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SWEET CAROLINE
Count: 56. Wall: 2. Level: Phrased Improver
Choreographer: Darren Bailey - November 2017
Music: Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond

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INTRO: 28 count
Sequence: A, A, A, +, B, B, A, A, A, +, B, B, A- (Tag), B, B

NOTES: A is danced facing front and back walls. You will dance 3 A, and then need to dance "+" that is 8 count to turn you back to the front wall. B is only danced facing the front and you will always dance B twice in a row. The last time you dance A you only dance 24 counts of it and then add a 4 count tag that brings you back to the front wall to dance B two more times.

Please consider checking out "Love You More" choreographed by Amy Glass and myself to get your dancers ready for this dance. Love You More is part "A"; of Sweet Caroline.

PART A: 32 count
A1: POINT, TOUCH, SLIDE, TOUCH, POINT, TOUCH, SLIDE, TOUCH
1-4  Point R to right, Touch R beside L, Big step R to right, Drag/Touch L beside R
5-8  Point L to left, Touch L beside R, Big step L to left, Drag/Touch R beside L

A2: V STEP 1/4 RIGHT, V STEP 1/4 RIGHT
1,2  Step R forward 45° right, Step L forward 45° left
3,4  Turn ¼ right step R beside L, Step L beside R
5,6  Step R forward 45° right, Step L forward 45° left
7,8  Turn ¼ right step R beside L, Step L beside R

A3: VINE RIGHT, TOUCH, VINE LEFT, TOUCH
1-4  Step R to right, Step L behind R, Step R to right, Touch L beside R
5-8  Step L to left, Step R behind L, Step L to left, Touch R beside L
DURING THE LAST A SECTION OF THE DANCE ADD THE TAG HERE

A4: WALK, WALK, WALK, KICK, BACK, BACK, BACK, TOUCH
1-4  Step R forward, Step L forward, Step R forward, Kick L forward
5-8  Step L back, Step R back, Step L back, Touch R beside L

(A)+: 8 count
A+: SIDE, TOUCH, SIDE, 1/4 LEFT TOUCH, SIDE, TOUCH, SIDE, 1/4 LEFT TOUCH
1-4  Step R to right, Touch L beside R/Clap, Step L to left, Turn ¼ left touch R beside L/Clap
5-8  Step R to right, Touch L beside R/Clap, Step L to left, Turn ¼ left touch R beside L/Clap

PART B: 24 count
B1: ROCK RIGHT, RECOVER, CROSS, HOLD, ROCK LEFT, RECOVER, CROSS, SIDE
1-4  Rock R to right, Recover onto L, Cross R over L, Hold
5-8  Rock L to left, Recover onto R, Cross L over R, Step R to right

B2: CROSS, HOLD, ROCK RIGHT, RECOVER, WEAVE 1/4 LEFT
1-4  Cross L over R, Hold, Rock R to right, Recover onto L
5-8  Cross R over L, Step L to left, Step R behind L, Turn ¼ left step L forward

B3: STEP, CLICK, PIVOT 1/4 LEFT, CLICK, STEP, CLICK, PIVOT 1/2 LEFT, CLICK
1-4  Step R forward, Click fingers on R hand, Pivot ¼ left, Click fingers on R hand
5-8  Step R forward, Click fingers on R hand, Pivot ½ left, Click fingers on R hand

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TAG: During the last A section of the dance add the tag after 24 counts
1/4 LEFT SWAY, SWAY, 1/4 LEFT SWAY, SWAY
1,2  Turn ¼ left step R to right swaying right, Sway left
3,4  Turn ¼ left step R to right swaying right, Sway left