La Femme Nikita
32-count 4-wall intermediate
Choreographed by Michael Lynn
Date: June 2009
Music: "Nikita (5:42)" by Elton John  (32 count intro, 85bpm)
Album: "Greatest Hits" by Elton John
Available on iTUNES & members zone on my website.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53D93ZEZOAw

TOE-HEEL-CROSS-TOUCH, STEP-KICK, RIGHT COASTER STEP, LEFT LOCKSTEP
1&			Dig right toe to left instep, touch right heel to left instep,
2&			Cross right in front of left, cross touch left behind right,
3-4			Step back left, kick right foot forward,
5&6			Step back right, step together, step forward right,
7&8			Step forward left, lock right behind left, step left forward.

FORWARD/BACK TOUCH, TWIST 1/4 RIGHT, FORWARD TOUCH, SIDE TOUCH, TWIST 1/4 LEFT, SIDE SWITCHES
1-2			Touch right forward, touch right back,
3-4			Twist 1/4 right (transferring weight to right), touch left toe forward,
5-6			Touch left toe to left side, twist 1/4 left,
7&8			Touch left to left side, replace left beside right, touch right to right side.

BACK ROCK RECOVER, SYNCOPATED FULL PIVOT TURN, SWEEP, WEAVE RIGHT, STEP-PIVOT 1/4 LEFT
1-2			Rock back right, recover left, 
3&4			Step right forward, pivot 1/2 turn left (keeping weight onto left), step right 1/2 left while sweeping left,
5&6			Continue the sweep to step left behind right, step right to right side, cross left over right,
7-8			Step right to right side, pivot left 1/4 left.

FORWARD RIGHT SHUFFLE, STEP-SWEEP, SLOW FULL UNWIND LEFT
1&2			Step forward right, close left beside right, step forward 
3-4			Step forward left, sweep right across left,
5-8			Transfer weight to left, slow unwind left over 4 counts.

CHOREOGRAPHER’s NOTE’s

Dedication: 	This dance is dedicated to Judi Harrington. She asked me to choreograph a dance to an Elton John song for 
her. The result was “La Femme Nikita”, I showed her the dance… her response was “Nikita” is the only 
Elton John song I don’t like… oh well back to the drawing board lol.

COUNTRY TRACK
Alt Music: “I Want To Be The One (3:56)” by Lonestar  (24 count intro, 79bpm) 
Album: “I’m Already There” by Lonestar
Wall 4: RESTART - dance upto count 8 in Section 1 and restart the dance. Restart will be on your 3 o’clock wall.
Wall 6: MINI-TAG – 2 count tag needed. Dance all the way through the dance until the slow unwind, and unwind over 6 counts (instead of 4 counts). Tag will be on your the home wall (12 o’clock).

POP TRACK
Alt Music: “Holding Onto You (3:28)” by Liberty X  (32 count intro, 87bpm) 
CD Single: “Holding Onto You” by Liberty X    Album: “Thinking It Over” by Liberty X 
No tags or restarts needed.