Diamonds

Choreographed by Kim Ray
Description: 48 count, 4 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: "Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend" by Marilyn Monroe

Counts    Step Descriptions

KICK STEPS FORWARD, MAMBO STEPS TWICE
1&2&	Kick right forward, step down on right, kick left forward,
step down on left (traveling forward)
3&4&	Rock right forward, recover left back, rock right back,
recover left forward
5&6&	Kick right forward, step down on right, kick left forward,
step down on left (traveling forward)
7&8&	Rock right forward, recover left back, rock right back,
recover left forward
/Styling: on count 4 and count 8 above look over left shoulder

STEP FORWARD, 1/2 TURN RIGHT, COASTER STEP, TOUCH OUT IN KICK,
WEAVE
9-10	Step right forward, 1/2 right stepping left back
11&12	Step right back, step left next to right, step right
forward
13&14&	Touch left toe to left side, touch left toe next to
right, touch left toe to left side, kick left to left diagonal
15&16	Cross left behind right, step right to right side, cross
left over right

RUMBA BOX (TWICE)
17&18	Step right to right side, step left next to right, step
right forward
19&20	Step left to left side, step right next to left, step left
back
/3rd restart here during wall 6 facing 9:00
21&22	Step right to right side, step left next to right, step
right back
23&24	Step left to left side, step right next to left, step left
forward

PRISSY WALKS WITH CROSS SHUFFLES TWICE
25-26	Cross right over left, cross left on right
27&28	Cross right over left, step left next to right, cross
right over left
/Moving forward and to left diagonal
29-30	Cross left over right, cross right over left
31&32	Cross left over right, step right next to left, cross left
over right
/Moving forward and to right diagonal
/Above counts 25-32 should be danced on toes

HIP BUMPS, BEHIND 1/4 TURN STEP, HIP BUMPS, SAILOR STEP
33&34	Touch right toe to right diagonal and bums hips forward,
back, forward
35&36	Cross right behind left, 1/4 turn left stepping left
forward, step right to right side
37&38	Touch left toe to left diagonal and bump hips forward,
back, forward
39&40	Cross left behind right, step right to right side, step
left forward

PIVOT 1/2 TURN, SYNCOPATED PIVOT 1/2 TURN TWICE
41-42	Step right forward, 1/2 pivot turn left
43&44	Step right forward, 1/2 pivot turn left, step right forward
45-46	Step left forward, 1/2 pivot turn right
47&48	Step left forward, 1/2 pivot turn right, step left forward

REPEAT

RESTART
/On walls 2 (facing back) and 4 (facing front), dance up to
count 43&, touch right toe to right side, then restart the dance
at count 1

FINALE
/Danced once after 8 repartitions of above main dance starting
at front wall
KICK STEPS FORWARD, MAMBO STEPS TWICE
1&2&	Kick right forward, step down on right, kick left forward,
step down on left (traveling forward)
3&4&	Rock right forward, recover left back, rock right back,
recover left forward
5&6&	Kick right forward, step down on right, kick left forward,
step down on left (traveling forward)
7&8&	Rock right forward, recover left back, rock right back,
recover left forward

STEP FORWARD, 1/2 TURN RIGHT, COASTER STEP
9-10	Step right forward, 1/2 right stepping left back
11&12	Step right back, step left next to right, step right
forward
/From count 7 through to 12 the music slows/fades, dance steps
at half speed finishing count 12 on the last syllable of
"tiffany's" and then touch left toe to left side on the heavy
drum beat

CROSS POINTS, SHUFFLE BACK, COASTER STEP
1-2	Cross left over right, touch right to right side shimmying
shoulders
3-4	Cross right over left, touch left to left side shimmying
shoulders
5&6	Shuffle backwards, left, right, left
7&8	Step right back, step left next to right, step right forward

9-16	Repeat above 1-8

CROSS POINTS WITH SHIMMIES
17-18	Cross left over right, touch right to right side shimmying
shoulders
19-20	Cross right over left, touch left to left side shimmying
shoulders
21-24	Repeat 17-20

CROSS UNWIND, SHUFFLE BACK, STEP BACK, BALL SHUFFLE FORWARD
25-26	Cross left over right, unwind half turn right (weight on
left)
27-28	Shuffle backwards, right, left, right
29-30	Large step left back, slide/drag right in to left (no
weight)
&31&32	Step on right, shuffle forward left, right, left

33-34	Elegant walk right forward and left
35	Elegant walk right forward
36-37	Step left forward, 1/2 pivot turn right
38-39	1/2 right turn stepping left back, touch left toe forward
40	Push right arm straight up, left arm down, striking a pose
/Hold count 40 position for 8 counts then drop right arm down

Prep: 11/28/04   11:08
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