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| RIGHT SIDE BASIC, LEFT SIDE BASIC; SYNCOPATED WALKS FORWARD WITH 1/2 PIVOT RONDE, BEHIND-SIDE-CROSS |
| 1 |
R step side right (1) |
| 2 & 3 |
L rock behind R (2), recover to R (&), L step side left (3) |
| 4 & 5 |
R rock behind L (4), recover to L (&), R step forward (5) |
| 6 & 7 |
L step forward (6), R step forward (&), pivot 1/2 left (6:00) sweeping L foot out and around counterclockwise (7) |
| 8 & 1 |
L step behind R (8), R step side right (&), L step across R (1) |
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| L step behind R (8), R step side right (&), L step across R (1) |
| 2 & 3 |
R rock side right (2), recover to L (&), R step across L (3) |
| &4 &5 |
Pivot 1/4 right (9:00) stepping L back (&), pivot 1/2 right (3:00) stepping R forward (4), L step forward (&), pivot 1/2 right (9:00) sweeping R out and around clockwise (5) |
| 6 & 7 |
R step behind L (6), L step side left (&), R step across L (7) |
| 8 & 1 |
L lunge forward 1/4 turn left (6:00) (8), recover to R (&), drawing left toe back towards R foot (1) |
| Styling note: Accent this move by bringing right arm up and over head. |
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| TRIPLE STEP, STEP-TURN-STEP; SYNCOPATED FULL TURN TRAVELING FORWARD, SYNCOPATED HALF TURN LEFT WITH FOOT SWING |
| 2 & 3 |
L step forward (2), R step next to L (&), L step forward (3) |
| 4 & 5 |
R step forward (4), pivot 1/2 left shifting weight to L (&), R step forward toe out to prep for turn (5) |
| 6 & 7 |
Pivot 1/2 right stepping L back (6), pivot 1/2 right stepping R forward (&), L step forward (7) |
| &8 &a1 |
R step forward (&), pivot 1/2 left shifting weight to L (8), R step forward (&), L step forward (a) swinging R forward and upward smoothly as if kicking a ball (1) |
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| TOUCH BACK, REVERSE HALF TURN; WALK, WALK, ROCK & QUARTER TURN, CROSS, SYNCOPATED FULL TURN TRAVELING SIDE RIGHT |
| 2 - 3 |
Swing R back to touch behind (2), pivot 1/2 right keeping weight on L (3) |
| 4 - 5 |
R step forward (4), L step forward (5) |
| 6& 7& |
R rock forward (6), recover to L (&), pivot 1/4 right stepping R side right (7), L step across R (&) |
| 8 & 1 |
Pivot 1/4 left stepping R back (8), pivot 1/2 left stepping L forward (&), pivot 1/4 left stepping R side right (1) |
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| RIGHT SIDE BASIC, LEFT SIDE BASIC |
| 2 & 3 |
L rock behind R (2), recover to R (&), L step side left (3) |
| 4 & 1 |
R rock behind L (4), recover to L (&), R step side right (1) – this is the first step of the dance |
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| RESTARTS: When dancing to “Daniel,” there are two times when you’ll drop the last counts (in effect making the dance 32 counts instead of 36): |
| 1. time |
you’re facing the 9:00 wall (at the end of the 3rd repetition) |
| 2. time |
you’re facing the 3:00 wall (at the end of the 5th repetition). |