Counting Stars
Wall: 2
Level: Intermediate
Choreographer: Simon Ward, Australia (Sept 2013)
Music: Counting Stars, by OneRepublic. Album: Native, (iTunes)
| Notes: dance begins approx 38 secs, 3x restarts on walls 3, 4 & 5 | |
1-8 |
Walk r,l, shuffle fwd r,l,r, l fwd, pivot ¼ r, cross l chasse |
| 1-2 | Walk forward right, walk forward left |
| 3&4 | Step right slightly forward, step left beside right, step right slightly forward 12.00 |
| 5-6 | Step left forward, pivot ¼ turn right taking weight onto right 3.00 |
| 7&8 | Cross/step left over right, step right slightly right, cross/step left over right |
9-16 |
¼ l, ¼ l, cross r ball jack, tog, cross/step l, ¼ l, l back, hold & clap twice |
| 1-2 | Step right to right side turning ¼ turn left 12.00, step left back turning ¼ turn left 9.00 |
| 3&4 | Cross/step right over left, step left slightly to left side, touch right heel to right diagonal |
| &5-6 | Step right beside left, cross/step left over right, step right slightly right turning ¼ turn left 6.00 |
| 7&8 | Step left back bending right knee, hold and clap twice on &8 |
17-24 |
R fwd, ½ r stepping l back, r coaster step, ¼ turn r stepping l side, hold, weave left |
| 1-2 | Step right slightly forward, turn ½ turn right & step back on left 12.00 |
| 3&4 | Step right back, step left beside right, step right forward |
| 5-6 | Turn ¼ turn right & step left to left side 3.00, hold |
| 7&8 | Step right behind left, step left slightly left, cross/step right over left |
25-32 |
Rock/step l, recover, weave right 1/8 turn r, walk fwd r,l, shuffle fwd r,l,r |
| 1-2 | Rock/step left to left side, recover weight onto right |
| 3&4 | Step left behind right, step right slightly right, step slightly forward on left turning 1/8 turn right 4.30 |
| 5-6 | Walk forward right, walk forward left 4.30 |
| 7&8 | Step right slightly forward, step left beside right, step right slightly forward 4.30 |
33-40 |
Rock l fwd, recover with sweep, l back with sweep, r back 1/8 l, full turn l touch r behind with look & shoulder pop |
| 1-2 | Rock/step left forward, recover weight back onto right sweeping left backwards 4.30 (bend knees and push off) |
| 3-4 | Step left back sweeping right backwards 4.30, step right back turning 1/8 turn left 3.00 (bounce in the steps back for styling) |
| 5-6 | Step left to left side turning ¼ turn left 12.00, step right back turning ½ turn left 6.00 |
| 7-8 | Turn a further ¼ turn left & step left to left side dragging right 3.00, touch right toe behind left with sharp look left while dropping left shoulder down & popping right shoulder up (use arms for styling) 3.00 |
| ***restart on wall 5*** | |
41-48 |
Point r, touch r behind, ½ turn r, weave l, hold, l side, r cross/step |
| 1-2 | Point right toe to right side looking straight ahead & relaxing shoulders, touch right toe behind left while dropping left shoulder down & popping right shoulder up (use arms for styling) 3.00 |
| 3-4 | Step right to right side turning ¼ turn right 6.00, step left forward turning a further ¼ turn right 9.00 |
| 5&6 | Step right behind left, step left slightly left, cross/step right over left |
| 7&8 | Hold, step left slight left, cross/step right over left 9.00 |
49-54 |
Rock l, recover, weave r ¼ turn r, step tog ¼ r, step l with hitch, r behind, ¼ l & shuffle fwd l,r,l |
| 1-2 | Rock/step left to left side, recover weight onto right |
| 3&4 | Step left behind right, step right slightly right turning ¼ turn right 12.00, step left slightly forward |
| &5-6 | Step right slightly forward making a ¼ turn right 3.00, complete ¼ turn right & step left to left hitching right knee up and out slightly to right 3.00, step right behind left 3.00 (the & count is like a skip) |
| 7&8 | Turn a further ¼ turn left & step left forward 12.00, step right beside left, step left forward |
55-64 |
Rock r fwd, recover, ½ turn r triple step, ¼ r step l side, r behind, ¼ turn l shuffle fwd l,r,l |
| 1-2 | Rock/step right forward, recover weight back on the left |
| 3&4 | Step right back turning ¼ turn right 3.00, step left beside right, step right to right turning ¼ turn right 6.00 |
| 5-6 | Turn a further ¼ turn right & step left to left side dropping left shoulder down & popping right shoulder up 9.00, step right behind left dropping right shoulder down & popping left shoulder up (shoulders are for styling) |
| 7&8 | Turn a further ¼ turn left & step left forward 6.00, step right beside left, step left forward 6.00 |
| *restart on wall 3* | |
65-72 |
Roll hips stepping in a circle format – r fwd, ½ l cross/step, ¼ l, ¼ l cross/step, r fwd, ¼ l with cross/step, ¼ l, l fwd |
| 1-2 | Step right forward, make a ½ turn left on right and slightly cross/step left over right 12.00 |
| 3-4 | Step right forward turning ¼ turn left 9.00, make further ¼ turn left cross/stepping left over right 6.00 |
| 5-6 | Step right slightly forward 6.00, make further ¼ turn left cross/stepping left over right 3.00 |
| 7-8 | Step right forward turning ¼ turn left 12.00, step left slightly forward |
| **restart on wall 4** | |
| (note: the above 8 counts are in a circular format rolling the hips on each step for styling) | |
73-80 |
Jazz box ¼ turn r, cross/step, point l, triple step ¾ turn l |
| 1-2 | Cross/step right over left, step left back turning ¼ turn right 3.00 |
| 3-4 | Step right to right, step left forward |
| 5-6 | Cross/step right over left, point left toe to left side (hold point for as long as you can) 3.00 |
| 7&8 | Step left beside right making a ½ turn left 9.00, step right beside left, make a further ¼ turn left & step left slightly forward 6.00 |
Restart |
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Restart notes: |
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| On wall 3 you will restart after count 64 facing back wall | |
| On wall 4 you will restart after count 72 facing the back wall | |
| On wall 5 you will slow down with the music from count 33 – 40, hold count 40 (touch right toe behind left looking left) until the beat kicks back in. you will restart the dance again making a ¼ turn right to the front wall to restart dance. | |
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