Name: THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL
Count: 56
Wall: 2
Level: Novice (Dance C)
Choreographer: Gary O'Reilly, José Miguel Belloque Vane & Niels Poulsen
Music: The Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston
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