PARDON MY FRENCH

 

Choreographed by Michele Perron & Kathy Hunyadi

Description: 64 count, 4 wall, intermediate line dance

Music: "Hearing It In French" by Eddy Raven

 

CROSS, STEP, 1/4 TURN RIGHT, HEEL LIFT & HITCH, CROSS, STEP, TOGETHER, HOLD/CLAP

1-2       Cross step right foot in front of left, step left slightly back starting 1/4 turn to right

3-4       Step right foot forward completing 1/4 turn, lift right heel and hitch left knee up

5-6       Cross step left foot in front of right, step right foot back

7-8       Step left beside right, hold/clap

 

CROSS, STEP, 1/4 TURN RIGHT, HEEL LIFT & HITCH, CROSS, STEP, TOGETHER, HOLD/CLAP

1-2       Cross step right foot in front of left, step left slightly back starting 1/4 turn to right

3-4       Step right foot forward completing 1/4 turn, lift right heel and hitch left knee up

5-6       Cross step left foot in front of right, step right foot back

7-8       Step left beside right, hold/clap

 

CROSS, BALL, CROSS, BALL, CROSS, STEP, TOGETHER, SCUFF (TRAVEL TO LEFT)

1-2       Cross step right foot in front of left, step ball of left to left side

3-4       Cross step right foot in front of left, step ball of left to left side

5-6       Cross step right foot in front of left, step left to left side

7-8       Step right beside left, scuff left foot forward and across

 

CROSS, BALL, CROSS, BALL, CROSS, STEP, TOGETHER, SCUFF (TRAVEL TO RIGHT)

1-2       Cross step left foot in front of right, step ball of right to right side

3-4       Cross step left foot in front of right, step ball of right to right side

5-6       Cross step left foot in front of right, step right to right side

7-8       Step left beside right, scuff right foot forward

 

ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, STEP, HOLD, ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, STEP, HOLD

1-2       Rock right foot forward & across left foot, recover weight to left foot

3-4       Step right foot to side, hold

5-6       Rock left foot forward & across right foot, recover weight to right foot

7-8       Step left foot to side, hold

 

FORWARD, HITCH, FORWARD, HITCH, ROCK, RECOVER, ROCK, HOLD

1-2       Step forward on right foot, hitch left knee

3-4       Step forward on left foot, hitch right knee

5-6       Rock forward on right foot, recover weight to left foot

7-8       Rock forward on right foot, hold

 

BACK, HITCH, BACK, HITCH, ROCK, RECOVER, ROCK, HOLD

1-2       Step back on left, hitch right knee

3-4       Step back on right, hitch left knee

5-6       Rock back on left, recover weight to right

7-8       Rock back on left, hold

 

TURN, HITCH, TURN, HITCH, FOUR RUNNING STEPS

1-2       Execute 1/4 turn right and step forward on right, hitch left knee

3-4       Execute 1/4 turn right and step forward on left, hitch right knee

5-6-7-8            Take 4 'running' steps forward while executing a 3/4 turn right (for a total of 1 and 1/4 turns to right)

 

REPEAT

 

BREAK

On the 3rd wall, just do the first 32 counts of dance and the 4 count break and start the dance over from the beginning. (i.e. Do 64 counts then 4 count break, 64 counts then 4 count break, 32 counts then 4 count break, then continue the dance with the 64 counts, 4 count break pattern to the end of song)

STOMP, HOLD, RECOVER

1          Stomp right foot forward

2-3       Hold

4          Recover weight to left foot