Night Basics                 2 Pages
Choreographed by Johanna Barnes & Jeff Staebner
Description 48 count, intermediate partner/circle dance, Basic, Closed position,
man on the inside facing OLOD, lady on the outside facing ILOD
Music Complicated - Carolyn Dawn Johnson [CD Single]
You're The Only One - Keith Urban 59 bpm CD: Keith Urban
Almost any slower nightclub rhythm based song


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7-8&		 MAN
BASIC, UNDERARM TURN, BASIC
Left step to left side, right rock back,
left recover in place
Right step to right side, left rock back arms
(lift left arm up, to prep turn)
right recover in place
Left step to left side (guide turn with right),
right rock back, left recover in place
(back to closed position)
Right step to right side, left rock back
(drop left arm), right recover in place
 LADY
BASIC, UNDERARM TURN, BASIC
Right step to right side, left rock back,
right recover in place
Left step to left side, right rock back,

left recover in place
Right step ¼ right, left step forward,
right pivot turn ¾ right,
facing partner (weight on right)
Left step to left side, right rock back,
left recover in place

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7-8&		 OPEN TOSSES, BASIC
Left step to left side (place left under lady's,
on back), right rock back opening body slightly,
left recover in place (drop left)
Right step to right side (place right under lady's,
on back), left rock back opening body slightly,
right recover in place (drop right)
Left step to left side (place left under lady's,
on back), right rock back opening body slightly,
left recover in place
Right step to right side (back to closed position),
left rock back (lift left arm up, to prep turn),
right recover in place
 OPEN TOSSES, BASIC
Right step ¼ left (facing RLOD),
left rock back, right recover preparing to turn

Left step ½ right (facing LOD),
right rock back, left recover preparing to turn

Right step ½ left (facing RLOD),
left rock back, right recover preparing to turn

Left step ¼ right (facing partner),
right rock back, left recover in place


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7-8&		 UNDERARM TURN, BASIC, TRAVELING
LEFT SIDE PASS, BASIC
Left step to left side (guide turn with right),
right rock back, left recover in place
(back to closed position)
Right step to right side, left rock back,
right recover in place
Left step 1/8 right bringing lady with you
(closed position), right step traveling LOD,
left cross over right
Right step to right side, left rock back,
right recover in place
 UNDERARM TURN, BASIC, TRAVELING
LEFT SIDE PASS, BASIC
Right step ¼ right, left step forward,
right pivot turn ¾ right facing partner
(weight on right)
Left step to left side, right rock back,
left recover in place
Right step across and pivot ½ left,
left step to left side, right cross over left
(traveling LOD)
Left step to left side, right rock back,
left recover in place


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7-8&		 TRAVELING LEFT SIDE PASS, BASIC,
UNDERARM TURN, BASIC
Left step 1/8 right bringing lady with you
(closed position), right step (traveling reverse
line of dance), left cross over right
Right step to right side, left rock back
(lift left arm up, to prep turn),
right recover in place
Left step to left side (guide turn with right),
right rock back, left recover in place
(pick up both hands at waist)
Right step to right side, left rock back,
right recover in place
 TRAVELING LEFT SIDE PASS, BASIC,
UNDERARM TURN, BASIC
Right step across and pivot ½ left, left
step to left side, right cross over left
(traveling RLOD)
Left step to left side, right rock back,

left recover in place
Right step ¼ right, left step forward,
right pivot turn ¾ right, facing partner
(weight on right)
Left step to left side, right rock back,
left recover in place

 

 

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WRAP, OUT, WRAP, SWITCH SIDES
Left step in place (left arm up to turn, right at
waist), right rock back turning lady to the left to
right side (wrapped position), left recover in place
Right step in place sending lady back out to the
right (left arm up to turn), left rock back
(both hands at waist level), right recover in place
Left step in place (left arm up to turn, right at
waist), right rock back turning lady to the left to
right side (wrapped position), left recover in place
Right step in place sending lady to left side (side
by side), left rock back, right recover in place

  

 

 

WRAP, OUT, WRAP, SWITCH SIDES
Right pivot ½ left (left side to partner's right
side), left rock back, right recover in place

Left pivot ½ right (facing partner),
right rock back, left recover in place

Right pivot ½ left (side by side with partner),
left rock back, right recover in place

Left step left side (right side to partner's left
side), right rock back, left recover in place


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7-8&		 SWITCH SIDES, OUT, UNDERARM TURN,
BASIC
Left step in place sending lady to right side (side
by side), right rock back, left recover in place
(lift left arm up to turn)
Right step in place sending lady back out to the
right, left rock back (closed position, but left arm
up to prep), right recover in place
Left step to left side (guide turn with right),
right rock back, left recover in place
Right step to right side (closed position),
left rock back, right recover in place

REPEAT		 SWITCH SIDES, OUT, U-ARM TURN,
BASIC
Right step to right side (left side to partners'
right side), left rock back, right recover in place

Left pivot ½ right (facing partner),
right rock back, left recover in place

Right step ¼ right, left step forward, right pivot
turn ¾ right, facing partner (weight on right)
Left step to left side, right rock back,
left recover in place