Burlesque


Burlesque


Count:  64

Wall:  4

Level:  Intermediate

Choreographer:  Norman Gifford

Music:  Welcome to Burlesque – Cher


Basic tango pattern [ssqqs]

1-4 Left step forward; hold; right step forward; hold
5-8 Left step forward; right step side; left touch together; hold
 

Steps back, ganchos

1-4 Left step back; hold; right step back; left hook up across right
5-6 Left step forward; right flick up behind left
7-8 Right step back; left hook up across right
 

Forward lock-step, hold, step forward, hold ¼ pivot turn left, hold

1-4 Left step forward; right lock-step; left step forward; hold
5-8 Right step forward; hold; pivot turn ¼ left; hold [9:00]
 

Cross vine left, sweep front to back, crossvine right, sweep back to front

1-4 Right crossover; left step side; right behind; left sweeping front to back
5-8 Left behind; right step side; left crossover; right sweep back to front
 

Ochos, rock-rock-step, hold

1-2 Right step forward turning ¼ left; swivel ½ right keeping feet together [12:00]
3-4 Left step forward; swivel ½ left keeping feet together [6:00]
5-8 Right rock forward; left rock back; right rock forward; hold
 

Sway forward, corte, steps forward into ¼ turn left, touch

1-4 Left step forward; hold; right sway back; hold
5-6 Left step forward; right step forward turning ¼ left [3:00]
7-8 Left draw together; left touch by right (***)
 

Basic tango pattern [ssqqs]

1-4 Left step forward; hold; right step forward; hold
5-8 Left step forward; right step side; left step together; hold
 

Step, hold, step, hold, step, step, step, hold in full turn left [ssqqs]

1-4 Right step back turning ¼ left; hold; left step forward turning ¼ left; hold
5-6 Right step back turning ¼ left; left step forward turning ¼ left
7-8 Right step forward; hold
 
Start over
 
(***) restart here on the second wall (you will be facing 6:00)
 

Ending: beginning the 6th rotation, you will be facing 3:00)

 

Basic tango pattern [ssqqs]

1-4 Left step forward; hold; right step forward; hold
5-8 Left step forward; right step side; left touch together; hold
 

Steps back, ganchos

1-4 Left step back; hold; right step back; left hook up across right
5-6 Left step forward; right flick up behind left
7-8 Right step back; left hook up across right
 

Sway forward, corte, sway forward with a hold, step into left ¼ turn, step together, hold

1-4 Left step forward; hold; right sway back; hold
5-6 Sway forward; (wait for the music) right step forward turning ¼ left [12:00]
7-8 Left step together; hold
 

Cross vine left, sweep front to back, crossvine right, sweep back to front

1-4 Right crossover; left step side; right behind; left sweeping front to back
5-8 Left behind; right step side; left crossover; right sweep back to front
 

Right rock forward, back, forward, pose

1-2 Right rock-step forward; rock back on left
3-4 Right rock forward; pose