Bad Lovers

Bad Lovers
José Miguel Belloque Vane (NL) & Shane McKeever (N.IRE) & Niels Poulsen (DK) - October 2024
Counts: 32 Walls:2 Level: Intermediate NC

Intro: 16 counts from beginning of track. App. 16 secs. into track. Start with weight on L foot
EASY restart: On wall 3, after 8 counts, facing 12:00. See explanation at bottom of step sheet
Note: We choreographed this dance during our Turkish linedance trip organised by Janni Lauridsen

[1 – 8] Diagonal R rocking chair, R twinkle, cross, R basic, ½ R sweep, side R, cross over
1&2&Rock R into L diagonal (1), recover on L (&), rock back on R (2), recover on L (&) 10:30

3&4&Cross R over L (3), turn 1/8 R rocking L to L side (&), recover on R (4), cross L over R (&) 12:00

5 – 6&Step R a big step to R side (5), step L behind R (6), cross R over L (&) 12:00

7 – 8&Step L to L side and turn a ½ R sweeping R to R side (7), step R to R side (8), cross L over R (8) …

* Wall 3, change of steps + Restart. Se bottom of sheet 6:00

[9 – 15] R scissor step, syncopated vine ¼ L, step turn turn sweep, back sweep, behind side
1&2Step R to R side (1), step L next to R (&), cross R over L (2) 6:00

&3&Step L to L side (&), cross R behind L (3), turn ¼ L stepping L fwd (&) 3:00

4&5Step R fwd (4), turn ½ L fwd on L (&), turn ½ L stepping back on R sweeping L to L side (5) 3:00

6Step back on L sweeping R to R side (6) 3:00

7&Cross R behind L (7), step L to L side (&) 3:00

[16 – 24] 1/8 L run RLR ¼ hitch, run LRL ¼ hitch, run RL, fwd R coaster, ball point R, R full turn
8&1Turn 1/8 L stepping R fwd (8), step L fwd (&), step R fwd turning ¼ R hitching L knee (1) 4:30

2&3Step L fwd (2), step R fwd (&) step L fwd turning ¼ L hitching R knee 83) 1:30

4&Run R fwd (4), run L fwd (&) 1:30

5&6Step R fwd (5), step L next to R (&), step back on R (6) 1:30

&7Step back on L (&), point R backwards (7) 1:30

8&Turn ½ R stepping fwd on R (8), turn ½ R stepping back on L (&) 1:30

[25 – 32] Back rock, 1/8 L, 1/8 L into back rock, 1/8 R, back sweep, back rock, mambo ½ L hitch
1 – 2Rock back on R (1), recover on L (2) 1:30

&3 – 4Turn 1/8 L stepping R to R side (&), turn 1/8 L rocking back on L (3), recover on R (4) 10:30

&5Turn 1/8 R stepping L to L side (&), cross R behind L sweeping L to L side (5) 12:00

6&Rock back on L (6), recover on R (&) 12:00

7&8Rock fwd on L (7), recover back on R (&), turn ½ L onto L hitching R knee (8) 6:00

Start again

Ending You automatically end at 12:00: Finish wall 7 and cross R over L 12:00

Restart On wall 3: change the steps on counts 7-8& to: Side L, behind, side (syncopated vine)
7 – 8&Step L to L side (7), cross R behind L (8), step L to L side (&) … Then restart facing 12:00 12:00