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HOLDING BACK THE OCEAN

64 Count - 4 wall line dance - Intermediate level Choreographed by: Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs (Aug2006)

Music: Holding Back The Ocean by Rockie Lynne from the CD Rockie Lynne Start on vocals

1-8 cross, rock, Right CHASSE, cross, rock, ball cross, side

1-2 Right cross rock, recover weight on Left 

3&4 Step Right to side, step Left together, step Right to side  

5-6&7-8 Left cross rock, recover weight on Right. Step Left back, Right cross step, step Left side 

9-16 back, ROCK, shuffle, LEFT fORwARd, touch, back shuffle

1-2 Rock Right back, recover weight on Left 

3&4 Step Right forward, step Left together, step Right forward 

5-6 Step Left forward, touch Right together 

7&8 Step Right back, step Left together, step Right back 

17-24 3/4 turn LEFT, back, ROCK, LEFT CHASSE, back, ROCK,

1-2 Turning 1/2 left step Left forward, turning 1/4 left step Right to side,

3-4 Rock Left back, recover weight on Right  

5&6 Step Left to side, step Right together, step Left to side 

7-8 Rock Right back, recover weight on Left 

25-32 1/2 LEFT hinge turn, cross shuffle, side, touch, ball cross, side

1-2 Turning 1/4 left step Right back, turning 1/4 left step Left to side  

3&4 Cross step Right over Left, step Left to side, cross step Right over Left 

5-6 Step Left to side, touch Right together 

&7-8 Step Right back, cross step Left over Right, step Right to side 

33-40 back, ROCK, 1/2 RIGHT, together, fORwARd lock, fORwARd locking shuffle

1-4 Rock Left back, recover weight on Right, turning 1/2 Right step Left, back, step Right together  

5-6 Step Left forward, lock Right behind Left

7&8 Step Left forward, lock Right behind Left, step Left forward (turn toes out to Left diagonal to prep turn) 

41-48 3/4 turn LEFT, cross, rock, RIGHT CHASSE, weave RIGHT 2 

l-2 Turning 1/2 left step Right back, turning 1/4 left step Left to side,

3-4 Cross rock Right over Left, recover on Left,  

5&6 Step Right to side, step Left together, step Right to side 

7-8 Cross step Left over Right, step Right to side 

49-56 1/4 Left turning coaster step (aka `toaster' step), walk/skate, jazz box cross

1&2 Turning 1/4 left step Left back, step Right together, step Left forward  

3-4 Step Right forward, step Left forward (or skate forward 2) 

5-8 Cross step Right over Left, step Left back, step Right to side, cross step Left over Right

57-64 Vine 1/4 RIGHT, pivot 1/4 RIGHT, cross step, 1/2 LEFT hinge turn

1-4 Step Right to side, cross step Left behind Right, turning 1/4 right step Right forward, step Left forward 

5-6 Pivot 1/4 right, cross step Left over Right,

7-8 Turning 1/4 left step Right back, turning 1/4 left step Left to side 

Ending: You will get as far as count 56 - the jazz box cross. Cross Right over Left and unwind 1/2 to front wall.