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EL PASO
Count: 68. Wall: 4. Level: Intermediate line dance
Choreographer: June Hulcombe & Barbara Willshire
Music: El Paso by Joe Merrick [CD: Ranches & Rodeos]


INTRO: 16 count

FORWARD, LOCK, LOCK SHUFFLE, STEP, PIVOT 1/2, SHUFFLE 1/2
1,2      Step R forward, Lock L behind R
3&4    Step R forward, Lock L behind R, Step R forward
5,6      Step L forward, Turn ½ right (weight on R)
7&8    Turn ½ right step L back, Step R beside L, Step L back

CROSS, BACK, BACK, CROSS, BACK, SIDE, SWAY RIGHT, SWAY LEFT
1,2      Lock R across L, Step L back
3,4      Step R back, Lock L across R
5,6      Step R back, Step L to left
7,8      Bump hips right (weight on R), Push hips left (weight on L)

DIAGONAL FORWARD, TOUCH BEHIND, BACK, 1/2 RIGHT, FORWARD, TOUCH BEHIND, BACK, 1/4 LEFT
1,2      Step R forward 45° left, Touch L toes behind R
3,4      Step L back, Turn ½ right step R forward [4:30]
5,6      Step L forward, Touch R toes behind L
7,8      Step R back [straighten to 3:00], Turn ¼ left step L forward [12:00]

STEP, PIVOT 1/4, CROSS SHUFFLE, 1/4 RIGHT, 1/2 RIGHT, STEP, PIVOT 1/4
1,2      Step R forward, Turn ¼ left (weight on L)
3&4    Cross R over L, Step L to left, Cross R over L
5,6      Turn ¼ right step L back, Turn ½ right step R forward
7,8      Step L forward, Turn ¼ right (weight on R) [9:00]

CROSS, POINT, CROSS SAMBA, FORWARD, COASTER, BACK
1,2      Cross L over R, Touch R to right
3&4    Cross R over L, Step L to left, Step R beside L
5,6&   Step L forward, Step R forward, Step L beside R
7,8      Step R back, Step L back

TOUCH BEHIND, UNWIND 1/2, BACK, HOOK, STEP, LOCK, STEP, LOCK, STEP
1,2      Touch R behind L, Unwind ½ right (weight to L)
3,4      Step R back, Hook L across R
5,6      Step L forward, Lock R behind L
7&8    Step R forward, Lock R behind L, Step L forward [3:00]

FIGURE EIGHT GRAPEVINE
1,2      Step R to right, Cross L behind R
3,4      Turn ¼ right step R forward, Step L forward
5,6      Turn ½ right (weight on R), Turn ¼ right step L to left
7,8      Cross R behind L, Turn ¼ left step L forward [12:00]

ROCK, RECOVER, BACK, LOCK, BACK, 1/2 TURN TOE STRUT, STEP, PIVOT 1/4
1,2      Rock R forward, Recover onto L
3&4    Step R back, Lock L across R, Step R back
5,6      Turn ½ left step L toes forward, Drop L heel
7,8      Step R forward, Turn ¼ left (weight on L) [3:00]

SYNCOPATED JAZZ BOX WITH TOUCH
1,2      Cross R over L, Step L back
&3,4   Step R to right, Step L beside R, Touch R beside L

68       REPEAT