Bruises!
Choreographed by Stephen Paterson🇦🇺
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Step Sheet
32 Count, 2 Wall
9/27/2025
1 easy restart, long and short tags, start dance after 16 count instrumental intro
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[1-8] Rock Forward, Recover, 1/4 Side Shuffle R, Across, Side, Sailor cross 1/2 L
1 2
Rock step R forward, recover weight back onto left in place
3 & 4
Turn 1/4 R then step right out to side, step left beside right (&), step right out to side (side shuffle right)
5 6
Step L across R, step R out to side
7 & 8
Step L behind, turning 1/4 L step R in place (&), turn 1/4 L then step L across R (L sailor cross ½) 9.00
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[9-16] 1/4 Back, Lock, Back, L Coaster, R Samba, L Samba 1/4
& 1 2
Turn 1/4 L then step R back (&), lock step L over R, step R back 6.00
3 & 4
Step L back, step R beside L (&), step L forward (L coaster)
5 & 6
Step R across L, rock step L out to side (&), recover weight onto R in place (R samba)
7 & 8
Step L across R, rock step R out to side (&), turn 1/4 L then recover weight onto L in place (L samba ¼)
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[17-24] Walk, Walk, Mambo Rock, L Coaster, Together, Step, Pivot 1/4 R
1 2
Step R forward, step L forward, 3.00
3 & 4
Rock step R forward, recover weight back onto L in place (&), step R back (R mambo)
5 & 6 &
Step L back, step R beside L (&), step L forward (L coaster), step R beside L (&)
7 8
Step L forward, pivot 1/4 R taking weight onto R in place 6.00
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[25-32] Across, Side, 1/8 Back, Back, 3/8 Forward, Together, Step, Pivot ½ L, Walk, Walk
1 & 2
Step L across R, step R to side (&), turn 1/8 L then step L back (now facing 4.30) 4.30
3 & 4 &
Step R back, turn 3/8 L then step L forward (&), step R forward, step L beside R (&) 12.00
5 6 **
Step R forward, pivot 1/2 L taking weight onto L in place ** (restart here on wall 7 to 6.00)
7 8
Walk Forward R, L 6.00
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Tag: SHORT tag is 8 counts, LONG tag is 16 counts
[1-8] Rock Forward, Recover, 1/4 Side Shuffle R, Rock L Across, Recover, Side Shuffle L with 1/4
1 2
Rock step R forward, recover weight back onto left in place
3 & 4
Turn 1/4 R then step right out to side, step left beside right (&), step right out to side (side shuffle right)
5 6
Rock step L across R, recover back onto R in place
7 & 8
Step L out to side, step R beside L (&), turn 1/4 L then step L forward (side shuffle left with 1/4)
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[9-16] Step, Half Pivot, Shuffle R Forward, Rock L Forward, Recover, Left Coaster
1 2
Step R forward, pivot 1/2 L taking weight onto L in place
3 & 4
Step R forward, step L beside R (&), step R forward (shuffle forward R)
5 6
Rock step L forward, recover weight back onto R in place
7 & 8
Step L back, step R beside L (&) step L forward (L coaster)
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RESTART: ** On wall 7, dance up to count 30 and restart to the back
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TAGS:
SHORT tag of 8 counts is done after walls 2 and 5 (both to front wall)
LONG tag of 16 counts is done after walls 3 and 6 (both to back wall finishing to front wall)
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Sequence is: 32, 32, SHORT TAG, 32, LONG TAG, 32, 32, SHORT TAG, 32, LONG TAG, 30, 32, 32
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This is an original dance sheet, feel free to copy without change for distribution
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Last Update: 12 Apr 2023
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