Because Of You

SONG: Because Of You
ARTIST: Kelly Clarkson
ALBUM: Breakaway
CHOREOGRAPHER: Brett Jenkins & Chris Watson, October 2005
DANCE: 32 Counts, 2 Walls, Int (Starts after a 16 count intro on lyrics with weight on the R foot)
            (See Below for Tag)

BEATS:STEPS:
Cross Rock-Replace, Side, Cross, Side, Behind, ¼ L, Forward R, ½ Pivot L, Forward R, Forward L, ½ L, ½ L
1,2&3&4Rock/Step L over R, replace weight on R, step side L, cross R over L, step side L, step R behind L
&5&6     ¼ turn L and step L forward, step R forward, ½ pivot turn L onto L foot, step R forward,
7&8Step L forward, ½ turn L and step R back, ½ turn L and step L forward

Forward R, Touch, Forward L, Touch, Forward R, ¼ Pivot L, Cross, ¼ R, ¼ R, Replace L
1,2,3,4   Step R forward, touch L together and click, Step L forward, touch R together and click
5&6&7,8 Step R forward, ¼ pivot turn L onto L, cross R over L, ¼ R and step L back, ¼ R and rock/step R to R
                    side, replace weight on L

Together R, Side Rock-Replace, Behind, ¼ R, Forward L, Rock-Replace, Together, Forward L, ½ Pivot R
&1,2&3,4Step R together, rock/step L to L side, replace weight on R, step L behind R, ¼ turn R and step R forward,
                    step L forward
5,6&7,8  Rock/step R forward, replace weight on L, step R together, step L forward, ½ pivot turn R onto R

Rock-Replace, ½ L, Forward R, ½ Pivot L, Forward R, Forward L, ¼ Pivot R, Cross, Side, Behind, Side
1,2&3&4 Rock/step L forward, replace weight on R, ½ L and step L forward, step R forward, ½ pivot turn L onto L,
                    step R forward
5,6,7&8&Step L forward, ¼ pivot turn R onto R, cross L over R, step side R, step L behind R, step side R

32 beats.Restart dance from beginning.

Note: The Tags are done whenever you finish the dance facing the back wall
Tag: At the end of wall 1 & 3, add the following counts:
1,2 Sway Hips L, R

Tag: At the end of wall 5, add the following counts:
1,2,3,4   Sway Hips L, R, L, R

Finish: At the end of wall 7 sway hips L, then reverse hinge turn L transferring weight to R to end facing the front.

Permission is given for dance to be freely copied and distributed,
on the basis the dance is not changed in any way.

Brett Jenkins
Ph. 0402623787
brettjenkins@optusnet.com.au
www.brettjenkins.com