Gypsy Rose

Gypsy Rose
Choreographed by Lorraine Kurtela

Description: 64 count, 4 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance
Music: Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose by Tony Orlando & Dawn
[168 bpm]
Start dancing on lyrics

CHARLESTON
1-4 Touch right forward, hold, step right back, hold
5-8 Touch left back, hold, step left forward, hold

TOE TOUCHES WITH FINGERS FLASHING
1-4 Touch right to side, hold, touch right to side, hold
5-8 Touch right to side, hold, touch right to side, hold
Arm styling: flash fingers from both hands to the right diagonal at waist level

COASTER STEP, ¼ TURN
1-4 Step right back, step left together, step right forward, hold
5-8 Step left forward, turn ¼ right (weight to right), cross left over right, hold (3:00)
Tag occurs here on 3rd rotation

WEAVE, DRAG STEP
1-4 Step right to side, cross left behind right, step right to side, cross left over right
5-8 Big step right to side, drag/step right together, step left together, hold

JAZZ BOX ¼ TURN
1-4 Cross right over left, hold, step left back, hold
5-8 Turn ¼ right and step right to side, hold, step left slightly forward, hold (6:00)

JAZZ BOX ¼ TURN
1-4 Cross right over left, hold, step left back, hold
5-8 Turn ¼ right and step right to side, hold, step left slightly forward, hold (9:00)

TOUCH RIGHT HOLD, TOGETHER HOLD, TOUCH LEFT HOLD, TOGETHER HOLD
1-4 Touch right to side, hold, step right together (or slightly forward), hold
5-8 Touch left to side, hold, step left together (or slightly forward), hold

MAMBO, COASTER
1-4 Rock right forward, recover to left, step right slightly back, hold
5-8 Step left back, step right together, step left forward, hold

REPEAT

TAG
After 24 counts of wall 3 (9:00)
1-4 Lunge right slightly side (assume the umpire's "safe" signal), hold, hold, hold
5-8 Recover to left over 4 counts (pulsing knees to the beat for 4 counts)
Optional styling: 4 small alternating shoulders as weight is shifted to left
1-8 Sway right, hold, sway left, hold, sway right, hold, sway left, hold

Restart dance from beginning

Lorraine Kurtela | EMail: mgoose4@pacbell.net
Phone: (650) 3665156
or (650) 366 8405 (fax)
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