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Be Strong

32 count, 4 wall, beginner/intermediate level  Choreographer: Audrey Watson Scotland) May 2005

Choreographed to: The Words I Love You by Chris De Burgh, from The Road To Freedom CD (114 bpm)

Start Dance 16 Counts after the heavy beat starts

 

Section 1        DIAGONAL ROCK, RIGHT LOCK STEP. DIAGONAL ROCK, LEFT LOCK STEP.

1-2                   Cross rock right diagonal to the left, Rock back on left.

3&4                  Step fwd on right, lock left behind right, step fwd on right.(Travelling slightly diagonal left)

5-6                   Cross rock left diagonal to the right, Rock back on right.

7&8                  Step fwd on left, lock right behind left, step fwd on left.(Travelling slightly diagonal right)

 

Section 2        FWD ROCK, ¾ TURN RIGHT, CROSS SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS.

1-2                   Rock fwd on right, recover back on left.

3&4                  3/4 triple turn right, stepping right, left, right. (9 o’clock)

5*-6                 Cross left over right, step right to right side.

7&8                  Cross left behind right, step right to r/side, cross left over right.

 

Section 3        ROCK ¼ TURN, FWD SHUFFLE, FULL TURN, MAMBO STEP.

1-2                   Rock right out to r/side, turn ¼ left stepping fwd on left. (6 o’clock)

3&4                  Shuffle fwd on right, left, right.

5-6                   Turn ½ right stepping back on left, turn ½ right, stepping fwd on right.

7&8                  Step fwd on left, back on right, step left next to right.

 

Section 4        BACK, BACK, ½ TURN SHUFFLE, STEP ¼ PIVOT, CROSS, ½ TURN.

1-2                   Slide back on right, slide back on left.

3&4                  ½ turn right shuffle back stepping, right, left, right.(12 o’clock)

5-6                   Step fwd on left, pivot ¼ turn.(3 o’clock)

7&8                  Cross left over right, turn ¼ left stepping back on right, turn ¼ left stepping left to left side.

(9 o’clock)

Begin Again

 

Tag (to be added at end of Walls 2(6 o’clock) & 5(9 o’clock)

1-2                   Cross rock right over left, recover on left.

3-4                   Rock back on right, recover back on left.

 

You will finish the dance facing wall 9 for a nice finish to the front

Replace step 5* in Section one with a ¼ turn right by stepping left to left side.