Bear Essentials

Western Dancers

Title: R & B Partner (Rebel Amor)

Position: 64 Count, Intermediate Partner Dance

Choreographer: Kat Thompson & Shuggie McCardle

Prepared by: The Bear Essentials, Livingston, Scotland.

Music: Rebel De Amor by Belle Perez [116 bpm]

Suggestion: You're In My Head by Brian McComas

Written as Ladies steps, men’s steps are the same just on the opposite foot unless stated. Face to face, holding hands.

STEP, CROSS, STEP, CROSS, SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS, RECOVER (face to face)

1-2 Step right to side, cross left behind right
3-4 Step right to side, cross left over right
5&6 Step right to side, step left together, step right to side
7-8 Rock left behind right, recover to right

STEP, CROSS, STEP, CROSS, SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS, RECOVER (face to face)

1-2 Step left to side, cross right behind left
3-4 Step left to side, cross right over left
5&6 Step left to side, step right together, step left to side
7-8 Rock right behind left, recover to left

STEP, CROSS, TURN ¼ STEP FORWARD, STEP, PIVOT, TURN ¼ SIDE STEP, CROSS, STEP (face to face)

1-2 Step right to side, cross left behind right
3-4 Turn ¼ right and step right forward, step left forward (Men – Step left to left side, step right in front of left) (LOD)
5-6 Turn ½ right (weight to right), turn ¼ right and step left to side (Men – Rock left to left side, recover onto right)
7-8 Cross right behind left, step left to side

CROSS, RECOVER, ¼ SHUFFLE, ROCK FORWARD, BACK, COASTER STEP (face to face)

1-2 Cross/rock right over left, recover to left
3&4 Step right to side, step left together, step right ¼ turn right (LOD)
5-6 Rock forward on left, recover onto right

7&8 Step left back, step right together, step left forward

ROCK, RECOVER, SHUFFLE TURN ½ RIGHT, ROCK, RECOVER, SHUFFLE TURN ½ LEFT (face to face)
1-2 Rock right forward, recover to left
3&4 Shuffle ½ right stepping right, left, right (OLOD)
5-6 Rock left forward, recover
7&8 Shuffle forward turning ½ left stepping left, right, left (LOD)

* Note Couples will be turning away from each other

PADDLE X2, JAZZ BOX CROSS (face to face)
1-2 Step right forward, turn 1/8 left and small step left to side Use your hips
3-4 Step right forward, turn 1/8 left and small step left to side, Use your hips (Face Partner again)
5-6 Cross right over left, step left back
7-8 Step right to side, cross left over right

SIDE ROCK, CROSS SHUFFLE, ROCK ¼ FORWARD SHUFFLE (face to face)

1-2 Rock right to side, recover onto left
3&4 Cross right over left, step left to side, cross right over left
5-6 Rock left to side, recover to right turning ¼ right (LOD)
7&8 Forward Shuffle, Left, Right, Left

FORWARD ROCK, COASTER STEP, FORWARD ROCK, SIDE SHUFFLE ¼ LEFT (face to face)
1-2 Rock right forward, recover to left
3&4 Step back right, step left foot next to right, step forward right
5-6 Rock forward left, recover onto right
7&8 Step left forward turning ¼ left, step right next to left, step left to left side (Face partner again)

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