My Hero (May11)

My Hero!
Choreographer: Niels Poulsen (Denmark) May 2011
Music: Hero by Enrique Iglesias. BPM: 76 bpm.
32 count 4 wall Level: Intermediate NC
Intro: 16 counts from first beat in music (app. 14 secs into track). Weight on L
                                                                                       
[1 – 9] R basic, L vine, cross rock, & side R, cross, ¼ L, ¼ L, cross, ¼ L with R sweep fw
1, 2&3 Step R to R side, step L behind R , cross R over L, step L to L side  [12:00]
4&5     Cross R behind L, step L to L side , cross rock R over L  [12:00]
6&7     Recover back to L, step R to R side , cross L over R  [12:00]
&8&1 Turn 1/4L step back on R, 1/4 L step L to L side, cross R over L, 1/4 L step L fw and sweeping R fw  [3:00]

[10 – 16] Run R L diagonally L, rock fw R, back L and R, L back rock, side rock, cross L over R
2&3     Turn 1/8 L running fw R , run fw on L , rock fw R                                     

Note for wall 1: you hit the lyrics ‘would you run’… [1:30]
4&       Recover back L, step back R [1:30]
5 – 6    Rock back on L foot opening body to L side , recover fw on R             

Note for wall 1: look over your L shoulder when rocking back on L (count 5) to hit the lyrics: never look back [1:30]
7 – 8& Square up to 3:00 rocking L to L side, recover on R , cross L over R                                                        

 ** Restart on wall 6 ( 16) facing 6:00

[17 – 24] ½ Diamond, R side rock, cross ¼ R, back R, beginning of L coaster
1, 2&3 Step R to R side, 1/8 L stepping back L, step back R, turn 1/8 L step L to L side [12:00]
4&5-6 Turn 1/8 L step fw R, step fw L, 1/8 L rocking R to R side, recover weight to L [9:00]
&7&    Cross R over L, turn ¼ R step back L, walk back on R [12:00]
8&       Step L back , step R next to L  12:00]

[25 – 32] Fw L R L with sweeps, R jazz ¼ R, cross rock side, touch together
1 – 3    Step L fw sweeping R fw, walk R fw sweeping L fw, walk L fw sweeping R fw [12:00]
4&5     Cross R over L, turn ¼ R step back L, step R to R side  [3:00]
6&7     Cross rock L over R , recover on R , step L to L side [3:00]
8          Bend slightly in L knee sliding R next to L  [3:00]
Begin again!...

Tag: After wall 3 (9:00) and after wall 5 (3:00) there’s a 4 count tag where you do a R and L basic night club step, then restart dance from count 1:
1 – 2& Step R a big step to R side , step L behind R , cross R over L  [9:00]
3 – 4& Step L a big step to L side, step R behind L , cross L over R  [9:00]


Ending: To end facing 12:00 you do the following: You begin wall 10 facing 3:00. Do up to count 14 (facing 4:30). When stepping L to L side (count 7) sweep 5/8 R to face 12:00 [12:00]