THE STORM
Choreographed by Maggie Gallagher (January 2013) 
2 Wall Phrased Intermediate Linedance 
Music: A Bar in Amsterdam by Katzenjammer (available from www.amazon.co.uk 89p)
Intro:   40 Counts (20 secs) 
PHRASED: AA TAG B - A with Restart 1 - AA TAG B - AA with Restart 2 - B with Restart 3 B

SECTION A –VERSE- 34 Counts 

S1: FIGURE OF EIGHT 
1-2-3	Step right to right side, Cross left behind right, ¼ right stepping right forward [3:00]
4-5-6	Step left forward, pivot ½ turn right, ¼ right stepping left to left side [12:00]
7-8	Cross right behind left, ¼ left stepping left forward [9:00]

S2: CONTINUED FIGURE OF 8, CROSS, SIDE ROCK
1-2	Step right forward, pivot ½ turn left [3:00]
3-4	¼ left stepping right to right side, Cross left behind right [12:00]
5-6	Step right to right side, Cross left over right 
7-8	Rock right to right side, Recover on left

S3: ¼ SHUFFLE BACK, ROCK BACK, SHUFFLE FWD, STEP ½ TURN
1&2	¼ right stepping back on right, Step left next to right, Step back on  right [3:00]
3-4	Rock back on left, Recover on right
5&6	Step left forward, Step right next to left, Step left forward
7-8	Step forward right, pivot ½ turn left [9:00]  * Restart 1

S4: ¼ POINT, HOLD & POINT HOLD & HEEL & HEEL & ROCKING CHAIR 
1-2	¼ left pointing right to right side, HOLD  [6:00]
&3-4	Step right next to left, Point left to left side, HOLD
&5&6   Step left next to right, Tap right heel forward, Step right next to left, Tap left heel forward  
&7-8	Step left next to right (**Restart 2) Rock forward on right, Recover on left 
9-10	Rock back on right, Recover on left  

SECTION B – CHORUS- 36 Counts 

S1: STOMP, HOLD, STOMP, HOLD, & CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND SIDE CROSS
1-2	Stomp forward and out on right, HOLD
3-4	Stomp forward and out on left, HOLD 
&5-6	Step right next to left, Cross left over right, Step right to right side 
7&8	Cross left behind right, Step right to right side, Cross left over right  

S2: CHASSE R, ROCK BACK, VINE, CROSS 
1&2	Step right to right side, Step left next to right, Step right to right side 
3-4	Rock back on left, Recover on right 
5-6	Step left to left side, Cross right behind left, 
7-8	Step left to left side, Cross right over left 

S3: SIDE, HOLD, & SIDE, TOUCH, VINE, CROSS
1-2	Step left to left side, HOLD 
&3-4	Step right next to left, Step left to left side, Touch right next to left 
5-6	Step right to right side, Cross left behind right
7-8	Step right to right side, Cross left over right  (Harder option for counts 5-6-7-8 Rolling Vine Cross)  

S4: ROCKING CHAIR, STEP ½ TURN, KICK BALL CHANGE 
1-2	Rock forward on right to slightly right diagonal, Recover on left 
3-4	Rock back on right, Recover on left
5-6	Step forward right, pivot ½ turn left 
7&8	Kick right forward, Step right next to left, Step left next to right *** Restart 3

S5: JAZZ BOX CROSS
1-2	Cross right over left, Step back on left
3-4	Step right to right side, Cross left over right 

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TAG
1-2	Step forward on right, pivot ½ turn left
3-4	Step forward on right, pivot ½ turn left 

* RESTART 1: Wall 4 after 24  counts of  Section A ¼ turn left stepping out to right (instead of pointing) to restart  Section A [12:00]

** RESTART 2:  Wall 9 after 30& counts of section A, (having stepped left next to right on the & count) restart Section B [6:00]

*** RESTART 3:   Wall 10 after 32 counts of section B, restart Section B [12:00]
 
ENDING: Wall 11 after the Jazz Box Cross, unwind ½ right to finish at 12:00   

CHOREOGRAPHER NOTE:  On Walls 8 & 9, which are the last 2  x  section A, the music goes in and out but just keep to the beat of the music and, remember to do your restart on the last A by dropping the last four counts, which is the rocking chair.