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Name: THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL

Count: 56

Wall: 2

Level: Novice (Dance B) - NC

Choreographer: Gary O'Reilly, José Miguel Belloque Vane & Niels Poulsen

Music: The Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston

THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL

Intro: 16 counts (17 secs. into track). Start with weight on L foot


One 2 count Tag: Finish wall 4 (now facing 12:00): Step R fwd doing a full spiral turn (1), step L fwd (2) OR walk fwd R and L


Restart: On wall 2, after 26 counts, facing 12:00
 

S1: R ROCK FWD, R BACK LOCK, ¼ L STEP TOUCH, R BASIC, L SIDE ROCK, WEAVE SWEEP
1-2       Rock fwd on R (1), recover back on L (2) 12:00

&3&    Step back on R opening body up to 1:30 (&), lock L over R (3), step back on R squaring up to 12:00 (&) 12:00

4&       Turn ¼ L stepping L to L side (4), touch R next to L (&) 9:00

5-6&   Step R a big step to R side (5), step L behind R (6), cross R over L (&) 9:00

7&       Rock L to L side (7), recover on R (&) 9:00

8&1     Cross L over R (8), step R to R side (&), cross L behind R sweeping R to R side (1) 9:00


S2: BEHIND ¼ L, STEP ½ X 2, FWD R WITH SLOW ARM RAISE, RECOVER L SWEEP, BEHIND SIDE
2&       Cross R behind L (2), turn ¼ L stepping L fwd (&) 6:00

3&4&  Step R fwd (3), turn ½ L onto L (&), step R fwd (4), turn ½ L onto L (&) 6:00

5-7       Step R fwd starting to raise your R arm fwd with palm opened facing up (5), continue to raise arm up (6), drop R arm and recover back on L sweeping R to R side (7) 6:00

8&       Cross R behind L (8), step L to L side (&) 6:00


S3: R CROSS ROCK, ¼ R, R SPIRAL TURN, FWD R, 3/8 R BACK L, R BACK ROCK, FWD R, STEP 3/8 R
1-2&   Cross rock R over L (1), recover back on L (2), turn ¼ R stepping R fwd (&) 9:00

3-4&   Step L fwd spiralling a full turn R (3), step R fwd (4), turn 3/8 R stepping back on L (&) 1:30

5-7       Rock back on R (5), recover onto L (6), walk R fwd (7) 1:30

8&       Step L fwd (8), turn 3/8 R stepping onto R (&) 6:00


S4: FWD L RISE, RUN RL, ¼ L SIDE ROCK, WEAVE SWEEP, BEHIND SIDE, WALK LR FWD
1          Step L fwd rising up on ball of L foot hitching R knee at the same time (1) 6:00

2&       Run fwd R (2), run fwd L (&) …

* Restart here on wall 2, facing 12:00

3&       Turn ¼ L rocking R to R side (3), recover onto L (&) 3:00

4&5     Cross R over L (4), step L to L side (&), cross R behind L sweeping L to L side (5) 3:00

6&       Cross L behind R (6), step R to R side (&) 3:00

7-8       Wall L fwd (7), walk R fwd (8) 3:00


S5: ½ R SWEEP, BEHIND SIDE CROSS, SIDE ROCK CROSS, ¾ L SWEEP, FWD L, ROCK R FWD, HITCH
1          Turn ½ R stepping back on L sweeping R to R side (1) 9:00

2&3     Cross R behind L (2), step L to L side (&), cross R over L (3) 9:00

&4&    Rock L to L side (&), recover onto R (4), cross L over R (&) 9:00

5-6       Turn ¼ L stepping back on R but continuing to turn ½ L sweeping L fwd (5), step L fwd (6) 12:00

7-8       Rock R fwd bending slightly in both knees (7), recover on L hitching R knee up (8) 12:00


S6: BACK R SWEEP, BEHIND SIDE ROCK 1/8 R, RECOVER 3/8 FWD, FWD R, RUN ½ L SWEEP, WEAVE
1          Step back on R sweeping L to L side (1) 12:00

2&3     Cross L behind R (2), step R to R side (&), turn 1/8 R rocking L fwd (3) 1:30

4&5     Recover back on R (4), turn 3/8 L stepping L fwd (&), step R fwd (5) 9:00

6&7     Turn ¼ L stepping L fwd (6), turn 1/8 L stepping R fwd (&), turn 1/8 L stepping L fwd and sweeping R around from back to front (7) 3:00

8&       Cross R over L (8), step L to L side (&) 3:00


S7: R BACK ROCK, SIDE R, BEHIND SWEEP, BEHIND ¼ L, FWD R, STEP TURN STEP, L FULL TURN
1-2       Rock back on R opening body up to R diagonal (1), recover onto L (2) 4:30

&3       Turn 1/8 L stepping R to R side (&), cross L behind R sweeping R to R side (3) 3:00

4&5     Cross R behind L (4), turn ¼ L stepping L fwd (&), step R fwd (5) 12:00

6&7     Step L fwd (6), turn ½ R stepping onto R (&), step L fwd (7) 6:00

8&       Turn ½ L stepping back on R (8), turn ½ L stepping L fwd (&) 6:00