Backwards
Choreographed by Rachael McEnaney
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, low intermediate line dance
Music: Backwards by Rascal Flatts
Choreography team is Rachael Allman, Olivia Grace Beale, Laura Carvill, Paul Culshaw, Danielle Daley, Hannah Day, Bethany Forsyth, Lauren Forsyth, Abbie Ingram, Lewis Jenkins, Nicola Lafferty, Shane McKeever, Emmy Jo Munro, Daina Peters, Jodi Riddoch, Samuel Robins, Jenny Stephenson, Nicola Tubman, & Fred Whitehouse
Intro: The dance has a long slow intro. dance starts on the fast beat at after 43 seconds after he sings: "When you play a country song backward" Count 1 begins on word "House"
RIGHT STOMP, LEFT SAILOR STOMP, RIGHT BEHIND, LEFT SIDE, STOMP FORWARD RIGHT-LEFT (OR LEG SLAPS), RIGHT SHUFFLE
1-2&3 Stomp right side, cross left behind, step right together, stomp left side
4& Cross right behind, step left side
5 Stomp right forward
Option: hook left behind and slap with right hand
6 Stomp left forward
Option: hook right over and slap with left hand
7&8 Chassé forward right-left-right
FORWARD LEFT, ½ TURN RIGHT, BIG STEP LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT, RIGHT SIDE, LEFT BEHIND, RIGHT BALL, LEFT CROSS, RIGHT SIDE, LEFT HEEL
1-2 Step left forward, turn ½ right (weight to right) (6:00)
3-4 Big step left side, touch right together
5-6 Step right side, cross left behind
&7&8 Step right side, cross left over, step right side, turn 1/8 left and touch left heel forward (4:30)
RIGHT & LEFT HEEL SWITCH WITH OPTION TO HOLD OR DOUBLE HEEL, RIGHT & LEFT HEEL SWITCH, LEFT BALL, RIGHT ROCK FORWARD
&1-2 Step left together, touch right heel forward, touch right heel forward (or hold)
&3-4 Step right together, touch left heel forward, touch left heel forward (or hold)
&5&6 Turn 1/8 left and step left together, touch right heel forward, step right together, touch left heel forward (3:00)
&7-8 Step left together, rock right forward, recover to left
CHARLESTON BACK, RIGHT COASTER STEP, LEFT SHUFFLE
1-4 Step right back, touch left back, step left forward, touch right forward (or kick)
5&6 Right coaster step
7&8 Chassé forward left-right-left
REPEAT
TAG
7th wall begins facing 6:00, do first 4& counts of the dance (right stomp, left sailor stomp, right behind, left side) then do the following tag:
1-2 Step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left)
3-4 Hold for 2 counts (approximately)
5-8 Hold for 4 counts (shimmy shoulders for 4 counts or step right side and alternate very fast shimmies right-left-right-left on the spot for 4 counts and take hands from hips up the body to above head)
Then start the dance again facing 12:00
ENDING
10th wall begins facing 6:00. The first 8 counts is normal speed then it slows down for next 8 counts. After you touch left heel to diagonal on count 8 you should be facing 12:00. Step left together, cross right over and unwind a full turn slowly to face the front
Choreographed by Rachael McEnaney
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, low intermediate line dance
Music: Backwards by Rascal Flatts
Choreography team is Rachael Allman, Olivia Grace Beale, Laura Carvill, Paul Culshaw, Danielle Daley, Hannah Day, Bethany Forsyth, Lauren Forsyth, Abbie Ingram, Lewis Jenkins, Nicola Lafferty, Shane McKeever, Emmy Jo Munro, Daina Peters, Jodi Riddoch, Samuel Robins, Jenny Stephenson, Nicola Tubman, & Fred Whitehouse
Intro: The dance has a long slow intro. dance starts on the fast beat at after 43 seconds after he sings: "When you play a country song backward" Count 1 begins on word "House"
RIGHT STOMP, LEFT SAILOR STOMP, RIGHT BEHIND, LEFT SIDE, STOMP FORWARD RIGHT-LEFT (OR LEG SLAPS), RIGHT SHUFFLE
1-2&3 Stomp right side, cross left behind, step right together, stomp left side
4& Cross right behind, step left side
5 Stomp right forward
Option: hook left behind and slap with right hand
6 Stomp left forward
Option: hook right over and slap with left hand
7&8 Chassé forward right-left-right
FORWARD LEFT, ½ TURN RIGHT, BIG STEP LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT, RIGHT SIDE, LEFT BEHIND, RIGHT BALL, LEFT CROSS, RIGHT SIDE, LEFT HEEL
1-2 Step left forward, turn ½ right (weight to right) (6:00)
3-4 Big step left side, touch right together
5-6 Step right side, cross left behind
&7&8 Step right side, cross left over, step right side, turn 1/8 left and touch left heel forward (4:30)
RIGHT & LEFT HEEL SWITCH WITH OPTION TO HOLD OR DOUBLE HEEL, RIGHT & LEFT HEEL SWITCH, LEFT BALL, RIGHT ROCK FORWARD
&1-2 Step left together, touch right heel forward, touch right heel forward (or hold)
&3-4 Step right together, touch left heel forward, touch left heel forward (or hold)
&5&6 Turn 1/8 left and step left together, touch right heel forward, step right together, touch left heel forward (3:00)
&7-8 Step left together, rock right forward, recover to left
CHARLESTON BACK, RIGHT COASTER STEP, LEFT SHUFFLE
1-4 Step right back, touch left back, step left forward, touch right forward (or kick)
5&6 Right coaster step
7&8 Chassé forward left-right-left
REPEAT
TAG
7th wall begins facing 6:00, do first 4& counts of the dance (right stomp, left sailor stomp, right behind, left side) then do the following tag:
1-2 Step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left)
3-4 Hold for 2 counts (approximately)
5-8 Hold for 4 counts (shimmy shoulders for 4 counts or step right side and alternate very fast shimmies right-left-right-left on the spot for 4 counts and take hands from hips up the body to above head)
Then start the dance again facing 12:00
ENDING
10th wall begins facing 6:00. The first 8 counts is normal speed then it slows down for next 8 counts. After you touch left heel to diagonal on count 8 you should be facing 12:00. Step left together, cross right over and unwind a full turn slowly to face the front