Tornado
Choreographed by Gail Smith
Description: 32 count, 2 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance
Music: Tornado by Little Big Town
Intro: 16
TOE, FLICK, TOE, HOOK, SHUFFLE, TOE, FLICK, TOE, HOOK, SHUFFLE
1& Touch right forward, flick right back (side) (option: slap right heel)
2& Touch right forward, hook right over left
3&4 Chassé forward right-left-right
5& Touch left forward, flick left back (side) (option: slap left heel)
6& Touch left forward, hook left over right
7&8 Chassé forward left-right-left
ROCK, RECOVER, COASTER CROSS, SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, SAILOR ½ TURN
1-2 Rock right forward, recover to left
3&4 Step right back, step left together, cross right over left
5-6 Rock left side, recover to right
7&8 Left sailor step turning ½ left (6:00)
Restart here on wall 7 (6:00)
CROSS, UNWIND, CROSS, UNWIND, TOUCH BACK, ½ TURN, STEP ½ TURN
1-2 Cross/touch right over left, unwind ½ left (weight to right)
3-4 Cross/touch left over right, unwind ½ right (weight to left)
5-6 Touch right slightly back, unwind ½ right (weight to right)
7-8 Step left slightly forward, turn ½ right (weight to right) (6:00)
Small steps for all these turns. Keeping them sort of tight, like a tornado slowly changing directions
WIGGLE WALKS, KICK-BALL-POINT, BALL, POINT, BALL, TOUCH
1&2 Step left toe forward and hip forward, hip back, drop left heel and hip forward
3&4 Step right toe forward and hip forward, hip back, drop right heel and hip forward
5&6 Kick left forward, step left together, touch right side
&7 Step right together, touch left side
&8 Step left together, touch right together
REPEAT
TAG
At the end of walls 3 & 5 (6:00)
½ TURN (TWICE)
1-4Step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left), step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left) (6:00)
ANOTHER TAG
At the end of wall 8
½ TURN (TWICE), SIDE SHUFFLE, BACK ROCK (TWICE)
1-4 Step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left), step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left)
5&6 Chassé side right-left-right
7-8 Rock left back, recover to right
9&10 Chassé side left-right-left
11-12 Rock right back, recover to left (12:00)
On wall 9, dance through the silence, then there is a slight hold before starting again facing 6:00
ENDING
To end facing the front wall change steps 15 & 16 to:
15-16 Rock left side, recover to right
17&18 Triple in place left-right-left turning a full turn left
Easy option: coaster step
Choreographed by Gail Smith
Description: 32 count, 2 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance
Music: Tornado by Little Big Town
Intro: 16
TOE, FLICK, TOE, HOOK, SHUFFLE, TOE, FLICK, TOE, HOOK, SHUFFLE
1& Touch right forward, flick right back (side) (option: slap right heel)
2& Touch right forward, hook right over left
3&4 Chassé forward right-left-right
5& Touch left forward, flick left back (side) (option: slap left heel)
6& Touch left forward, hook left over right
7&8 Chassé forward left-right-left
ROCK, RECOVER, COASTER CROSS, SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, SAILOR ½ TURN
1-2 Rock right forward, recover to left
3&4 Step right back, step left together, cross right over left
5-6 Rock left side, recover to right
7&8 Left sailor step turning ½ left (6:00)
Restart here on wall 7 (6:00)
CROSS, UNWIND, CROSS, UNWIND, TOUCH BACK, ½ TURN, STEP ½ TURN
1-2 Cross/touch right over left, unwind ½ left (weight to right)
3-4 Cross/touch left over right, unwind ½ right (weight to left)
5-6 Touch right slightly back, unwind ½ right (weight to right)
7-8 Step left slightly forward, turn ½ right (weight to right) (6:00)
Small steps for all these turns. Keeping them sort of tight, like a tornado slowly changing directions
WIGGLE WALKS, KICK-BALL-POINT, BALL, POINT, BALL, TOUCH
1&2 Step left toe forward and hip forward, hip back, drop left heel and hip forward
3&4 Step right toe forward and hip forward, hip back, drop right heel and hip forward
5&6 Kick left forward, step left together, touch right side
&7 Step right together, touch left side
&8 Step left together, touch right together
REPEAT
TAG
At the end of walls 3 & 5 (6:00)
½ TURN (TWICE)
1-4Step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left), step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left) (6:00)
ANOTHER TAG
At the end of wall 8
½ TURN (TWICE), SIDE SHUFFLE, BACK ROCK (TWICE)
1-4 Step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left), step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left)
5&6 Chassé side right-left-right
7-8 Rock left back, recover to right
9&10 Chassé side left-right-left
11-12 Rock right back, recover to left (12:00)
On wall 9, dance through the silence, then there is a slight hold before starting again facing 6:00
ENDING
To end facing the front wall change steps 15 & 16 to:
15-16 Rock left side, recover to right
17&18 Triple in place left-right-left turning a full turn left
Easy option: coaster step