Eagles Rock
Wall: 4
Level: Intermediate
Choreographer: Gaye Teather (UK)
Music: “How Long” by The Eagles (140 bpm) CD: Long Road Out Of Eden.
| Dance rotates in ccw direction | |
| Intro: 24 counts | |
Side rock. cross shuffle. quarter turn right (x 2). cross. hold & clap |
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| 1 – 2 | Rock right to right side. recover onto left |
| 3&4 | Cross right over left. step left to left. cross right over left |
| 5 – 6 | Quarter turn right stepping back on left. quarter turn right stepping right to right side (facing 6 o’clock) |
| 7 – 8 | Cross left over right. hold and clap |
Side rock. cross shuffle. quarter turn right (x 2). cross. hold & clap |
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| 1 – 2 | Rock right to right side. recover onto left |
| 3&4 | Cross right over left. step left to left. cross right over left |
| 5 – 6 | Quarter turn right stepping back on left. quarter turn right stepping right to right side (facing 12 o’clock) |
| 7 – 8 | Cross left over right. hold and clap |
Forward rock. walk back right. left. back rock. forward right. touch |
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| 1 – 4 | Rock forward on right. recover onto left. walk back right. left |
| 5 – 8 | Rock back on right. recover onto left. step forward on right. touch left beside right |
Rock (x 4). jazz box. touch |
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| 1 – 4 | Step left to left rocking weight onto left. rock onto right. rock onto left. rock onto right |
| 5 – 8 | Cross left over right. step back on right. step left to left. touch right beside left |
| **add the 4 count tag here during wall 2 (see below) and start dance again from the beginning | |
Chasse right. back rock. kick ball cross. kick ball cross |
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| 1&2 | Step right to right side. step left beside right. step right to right |
| 3 – 4 | Rock back on left. recover onto right |
| 5&6 | Kick left forward. step left beside right. cross right over left |
| 7&8 | Kick left forward. step left beside right. cross right over left |
| Angle body slightly towards left diagonal during counts 5&6, 7&8 | |
Chasse left. back rock. kick ball cross. kick ball cross |
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| 1&2 | Step left to left side. step right beside left. step left to left |
| 3 – 4 | Rock back on right. recover onto left |
| 5&6 | Kick right forward. step right beside left. cross left over right |
| 7&8 | Kick right forward. step right beside left. cross left over right |
| Angle body slightly towards right diagonal during counts 5&6, 7&8 | |
Quarter right. half right. back rock. full turn left (travelling forward). walk. walk |
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| 1 – 2 | Quarter turn right stepping forward on right. half turn right stepping back on left |
| 3 – 4 | Rock back on right. recover onto left |
| 5 – 6 | Half turn left stepping back on right. half turn left stepping forward on left (facing 9 o’clock) |
| 7 – 8 | Walk forward right. left |
Heel switches (x 3). clap. hip bumps forward (x 2) hip bumps back (x 2) |
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| 1&2& | Touch right heel forward. step right beside left. touch left heel forward. step left beside right |
| 3 – 4 | Touch right heel forward. hold & clap |
| 5&6 | Bump hips forward twice |
| 7&8 | Bump hips back twice |
| Start again | |
Tag – Danced at the end of section 4 during wall 2, then re-start from beginning: |
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Side right. touch. side left. touch |
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| 1 – 4 | Step right to right. touch left beside right. step left to left. touch right beside left |
| Beginner split: “how long” by jo thompson to the same track. ideal for floor splits | |
