Don’t
Wall: 4
Level: Intermediate
Choreographer: Amy Glass (July 2014)
Music: Don’t by Ed Sheeran (3:39; 95 BPM). iTunes
| #16 count intro; Dance starts on lyrics. | |
1-8 |
Walk r, l, out, out, in, cross, hip bump ¼ l, coaster |
| 1-2 | Walk forward r, l |
| &3&4 | Step r out, l out, r in, cross l over r |
| 5-6 | Bump r hip to r side, place weight on r while turning ¼ l (9:00) |
| 7&8 | Step l back, r beside l, l forward (9:00) |
9-17 |
Kick ball, rock recover, cross & cross, sway, sway, sway with ¼ l, kick ball step |
| 1& | Kick r foot forward, step on ball of r foot |
| 2& | Rock l to l side, recover weight on r |
| 3&4 | Cross l over r, step r to r, cross l over r |
| 5-6-7 | Step r to r while swaying r, sway l, sway r while turning ¼ l (6:00) |
| 8&1 | Kick l foot, step on ball of l, step forward r (6:00) |
18-24 |
Touch, prep, ¼ r, ¾ r ending with point, ¼ l step/sweep, cross |
| 2 | Touch ball of l foot next to r |
| 3 | Step l to l side, prep to turn r by actually stepping more to 4:30 |
| 4 | Turn ¼ r stepping forward r (3:00) |
| 5&6 | Turn ¾ r stepping forward l (3:00), pivot ½ r (9:00), turn ¼ r pointing l to l (6:00) |
| 7 | Turn ¼ l while placing weight on l and sweeping r in front of l (3:00) |
| 8 | Cross r over l |
25-32 |
Step back, side rock, step back, side rock, step back, walk r, l, paddle turn ¼ x 2 |
| 1 | Step back on l |
| 2&3 | Rock r to r side, recover weight on l, step back r |
| &4& | Rock l to l side, recover weight on r, step back l |
| 5-6 | Walk forward r, l |
| &7 | (hitch r)** turn ¼ l while pointing r to r side (paddle turn) (12:00) |
| &8 | (hitch r)** turn ¼ l while pointing r to r side (paddle turn) (9:00) |
| **styling these paddle turns are intended to be smooth, so while turning ¼ the r knee technically hitches, don’t exaggerate the hitch but rather focus on pointing the r foot | |
| Overall styling: this dance is west coast swing rhythm and should be danced smoothly. | |
| The kick ball steps should have no “hop” to them and could be thought of as a touch-ball-step. | |
| Imagine your feet are gliding on the floor while dancing this dance. | |
| Ending: on the 10th wall, the paddle turns will take you back to the back wall and the music ends. | |
| When doing these paddle turns, paddle back to the front wall instead. | |
| Have fun! | |
| Last update – 8th jan 2015 | |
