Block 1 (directional variation of choreography by GL)
- R rocking horse (8)
- L basic (4)
- LR tap toes, straddling it over and exiting to face south (4)
- L over the top (4)
- L step tap (4)
- R rocking horse (8)
Block 2 (Patrick Goudeau, Step Appeal)
- R mini-mambo/stomp corners, taking it wide (6)
- R double knee (4)
- L over the top, turn (4)
- L pause over, don’t turn (continue facing west), into R pivot (8)*
- R reverse skate† (8)
Block 3 (modified from Patrick Goudeau, Step Appeal)
- R kick rock straddle turn (8)‡
- L kick rock straddle turn (8)
- R wide mambo off the side to exit (4)
- R knee back (4)
- L revolving door (8)
Notes
* Pause over, pivot (8): The hard part about this move is not automatically turning your body, so I cue it to foreground this. PG breaks this down as an over the top, no turn, tap the inside foot, and then mambo with the inside foot (8 counts for that whole move). Then he gets rid of the tap by pausing the over the top, with the inside foot going right into a mambo.
The eight counts of the final move are as follows, on the right lead:
1-2: Facing west, R foot on board on 1 and holding it there during 2, for the pause over the top.
3-4: Complete the over the top (L up on 3, step off R on 4).
5-8: Mambo or pivot, inside (L) leg leading.
† Reverse skate (8): A skate is 3 alternating hamstring curls on top of the board, then exiting to switch feet. To reverse the skate, step up with your back to the front of the room to perform the move; the feet are exactly the same. In this combo, exit to face north again, but you can also exit facing south as a variation.
‡ Kick rock straddle turn (8): This move is not intuitive and is hard to break down. I taught 4 step kick straddles to begin, because it gets you with the same body orientation and in the same place so you can catch up with the last 16. With this move, be sure to rock your body weight back—it’s not a tap but a rock.
The 8-count breakdown is as follows for performing this move on the right lead. You will end straddling, ready to repeat the move on the left:
1: Facing west, step R on board.
2: L kick.
3: L step back behind R foot, staying on board.
4: R rock backward onto floor, lifting L foot slightly but hovering it over the board.
5: L step on board.
6: R step on board.
7: Exit L into a straddle.
8: Exit R to complete the straddle.
To turn this move, execute a half reverse during 5-6, so you face the other direction when you complete the straddle.