Ranchdance - Fife
Lorraine Brown (Instructor)

Brian Taylor (Webmaster)

Gimme A Chance


ChoreographyMaggie Gallagher
Description96 count, 2 wall, intermediate line dance
MusicGimme A Chance on Cloud Dancer by Mark Medlock
NotesStart 48 counts

RIGHT TWINKLE FULL TURN RIGHT STEPPING TO LEFT SIDE, HOLDS

1-2-3 Cross right over left, ¼ turn right stepping left back, ½ turn right stepping right forward
4-5-6 ¼ turn right stepping left to left side sliding right towards left, hold, hold (12:00)

SIDE, CROSS, SIDE, CROSS, HOLDS

1-2-3 Step right to side, cross left over right, step right to side
4-5-6 Cross left over right on right diagonal, hold, hold (1:30)

SWIVEL ½ TURN RIGHT, HOLDS, FULL TURN RIGHT, STEP

1-2-3 Make ½ turn right (still on diagonal with weight right forward), hold, hold (7:30)
4-5-6 ½ turn right stepping left back, ½ turn right stepping right forward, step left forward
Easier option: run forward on diagonal (left, right, left) (7:30)

STEP, HOLDS, STRAIGHTEN UP STEPPING BACK, HOLDS

1-2-3 Step right forward (diagonal), hold, hold
4-5-6 Make 1/8 turn right (straighten up to 9:00 wall) stepping left back dragging right to meet left, hold, hold

RUNS BACK, ½ LEFT, ¼ LEFT WITH RIGHT RONDE FORWARD

1-2-3 Run back in small steps right, left, right (9:00)
4-5-6 Make ½ turn left stepping left forward, make ¼ turn left with a right ronde sweep over two counts

RIGHT CROSS, SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, LEFT CROSS, HOLDS

1-2-3 Cross right over left, rock out left to left side, recover onto right (12:00)
4-5-6 Cross left over right, hold, hold

BACK RIGHT, LEFT SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS BEHIND, RIGHT RONDE

1-2-3 Step right back, rock left to side, recover onto right
4-5-6 Cross left behind right, ronde sweep right behind left (over two counts)

1-6 Repeat previous 6 counts

RIGHT SAILOR, LEFT SAILOR

1-2-3 Cross right behind left, step left to side, step right to side
4-5-6 Cross left behind right, step right to side, step left to side (12:00)

MAKE ¼ RIGHT, STEP BACK, DRAG LEFT, LEFT BACK, RIGHT LOW-KICK, RIGHT KICK-RONDE

1-2-3 Make ¼ turn right, take big step right back, drag left towards right (3:00)
4-5-6 Step left back, low-kick right to right diagonal, make right kick-ronde sweeping right behind left

RIGHT SAILOR, LEFT SAILOR

1-2-3 Cross right behind left, step left to side, step right to side
4-5-6 Cross left behind right, step right to side, step left to side (3:00)

MAKE ¼ RIGHT, STEP BACK, DRAG LEFT, LEFT BACK, RIGHT LOW-KICK, RIGHT KICK-RONDE

1-2-3 Make ¼ turn right, take big step right back, drag left towards right (6:00)
4-5-6 Step left back, low-kick right to right diagonal, make right kick-ronde sweeping right behind left

BACK, TOUCH LEFT, HOLD, CROSS, RIGHT KICK, HOLD

1-2-3 Step right back, touch left to side, hold
4-5-6 Cross left over right, low-kick right forward, hold

BACK, TOUCH, HOLD, LEFT CROSS, RIGHT RONDE SWEEP FORWARD

1-2-3 Step right back, touch left toe left back diagonal, hold
4-5-6 Cross left over right, ronde sweep right toe in front of left (6:00)

RIGHT CROSS, FULL UNWIND LEFT, LEFT RONDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS

1-2-3 Cross right over left, unwind full turn left, ronde sweep left behind right (6:00)
4-5-6 Cross left behind right, step right to side, cross left over right

SIDE RIGHT SWAYING RIGHT, HOLDS, SWAY LEFT, HOLDS

1-2-3 Stepping to right side - sway to the right side, hold, hold
4-5-6 Sway to the left side, hold, hold (6:00)

REPEAT

TAG

At the end of walls 1,3,5 (7th is the end), add extra sways right and left repeating the last 6 counts of the dance

ENDING

After the 7th wall complete the tag and cross right over left unwinding a half turn left to face the front