Chicago Bonfire
Choreographed by Debbie McLaughlin, Jose Miguel Belloque Vane & Ria Vos
Description:40 count, 2 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: Gasoline And Matches by LeAnn Rimes, Rob Thomas & Jeff Beck
Awards: This dance placed 1st at the choreography competition at the 2014 Windy City Line Dance Mania
Intro: 4
CROSS SIDE BEHIND & CROSS, HIP GRIND, TOUCH HEEL, ¼ TURN ½ TURN SPIRAL
1-2 Cross right over, step left side
3&4 Behind-side-cross right-left-right
5-6 Step left side, hip left and touch right heel diagonally forward
7-8 Turn ¼ left and step right back, turn ½ left and hook left over (3:00)
LEFT SHUFFLE, TURN ½ RIGHT BACK SHUFFLE, ¼ TURN SIDE, CROSS ROCK SIDE ROCK, CROSS ROCK
1&2& Chassé forward left-right-left
3&4 Turn ½ left and chassé back right-left-right (9:00)
5-6& Turn ¼ left and step left side, cross/rock right over, recover to left (6:00)
7&8& Rock right side, recover to left, cross/rock right over, recover to left
BACK DRAG, BEHIND SIDE CROSS, ROCK RECOVER, ½ TURN, ½ TURN
1-2 Big step right diagonally back, drag left toward right
3&4 Behind-side-cross left-right-left
5-6 Rock right side, recover to left
7-8 Turn ½ right and step right side, turn ½ right and step left side (6:00)
RIGHT SAILOR STEP, LEFT SAILOR STEP, WALK ¾ TURN LEFT
1&2 Right sailor step
3&4 Left sailor step
5-8 Turn 1/8 left and step right forward, turn ¼ left and step left forward, turn ¼ left and step right forward, turn 1/8 left and step left forward (9:00)
KICK & HEEL & FLICK & HOOK & KICK & HITCH & STEP ¾ TURN
1&2& Kick right forward, step right together, touch left heel forward, step left forward
3&4& Hook right behind (slap right heel with left hand), step right back, hook left over (slap left heel with right hand), step left forward
5&6& Kick right forward, step right together, hitch left (slap left knee with right hand), step left together
7-8 Step right forward, turn ¾ left (weight to left) (12:00)
"YOU" POINT HOLD, "ME" POINT HOLD, STEP ¼ TURN, STEP ¼ TURN
1-2 Rock right side and hip right (point both hands forward with arms straight), hold
3-4 Recover to left and hip left (bring arms in pointing thumbs to chest), hold
5-6 Step right forward, turn ¼ left (weight to left) (9:00)
7-8 Step right forward, turn ¼ left (weight to left) (6:00)
On the ¼ turns, make lasso signal with right arm
REPEAT
TAG & RESTART
At end of wall 1
After 32 counts of wall 3
At end of wall 4
After 32 counts of wall 6
OUT OUT, HEEL BOUNCES X3
&1 Step right side, step left side
2-3-4 Bounce heels 3 times (weight to left)
Restart the dance after each tag
TAG
At the end of wall 7, do the last 8 counts of the dance twice more (you and me section)
ENDING
Dance up to count 24 (½ turns), then add another turn ½ right and step into the last 8 counts of the dance ('you and me' section). Turn ½ left and step right side for big finish on count 1 facing the front wall
Choreographed by Debbie McLaughlin, Jose Miguel Belloque Vane & Ria Vos
Description:40 count, 2 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: Gasoline And Matches by LeAnn Rimes, Rob Thomas & Jeff Beck
Awards: This dance placed 1st at the choreography competition at the 2014 Windy City Line Dance Mania
Intro: 4
CROSS SIDE BEHIND & CROSS, HIP GRIND, TOUCH HEEL, ¼ TURN ½ TURN SPIRAL
1-2 Cross right over, step left side
3&4 Behind-side-cross right-left-right
5-6 Step left side, hip left and touch right heel diagonally forward
7-8 Turn ¼ left and step right back, turn ½ left and hook left over (3:00)
LEFT SHUFFLE, TURN ½ RIGHT BACK SHUFFLE, ¼ TURN SIDE, CROSS ROCK SIDE ROCK, CROSS ROCK
1&2& Chassé forward left-right-left
3&4 Turn ½ left and chassé back right-left-right (9:00)
5-6& Turn ¼ left and step left side, cross/rock right over, recover to left (6:00)
7&8& Rock right side, recover to left, cross/rock right over, recover to left
BACK DRAG, BEHIND SIDE CROSS, ROCK RECOVER, ½ TURN, ½ TURN
1-2 Big step right diagonally back, drag left toward right
3&4 Behind-side-cross left-right-left
5-6 Rock right side, recover to left
7-8 Turn ½ right and step right side, turn ½ right and step left side (6:00)
RIGHT SAILOR STEP, LEFT SAILOR STEP, WALK ¾ TURN LEFT
1&2 Right sailor step
3&4 Left sailor step
5-8 Turn 1/8 left and step right forward, turn ¼ left and step left forward, turn ¼ left and step right forward, turn 1/8 left and step left forward (9:00)
KICK & HEEL & FLICK & HOOK & KICK & HITCH & STEP ¾ TURN
1&2& Kick right forward, step right together, touch left heel forward, step left forward
3&4& Hook right behind (slap right heel with left hand), step right back, hook left over (slap left heel with right hand), step left forward
5&6& Kick right forward, step right together, hitch left (slap left knee with right hand), step left together
7-8 Step right forward, turn ¾ left (weight to left) (12:00)
"YOU" POINT HOLD, "ME" POINT HOLD, STEP ¼ TURN, STEP ¼ TURN
1-2 Rock right side and hip right (point both hands forward with arms straight), hold
3-4 Recover to left and hip left (bring arms in pointing thumbs to chest), hold
5-6 Step right forward, turn ¼ left (weight to left) (9:00)
7-8 Step right forward, turn ¼ left (weight to left) (6:00)
On the ¼ turns, make lasso signal with right arm
REPEAT
TAG & RESTART
At end of wall 1
After 32 counts of wall 3
At end of wall 4
After 32 counts of wall 6
OUT OUT, HEEL BOUNCES X3
&1 Step right side, step left side
2-3-4 Bounce heels 3 times (weight to left)
Restart the dance after each tag
TAG
At the end of wall 7, do the last 8 counts of the dance twice more (you and me section)
ENDING
Dance up to count 24 (½ turns), then add another turn ½ right and step into the last 8 counts of the dance ('you and me' section). Turn ½ left and step right side for big finish on count 1 facing the front wall