TITLE: The Ultimate West Coast Swing line dance
A.K.A. RobauKauskas line dance
STYLE:West Coast Swing
LEVEL: 2
Music: FIRE by Tessanne Chin
64 Beat 2 Wall line dance
CHOREOGRAPHER: Mario Robau & Brian Barakauskas
We love this one as a teaching method for WCS. The footwork balances equally between follow and leader footwork so it’s great for training that side of your West Coast Swing.
YEAR: 2010
This line dance was choreographed in 2010 by Mario Robau and Brian B to help teach techniques of the West Coast Swing by introducing 4 basti patterns done from the point of view of both leader and follower.
Note: This dance provides west coast swing basic patterns using both leader and follower footwork in a line dance format. It’s designed to be a practice tool to help improve and explore the basic footwork of WCS.
THE STEPS
FOLLOWER SECTION: 32 counts facing 12:00 wall, starting with R foot free
Sugar Push – Walk Walk, Triple and back, Anchor-in-place
1,2
Walk forward R (1), Walk forward L (2)
3&4
Rock forward R (3), Recover weight back on L (&), Step back R (4)
5&6
Step L just behind R (5), Step in place R (&), Step in place L (6)
Sugar Tuck – Walk Walk, Triple-and-half, Half-turning-anchor
7,8
Walk forward R (7), Walk forward L (8)
1&2
Step R behind L (1), Step in place L (&), Turn 1/2 right to face 6:00 stepping forward R (2)
3&4
Turn 1/4 right to face 9:00 stepping back L (3), Turn 1/8 right to “lock” step R across L (&), Turn 1/8 right to face 12:00 stepping back L (4)
Left Spinning Side Pass – Walk Walk, Turn-turn-turn, Anchor in place
5,6
Walk forward R (5), Walk forward L torquing upper body slightly right prepping for turn (6)
7&8
Release upper body and turn 1/2 left to face 6:00 stepping back R (7), Turn 1/2 left to face 12:00 stepping forward L (&), Turn 1/2 left to face 6:00 stepping back R (8)
1&2
Step L just behind R (1), Step in place R (&), Step in place L (2)
Right Side Pass (a.k.a. Underarm Turn) – Walk Walk, Triple-half-turn, Anchor-in-place
3,4
Walk forward R (3), Walk forward L (4)
5&6
Turn 1/4 left to face 3:00 stepping back R (5), Turn 1/8 left to “lock” step L across R (&), Turn 1/8 left to face 12:00 stepping back R (6)
7&8
Step L just behind R (7), Step in place R (&), Step in place L (8)
Half Whip to Walk Out – Walk Half, Coaster Step, Walk, Walk, Walk, Walk
1,2
Walk forward R (1), Turn 1/2 right to face 6:00 stepping back L (2)
3&4
Step back R (3), Step together L (&), Step forward R (4)
5,6,7,8
Walk forward L (5), Walk forward R (6), Walk forward L (7), Walk forward R (8)
LEADER SECTION: 32 counts facing 6:00 wall, starting with L foot free
Sugar Push – Back Back, Triple-and-step, Anchor-in-place
1,2
Walk back L (1), Walk back R (2)
3&4
Rock back L (3), Recover weight forward on R (&), Step forward L (4)
5&6
Step R just behind L (5), Step in place L (&), Step in place R (6)
Sugar Tuck – Back Back, Triple-and-step, Anchor-in-place
7,8
Walk back L (7), Walk back R (8)
1&2
Rock back L (1), Recover weight forward on R (&), Step forward L (2)
3&4
Step R just behind L (3), Step in place L (&), Step in place R (4)
Left Spinning Side Pass – Back back, Triple-quarter-step, Anchor-in-place
5,6
Walk back L (5), Turn 1/4 left to face 3:00 stepping back R (6)
7&8
Rock back R (7), Recover weight in place R or step slightly across L (&), Turn 1/4 to face 12:00 stepping forward/side L (8)
1&2
Step R just behind L (1), Step in place L (&), Step in place R (2)
Right Side Pass (a.k.a. Underarm Turn) – Side Cross, Quarter-cross-quarter, Anchor-in-place
3,4
Step side L (3), Step R across L (body slightly angled to right) (4)
5&6
Turn 1/4 right to face 3:00 stepping side L (5), Turn 1/8 right to “lock” step R across L (&), Turn 1/8 right to face 6:00 stepping side L (6)
7&8
Step R just behind L (7), Step in place L (&), Step in place R (8)
Half Whip to Walk Out – Back Quarter, Triple-quarter-step, back back back back
1,2
Walk back/side L (1), Turn 1/4 left to face 3:00 stepping back R (2)
3&4
Rock back L (3), Recover weight in place R or step slightly across L (&), Turn 1/4 to face 12:00 stepping side L (4)
5,6,7,8
Walk back R (5), Walk back L (6), Walk back R (7), Walk back L (8) (end facing 12:00 with R foot free to do Follower’s Section)
Mario Robau (MarioSwingDaddy.com) and
Brian Barakauskas (WestCoastSwingOnline.com)
