Fame

Choreographed by: Daniel Whittaker, UK (Sept 09)
Music: Fame by Naturi Naughton (CD: Fame)
Descriptions: 64 count - 4 wall - Intermediate level line dance
 
Note: you come in on 17 seconds it works out 8 counts after that long whistle in the music 
1-8Step Lock, Heel & Cross, ½ Turn Kick, Side Point 
1-2& Step right-to-right diagonal, lock left foot behind right, step right to right diagonal 
3&4 Touch left heel diagonally left, step left in place, cross right over left 
5-6 Step left foot back making ¼ turn right, make a further ¼ turn right step right beside left 
7&8 Kick left foot forward, step left beside right, touch right to right side (facing 6:00 wall) 
 
9-16Monterey Turn, & Side Rock, Jazz Box ¾ Turn 
1-2 Make ½ turn right stepping right beside left, touch left to left side (facing 12:00 wall) 
&3-4 Step left beside right, rock right to right side, recover weight on left 
5-8 Step right over left, step left foot back, make ¼ turn right stepping forward right foot, make ½ turn right stepping back left foot (facing 9:00 wall) 
 
17-24Long Step Back, Heel Switches, Kick Ball Cross, & Heel & Cross 
1-2 Step right foot long step back, step left beside right (facing 9:00 wall) 
3&4 Touch right heel forward, switch touch left heel forward 
&5&6 Step left beside right, kick right foot forward, step right down and cross left over right 
&7&8 Step right foot back touch left heel forward, step down on left foot, cross right over left 
 
&25-32& Cross Hold, Side Rock, Front Side Behind ¼ Turn 
&1-2 Step left to left, cross right over left, hold 
3-4 Rock left to left side, recover weight on to left 
5-8 Cross left over right, step right to right side, step left behind left, make ¼ turn right stepping forward right foot (facing 12:00 wall) 
 
33-40Step ½ Turn, Shuffle Back, Back Rock, Syncopate Forward Right Left, Heel Bounce 
1-2 Step left foot forward, make ½ turn right (facing 6:00 wall) 
3&4 Shuffle making ½ turn right stepping left, right, left (facing 12:00 wall) 
5-6 Rock right foot back, recover weight on left 
&7 Step right foot forward, step left foot beside right shoulder width apart 
&8 Keeping weight on toes raise both heels off the floor, lower heels to floor 
 
41-482x Sailor Steps, Behind ½ Turn, Kick Ball Change 
1&2 Step right behind left, step left beside right, step right to right side 
3&4 Step left behind right, step right beside left, step left to left side 
5-6 Touch right behind left, unwind ½ turn right (facing 6:00 wall) 
7&8 Kick left foot across right, step left beside right, step right beside left 
 
49-56Cross Side Sailor Step, Cross Over ½ Turn Hold 
1-2 Cross left over right, step right to right side 
3&4 Step left foot behind right, step right beside left, step left-to-left side 
5-6 Cross right over left, make ¼ turn right stepping left foot back (facing 9:00 wall) 
7-8 Make further ¼ turn right stepping right to right side, HOLD (facing 12:00 wall) 
RESTART: On 1st wall AFTER your hold on count 8 restart here from 12:00 wall 
 
&57-64& Side Rock Cross Over Side, Sailor ¼ Turn Hold 
&1-2 Step left foot beside right, rock right to right side, recover weight on left 
3-4 Cross right over left, step left to left side 
5&6 Step right behind left, step left beside right, make ¼ turn right stepping right slightly forward (facing 3:00 wall) 
7-8 Stomp left foot forward, HOLD 
End Of Dance 
 
16 COUNT TAG: 4x ¼ Monterey turns right at the END of wall 2 (3:00 wall) and wall 4 (9:00 wall) to complete full turn 
1-2 Touch right to right, step right beside left as you make ¼ turn right, 
3-4 Touch left to left side, step left beside right 
5-6 Touch right to right, step right beside left as you make ¼ turn right, 
7-8 Touch left to left side, step left beside right 
 
9-10 Touch right to right, step right beside left as you make ¼ turn right, 
11-12 Touch left to left side, step left beside right 
13-14 Touch right to right, step right beside left as you make ¼ turn right, 
15-16 Touch left to left side, step left beside right 
 
Please note AFTER you do the TAG on wall 2 go straight in to the dance because the beat in the music does disappear for the first 8 counts simply ignore it and dance through it and the beat will kick in again