Count:
72
Wand:
1
Ebene:
Intermediate partner dance
Position: Challenge (lady facing man)
CROSSOVERS WITH HAND TOUCHES
1Stride left foot forward and diagonally across right foot touching left palms with partner
2-3Step to the right on right foot, step left foot next to right (maintain left palms)
4Stride right foot forward and diagonally across left foot touching right palms with partner
5-6Step to the left foot, step right foot next to left (maintain right palms)
7-12Repeat 1-6
CHANGE SIDES WITH LADY'S UNDERARM TWIRL, BACK BALANCE STEPS, REPEAT TO ORIGINAL FACING POSITIONS
13Maintaining right handshake grip, both step forward on left foot to begin a ½ turn which will exchange facing positions. Man will turn right while lady will turn left
14Both step on right foot continuing man's right turn and lady's left turn
Man lifts lady's right arm overhead nd she turns under it
15Both step on left foot (beside right) completing man's right and lady's left turn
16Step right foot back
Man lower's lady's right hand into his left hand
17-18Step left foot back beside right foot, step on right foot in place maintaining her right hand in his left hand
19-24Repeat steps 13-18 (except for different hand grip which is maintained throughout the moves)
Both resume original facings
BALANCE STEP FORWARD WITH ARCHES, BALANCE STEP BACK, REPEAT
25Step left foot forward, hands in front & joining both palms with partner
26Step right foot forward, both arching hands overhead (fingers up)
27Step left foot in place allowing right and left hands to separate (palms still joined) overhead and "smoothly" extend and drop to the right and left sides with arms extended. This will continue through part of step 28
This is a continuous smooth motion from palms to waist to fingers pointing straight up, then separating in an arc to each side
28Step right foot back, allowing palms to separate (or fingers to hook, his up and hers down)
29-30Step left foot back beside right foot, step on right foot in place (hands can be free or maintained as above)
31-36Repeat 25-30
PINWHEEL WITH "CARESS" EXCHANGING SIDES, BALANCE STEP BACK
On step 37, both partners raise their right hands (arm's length) to touch the left cheek or neck of the other person. This "caress" is maintained through count 39. If this is too intimate for anyone, it could be "hand on shoulder", "hand to hand" (handshake), "hooked elbows", or just "walk around with your hands on your hips"
37Step forward on left foot, beginning a ½ turn pinwheel to the right, joined as above
38Step forward on right foot continuing a ½ turn pinwheel to the right, joined as above
39Step with left foot completing a ½ turn pinwheel to the right, joined as above
Partners will have exchanged sides
40Step right foot back (releasing hands)
41-42Step left foot back beside right foot, step on right foot in place
43-48Repeat 37-42 to resume original facing position
CROSSOVER STEP TO ALTERNATE FACING, SIDE BY SID POSITION, LEFT 1 ½ SPOT TURN WITH "CATHEDRAL", LADY'S LEFT UNDERARM TURN
49Extend left hand to partner's waist as you step left foot across right foot and slightly forward
Couple will now be facing original (opposite) directions, but will be side by side. Left hand will be above partner's opposite hip, across the front of the waist
50-51Step right foot, step left foot to begin a 1 ½ spot turn (pinwheel) in place
These steps will make about a half turn
52-54Step right, left, right to complete another half turn in the 1 ½ spot turn
Raising right hands overhead on step 52 and joining to partner's right hand, maintain this "Cathedral" position through step 57
55-57Step left, right, left completing the last half turn of the 1 ½ spot turn
Hopefully, each is now facing the original starting direction
58-60MAN: Step right, left, right in place keeping lady's right hand over her head
LADY: Step right, left, right completing a full turn to the left in place (actually moving slightly back and to her left to be facing the man after the turn)
CHANGE SIDES WITH A LADY'S UNDERARM TWIRL, BALANCE STEP BACK, BALANCE STEP FORWARD WITH "COMB", BALANCE STEP BACK
61-63Repeat steps 13-15 to face original wall (left, right, left)
64Step right foot back maintaining "handshake" grip
65-66Step left foot back beside right foot, step on right foot in place
67Step left foot forward lifting right hands over her head to rest on her shoulder behind her neck, join left hands at waist level
Maintain that hand hold through count 69
68-69Step right foot forward beside left foot, step on left foot in place
70Step right foot back releasing hands
71-72Step left foot back beside right foot, step on right foot in place
REPEAT
FOR A MIXER
At step 70, man pulls slightly on lady's left hand (at waist). Both make a full turn to the right on right, left, right on counts 70-72. They should each be facing the next dancer in the mixer circle.
CROSSOVERS WITH HAND TOUCHES
1Stride left foot forward and diagonally across right foot touching left palms with partner
2-3Step to the right on right foot, step left foot next to right (maintain left palms)
4Stride right foot forward and diagonally across left foot touching right palms with partner
5-6Step to the left foot, step right foot next to left (maintain right palms)
7-12Repeat 1-6
CHANGE SIDES WITH LADY'S UNDERARM TWIRL, BACK BALANCE STEPS, REPEAT TO ORIGINAL FACING POSITIONS
13Maintaining right handshake grip, both step forward on left foot to begin a ½ turn which will exchange facing positions. Man will turn right while lady will turn left
14Both step on right foot continuing man's right turn and lady's left turn
Man lifts lady's right arm overhead nd she turns under it
15Both step on left foot (beside right) completing man's right and lady's left turn
16Step right foot back
Man lower's lady's right hand into his left hand
17-18Step left foot back beside right foot, step on right foot in place maintaining her right hand in his left hand
19-24Repeat steps 13-18 (except for different hand grip which is maintained throughout the moves)
Both resume original facings
BALANCE STEP FORWARD WITH ARCHES, BALANCE STEP BACK, REPEAT
25Step left foot forward, hands in front & joining both palms with partner
26Step right foot forward, both arching hands overhead (fingers up)
27Step left foot in place allowing right and left hands to separate (palms still joined) overhead and "smoothly" extend and drop to the right and left sides with arms extended. This will continue through part of step 28
This is a continuous smooth motion from palms to waist to fingers pointing straight up, then separating in an arc to each side
28Step right foot back, allowing palms to separate (or fingers to hook, his up and hers down)
29-30Step left foot back beside right foot, step on right foot in place (hands can be free or maintained as above)
31-36Repeat 25-30
PINWHEEL WITH "CARESS" EXCHANGING SIDES, BALANCE STEP BACK
On step 37, both partners raise their right hands (arm's length) to touch the left cheek or neck of the other person. This "caress" is maintained through count 39. If this is too intimate for anyone, it could be "hand on shoulder", "hand to hand" (handshake), "hooked elbows", or just "walk around with your hands on your hips"
37Step forward on left foot, beginning a ½ turn pinwheel to the right, joined as above
38Step forward on right foot continuing a ½ turn pinwheel to the right, joined as above
39Step with left foot completing a ½ turn pinwheel to the right, joined as above
Partners will have exchanged sides
40Step right foot back (releasing hands)
41-42Step left foot back beside right foot, step on right foot in place
43-48Repeat 37-42 to resume original facing position
CROSSOVER STEP TO ALTERNATE FACING, SIDE BY SID POSITION, LEFT 1 ½ SPOT TURN WITH "CATHEDRAL", LADY'S LEFT UNDERARM TURN
49Extend left hand to partner's waist as you step left foot across right foot and slightly forward
Couple will now be facing original (opposite) directions, but will be side by side. Left hand will be above partner's opposite hip, across the front of the waist
50-51Step right foot, step left foot to begin a 1 ½ spot turn (pinwheel) in place
These steps will make about a half turn
52-54Step right, left, right to complete another half turn in the 1 ½ spot turn
Raising right hands overhead on step 52 and joining to partner's right hand, maintain this "Cathedral" position through step 57
55-57Step left, right, left completing the last half turn of the 1 ½ spot turn
Hopefully, each is now facing the original starting direction
58-60MAN: Step right, left, right in place keeping lady's right hand over her head
LADY: Step right, left, right completing a full turn to the left in place (actually moving slightly back and to her left to be facing the man after the turn)
CHANGE SIDES WITH A LADY'S UNDERARM TWIRL, BALANCE STEP BACK, BALANCE STEP FORWARD WITH "COMB", BALANCE STEP BACK
61-63Repeat steps 13-15 to face original wall (left, right, left)
64Step right foot back maintaining "handshake" grip
65-66Step left foot back beside right foot, step on right foot in place
67Step left foot forward lifting right hands over her head to rest on her shoulder behind her neck, join left hands at waist level
Maintain that hand hold through count 69
68-69Step right foot forward beside left foot, step on left foot in place
70Step right foot back releasing hands
71-72Step left foot back beside right foot, step on right foot in place
REPEAT
FOR A MIXER
At step 70, man pulls slightly on lady's left hand (at waist). Both make a full turn to the right on right, left, right on counts 70-72. They should each be facing the next dancer in the mixer circle.
