Take Me Away

Choreographed by 	Diana Dawson (May 2014) - 01896 756244
		www.silverstarswesterndancers.com dianadawson@btinternet.com
Description 	4-walls, 64 counts, improver line dance, CW direction,
Music 		Take Me Away - James House (105bpm) . CD; Days Gone By
		Intro – 8 counts, start on the word ..take me AWAY. There are two restarts.

Sect 1 	RIGHT SIDE, BEHIND & CROSS, SIDE, LEFT BACK, ROCK, KICK-BALL-CROSS
1-2 	Step right to right side, step left behind right
&3-4 	Step right to right side, cross step left over right, step right to right side
5-6 	Rock back on left, recover onto right
7&8 	Kick left forward, step back on left, cross step right over left

Sect 2 	PADDLE TURNS 1/4 RIGHT, LEFT CROSS, BACK & CROSS, SIDE
1-2	Step forward on left, pivot 1/8 turn right (weight onto right)
3-4 	Step forward on left, pivot 1/8 turn right (completing 1/4 turn right, weight on right) [3.00]
5-6 	Cross step left over right, step back on right
&7-8 	Step left to left side, cross step right over left, step left to left side

Sect 3 	RIGHT BACK, ROCK, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN LEFT, LEFT BACK, ROCK, WALK FORWARD x2
1-2	Rock back on right foot, recover onto left
3&4 	Shuffle 1/2 turn left, stepping – Right-Left-Right [9.00]
5-6	Rock back on left foot, recover onto right.
7-8 	Walk forward Left-Right

Sect 4 	LEFT SIDE, ROCK & SIDE, ROCK, RIGHT SAILOR STEP, LEFT SAILOR STEP
1-2 	Rock left to left side, recover onto right,
&3-4 	Step left beside right, Rock right to right side, recover onto left
5&6 	Step right behind left, step left to left side, step right to right side
7&8 	Step left behind right, step right to right side, step left to left side

Sect 5 	RIGHT BEHIND, UNWIND 1/2 TURN, SHUFFLE FORWARD, JAZZBOX CROSS
1-2 	Step right behind left, unwind 1/2 turn right keeping weight on right foot. [3.00]
3&4 	Left Shuffle forward stepping Left-Right-Left (NOTE: Restart here on walls 2 and 4)
5-8 	Cross step right over left, step back on left, step right to right side, cross step left over right

Sect 6 	RIGHT CHASSE, BACK, ROCK, LEFT CHASSE, BACK, ROCK
1&2 	Step right to right side, close left beside right, step right to right side3-4 Rock back on left, recover onto right
5&6 	Step left to left side, step right beside left, step left to left side
7-8 	Rock back on right foot, recover onto left

Sect 7 	RIGHT FORWARD, ROCK, & LEFT FORWARD, ROCK, SHUFFLE BACK, ROCK BACK
1-2 	Rock forward on right foot, recover onto left
&3-4 	Step right beside left, rock forward on left foot, recover onto right
5&6 	Shuffle backwards stepping Left, Right, Left
7-8 	Rock back on right, recover onto left

Sect 8 	STEP, PIVOT 1/2 TURN, SHUFFLE, STEP, PIVOT 1/2 TURN, SHUFFLE
1-2 	Step forward on right, pivot 1/2 turn left [9.00]
3&4 	Shuffle forward stepping Right-Left-Right
5-6 	Step forward on left, pivot 1/2 turn right [3.00]
7&8 	Shuffle forward stepping Left-Right-Left
	Begin Again

RESTARTS; 	On Walls 2 and 4 (facing {6.00} and [12.00] respectively)
	Dance through to Sect 5, Steps 1-4 then restart at the beginning
	TOWARDS THE END OF THE DANCE (Wall 6) - the music slows down during Sect 1
	(on steps 7&8 Kick ball cross) and Sect 2 (steps 1-4 – Paddle turns) - S
	low down your steps accordingly then pick up the beat on steps 5-6 onwards. 		
							June 2014