BABY WESTIE

Baby Westie

Choreographer Steve Cavanaugh (June 2019)

Count: 32   Wall: 2   Level: Beginner

Music: Any West Coast Swing song - Take Me back by Reba McEntire

WALK FWD 2X, TOUCH R BEHIND L, STEP BACK R, WALK BACK 2X, 1/4 SAILOR TO L

1-4    Step fwd R, Step fwd L, Touch R behind L, Step back R

5-6    Step back L, Step back R,

7&8   Step L behind R, 1/4 turn to L stepping R to side, step L to side

*Variation for beginners: 1/4 turn L shuffle (1/4 turn to L stepping L to side, step R together, Step L to side)

REPEAT 1-8
1-4    Step fwd R, Step fwd L, Touch R behind L, Step back R

5-6    Step back L, Step back R,

7&8   Step L behind R, 1/4 turn to L stepping R to side, step L to side

LINDY RIGHT, LINDY LEFT

1&2   Step R to side, Step L together, Step R to side

3-4    Rock L behind R, Recover weight on R

5&6   Step L to side, Step R together, Step L to side

7-8    Rock R behind L, Recover weight to L

SHUFFLE FWD, ROCK RECOVER, SHUFFLE BACK, ROCK RECOVER

1&2   Step R fwd, Step L beside R, Step R fwd

3-4    Rock fwd on L, Recover weight on R

5&6   Step L back, Step R beside L, Step L back

7-8    Rock back on R, Recover weight on L

There's plenty of opportunity in these steps for a more seasoned dancer to add variations,

such as making a syncopated anchor step on counts 3&4/11&12 or making a full turn on counts 5-6/13-14.

REPEAT

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