Beat Of Love
Choreographed by Michele Perron & Jo Thompson
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: Beat Of Love by En Vogue
Shackles by Mary Mary
ACROSS, UNWIND WITH HEEL DROPS; FORWARD, FORWARD, ROCK RECOVER,
BACK
1 Step right tightly across front of left
2-3-4 Unwind ¾ turn left dropping both heels 3 times,
weight ends left
Option: syncopate heel drops on 3&4
Optional arm styling: during the¾tum, slowly lift both hands out
and up to the sides, bending elbows, ending with palms up shoulder height
5-6 Right, left steps forward (hands come down as you
step forward)
7&8 Right rock/step forward, left recover/step
back, right step back
BACK, FORWARD, TRIPLE FORWARD, CROSS, HOLD, BALL, CROSS, BALL,
CROSS
1-2 Left step back execute ¼ turn right; execute
another ¼ turn right, right step forward
3&4 Left triple step forward
5-6 Right step across front of left; hold
&7 Left step to side left with ball of left; right
step across front of left
&8 Left step to side left with ball of left; right
step across front of left
Optional arm and head styling: on count 5, sharply look to the
left, place thumb side of left hand to chest, fingers up, palm facing right and
extend right arm to right side with fingers up, palm out to right side. Stay
this way through count 8, then allow arms to come down and look forward
HITCH, TURN, SIDE-TOGETHER-ACROSS, REPEAT
1-2 Left knee hitch (left foot near inside of right
knee) executing ¼ turn right; left step across front of right
3&4 Right step to side right, left step next to
right, right step across front of left
5-6 Left knee hitch (left foot near inside of right
knee) executing ¼ turn right; left step across front of right
7&8 Right step to side right, left step next to
right, right step across front of left
SIDE, SHIMMY, SHIMMY, TOGETHER, ACROSS, HOLD, ACROSS, &,
BEHIND, &
1-4 Left (large) step to side left; 2 count shimmies
as right slides towards left, right step next to left
For the shimmies, try different Egyptian type movements, head
side to side, hips and ribs side to side one shoulder up, one down, and switch,
etc
Optional arm styling: during the shimmies, in one smooth motion,
both hands cross starting at waist level, rising up to the chest with backs of
hands facing each other, then go out to the sides, ending with elbows bent,
hands palms up shoulder height, or for fun, put both hands up over head, palms
together fingers pointing up, elbows out
5-6 Left step across right; hold (hands come down as
you step across)
&7 Right rock ball of right across front of left;
left recover/step behind right
&8 Right rock ball of right crossed behind left;
left recover/step in front of right
REPEAT
At end of song, for final pose, step right foot tightly across
front of left, place hands up to side, palms up.