| THE RIDDLE |
| Choreographer: Alan G. Birchall (March 2001) |
| Dance:Two-Wall Line Dance Steps/Count: 72(+ 4
in tag 2nd & 3rd Wall only) Level: Inermediate /Advanced
Music: The Riddle – Gigi ‘D’ Agostino BPM: 127 Track length 3.37 Start Dance on Main Music when the beat kicks in. (18 Secs.) NOT LYRICS!! Note: Basically when he sings that the old man of Arran goes around & around then you should always be doing steps 12 - 16 |
| STEPS | DESCRIPTION |
| SAILOR STEPS, TOE TOUCH’S, HEEL SWITCH’S | |
| 1&2 | Cross Right Behind Left, Step Left To Left, Step Right By Left |
| 3&4 | Cross Left Behind Right, Step Right To Right, Step Left By Right |
| 5& | Touch Right To Right, Step Right By Left |
| 6& | Touch Left To Left, Step Left By Right |
| 7& | Touch Right Heel Forward, Step Right By Left |
| 8& | Touch Left Heel Forward, Step Left By Right |
| TOUCH’S, HEEL, TOUCH, UNWIND ½ TURN, STEP, ½ PIVOT, HOOK, TAP | |
| 9& | Touch Right To Right, Step Right By Left |
| 10& | Touch Left To Left, Step Left By Right |
| 11& | Touch Right Heel Forward, Step Right By Left |
| 12-13 | Touch Left Toe Back, Unwind ½ Turn Left (Backwards, Weight Ends On Left) |
| 14-15 | Step Forward On Right, Make ½ Pivot Turn Left (Weight Ends On Right) Hooking Left Over Right |
| & | Tap Left Toe Over Right |
| SHUFFLE, CROSS, STEP BACK, STEP BACK DIAGONAL, CROSS, STEP BACK, STEP | |
| 16&17 | Step Forward On Left, Step Right By Left, Step Forward On Left |
| 18-19 | Cross Right Over Left, Step Back On Left |
| 20-21 | Step Diagonally Back On Right, Cross Left Over Right |
| 22-23 | Step Back On Right, Step Left To Left |
| 24 | Rock Right Over Left |
| CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, SIDE SHUFFLE WITH ¼ TURN RIGHT, STEP, ½ PIVOT, FULL TURN, ROCK | |
| 25 | Recover On Left |
| 26&27 | Step Right To Right, Step Left By Right, Step Right To Right Making ¼ Turn Right |
| 28-29 | Step Forward on Left, Make ½ Pivot Turn Right |
| 30-31 | Step Forward On Left Making ½ Pivot Right, Step Back On Right Making ½ Pivot Right |
| Note: | You Will Have Made 1 Full Turn Right In Two Steps, Weight Should Be On Right & You Should Be Facing 9 0 Clock |
| 32 | Rock Forward On Left |
| Note: | Total Turn is 1¾ |
| RECOVER, COASTER STEP, RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGE x 2, ROCK | |
| 33 | Recover On Right |
| 34&35 | Step Back On Left, Step Right By Left, Step Forward on Right |
| 36&37 | Kick Forward On Right, Step Right By Left, Step Left By Right |
| 38&39 | Kick Forward On Right, Step Right By Left, Step Left By Right |
| 40 | Rock Right To Right |
| RECOVER, CROSS SHUFFLE, ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS BEHIND, STEP RIGHT, CROSS IN FRONT, HOLD | |
| 41 | Recover On Left |
| 42&43 | Cross Right Over Left, Step Left To Left, Cross Right Over Left |
| 44-45 | Rock Left To Left, Recover On Right |
| 46&47 | Cross Left Behind Right, Step Right To Right, Cross Left Over Right |
| 48 | Hold |
| Note: | On This Section Of The Dance ONLY You Will Be OFF BEAT |
| UNWIND, HOLD, HEEL SWITCH’S, CLAP HANDS x2 HEEL | |
| 49 | Unwind ½ Turn Right (You Should Be Facing 3 0 Clock) |
| 50-51 | Hold, Touch Right Heel Forward |
| &52 | Step Right By Left, Touch Left Heel Forward |
| &53 | Step Left By Right, Touch Right Heel Forward |
| &54 | Clap Hands Twice |
| &55 | Step Right By Left, Touch Left Heel Forward |
| &56 | Step Left By Right, Touch Right Heel Forward |
| HEEL SWITCH’S, CLAP HANDS ONCE, HOOK, SHUFFLE | |
| &57 | Step Right By Left, Touch Left Heel Forward |
| 58 | Clap Hands Once Whilst Hooking Left Over Right |
| 59&60 | Step Forward On Left, Step Right By Left, Step Forward on Left |
| 61-62 | Step Forward On Right, Make ½ Pivot Left (you Should Be Facing 9 0 Clock) |
| 63&64 | Step Forward On Right, Step Left By Right, Step Forward On Right |
| ROCK, RECOVER, COASTER STEP, ¼ TURN ROCK, RECOVER x 2 | |
| 65-66 | Rock Forward on Left, Recover On Right |
| 67&68 | Step Back On Left, Step Right By Left, Step Forward on Left |
| 69-70 | Making ¼ Turn To Left Rock Right To Right, Recover On Left (You Should Be Facing 6 0 Clock) |
| 71-72 | Rock Right To Right, Recover On Left |
| START AGAIN |
| TAG: | |
| On 2nd & 3rd Walls ONLY!! | |
| 1-2 | Touch Right Behind Left, Touch Right To Right |
| 3-4 | Touch Right Over Left, Touch Right To Right |
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