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Opalite

Opalite

Count:32, Wall:4

Level: Beginner

Choreographed: Simon Ward (AUS) - March 2026

Music: : Opalite - Taylor Swift : Album: The Life Of A Showgirl -


Intro: vocals, approx. 16 counts
Tag 1 at the end of wall 5, Restart and tag2 on wall 13

Cross/step weave L, Point L toe, Cross/step left, ¼ turn L stepping R back, Shuffle back L
1-2 Cross/step right over left, Step left to left side 12.00
3-4 Step right behind left, Point left toe to left side
5-6 Cross/step left over right, ¼ turn left stepping right back 9.00
7&8 Step left back, Cross/step right back over left, Step left back

**Restart here on wall 13 with Tag 2

1/4 turn R stepping R to R side, Touch L, Step L, Touch R, Step R, Touch L, 1/4 turn L, 1/4 turn L
9-10 1/4 turn right stepping right to right side, Touch left toe beside right 12.00
11-12 Step left to left side, Touch right beside left (Sway both hands to the left for two counts)
13-14 Step right to right side, Touch left toe beside right (Sway both hands to right for two counts)
15-16 1/4 turn left stepping left forward, 1/4 turn left stepping right to right side 6.00

Step L behind R, Right side, Cross L chasse, R side, L beside R, Shuffle fwd R
17-18 Step left behind right, Step right to right side
19&20 Cross/step left over right, Step right to right side, Cross/step left over right
21-22 Step right to right side, Step left beside right
23&24 Step right forward, Step left beside right, Step right forward

Step L to L, Step R beside L, Step L back, Drag R heel, Rock R back, Recover L, R fwd, Pivot ¼ L
25-26 Step left to left side, Step right beside left
27-28 Big step back on left, Drag right heel back towards left
29-30 Rock/step right back, Recover weight onto left
31-32 Step right forward, Pivot ¼ turn left taking weight onto left 3.00

Tag 1 - At the end of the wall 5 (facing 3.00) do the following 4 counts:
33-34 Cross/step right over left, Point left toe to left side
35-36 Cross/step left over right, Point right toe to right side

Restart and Tag 2
On wall 13 (facing front wall) restart after the first 8 counts facing 9.00. Substitute counts 9-12 with:
9-12 Rock/step right back, Recover on left, Walk forward right, left (with attitude) .