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Sticks and Stones
Counts: 96 Walls:1 Level: Intermediate Phrased
Musik: Sticks & Stones - Lauren Spencer Smith 
Koreograf: Maddison Glover (AUS) & Simon Ward (AUS) & Niels Poulsen (DK) - October 2025

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Sticks and Stones er en storslået og følelsesfuld 96/1 intermediate phrased-dans, hvor tre af verdens førende koreografer – Maddison Glover (AUS), Simon Ward (AUS) og Niels Poulsen (DK) – går sammen om at skabe en koreografi med både teknisk dybde og emotionel styrke. Dansen er bygget op i musikalske sektioner, der følger Lauren Spencer Smiths vokalfortælling tæt. Den veksler mellem stille intensitet og kraftfuld ekspression, med glidende overgange, drej og følelser i hvert vægtskift.

Maddison Glover, Simon Ward og Niels Poulsen er et internationalt dream team inden for moderne linedance. Deres samarbejder har ofte sat nye standarder for musikalitet og koreografisk kvalitet. I “Sticks and Stones” udnytter de hver deres styrke – Glovers lyriske finesse, Wards sceniske energi og Poulsens tekniske klarhed – og skaber en dans, der er lige dele kunst og bevægelse.

“Sticks & Stones” af Lauren Spencer Smith er en vokalbaseret popballade med stærke emotioner og et tydeligt narrativ. Musikken bygger gradvist op fra skrøbelighed til kraft, hvilket giver danseren mulighed for at udtrykke hele spektret fra sårbarhed til selvtillid.

Lauren Spencer Smith (CAN) er en ung, prisbelønnet sanger og sangskriver, kendt for sin ærlige lyrik og sin imponerende vokal. Hun slog igennem med hits som Fingers Crossed og Flowers, og hendes musik bevæger sig i feltet mellem pop og soul med fokus på følelse og autenticitet.

En dans med sjæl, styrke og perfektion – Sticks and Stones er et mesterværk i moderne koreografi, hvor musik og bevægelse smelter sammen i en følelsesladet oplevelse.



Sticks and Stones
Maddison Glover (AUS) & Simon Ward (AUS) & Niels Poulsen (DK) - October 2025
Counts: 96 Walls:1 Level: Intermediate Phrased

A: 64 counts, B: 32 counts​. Tag: 16 counts

Intro: 16 counts from start of lyrics​. App​. 9 secs​. into track​. Start with weight on L foot

Phrasing: A, B, Tag, A, B, B, Tag, B, B, B, Ending

A Part: 64 counts, west coast swing, comes twice, always facing 12:00
[1 – 8] Stomp R, Hold, syncopated behind side cross, big R step slide, ball cross, side L
1 – 2Stomp R to R side fanning L toes out to L side (1), HOLD (2) 12:00
&3 – 4Cross L behind R (&), step R to R side (3), cross L over R (4) 12:00
5 – 6Step R a big step to R side (5), slide L towards R (6) 12:00
&7 - 8Step L next to R (&), cross R over L (7), step L to L side (8) 12:00

[9 – 16] Behind sweep, ball ¼ R, fwd L, step ½ L X 2
1 – 2Cross R behind starting to sweep L to L side (1), continue sweeping L behind R (2) 12:00
&3 – 4Cross L behind R (&), turn ¼ R stepping R fwd (3), step L fwd (4) 3:00
5 – 8Step R fwd (5), turn ½ L onto L (6), step R fwd (7), turn ½ L onto L (8) 3:00

[17 – 24] Stomp R, Hold, syncopated behind side cross, big R step slide, ball cross, side L
1 – 2Stomp R to R side fanning L toes out to L side (1), HOLD (2) 3:00
&3 – 4Cross L behind R (&), step R to R side (3), cross L over R (4) 3:00
5 – 6Step R a big step to R side (5), slide L towards R (6) 3:00
&7 – 8Step L next to R (&), cross R over L (7), step L to L side (8) 3:00

[25 – 32] Behind sweep, ball ¼ R, fwd L, step ½ L X 2
1 – 2Cross R behind starting to sweep L to L side (1), continue sweeping L behind R (2) 3:00
&3 – 4Cross L behind R (&), turn ¼ R stepping R fwd (3), step L fwd (4) 6:00
5 – 8Step R fwd (5), turn ½ L onto L (6), step R fwd (7), turn ½ L onto L (8) 6:00

[33 – 40] R mambo step, L coaster cross, R side rock cross, ¼ R back, 3/8 R fwd R
1&2Rock fwd on R (1), recover back on L (&), step back on R (2) 6:00
3&4Step back on L (3), step R next to L (&), cross L over R (4) 6:00
5&6Rock R to R side (5), recover on L (&), cross R over L (6) 6:00
7 – 8Turn ¼ R stepping back on L (7), turn 3/8 R stepping R fwd (8) 1:30

[41 – 48] L shuffle fwd, ¼ L into R chassé, L sailor ¼ L, walk RL
1&2Step L fwd (1), step R behind L (&), step L fwd (2) 1:30
3&4Turn ¼ L stepping R to R side (3), step L next to R (&), step R to R side (4) 10:30
5&6Cross L behind R (5), turn ¼ L stepping R next to L (&), step L fwd (6) 7:30
7 – 8Walk R fwd (7), walk L fwd (8) 7:30

[49 – 56] Hip bumps fwd back down, ¼ R into hip bumps LR down, R sailor ¼ R, walk LR
1&2Touch R fwd bumping hips fwd R (1), bump hips back (&), step down on R (2) 7:30
3&4Turn ¼ R pointing L to L side bumping hips L (3), bump hips R (&), step down on L (4) 10:30
5&6Cross R behind L (5), turn ¼ R stepping L next to R (&), step R fwd (6) 1:30
7 – 8Walk L fwd (7), walk R fwd (8) 1:30

[57 – 64] L jazz box 1/8 L, touch together, out out RL with LR Elvis knees, Hold, ball cross
1 – 4Cross L over R (1), turn 1/8 L stepping R back (2), step L to L side (3), touch R next to L (4) 12:00
5 – 6Step R to R side popping L knee in towards R knee (5), step L to L side popping R knee in towards L knee (6) 12:00
7 – &8HOLD (7), step down on R (&), cross L over R (8) 12:00

B Part: 32 counts/cha cha, comes 6 times, always facing 12:00
[1 – 9] Side R, 1/8 L back rock, L step lock step, R rock fwd, back touch R&L X 2
1 – 3Step R to R side (1), turn 1/8 L rocking back on L (2), recover on R (3) 10:30
4&5Step L fwd (4), lock R behind L (&), step L fwd (5) 10:30
6 – 7Rock R fwd (6), recover back on L (7) 10:30
&8&1Step back on R (&), touch L slightly fwd (8), step back on L (&), touch R slightly fwd (1) 10:30

[10 – 17] R back rock, lock ½ L, L back rock, L samba step together with ¼ L
2 – 3Rock back on R (2), recover on L (3) 10:30
4&5Turn ¼ L stepping R to R side (4), cross L over R (&), turn ¼ L stepping back on R (5) 4:30
6 – 7Rock back on L (6), recover on R (7) 4:30
8&1Cross L over R (8), turn ¼ L stepping R a small step to R side (&), step L next to R (1) 1:30

[18 – 23] Cross, 3/8 R back L, R back lock step, L back rock
2 – 3Cross R over L (2), turn 3/8 R stepping back on L (3) 6:00
4&5Step back on R (4), lock L over R (&), step back on R (5) 6:00
6 – 7Rock back on L (6), recover onto R (7) 6:00

[24 – 32] L kick ball point, ¼ R, L&R side points, R jazz box ¼ R, cross
8&1 – 2Kick L fwd (8), step L next to R (&), point R to R side (1), HOLD (2) 6:00
&3&4Turn ¼ R stepping R next to L (&), Point L to L side (3), step L next to R (&), point R to R side (4) 9:00
5 – 8Cross R over L (5), start turning ¼ R stepping back on L (6), finish ¼ R stepping R to R side (7), cross L over R (8) 12:00

Tag: 16 counts, comes twice, always facing 12:00
[1 – 8] Side R, Hold, ball side, Hold, ball side, L jazz box
1 – 2Step R to R side (1), HOLD (2) 12:00
&3 – 4Step L next to R (&), step R to R side (3), HOLD (4) 12:00
&5Step L next to R (&), step R to R side (5) 12:00
6 – 8Cross L over R (6), step back on R (7), step L to L side (8) 12:00

[9 – 16] Cross R over, Hold, ball cross behind, side L, R jazz box, cross
1 – 2Cross R over L (1), HOLD (2) 12:00
&3 – 4Step L to L side (&), cross R behind L (3), step L to L side (4) 12:00
5 – 8Cross R over L (5), step L back (6), step R to R side (7), cross L over R (8) 12:00

Ending Finish your 6th B​.and step R to R side raising both arms up with palms facing up 12:00


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Ghost Train
Beginner straight rhythm 32/4
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Texas Time
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