AVE MARIA
32 Count- Intermediate- 4 wall Line Dance.
Choreographed to Ave Maria By Beyonce
Choreographed By Shaz Walton August 09
Intro- Start on Vocals, 16 Counts	

Walk. Walk. Together. Rock. Recover.  Back. Back. ¼ cross. ¼ back. ¼ rock recover. 
1-2&	Walk forward right. Walk forward left.  Step right beside left. 
3-4	Rock forward left. Recover on right. 
5&6	Step back left. Step back right. Cross left over right making ¼ left. 
&7-8	Make ¼ left stepping back right. Make ¼ left rocking left to left side. Recover on right. 

Step. X2 slow full turns right (slow pirouette). Sway. Recover. Step. ¼ lunge. Drag
&1-2	Step left beside right. Step right ¼ right. On ball of right make ¾ right stepping left beside right. 
(Bring left leg into figure 4 if possible)
 3-4	Step right ¼ right. On ball of right make ¾ right stepping left beside right. 
(Bring left leg into figure 4 if possible)
 5-6	step right to right & sway to right. Recover on left. 
&7-8	Step right beside left. Make ¼ left as you lunge onto left. Drag right up in line with left to resume standing position (weight remains on left)

Step/kick. Run. Run. Step/kick. Run. Run. Rock. Recover. Syncopated full turn right. 
1-2&	Step right down as you low kick left. Take a small step forward left. Step right beside left. 
3-4 &	Step down on left as you low kick right. Take a small step forward right. Step left beside right. 
(these steps are smooth & elegant- try turning your upper body towards the raised leg- keep supporting leg bent)) 
5-6	Rock forward right. Recover on left. 
&7&8	Make a full turn right stepping R-L-R ending with left stepped to left side on count 8
(the above section is to be used for the 2 tags following 2nd & 4th walls)

Step/sweep. Behind. Side. ¼. Behind. Side. Cross/sweep. Cross. side. Behind. ¼. ¾ 
1-2&	Step right slightly behind left and sweep left from front to back. Step left behind right. Step right to right. 
3-4&	Make ¼ right stepping left to left side. Cross step right behind left. Step left to left. 
5-6&	Cross right over left as you sweep left from back to front. Cross step left over right. Step right to right. 
7-8&	Cross step left behind right. Make ¼ right stepping right forward. On ball of right make ¾ turn right – weight must end on left. 

Tag – at the end of 2nd (back wall) & 4th wall (front wall) 
Repeat section 3 of the dance & begin again from the beginning. 
Step/kick. Run. Run. Step/kick. Run. Run. Rock. Recover. Syncopated full turn right. 
1-2&	Step right down as you low kick left. Take a small step forward left. Step right beside left. 
3-4 &	Step down on left as you low kick right. Take a small step forward right. Step left beside right. 
(these steps are smooth & elegant- try turning your upper body towards the raised leg- keep supporting leg bent)) 
5-6	Rock forward right. Recover on left. 
&7&8	Make a full turn right stepping R-L-R ending with left stepped to left side on count 8

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