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Desert Tricks
Counts: 64 Walls:4 Level: Intermediate
Musik: the hell you are - Ashley Cooke 
Koreograf: Hayley Wheatley (UK) - February 2026

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Desert Tricks er en markant og energifyldt 64/4 intermediate-dans med tydelig moderne countryattitude. Trinene er varierede og opbygget i længere sektioner med markante retningsskift og rytmiske accenter, som kræver overblik og sikker timing. Tempoet er moderat til frisk, og dansen kombinerer kraft og kontrol i et sammenhængende forløb.

Hayley Wheatley (UK) arbejder med koreografier, der har tydelig identitet og musikalsk bevidsthed. I Desert Tricks viser hun en sikker hånd i intermediate-segmentet med fokus på struktur, variation og energi uden at miste overblikket.

“The Hell You Are” har et moderne countrypop-udtryk med markant rytme og fremadrettet energi. Musikken er tydeligt struktureret med klare vers og omkvæd, som koreografien kan lægge sig op ad.

Ashley Cooke repræsenterer den nye generation af amerikansk country med kombination af traditionel twang og moderne produktion. Hendes musik giver et stærkt og nutidigt fundament for dynamisk linedance.

En kraftfuld og velstruktureret koreografi – Desert Tricks er en dans for intermediate-dansere, der ønsker energi, variation og tydelig musikforankring.



Desert Tricks
Hayley Wheatley (UK) - February 2026
Counts: 64 Walls:4 Level: Intermediate

Intro : 16 counts

3 Restarts (2x modified): During Wall 1 dance up to count 37, Hold for 3 Counts (while bringing hands out to the side upwards) then restart facing 3:00
During Wall 3 dance up to count 32 and restart facing 6:00
During Wall 5 omit section 3 (counts 17-24) and modify count 31 into a back step (removing the ¼ turn) so as to restart facing 6:00​.

S1: ROCK, RECOVER, COASTER STEP, STEP, ½ PIVOT, FULL TURN
1-2Rock LF fwd (1), Recover onto RF (2), 12:00
3&4Step back onto LF (3), Close RF beside LF (&), Step LF fwd (4), 12:00
5-6Step RF fwd (5), Pivot ½ turn L (6), 6:00
7-8Make ½ turn L stepping back on RF (7), Make ½ turn L stepping fwd on LF (8), (Or walk fwd R, L for a non-turning option) 6:00

S2: CROSS, SIDE, SAILOR ½ CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, SHUFFLE ¼ TURN
1-2Cross RF over LF (1), Step LF To L side (2), 6:00
3&4Cross RF over LF (3), Make ¼ turn R Stepping back on LF (&) Make1/4 turn R crossing RF over L (4), 12:00
5-6Step LF to L side (5) Step RF behind LF (6), 12:00
7&8Make ¼ turn L stepping LF fwd (7) Close RF beside (&), Step LF fwd (8) 9:00

S3: X-ROCK STEP
1-2Rock RF to R diagonal (1), Recover onto LF (2), 7:30
&3-4Close RF beside LF (&) Rock LF back to L diagonal (3) Recover on RF (4), 7:30
5-6Rock LF fwd to L diagonal (5) Recover onto RF (6), 10:30
&7-8Close LF beside RF (&) Rock RF back to R diagonal (7) Recover onto LF (8), 10:30

S4: ROCK, RECOVER, BACK SWEEP, BACK SWEEP, ¼ TURN, TOUCH
1-2Rock Fwd onto RF [while straightening to 9:00] (1), Recover onto LF (2), 9:00
3-4Step back onto RF (3), Sweep LF around front to back (4), 9:00
5-6Step back onto LF (5), Sweep RF around front to back (6), 9:00
7-8Make ¼ turn R stepping RF to R side (7), Touch L toe beside RF (8), [Restart here on wall 3 and wall 5 with modification] 12:00

S5: BALL CROSS, ¼ TURN, STEP, ½ TURN, WALK, WALK, ROCK, RECOVER
&1-2Step down onto LF (&), Cross RF over LF (1), Make ¼ L stepping fwd onto LF (2), 9:00
3-4Step fwd onto RF (3), Pivot ½ turn L (4), 3:00
5-6Walk fwd onto RF (5) [Restart Here Wall 1], Walk fwd onto LF (6), 3:00
7-8Rock fwd onto RF (7), Recover onto LF (8), 3:00

S6: ROCK BACK, RECOVER, HEEL SWITCHES, WEAVE
1-2Rock back on RF (1), Recover onto LF (2), 3:00
3&4&Tap R heel fwd (3), Step RF next to LF (&) Tap L heel fwd (4), Step LF next to RF (&), 3:00
5-6Cross RF over LF (5) Step LF to L side (6), 3:00
7-8Step RF behind LF (7) Step LF to L side (8) 3:00

S7: CROSS, UNWIND, CROSS SHUFFLE, SLIDE, BEHIND, SIDE
1-2Cross RF over LF (1), Unwind full turn L (2), (weight on R) 3:00
3&4Cross LF over RF (3), Step RF to R side (&) Cross LF over RF (4), 3:00
5-6Large step RF to R side (5) Drag LF to meet RF (6), (weight on R) 3:00
7-8Step LF behind RF (7) Step RF to R side (8), 3:00

S8: CROSS, KICK DIAGONAL, BACK, TOGETHER, CROSS, KICK DIAGONAL, BACK, TOGETHER
1-2Cross LF over RF (1), Kick RF to R diagonal (2), 4:30
3-4Step back onto RF (3),Close LF beside RF straightening up to 3:00 (4), 3:00
5-6Cross RF over LF (5), Kick LF to L diagonal (6), 1:30
7-8Step back onto LF (7),Close RF beside LF straightening up to 3:00 (8), 3:00

Dance through the final music break and finish on the rock step facing 12:00

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Last Update: 7 Feb 2026


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