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Step description provided by The Information Super Dance Floor
OPEN UP
Choreographed by Bill Bader
Vancouver, BC, Canada, (604) 684-2455
Email: billbader@hotmail.com, Homepage: billbader.com
Step description was written July 5, 2001 by the choreographer, Bill Bader.
Photocopying permitted for classes and competitions.  For updates and other dances check billbader.com

Description: 32-count, 4-wall, line dance, Intermediate Level
Music:Teaching: The Whispering Wind, Mandy Barnett, 106 BPM, I've Got A Right To Cry
Preferred: Abriendo Puertas, Gloriana, 116 BPM, CD: Mucho Mambo
34-count intro counted as "5-6-7-8-9-10"  Intro is the same phrasing as the instrumental wall with the tag.
Available at http://www.absound.ca and HMV http://www.hmv.com
Choreographer's Note: Latin styling with fluid arm motion is essential to the "feel" of this dance.
Open Up encourages you to loosen up about fixing your toes and body straight toward one wall or another.

1-8	STEP ACROSS, KNEE ACROSS, TOUCH BACK, KNEE ACROSS, ROCK FWD, BACK, BACK-LOCK-BACK
1	Step R in front of L
2	Raise L knee across R keeping L foot behind R calf  R knee bends slightly and R foot swivels
3	Touch L toe back
4	Raise L knee across R keeping L foot behind R calf  R knee bends slightly and R foot swivels
5-6	Rock Step L forward, Rock Step R back
7&8	Cross Step L back behind R, Lock Step R back across L, Step L back

9-16	TOUCH BACK, SWIVEL & TURN, COASTER STEP, FORWARD-LOCK-FORWARD, TURN 1/2 LEFT
1	Touch R toe slightly back
2&3	Swivel both heels left-right-left turning 1/4 right ending weighted on L (3:00)
4&5	Step R back, Step L beside R, Step R forward
6&7	Step L forward, Lock Step R forward behind at left of L heel, Step L forward
8	Turn 1/2 left on ball of L raising R foot behind L ankle (9:00)

17-24	BACK, TOUCH(Open Up), FORWARD, TOUCH (Close), BACK, TOUCH (Open Up), FWD-LOCK-FWD
1	Step R back
2	Touch L toe just ahead of R with L knee bent while spreading arms as follows:
	"Open Up" - extend arms to sides at chest level, elbows bent slightly (as if opening a coat)
3	Step L slightly forward
4	Touch R toe near L heel and cross forearms in front of chest
5	Step R back
6	Touch L toe just ahead of R with L knee bent while spreading arms as above
7&8	Step L forward, Lock Step R crossed behind L at left of L heel, Step L forward

25-32	TOUCH, CROSS SHUFFLE, BACK, SIDE 1/4 TURN, FORWARD 1/4 TURN, POSE, HOLD
1	Touch R toe to right side
2&3	Cross Step R over L, Step L slightly to left side, Cross Step R over L
4	Step L back, 
5	Side step R turning 1/4 right (12:00), Step L forward turning 1/4 right (3:00)
7	"Pose": Touch R toe crossed behind L and point both hands to left at waist level
8	Hold
End of main pattern. Begin again... TAG: 9-10    Hold the pose for 2 extra counts      This is the simplest tag ever (maybe). The phrasing of "Abriendo Puertas" calls for a 2 count tag at the end of Wall 9, which starts on the front wall. It is not necessary to count walls as this is an INSTRUMENTAL section which stands out strongly from the rest of the song. It is important to realize that this instrumental section has the same 34-count phrasing as the intro, so add 2 counts to the end of the pattern.

Helpful Hint: A few more walls after the tag when you start on the front wall again, notice that this is another instrumental section. This is your clue that the end of the dance is coming up at the end of this instrumental pattern.