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Thin Air
Counts: 64 Walls:2 Level: Intermediate
Musik: Thin Air - The Soul of Philly  
Koreograf: Maggie Gallagher (UK) - July 2026
Biograf
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kommenterer artiklen
Thin Air er en 64 counts, 2 walls Intermediate af britiske Maggie Gallagher fra juli 2026. Koreografien begynder efter 32 counts og er bygget op med et stort og varieret trinmateriale.

Allerede i første sektion kommer walks, sailor ½ turn, yderligere halve drejninger og sweep. Derefter følger blandt andet krydsninger, sways og skiftende diagonaler. Det er en koreografi, hvor orientering, balance og et sikkert flow gennem drejningerne er vigtigere end rå hastighed.

Koreografen
Maggie Gallagher hører til de helt store britiske linedancekoreografer. Hun har været aktiv internationalt gennem årtier som både koreograf og instruktør og står bag en lang række danse, som har opnået stor international udbredelse.

Hun er især kendt for koreografier med tydelig musikalitet. På Intermediate-niveau bruger hun ofte velkendte trin på en måde, hvor retninger, drejninger og timing skaber sværhedsgraden frem for meget komplicerede enkelttrin.

Musikken
Thin Air med The Soul of Philly blev udgivet 3. april 2026. Nummeret varer omkring tre minutter og er klassificeret som R&B/Soul.

Navnet The Soul of Philly peger meget direkte mod Philadelphia-soulens univers: blødere soul, stærke melodier og et mere elegant groove end traditionel country. Det passer godt til en dans, hvor flow og kontrollerede bevægelser fylder meget.

Musikudøveren
The Soul of Philly er et nyere musikprojekt med begrænset offentlig biografisk dokumentation. Ud over Thin Air findes blandt andet udgivelsen Our Circle Broke fra 2026.

Vurdering
En klassisk Maggie Gallagher-Intermediate med masser af flow. De 64 counts, mange drejninger og skiftende retninger giver teknisk indhold, mens soulmusikken tilfører dansen et blødere og mere elegant udtryk.
Thin Air
Maggie Gallagher (UK) - July 2026
Counts: 64 Walls:2 Level: Intermediate

Intro: 32 counts (17 secs approx​.)

S1: WALK, WALK, SAILOR ½ R, WALK, ½ L, ½ L, SWEEP
1-2Walk forward on right, Walk forward on left
3&4½ right crossing right behind left, Step left to left side, Step forward on right [6:00]
5-6⅛ left walking forward on left, ½ left stepping back on right [10:30]
7-8½ left stepping forward on left, Ronde sweep right around from back to front [4:30]

S2: CROSS, ⅛ R BACK, ⅛ R BACK, CROSS SIDE CROSS, ⅛ L SWAY, SWAY
1-2Cross right over left, ⅛ right stepping back on left [6:00]
3⅛ right stepping right to right side and slightly back [7:30]
4&5Cross left over right, Step right to right side, Cross left over right
6-7⅛ left stepping right to right side swaying hips right, Sway hips left [6:00]

S3: CROSS SIDE CROSS, HOLD, BALL CROSS, BACK SIDE CROSS, WALK, WALK
8&1Cross right over left, Step left to left side, Cross right over left
2HOLD
&3Step on ball of left to left side, Cross right over left
4&5Step back on left, Step right to right side, Cross left over right towards [7:30]
6-7Walk forward on right, Walk forward on left [7:30]

S4: R LOCK STEP, ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, SHUFFLE ½ L, SHUFFLE ½ L, WALK
8&1Step forward on right, Lock left behind right, Step forward on right
2-3Rock forward on left, Recover back on right
4&5¼ left stepping left to left side, Step right next to left, ¼ left stepping forward on left [1:30]
6&7¼ left stepping right to right side, Step left next to right, ¼ left stepping back on right [7:30]
8½ left stepping forward on left [1:30]
Restart here on Wall 3​. Tag & Restart here on Wall 5

S5: ⅛ L STEP, TOUCH & TOUCH, BACK, BACK, HITCH, BALL STEP, KICK, DROP DROP
&1⅛ left stepping slightly forward on right, Touch left next to right [12:00]
&2Step left to left side, Touch right next to left
3-4Step back on right fanning left toes out, Step back on left fanning right toes out
5&6Ronde hitch right knee up and back (rising up slightly on ball of left), Step back down on right, Step forward on left
7&8Kick right forward (rising up slightly on ball of left), Drop down on right, Drop down on left

S6: ¼ L HIP BUMPS R-L-R, ¼ L HIP BUMPS L-R-L, STEP, ½ PIVOT, STEP, ¼ PIVOT
1&2¼ left touching right to right side and bumping hips right, Bump hips left, Bump hips right [9:00]
3&4¼ left stepping forward on left and bumping hips forward, Bump hips back, Bump hips forward [6:00]
5-6Step forward on right, Pivot ½ left rolling hips around anticlockwise [12:00]
7-8Step forward on right, Pivot ¼ left rolling hips around anticlockwise [9:00]

S7: R DOROTHY, STEP, TOUCH, ¾ R UNWIND, CHASSE L
1-2&Step forward on right to slight right diagonal, Lock left behind right, Step forward on right
3-4Step forward on left, Touch right close behind left
5-6Unwind ¾ right over two counts bending knees slightly (weight ends on right) [6:00]
7&8Step left to left side, Step right next to left, Step left to left side

S8: ROCK BACK, RECOVER, WALK, ANCHOR STEP, BACK, L COASTER STEP
1-2-3Rock back on right bending left knee, Recover on left, Walk forward on right
4&5Step down on left behind right, Transfer weight forward onto right, Transfer weight back onto left
6Step back on right
7&8Step back on left, Step right next to left, Step forward on left [6:00]

RESTART: Dance 32 counts of Wall 3, then turn ⅛ left and restart the dance from the beginning facing [12:00]

TAG & RESTART: Dance 32 counts of Wall 5, then turn ⅛ left and do the 4 count Tag facing [6:00]:
R JAZZ BOX
1-2-3-4Cross right over left, Step back on left, Step right to right side, Step forward on left
Then restart the dance from the beginning facing [6:00]

ENDING: During Wall 7, dance up to and including Count 7 of S6, then walk forward L-R, to finish facing [12:00]

Thank you to Jane Kenrick for suggesting this track

Maggie Gallagher - +44 7950291350
www​.facebook​.com/maggiegchoreographer - www​.maggieg​.co​.uk


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