Italiano

Description

Count In: 16 counts from when the start of the track. Dance begins on vocals.
Notes: Restart after 48 counts on the 5th wall. You are facing 12.00 to restart.

[1 – 8] L side rock, L behind, ¼ R, L fwd, R touch, heel jack, L ball, R fwd, ½ pivot left.
1 2 3 & 4    Rock L to L side (1), recover weight R (2), cross L behind R (3), make ¼ turn R stepping fwd R (&), step fwd L (4) 3.00
5&6&78     Touch R next to L (5), step back R (&), touch L heel fwd (6), step in place on ball of L (&), step fwd R (7), pivot ½ turn L (8) 9.00
[9 – 16] R Dorothy step, L Dorothy step, R fwd rock, ½ turn R, ¼ turn R
1 2 &         Step R to R diagonal (1), cross L behind R (2), step R to R diagonal (&), 9.00
3 4 &         Step L to L diagonal (3), cross R behind L (4), step L to L diagonal (&) 9.00
5 6 7 8      Rock fwdR (5), recover weight L (6), make ½ turn R stepping fwd R (7), make ¼ turn R stepping L to L side (8) 6.00
[17 – 24] R behind, L side, R crossing shuffle, 4 swivels L-R-L ¼ turn R
1 2 3 & 4    Cross R behind L (1), step L to L side (2), cross R over L (3), step L to L side (&), cross R over L (4) 6.00
5 6             Swivel both heels R as you step L to L side (5), swivel both heels L as you step R to R side (6) 6.00
7 8             Swivel both heels R as you step L to L side (7), swivel both heels L as you make a ¼ turn R stepping fwd on R (8) 9.00
[25 – 32] L fwd, R kick, R back, ¼ turn R looking back, ¼ turn L, R kick-ball-cross, R side
1 2 3         Step fwd L (1), kick R foot fwd (2), step back R (3) 9.00
4 5            Make ¼ turn R as you bend both knees slightly and look back over R shoulder (weight R)(4), make ¼ turn L as you recover weight L (5)
(option: take R hand to forehead as if ‘looking’ for something when you do count 4 (this simply hits the lyric “look” during the chorus) 9.00
6 & 7 8      Kick R to R diagonal (6), step in place on ball of R (&), cross L over R (7), step R to R side (8) 9.00
[33 – 40] L sailor, hold with ‘shake’, R ball, L side, R points fwd-side, R sailor into R side shuffle (begins count 41)
1&2 3 &4   Cross L behind R (1), step R next to L (&), step L to L side (2), hold (3), step R next to L (&), step L to L side (4)
(option: on count 2 & 3 shimmy shoulders (think that the R shoulder goes forward (2), back (&), forward (3)) 9.00
5 6            Point R toe across L (5), point R to R side (6), 9.00
7 & 8 &     Cross R behind L (7), step L next to R (&), step R to R side (8), step L next to R (&) 9.00
[41 – 48] R side (end of R shuffle), L points fwd-side, L sailor ¼ turn L, ½ turn L doing 3 chugs/touches with R
1 2 3        Step R to R side (1), point L toe across R (2), point L to L side (3) 9.00
4 & 5       Cross L behind R (4), step R next to L (&), make ¼ turn L stepping forward L (5) 6.00
6 7           Make 1/8 turn L pushing R to R side (like a touch but stronger) (6), make ¼ turn L pushing R to R side (7), 1.30
8              Make 1/8 turn L pushing R to R to right side (8) (you are now facing 12.00 the R foot pushing toward 3.00) (8) (weight ends R) 12.00
Restart Wall 5 begins facing 12.00, during the 5th wall you will restart the dance here (rap section of music). Restart is facing 12.00

[49 – 56] L side rock, L behind-side-cross, R side rock, R behind, ¼ L, R fwd
1 2 3 & 4    Rock L to L side (1), recover weight R (2), cross L behind R (3), step R to R side (&), cross L over R (4) 12.00
5 6 7 & 8    Rock R to R side (5), recover weight L (6), cross R behind L (7), make ¼ turn L stepping fwd L (&), step fwdR (8) 9.00
[57 – 64] Syncopated fwd rocks L&R, ¼ turn L doing L jazz box (R cross at end)
1 2 & 3 4    Rock fwdL (1), recover weight R (2), step ball of L next to R (&), rock fwd R (3), recover weight L (4) 9.00
& 5 6 7 8    Step ball of R next to L (&), cross L over R (5), make 1/8 turn L stepping back R (6), make 1/8 turn L stepping L to L side (7), cross R over L (8) 6.00