White Flag

Choreographed by Kelli Haugen, September 2001

1st Place Superstars Choreography Competition, Linedance Festival, Gol, Norway

 

4 wall beginner/intermediate dance, 32 counts w/4 count tag

Music: “I Surrender”  (96 bpm) by Peer Gynt from Linedance Edition 2001 CD

 

Right, Left, and Rock Left, Coaster Left, ½ Paddle Turn Left

1,2&3,4           Step right foot to right (1) step left behind right (2) step right foot to right (&) rock left forward (3) recover weight to right (4)

5&6&7&8&    Step back left, Step right next to left, Step left forward (5&6) Hitch right knee slightly while pivoting ¼ left (&) Touch right toe to right side (7) Hitch right knee slightly while pivoting ¼ left (&) Touch right toe to right side (8) Hitch right knee slightly (&)

                                                

Shuffle Right, Rock Left, 1 ½ Turn Triple Left, Shuffle Right

9&10,11,12     Shuffle forward right (9&10) Rock forward left (11) Recover weight to right (12)

13&14,15&16 Triple step (left, right, left) while making 1 ½ turn left, (13&14) shuffle forward (right, left, right) (15&16)

 

Left, Right, and Rock Right, Coaster Right, ½ Paddle Turn Right

17,1819&,20   Step left  (17) step right behind (18) Step left (&) Rock right forward (19) recover weight to left (20)

 21&22&         Step right back, step left next to right, step right forward (21&22) Hitch left knee

 23&24                       slightly while pivoting ¼ right (&)Touch left toe to left side (23) Hitch left knee slightly while pivoting ¼ right (&) Touch left toe to left side (24)

 

Cross, Touch, Shuffle, Swivel, Swivel, ¼ Turn Left Shuffle

25,26,27&28   Cross left over right (25) Touch right toe to right side (26) Shuffle forward  right(27&28)

29,30,31&32   Twist diagonal left landing with weight on left foot (29) Twist diagonal right landing with weight on right foot (30)

¼ turn left shuffle forward left (31&32)

 

Repeat

 

Tag

Complete 1 time after 3rd wall (facing 900), after 5th wall (facing 300) and after 8th wall (facing front).

 

Full Paddle Turn Left

(&1&2&3&4&) Hitch right knee slightly while pivoting ¼ left (&) Touch right toe to right side (1) Hitch right knee slightly while pivoting ¼ left (&) Touch right toe to right side (2) Hitch right knee slightly (&)Touch right toe to right side (3) Hitch right knee slightly while pivoting ¼ left (&) Touch right toe to right side (4) Hitch right knee slightly (&)

 

Perfect Ending (optional)

(10th wall) Complete counts 1 to 25 as usual, on count 26 (point right toe to right side) start a ¾ turn left on left foot sweep right foot around (end facing front) shift weight to right foot and extend left toe forward and both arms diagonally up!