Down To The River


Down To The River


Count:  64

Wall:  2

Level:  Intermediate / advanced

Choreographer:  Klara Wallman (Swe) May 2014

Music:  Going Down To The River by Doug Seegers, Jill Johnsson & Magnus Carlson.


Start on vocals, 16 counts intro.
 

Walk, walk, out, out, together, cross, back, shuffle ½, with sweep.

1-2 Step r forward (1), step l forward (2).
&3-4 Step r out to r side (&), step l out to l side (3), step r next to l (4).
5-6 Cross l over r (5), step r back (6).
7&8 Turn ½ left stepping l forward (7), step r next to l (&), step l forward as you sweep r from back to front (8).
 

Cross, back, back, cross, back, back, touch, touch, pivot ½.

1-2& Cross r over l (1), step l back (2), step r back (&).
3-4& Cross l over r (3), step r back (4), step l back (&).
5&6& Touch r forward (5), step r next to l (&), touch l forward (6), step l next to r (&).
7-8 Step r forward (7), pivot ½ left (8).
 

Walk, walk, anchorstep, bodyroll x2.

1-2 Step r forward (1), step l forward (2).
3&4 Step right behind left and rock back (3), recover weight to left (&), rock back on right (4).
5-6& Step l back as you bodyroll back (5-6), step r next to l (&).
7-8& Step l back as you bodyroll back (7-8), step r next to l (&).
 

Turn ¼, walk, rock step, big step, ¼ cross shuffle.

1-2 Turn ¼ left step l forward (1), step r forward (2).
3-4 Rock l forward (3), recover onto r (4).
5-6 Take a big step back w. l (5), drag r towards l (6).
&7&8 Turn ¼ l step r next to l (&), cross l over r (7), step r to r side (&), cross l over r (8).
 

Turn ¼, turn ¼, ½ shuffle, cross, back, back, touch, touch.

1-2 Turn ¼ r step r forward (1), turn ¼ r step l forward (2).
3&4 Turn ½ r step r forward (3), step l beside r (&), step r forward (4).
5-6& Cross l over r (5), step r back (6), step l back (&).
7&8& Touch r forward (7), step r next to l (&), touch l forward (8), step l next to r (&).
 
* Restart here at wall 3.
 

Walk, rock step x3, big step, shuffle.

1-2& Step r forward (1), rock l forward (2), recover onto r (&).
3&4& Rock l back (3), recover onto r (&). rock l forward (4), recover onto r (&).
5-6 Take a big step back w. l (5), drag r towards l (6).
&7&8 Step r next to l (&), step l forward (7), step r next to l (&), step l forward (8).
 
** Restart here at wall 4.
 

Rock step, turn ¼, rock step, behind, side, shuffle.

1-2 Rock r forward (1), recover onto l (2).
&3-4 Turn ¼ l step r next to l (&), rock l to l side (3), recover onto r (4).
5-6 Step l behind r (5), step r to r side (6).
7&8 Step l forward (7), step r next to l (&), step l forward (8).
 

Pivot ½, turn ½, turn ½, turn ¼, hiproll.

1-2 Step r forward (1), pivot ½ left (2).
3-4 Turn ½ l step r back (3), turn ½ l step l forward (4).
&5 Turn ¼ l step r to r side (&), step l to l side (5).
6-7-8 Do a big counter clockwise circle with your hip, end with weight on l.
 
Start again!
 
 

*Restart 1: At 3 wall after 40 counts, (facing 6.00).

Dance 36 steps of the dance, than leave out the 4 last step in the fifth section and instead do
 
The 4 last step of the dance before you start again:
&37 Step l to l side (&), step r to r side (37).
38-39-40 Do a big counter clockwise circle with your hip, end with weight on l (38-40).
 
Start again!
 
 

** Restart 2: At 4 wall after 48 counts, (facing 12.00).

Dance 44 steps of the dance, than leave out the 4 last step in the sixth section and instead do:
45-46-47 Take a big step back w. l (45), drag r towards l (46-47).
&48 Step r next to l (&), take a small step forward w. l (48).
 
Start again!
 
Enjoy!
 
Contact: klara_wallman@hotmail.com