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Yolanda
Count: 64 ; Wall: 4 ;
Level: Easy Intermediate ; Choreographer:
Kate Sala & Robbie McGowan Hickie (UK)
Music: “Yolanda” by Joe Merrick (124 bpm) CD…“Ranches &
Rodeos” 64 Count intro.
Step Forward. Hold. Step. Pivot 1/2 Turn
Right. Step Forward. Hold. Step. Pivot 1/2 Turn Left.
1 – 4 Step forward on Right. Hold. Step forward on Left. Pivot 1/2 turn
Right. (Facing 6 o’clock)
5 – 8 Step forward on Left. Hold. Step forward on Right. Pivot 1/2 turn
Left. (Facing 12 o’clock)
Step Forward Right. Sweep. Weave Right.
Cross Rock.
1 – 2 Step forward on Right. Sweep Left out and around from back to front.
3 – 6 Cross step Left over Right. Step Right to Right side. Cross Left
behind Right. Step Right to Right side.
7 – 8 Cross rock Left over Right. Rock back on Right.
Side Step Left. Drag. Back Rock. 1/4
Turn Right. Hold. Step. Pivot 1/2 Turn Right.
1 – 2 Long step Left to Left side. Drag/Slide Right towards Left. (Weight
on Left)
3 – 4 Rock back Right behind Left. Rock forward on Left.
5 – 6 Make 1/4 turn Right stepping forward on Right. Hold. (Facing 3
o’clock)
7 – 8 Step forward on Left. Pivot 1/2 turn Right. (Facing 9 o’clock)
Step Forward Left. Hold. Full Turn Left.
Slow Right Shuffle Forward. Brush.
1 – 2 Step forward on Left. Hold.
3 – 4 Make 1/2 turn Left stepping back on Right. Make 1/2 turn Left
stepping forward on Left.
5 – 8 Step forward on Right. Step Left beside Right. Step forward on
Right. Brush Left forward.
Left Forward Rock. Slow Left Coaster.
Sweep. Cross. Diagonal Step Back Left.
1 – 2 Rock forward on Left. Rock back on Right.
3 – 5 Step back on Left. Step Right beside Left. Step forward on Left.
6 Sweep Right out and around from back to front.
7 – 8 Cross step Right over Left. Step Left Diagonally back Left.
Diagonal Step Back Right. Cross. Step
Back. Diagonal Step Back Left. Cross. Step. Cross. Hold.
1 – 2 Step Right Diagonally back Right. Cross step Left over Right. (Body
Facing Right Diagonal)
3 – 4 Step back on Right – straightening up. Step Left Diagonally back
Left.
5 – 8 Cross step Right over Left. Step Left to Left side. Cross step Right
over Left. Hold.
Hip Sways x 3. Drag. Back Rock. Side
Step Right. Together.
1 – 2 Step Left to Left side Swaying Hips Left. Sway Hips Right.
3 – 4 Sway Hips Left. Drag/Slide Right towards Left. (Weight on Left)
5 – 6 Rock back Right behind Left. Rock forward on Left.
7 – 8 Step Right to Right side. Step Left beside Right.
1/4 Turn Right. Hold. Forward Rock. Left
Lock Step 3/4 Turn Left. Brush.
1 – 2 Make 1/4 turn Right stepping forward on Right. Hold. (Facing 12
o’clock)
3 – 4 Rock forward on Left. Rock back on Right.
5 – 6 Make 1/2 turn Left stepping forward on Left. Lock step Right behind
Left.
7 – 8 Make 1/4 turn Left stepping forward on Left. Brush Right forward.
(Facing 3 o’clock)
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