I’ll Just Pretend
Choreographed by Chris & Andy Malpass Tel: 01606 883862 Email: chrisandy-partners@hotmail.co.uk Description 64 count partner dance. Gent facing LOD, Lady facing R.L.O.D. Right palm to right palm. Same feet throughout Music I’ll Just Pretend - Mandy Barnett. 98 bpm. C.D Mandy Barnett GENT LADY 1-8 ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE, ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE, ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN 1-2 Rock forward on right, recover onto left Rock back on right, recover onto left 3-4 Shuffle back on right, left, right Shuffle forward on right, left, right 5-6 Rock back on left, recover onto right Rock forward on left, recover onto right 7&8 Shuffle forward on left, right, left Shuffle 1/2 turn left on left, right, left on count 9 right hands go over lady’s head. On count 10 join left hands in Reverse Indian Position) (on count 11 release left hands, take right over lady’s head into Sweetheart Position)
9-12 1/4 TURN, CROSS BEHIND, SHUFFLE 1/4 TURN 1/4 TURN, CROSS BEHIND, SHUFFLE 1/4 TURN 13-16 ROCK, RECOVER, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN ROCK, RECOVER, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN 9-10 1/4 turn left stepping onto right, cross left behind right 1/4 turn left stepping onto right, cross left behind right 11&12 Shuffle 1/4 turn right on right, left, right Shuffle 1/4 turn right on right, left, right 13-14 Rock forward on left, recover onto right Rock forward on left, recover onto right 15&16 Shuffle 1/2 turn left on left, right, left Shuffle 1/2 turn left, on left, right, left (on count 14 release right hands. Gent turns under joined left hands)
17-20 ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN 21-24 ROCKING CHAIR STEP, PIVOT 1/2 TURN, STEP, PIVOT 1/2 TURN 17-18 Rock forward on right, recover onto left Rock forward on right, recover onto left 19&20 Shuffle 1/2 turn right on right, left, right Shuffle1/2 turn right on right, left, right 21-22 Rock forward on left, recover onto right Step forward on left, pivot 1/2 turn right 23-24 Rock back on left, recover onto right Step forward on left, pivot 1/2 turn right (on count 17 release left hands , join right. Gent turns under right hands, keeping right hands raised)) (on count 24 rejoin left hands in Sweetheart Position) 25-28 ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN, 29-32 STEP 1/4 TURN, CROSS SHUFFLE STEP 1/4 TURN, CROSS SHUFFLE 25-26 Rock forward on left, recover onto right Rock forward on left, recover onto right 27&28 Shuffle 1/2 turn left on left, right, left Shuffle 1/2 turn left on left, right, left 29-30 S tep forward on right, 1/4 turn left stepping onto left Step forward on right, 1/4 turn left stepping onto left 31&32 Cross right over left, step left to left side, cross right over left Cross right over left, step left to left side, cross right over left (on count 27 release right hands. Gent turns under left. On count 29 rejoin right hands in Sweetheart Position)
33-40 SIDE ROCK, SHUFFLE 1/4 TURN, WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE SIDE ROCK, SHUFFLE 1/4 TURN, 1/2 TURN, SHUFFLE 33-34 Rock side left on left, recover onto right Rock side left on left, recover onto right 35&36 Shuffle 1/4 turn left on left, right, left Shuffle 1/4 turn left on left, right, left 37-38 Walk forward on right, left Step forward on right, pivot 1/2 turn right stepping back on left 39&40 Shuffle forward on right, left, right Shuffle back on right, left, right (on count 37 release left hands)
41-48 ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE, 1/2 PINWHEEL TURN, TRIPLE STEP ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE, 1/2 PINWHEEL TURN, TRIPLE STEP 41-42 Rock forward on left, recover onto right Rock back on left, recover onto right 43&44 Shuffle back on left, right, left Shuffle forward on left, right, left 45-46 Pinwheel 1/2 turn right on right, left Pinwheel 1/2 turn right on right, left 47&48 Triple in place on right, left, right Triple in place on right, left, right 49-52 STEP, PIVOT 1/2 TURN, SHUFFLE PIVOT 1/2 TURN, SHUFFLE 53-56 ROCK STEP, TRIPLE 1/2 TURN (into Windows) ROCK STEP, TRIPLE 1/2 TURN (into Windows) 49-50 Step forward on left, pivot 1/2 turn right Step forward on left pivoting 1/2 turn left, step back on right 51&52 Shuffle forward on left, right, left Shuffle back on left, right, left 53- 54 Rock forward on right, recover onto left Rock back on right, recover onto left 55&56 Triple 1/2 turn right on right, left, right into windows Triple 1/2 turn left on right, left, right into Windows (on count 49 lady turns under joined right hands. On count 50 join left hands underneath right.) (on count 55 turn into Windows, left shoulder to left shoulder) 57-60 ROCK, RECOVER, SHUFFLE, ROCK , RECOVER, SHUFFLE, 61-64 PIVOT 1/2 TURN (out of windows,) WALK, WALK PIVOT 1/2 TURN (out of windows,) WALK, WALK 57- 58 Rock forward on left, recover onto right Rock back on left, recover onto right 59&60 Shuffle back on left, right, left Shuffle forward on left, right, left 61-62 Step back on right, pivot 1/2 turn left stepping onto left Step forward on right, pivot 1/2 turn right stepping back on left Out of Windows Out of Windows 63-64 Walk forward on right, left Walk back on right, left (on count 63 release left hands, finishing right palm to right palm) KEEP SMILING