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East to west
Counts: 96 Walls:2 Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Musik: Coast to Coast by Modern Talking  
Koreograf: Larry Hayden (UK)

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Sven Holt Nielsen
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East To West (58) er en 96/2 beginner/intermediate linedance, en længere koreografi, der kombinerer enkle sekvenser med trin, som giver lidt mere udfordring. Dansen er bygget til at matche musikkens flow over en længere struktur og kræver både udholdenhed og koncentration. Den fungerer godt for dansere, der er klar til at tage skridtet fra beginner mod intermediate.

Larry Hayden står bag koreografien. Han er en erfaren koreograf, der har skabt en række danse, som ofte kombinerer enkelhed med musikalsk dybde, så de kan danses af et bredt publikum.

Musikken Coast to Coast af Modern Talking er et europop-nummer med den karakteristiske 80’er-lyd, stærk melodi og catchy omkvæd. Den lange opbygning og gentagelser gør den ideel til en dans med mange trin og variationer.

Modern Talking var en tysk popduo bestående af Dieter Bohlen og Thomas Anders. De var et af de største europop-navne i 1980’erne og er kendt for hits som “You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul”.



East to west
Larry Hayden (UK)
Counts: 96 Walls:2 Level: Beginner / Intermediate

SIDE TOGETHER, CHASSE TURN ¼, PIVOT TURN ½, SHUFFLE FORWARD
1-2Step right to side, step left together
3&4Chassé to side turning ¼ right and step right, left, right
5-6Step left forward, turn ½ right (weight to right)
7&8Shuffle forward left, right, left

ROCK & CROSS TWICE, CROSS BACK, BACK (3 COUNTS OF A JAZZ BOX), CROSS
1&2Rock right to side, recover onto left, cross right over left
3&4Rock left to side, recover onto right, cross left over right
5-6Cross right over left, step left back
7-8Step right to side, cross left over right

BACK, BACK, COASTER, ROCK SHUFFLE TURN ½
1-2Step right back, step left to side
3&4Coaster step right, left, right
5-6Rock left forward, recover on right
7&8Shuffle back turning ½ left and step left, right, left

ROCK TURN ¼, CROSS SHUFFLE, TURN ½, CROSS SHUFFLE
1-2Turn ¼ left and rock right to side, recover onto left
3&4Cross right over left, step left to side, cross right over left
5-6Turn ¼ right and step left back, turn ¼ right and step right to side
7&8Cross left over right, step right to side, cross left over right

MONTEREY TURN ½ TWICE
1-2Touch right to side, turn ½ right and step right together
3-4Touch left to side, step left together
5-6Touch right to side, turn ½ right and step right together
7-8Touch left to side, step left together

KICK BALL STEP, STEP TOUCH BEHIND TWICE RIGHT THEN LEFT
1&2Kick right forward, step right together, step left forward
3-4Step right forward, touch left behind
5&6Kick left forward, step left together, step right forward
7-8Step left forward, touch right behind

ROCK RECOVER, 2 X ½ SHUFFLES, ROCK RECOVER
1-2Rock right forward, recover to left
3&4Shuffle back turning ½ right and step right, left, right
5&6Shuffle forward turning ½ right and step left, right, left
Or just 2 shuffles back right, then left
7-8Rock right back, recover to left

CROSS SIDE, SAILOR WITH A DIG, STEP TWICE RIGHT THEN LEFT
1-2Cross right over left, step left to side
3&4&Cross right behind left, step left to side, touch right heel forward, step right together
5-6Cross left over right, step right to side
7&8&Cross left behind right, step right to side, touch left heel forward, step left together

CROSS ROCK RECOVER, CHASSE, CROSS ROCK RECOVER, SAILOR TURN ½
1-2Cross/rock right over left, recover to left
3&4Chassé to side stepping right, left, right
5-6Cross/rock left over right, recover to right
7&8Sailor step turning turn ½ left and step left, right, left

CROSS ROCK RECOVER, CHASSE, CROSS ROCK RECOVER, SAILOR TURN ½
1-2Cross/rock right over left, recover to left
3&4Chassé to side stepping right, left, right
5-6Cross/rock left over right, recover to right
7&8Sailor step turning turn ½ left and step left, right, left

CHASSE, ROCK BACK RECOVER, KICK BALL CROSS TWICE
1&2Chassé to side stepping right, left, right
3-4Rock left back, recover to right
5&6Left kick ball cross
7&8Left kick ball cross

CHASSE, ROCK BACK RECOVER, KICK BALL CROSS TWICE
1&2Chasse to side stepping left, right, left
3-4Rock right back, recover to left
5&6Right kick ball cross
7&8Right kick ball cross

REPEAT

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