Be Strong
Choreographed by Audrey Watson
| Description: | 32 count, 4 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance |
| Music: | The Words 'I Love You' by Chris De Burgh [ CD: The Road To Freedom ] |
DIAGONAL ROCK, RIGHT LOCK STEP, DIAGONAL ROCK, LEFT LOCK STEP
| 1-2 | Cross rock right diagonal to the left, rock back on left |
| 3&4 | Step forward on right, lock left behind right, step forward on right, (traveling slightly diagonal left) |
| 5-6 | Cross rock left diagonal to the right, rock back on right |
| 7&8 | Step forward on left, lock right behind left, step forward on left, (traveling slightly diagonal right) |
FORWARD ROCK, ¾ TURN RIGHT, CROSS SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS
| 1-2 | Rock forward on right, recover back on left |
| 3&4 | ¾ triple turn right, stepping right, left, right (9:00) |
| 5-6 | Cross left over right, step right to right side |
| 7&8 | Cross left behind right, step right to right/side, cross left over right |
ROCK ¼ TURN, FORWARD SHUFFLE, FULL TURN, MAMBO STEP
| 1-2 | Rock right out to right/side, turn ¼ left stepping forward on left (6:00) |
| 3&4 | Shuffle forward on right, left, right |
| 5-6 | Turn ½ right stepping back on left, turn ½ right, stepping forward on right |
| 7&8 | Step forward on left, back on right, step left next to right |
BACK, BACK, ½ TURN SHUFFLE, STEP ¼ PIVOT, CROSS, ½ TURN
| 1-2 | Slide back on right, slide back on left |
| 3&4 | ½ turn right shuffle back stepping, right, left, right, (12:00) |
| 5-6 | Step forward on left, pivot ¼ turn, (3:00) |
| 7&8 | Cross left over right, turn ¼ left stepping back on right, turn ¼ left stepping left to left side, (9:00) |
REPEAT
TAG
To be added at end of walls 2 (6:00) & 5 (9:00)
| 1-2 | Cross rock right over left, recover on left |
| 3-4 | Rock back on right, recover back on left |
ENDING
You will finish the dance facing wall 9. For a nice finish to the front, replace count 5 with a ¼ turn right by stepping left to left side.