Custom Choreography for Madeleine Remi

 

Here you will find all of the steps in your first dance! To learn this choreography, we suggest learning section by section, practicing without music, then incorporating music as you get more comfortable with the steps. This is meant to go along with your demo video and written instructions (below). If you have any questions, please reach out to us at info@duetdancestudio.com. Have fun dancing!

Dance Demo

Start with the fundamentals

Learn the Steps

^^^ We’ll do this a little differently in the dance, but the footwork will be the same!

^^^ Just focus on dip position - we won’t do the spin getting into it!

Learn the Choreography

“God Only Knows”
Madeleine Remi Custom Choreography | Written Instructions
Package 4 | 12+ Dance Moves

Intro (4 counts of 8) -

  • Walk in together for a full count of 8, 

  • Separate to side by side on 1, 2, 3, 4

  • Roll in on 5, 6, 7, 8, lean 1, 2, 3, 4

  • Roll back out to side by side on 5, 6, 7, 8

  • Leader’s face loop 1, 2, 3, 4 and get into frame

Pattern 1 (6 counts of 8) -

  • Foxtrot basic

  • Left rock turn

  • Outside turn in arabesque on 5, 6, 7, 8

  • Helicopter on 1, 2, 3, 4, left arms come up and meet overhead 5, 6, 7, 8

  • Follower walks around the leader (matador circle) for a full 8

  • Lean in reverse shadow for a full 8

  • Leader unwinds 1, 2, 3, 4 face loop over follower 5, 6, 7, 8

Pattern 2 (5 counts of 8, 1 count of 4) -

  • Box

  • Box with inside turn

  • Underarm turn into cradle on 5, 6, 7, 8, circle for a full 8

  • Unwind from cradle with left hand on 1, 2, both hands up and over the leader’s head on 3, 4

Cha Cha (2 counts of 8) - 

  • Cha cha basic

  • Follower’s outside turn

Transition (5 counts of 8, 1 count of 4) -

  • Helicopter slowly in 2 hand hold for a full 8 

  • Speed up for spiral lift on 1, 2, 3, 4 up on 5, 6, 7, 8

  • Set down 1, 2, 3, 4, spin out to side by side on 5, 6, 7, 8

  • Infinity for a full 8

  • End facing each other only connected with one hand, follower slowly walks towards leader and gets into frame for a full 8

  • Circle dip for 1, 2, 3, 4 in frame

Repeat Pattern 2 (add 2 sways at the end)

Ending (~8 counts of 8) -

  • Triple turn into hammerlock walk for 2 counts of 8

  • Hammerlock walk for 1, 2, 3, 4, lasso into side by side on 5, 6, 7, 8

  • Follower spins in to meet leader on 1, 2, and continuous spin on 3, 4 to dip for 5, 6, 7, 8

  • 2 Smooth swing basics

  • Outside to inside turn

  • Repeat 2 smooth swing basics, outside to inside turn

  • End in side-by-side position, roll into lift to finish