Dance: Be Strong Music: The Words 'I Love You' - Chris De Burgh [The Road To Freedom]; 114 b/m Choreographer: Audrey Watson, http://www.thecentreliners.co.uk; 11/2004 Description: 4 wall, 32 count Improver line dance Tags/Restarts: 1 tag Starts: Feet together, weight on left foot. Start 16 counts after heavy beat * 1-8: Rock diag fwd, recover, step-lock-step; Repeat on other foot: 1-2 Rock/step RIGHT forward to LEFT diagonal, recover weight onto LEFT, 3&4 Travelling slightly to LEFT diagonal step RIGHT forward, lock LEFT behind RIGHT, step RIGHT forward on RIGHT, 5-6 Rock/step LEFT forward to RIGHT diagonal, recover weight onto RIGHT, 7&8 Travelling slightly to RIGHT diagonal step LEFT forward, lock RIGHT behind LEFT, step LEFT forward, * 9-16: Rock fwd, recover, triple & 3/4R, cross, side, behind-side-cross: 1-2 Rock/step RIGHT forward, recover weight onto LEFT, 3&4 Triple (R,L,R) & 3/4 turn RIGHT, [9:00] 5-6 Cross LEFT over RIGHT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side, 7&8 Cross LEFT behind RIGHT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side, cross LEFT over RIGHT, * 17-24: Rock, 1/4L, shuffle fwd, 1/2R, 1/2R, fwd mambo: 1-2 Rock/step RIGHT to RIGHT side, 1/4 turn LEFT & step LEFT forward, 3&4 Shuffle forward (R,L,R), [6:00] 5-6 Make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step LEFT back, 1/2 turn RIGHT step RIGHT forward, 7&8 Rock/step LEFT forward, recover weight onto RIGHT, step LEFT next to RIGHT, * 25-32: Back, back, shuffle back & 1/2R, step, 1/4R pivot, cross-1/4L-1/4L: 1-2 Slide RIGHT back, slide LEFT back, 3&4 Shuffle back (R,L,R) & 1/2 turn RIGHT, [12:00] 5-6 Step LEFT forward, 1/4 pivot turn RIGHT, [3:00] 7&8 Cross LEFT over RIGHT, 1/4 turn LEFT & step RIGHT back, make 1/4 turn LEFT & step LEFT to LEFT side. [9:00] Repeat ****** Tag: Added at the end of walls 2 (6:00) & 5 (9:00): --- 1-2 Rock/step RIGHT over LEFT, recover weight onto LEFT, 3-4 Rock/step RIGHT back, recover weight onto LEFT. Ending: You will finish the dance facing wall 9. For a nice finish to the front, replace count 5 with a 1/4 turn RIGHT by stepping left to left side. Formatted 1st February, 2006; http://triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance