren musikalitet for den erfarne danser.



Beautiful in my eyes
Simon Ward & Australia (May 2012)
Counts: 32 Walls:2 Level: High Intermediate - NC2S

Notes: There are 3 restarts, 2nd Wall face front,4th Wall face front,7th wall face back, all after count 28&​.
6 count tag at the end of Wall 5 facing back wall

[1-8&] Basic left, ¼ turn right, Fwd pivot ½ right, Fwd, Full turn left, Rock recover
1-2&Step left to left side, Rock/step right behind left, recover weight onto left
3-4&Step right to right side turning a ¼ turn right, Step left forward, Pivot ½ turn right taking weight onto right 9​.00
5-6&Step left forward, Step forward on right making a ½ turn left, Step back on left making a ½ turn left 9​.00
7-8&Step right slightly forward, Rock/step left forward, Recover weight back on right

[9-16&] Step back, Coaster cross, Scissor step ¼ turn hitch, walkabout making ¾ turn
1-2&Large step back on left dragging right, Step right slightly back, Step left slightly back
3-4&Cross/step right over left, Step left to left side, Step right next to left
5-6Cross/step left over right, Step right to right side making a ¼ turn left & hitch left knee turning a further ¼ turn left 3​.00
7&Make a ¼ turn left stepping slightly forward on left, Step right slightly forward 12​.00(big steps on these counts)
8&Make a ¼ turn left stepping slightly forward on left, Step right slightly forward 9​.00 (big steps on these counts)

[17-25] ¼ turn sweep, Weave left sweep, Weave right, Rock side ¼ turn left, Walk fwd right, left, right
1Make a ¼ turn left stepping slightly forward on left sweeping right counter clockwise 6​.00
2&3Cross/step right over left, Step left to left side, Step right behind left sweep left counter clockwise
4&5Step left behind right, Step right to right side, Cross/step left over right
6&7Rock/step right to right side, recover weight onto left making a ¼ turn left 3​.00, step right forward
8-1Walk forward left, Walk forward right

[26-32&] Fwd ¼ pivot right, Cross weave right, Cross 1/8 turn hitch, Back sweep, Sailor step, Cross/step
2&3Step left slightly forward, Pivot ¼ turn right taking weight onto right 6​.00, Cross/step left over right
&4&Step right to right side, Step left behind right, Step right to right side (**)
5Turn 1/8 right crossing left over right and hitching R knee slightly at the same time 7​.30
6Step right slightly back sweeping left counter clockwise to face 6​.00
7&8&Step left behind right, Rock/step right to right side, recover weight onto left, Cross/step right over left

RESTART

Restart: As above in notes, you will restart on walls 2, 4 and 7 after count 28&(**)
On these counts substitute with:
28 -Rock left back behind right
& -Recover weight onto right

Tag: At the end of Wall 5 facing the back wall will do the following:
L Basic, R Basic, Sway L, Sway R
1-2&Step left to left side, Rock/step right behind left, Recover weight onto left
3-4&Step right to right side, Rock/step left behind right, Recover weight onto right
5-6Step left to left, Step right to right (sway body on these counts)

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