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What Love Is

Choreographed by: Rachael McEnaney

36 count - 2 wall - Intermediate/Advanced level line dance
Music: What Love Is by Mary J Blige

     

Count In:36 counts from start of track, dance starts on vocals (approx 28secs)
Notes: 2 restarts – see ending 2.
End 2: happens on 1st and 4th wall – you will be facing 12.00 to start dance again both times.
(Wall 1 begins at 12.00, wall 2 begins at 12.00, wall 3 begins at 6.00, wall 4 faces 12.00, wall 5 begins at 12.00, from here it will alternate as normal)
1 – 8   Ball cross, side rock cross, full turn triple into side step, hold, ball cross, turning triple to diagonal
& 1	Step in place with ball of right (&), cross left over right (1), [12.00]
2 & 3	Rock right to right side (2), recover weight onto left (&), cross right over left (3) [12.00]
4 &	Make ¼ turn right stepping back on left (4), make ½ turn right stepping forward on right (&), [9.00]
5 - 6	Make ¼ turn right taking big step to left side (5), hold (6) [12.00]
& 7	Step in place with ball of right (&), cross left over right (7) [12.00]
8 &	Make 1/8 turn left stepping back on right (8), make ½ turn left stepping forward on left (&) [4.30]
9 - 16   Walk forward on diagonal, mambo into touch back, turning sweep, cross, step back side cross
1 - 2	Step forward on right (1), step forward on left (2) (facing diagonal) [4.30]
& 3 & 4	Rock forward on right (&), recover weight onto left (3), step right next to left (&), touch left toe back (4) [4.30]
5 - 6	Make 3/8 turn putting weight onto left sweeping right leg round (5), cross right over left (6) [12.00]
7 & 8	Step back on left (7), step right to right side (&), cross left over right (8) [12.00]
17 - 24   Step together, cross, ½ turning triple, syncopated side rock cross x2 into big step right
& 1 - 2	Step right to right side (&), step left next to right (1), cross right over left (2) [12.00]
3 & 4	Make ¼ turn right stepping back on left (3), make ¼ turn right stepping right to right side (&), cross left over right (4) [6.00]
5 & 6	Rock right to right side (5), recover weight onto left (&), cross right over left (6) [6.00]
& 7 & 8	Rock left to left side (&), recover weight onto right (7), cross left over right (&), take big step to right side with right (8) [6.00]
25 - 32   Sailor ¼ turn left, kick step touch and side, sailor ¼ turn left, step forward.
1 & 2	Cross left behind right (1), make ¼ turn left stepping right next to left (&), step forward on left (2) [3.00]
3 & 4	Kick right foot forward (3), step right next to left (&) touch left toe to left side (4) [3.00]
& 5	Step left next to right (&), step right to right side (5) [3.00]
6 & 7	Cross left behind right (6), make ¼ turn left stepping right next to left (&), step forward on left (7) [12.00]
8	Step forward on right (8) [12.00]
End 2   Kick right foot forward. (Do this step instead of count 8 above, on 1st and 4th wall, facing 12.00 both times) [12.00]
32 - 36   One and half turns stepping left, right, left. Kick.
1 - 2	Make ½ turn left stepping forward on left (1), make ½ turn left stepping back on right (2) [12.00]
3 - 4	Make ½ turn left stepping forward on left (3), kick right foot forward (4) [6.00]
START AGAIN, HAVE FUN!
Step sheet provided courtesy of: BRONTE BOOTS 'n SPURS LINE DANCING --- WWW.BOOTSNSPURS.COM --- Email: Tammy@bootsnspurs.com