TAKE IT SLOW

CHOREOGRAPHER: Rep Ghazali (August 2007) Scotland
		dm267@blueyonder.co.uk
COUNT: Phrased (A:32 count, B:16 count, C: 32 count)
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Run The Show by Kat Deluna (featuring Shaka Dee)-105 bpm (16 count intro) (Album: 9 Lives, available from iTunes & Amazon)

Sequence: A AB A AB A AC A A A (don't be put off, it's easy)

PART A:
1-8	WALK RIGHT-LEFT, ROCKING CHAIR, SCUFF-STEP, TOUCH-STEP-TOUCH-STEP

1-2	Walk forward Right, walk forward Left (12:00)
3&	Rock forward Right, recover on Left
4&	Rock back Right, recover on Left
5-6	Scuff Right beside Left, step Right to Right side
7&	Touch Left together, step forward Left slightly to Left corner
8&	Touch Right together, step forward Right slightly to Right corner (12:00)

9-16	WALK LEFT-RIGHT, STEP-1/2 PIVOT-TOUCH, WALK LEFT-RIGHT, ROCK-RECOVER-1/2 TURN

1-2	Walk forward Left and across Right, walk forward Right and across Left (12:00)
3&4	Step forward Left, 1/2 pivot turn Right, touch Left together (6:00)
5-6	Walk forward Left and across Right, walk forward Right and across Left
7&8	Rock forward Left, recover on Right, 1/2 turn Left stepping forward Left (12:00)

17-24	1/4 TURN SIDE-BEHIND, SIDE-BEHIND-SIDE, SIDE ROCK-ROCK, 1/2 TURN SAILOR CROSS

1-2	1/4 turn Left stepping Right to Right side, step Left behind Right (9:00)
	(optional styling: step Right to Right side and pop up Left shoulder,
	step Left behind Right and pop up Right shoulder)
3&4	Right to Right side, step Left behind Right, Right to Right side
	(optional styling: step Right to Right side and pop up Left shoulder,
	step Left behind Right and pop up Right shoulder,
	step Right to Right side and pop up Left shoulder)
5	Rock Left to Left side and look to Left side
5	Rock Right to Right side and look to Right side (9:00)
7&8	1/2 turn Left sweeping Left and step behind Right,
	step Right to Right side, cross Left over Right (3:00)

25-32	STEP-SLIDE TOUCH, HIP ROLL, STEP-SLIDE TOUCH, HIP ROLL

1-2	Big step Right to Right side, slide Left toward Right and touch together (3:00)
3&4	Hip roll (anti-clockwise rotation)
5-6	Big step Left to Left side, slide Right toward Left and touch together
7&8	Hip roll (clockwise rotation) (3:00)

PART B:(dance twice, 6:00 and 12:00 wall)
1-8	CROSS SHUFFLE,SIDE ROCK-RECOVER-TOUCH, BACK-BACK, BACK-AND-BACK

1&2	Cross Right over Left, step Left to Left side, cross Right over Left
3&4	Rock Left to Left side, recover on Right, touch Left toe in front of Right
5-6	Step back Left and pop Right knee, step back Right and pop Left knee
7&8	Step back Left and pop Right knee, step back Right and pop Left knee,
	step back Left and pop Right knee

9-16	FORWARD-FORWARD, BACK-BACK, HEEL TAPS, HEEL TAPS

1-2	Step forward Right to Right side, step forward Left to left side (shoulder width)
3-4	Step back Right to Right side, step forward Left to left side (shoulder width)
5&6	Touch Right toe to Right corner, tap Right heel twice (angling body to Right corner)
7&8	Touch Left toe to Left corner, tap Left heel twice (angling body to Left corner)

PART C (dance once, 6:00 wall only):
1-8	SYNCOPATED FORWARD LOCK STEP, 1/2 TURN SYNCOPATED FORWARD LOCK STEP

1&2	Step forward toward Right corner, lock-step Left behind Right, step forward Right (7:30)
&3	Lock Left behind Right, step forward Right
&4	Lock Left behind Right, step forward Right (7:30)
5&6	1/2 turn Left stepping forward Left toward back corner,
	lock-step Right behind Left, step forward Left (1:30)
&7	Lock-step Right behind Left, step forward Left
&8	Lock-step Right behind Left, step forward Left (1:30)

9-16	SYNCOPATED FORWARD LOCK STEP, 1 1/2 TURN-STEP

1&2	Step forward toward Right corner, lock Left behind Right, step forward Right (4:30)
&3	Lock Left behind Right, step forward Right
&4	Lock Left behind Right, step forward Right (4:30)
5	1/2 turn Left stepping forward Left toward back corner
6	1/2 turn Left stepping back Right (4:30)
7-8	1/2 turn Left stepping forward Left, step forward Right (10:30)

17-24	SYNCOPATED FORWARD LOCK STEP, 1/2 TURN SYNCOPATED FORWARD LOCK STEP

1&2	Step forward Left, lock Right behind Left, step forward Left (10:30)
&3	Lock Right behind Left, step forward Left
&4	Lock Right behind Left, step forward Left (10:30)
5&6	1/2 turn Right stepping forward Right toward back corner,
	lock Left behind Right, step forward Right (4:30)
&7	Lock Left behind Right, step forward Right
&8	Lock Left behind Right, step forward Right (4:30)

25-32	EXTENDED CROSS SHUFFLE, STEP-1/2 PIVOT TURN, STEP-1/2 PIVOT TURN

&1	Hitch Left and squaring to back wall, cross Left over Right
&2	Step Right to Right side, cross Left over Right (6:00)
&3	Step Right to Right side, cross Left over Right
&4	Step Right to Right side, cross Left over Right
5-6	Step forward Right, 1/2 pivot turn Left (12:00)
7-8	Step forward Right, 1/2 pivot turn Left (6:00)

Please feel free to add any of your own styling and lot of fun attitude into it if you want
So have fun, smile and keep it funky !!

SEQUENCE:
Wall 1: A
Wall 2: AB
Wall 3: A
Wall 4: AB
Wall 5: A
Wall 6: AC
Wall 7: A
Wall 8: A
Wall 9: A

ENDING
To face front wall:
on Wall 9, count 29-32 of part A
29-30	1/4 turn Left stepping Left to Left side, slide Right toward Left and touch together
31&32	Hip roll (clockwise rotation)

From: dm267@blueyonder.co.uk

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