Dance: Brave Music: Brave - Jamie O'Neil [Brave]; slow-medium b/m Choreographer: Mark Simpkin & Kate Moore, 4/2006 Description: 2 wall, 64 count Intermediate/Advanced line dance Tags/Restarts: 1 tag Starts: Feet together, weight on left foot * 1-8: Back & sweep x2, coaster-1/2R, back & sweep x2, coaster-spin R: 1&2& Sweep & step RIGHT back, sweep & step LEFT back, 3&4& Step RIGHT back, step LEFT together, step RIGHT forward, make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step LEFT beside RIGHT, 5&6& Sweep & step RIGHT back, sweep & step LEFT back, 7&8& Step RIGHT back, step LEFT together, step RIGHT forward, make full turn RIGHT & step LEFT forward, * 9-16: Rock fwd, recover-1/2R, rock fwd, recover-1/2L, rock fwd, recover-1/2R, fwd shuffle-ball & full turn R: 1-2& Rock/step RIGHT forward, replace weight onto LEFT, make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward, 3-4& Rock/step LEFT forward, replace weight onto RIGHT, make 1/2 turn LEFT & step LEFT forward, 5-6& Rock/step RIGHT forward, replace weight onto LEFT, make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward, 7&8& Make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step LEFT back, 1/2 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward, step LEFT forward, step RIGHT together, * 17-24: Rock fwd, recover, behind-side-cross, ball-side-cross, full L unwind & sways: 1-2 Rock/step LEFT forward, replace weight onto RIGHT, 3&4 Cross LEFT behind RIGHT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side, cross LEFT over RIGHT, 5&6 Replace weight onto RIGHT, step LEFT to LEFT side, cross RIGHT over LEFT, 7-8& Make full unwind turn LEFT & sway/step LEFT to LEFT side, sway/step RIGHT to RIGHT side, step LEFT beside RIGHT, (Note: The original step sheet is ambigious as to when you do the unwind - it could be on count 6 or 7. The latter seems more natural and more consistent with the section header) * 25-32: Shuffle R & 3/4R, step-step-lock-spin L, side-ball-tgthr, side-ball-1/2L hinge: 1&2 Make 1/4 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward, 1/2 turn RIGHT & step LEFT back, step RIGHT back, 3&4& Step LEFT forward, step RIGHT forward, lock LEFT behind RIGHT, full unwind turn LEFT (bending at the knees & end with weight on LEFT), 5-6& Rock/step RIGHT to RIGHT side, replace weight onto LEFT, step RIGHT beside LEFT, 7-8& Rock/step LEFT to LEFT side, replace weight onto RIGHT, make 1/2 hinge turn LEFT & step LEFT beside RIGHT * 33-40: Cross samba, cross samba-ball, rock, 1/4R-1/2R, back, ball-tgthr: 1&2 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT side, replace weight onto RIGHT, 3&4& Cross LEFT over RIGHT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side, replace weight onto LEFT, step RIGHT together, 5-6& Rock/step LEFT to LEFT side, 1/4 turn RIGHT & replace weight onto RIGHT, make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step LEFT back, 7-8& Step RIGHT back, step LEFT back, step RIGHT together, * 41-49: Shuffle fwd, 1/2L-back, shuffle fwd & 3/4R, shuffle L & spin, 1/4R & shuffle fwd: 1&2& Step LEFT forward, step RIGHT together, step LEFT forward, 1/2 turn LEFT & step RIGHT together, 3 Step LEFT back, 4&5 Shuffle forward (R,L,R) & 3/4 turn RIGHT, 6&7 Shuffle LEFT (L,R,L) & full turn LEFT, 8&1 Make 1/4 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward, step LEFT together, step RIGHT forward to RIGHT diagonal, * 49-56: Cross, cross shuffle, cross-side-behind-side, cross rock, recover-ball: 2 Cross LEFT over RIGHT, 3&4 Cross shuffle (R,L,R) forward to LEFT diagonal, 5&6& Cross LEFT over RIGHT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side, cross LEFT behind RIGHT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side, 7-8& Rock/step LEFT over RIGHT, replace weight onto RIGHT, step LEFT together, * 57-64: Cross-side-behind-side, cross rock, recover-ball, cross rock, recover-ball, side rock, recover: 1&2& Cross RIGHT over LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT side, cross RIGHT behind LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT side, 3-4& Rock/step RIGHT over LEFT, replace weight onto LEFT, step RIGHT together, 5-6& Rock/step LEFT over RIGHT, replace weight onto RIGHT, step LEFT to LEFT side, 7-8 Rock/step RIGHT over LEFT, replace weight onto LEFT. Repeat ****** Tag: At end of 1st wall, dance the 1st 4 counts of the dance, replacing the 1/2 turn with a step together, ending with weight on left foot. Formatted 16th November, 2006; http://roots-boots.net/ldance