Baby Can I Hold You?

Baby Can I Hold You?
Glynn Rodgers (UK) - August 2024
Counts: 38 Walls:2 Level: Intermediate

[1-9] Basic Right, Side, Cross, Unwind Full Turn, Sway Right, Close, ⅛ Step, Mambo ½ Turn
1-2&Step right to right side, rock back on left, recover weight on to right.

3-4&Step left to left side, cross right over left, unwind full turn changing weight to left foot.

5-6-7Sway hips right, step left beside right, turn ⅛ left stepping right forward/across left (10.30).

8&1Rock forward left, recover weight onto right, turn ½ left stepping forward left (4.30).

Styling option: On chorus walls, cross your arms across your chest on count 7 and hold there for count 8. She will sing 'Baby, Can I' as you sway for counts 5-6 and then 'hold you' on counts 7-8. Drop your arms as she says tonight for count 9.

[10-16] Step, Triple Full Turn, Quick Rock, Run Back, Press, Recover ¼ Turn.
2Step forward forward right prepping to turn right.

3&4Triple full turn right stepping - left-right-left. (or shuffle forward left)

5&Rock forward on to right foot, recover weight on to left.

6&Run back right-left.

7Press back on to ball of right foot starting to turn right.

8Recover weight onto left completing ¼ turn right (7.30).

Styling option: Sway/push your shoulders right on counts 7 looking back under your right shoulder.

[17-25] Cross ⅛ Turn, Hinge ¼ Cross, Side, Cross, Lunge, Recover ¼ Turn, ¼ Side, Back Rock & Side.
1Turn ⅛ right crossing right over left (9.00)

2&3Turn ¼ right stepping back left, step right to right side, cross left over right (12:00).

4&Step right to right side, cross left over right. (or make full turn over left shoulder stepping right-left)

5-6Lunge right to right side, recover weight on to left turning ¼ left (9:00)

7Turn ¼ left taking large step to right side (6:00)

8&1Rock left behind right, recover weight on to right, step left to left side.

Styling option: Extend/reach your right hand out to the right side looking towards 3:00 on count 5.

[26-32] Weave ¼ Turn, Walk Forward, Mambo ½ Turn, Mambo ½ Turn.
2&Cross right behind left, turn ¼ left stepping forward left (3:00)

3-4Walk forward right-left. (Prissy walks if you prefer)

5&6Rock forward right dipping slightly, recover weight on to left, turn ½ right stepping forward right. (9.00).

7&8Rock forward left dipping slightly, recover weight on to right, turn ½ left stepping forward left (3:00).

Replace counts 5-8 with a mambo forward and back to remove turns.
*Restart here on Wall 3 - Start wall 3 facing 12:00 and restart facing 12:00 after count 32.
*Restart here on Wall 5 - Start wall 5 facing 6:00 and restart facing 6:00 after count 32.

[33-38] ¼ Nightclub Right, Hinge ½ Turn, Cross, Sways.
1-2&Turn ¼ left stepping right to right side (12:00), rock back left, recover weight on to right.

3-4&Turn ¼ right stepping back left (3:00), turn ¼ right stepping side right (6:00), cross left over right.

5-6Sway right, sway left hitching knee slightly.

Big thanks to Carol Barnett for her help with this one!

START AGAIN & ENJOY!

Last Update: 6 Aug 2024