Roots

Description

Count In : 32 counts from start of track – just before lyrics

Side Rock Cross Shuffle. ½ Hinge Turn Cross Shuffle.
1 -2 Rock right to right side, recover.
3&4 Cross right over left step left to left side, cross right over left
5 -6 Make ¼ turn right stepping back left, make ¼ turn right stepping right to right side (6 o’clock)
7&8 Cross left over right, step right to right side, cross left over right.

Side Rock Cross Shuffle. Side Rock ¼ Turn. Step ¼ Pivot Turn.
1 – 2 Rock right to right side, recover.
3&4 Cross right over left step left to left side, cross right over left
5- 6 Rock left to left side, make ¼ right onto right
7- 8 Step fwd left, make ¼ turn right onto right (12 o’clock)

Syncopated Jazz Box. Side Step. Rock Back. Heel & Cross
1 – 2 Cross left over right, step back right
&3-4 Step left to left side, cross right over left taking weight, step left to left side
5 – 6 Rock right behind left, recover
7&8 Slightly facing right diagonal Touch right to diagonal, step down right, cross left over right.
*** Re Start here during Wall 5 facing 6 o’clock ***

Heel & Cross. Rock ¼ Turn. Dorothy Step Fwd Right Then Left
1&2 Slightly facing right diagonal Touch right to diagonal, step down right, cross left over right.
3-4 Rock right to right side, make ¼ turn left onto left.
5 -6 Step fwd right to right diagonal, lock left behind right
&7-8 Step fwd right to diagonal again, step left to left diagonal , lock right behind left
& Step forward left square to (9 o’clock)
*** Re Start here during Wall 2 facing 12 o’clock ***

Switching Rock Steps Fwd. Shuffle Back. Rock Back.
1 – 2 Rock fwd right, recover onto left
&3-4 Step right at side of left, Rock fwd left, recover onto right
5 &6 Step back left, close right at side of left, step back left
7- 8 Rock back right, recover weight onto left

½ Shuffle Turn. Rock Back ½ Shuffle Turn. ½ Turn Walk Fwd Right, Left.
1&2 Make 1/2 turn left stepping back right, step left at side of right, step back right (3 o’clock)
3 -4 Rock back left, recover weight onto right
5&6 Make 1/2 turn right stepping back left, step right at side of left, step back left (9 o’clock)
7- 8 Make ½ turn right stepping fwd right then left (3 o’clock)

Re-Starts on walls 2 & 5 – see step description above.

NB;- As the track slows down a the end, keep dancing you will finish the dance on count 7 of section one facing 12 o’clock then he sings the last word “Roots”

Thanks to Lee Webb for recommending this track x

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