Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Easy Intermediate
Music:
Let Me Go My Merry Way - Charlie Rich : (Album: Soul Review Volume 16, Feel Like Going Home: The Essential Charlie Rich)
Introduction: 16 Counts - CW Rotation,
Sec. I (1- 8) FORWARD, HOLD, WALK, WALK, FORWARD, HOLD, BACK, BACK
1,2RIGHT Step forward, HOLD
3,4LEFT, RIGHT Steps forward
5,6LEFT Step forward, HOLD
7,8RIGHT Step Back, LEFT Step back
Sec. II (9-16) TURN, HOLD, ACROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, HOLD, SIDE, SIDE [Reverse Twinkle]
1,2Turn 1/4 R with RIGHT Step side R, HOLD [3 o’clock]
3,4LEFT Step across front of R, RIGHT Step side R
5,6LEFT Step crossed behind R (& slightly back), HOLD
7,8RIGHT Step side R (& slightly back), LEFT Step side L (& slightly forward)
Sec.III (17-24) BEHIND, HOLD, TURN, TURN, TOGETHER, TOUCH, TOGETHER, TOUCH
1,2RIGHT Step crossed behind L (& slightly back), HOLD
3,4Turn 1/4 L with LEFT Step forward, Turn 1/4 L with RIGHT Step side R [9 o’clock]
5,6LEFT Step beside R, RIGHT Toe/Touch side R
7,8RIGHT Step beside L, LEFT Toe/Touch side L
Sec.IV (25-32) ACROSS, HOLD, SIDE, SIDE [Twinkle], Forward/Rock, Back/Rock [Rocking Chair]
1,2LEFT Step across front of R (& slightly forward), HOLD
3,4RIGHT Step side R, LEFT Step side L & diagonal L
5,6RIGHT Rock/Step forward diagonal L, LEFT Recover/Step back with 1/8 Turn L [6 o’clock]
7,8RIGHT Rock/Step back, LEFT Recover/Step forward with 1/4 Turn L [3 o’clock]
Begin Again
Ending: You will be facing the front wall, at the beginning of Sec III, execute Right Step crossed behind L, then take a large Left side step, spread arms out to sides and create a “Pose” in a side lunge.
Notes: Timing for this dance is based on the rhythm of the “Slow Foxtrot”: Slow-Quick-Quick [Slow = 2 beats of music,
Quick = 1 beat of music]. Smooth, elegant, flowing, subtle rise & fall action; these are some of the features of the Slow Foxtrot.
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Sec. I (1- 8) FORWARD, HOLD, WALK, WALK, FORWARD, HOLD, BACK, BACK
1,2RIGHT Step forward, HOLD
3,4LEFT, RIGHT Steps forward
5,6LEFT Step forward, HOLD
7,8RIGHT Step Back, LEFT Step back
Sec. II (9-16) TURN, HOLD, ACROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, HOLD, SIDE, SIDE [Reverse Twinkle]
1,2Turn 1/4 R with RIGHT Step side R, HOLD [3 o’clock]
3,4LEFT Step across front of R, RIGHT Step side R
5,6LEFT Step crossed behind R (& slightly back), HOLD
7,8RIGHT Step side R (& slightly back), LEFT Step side L (& slightly forward)
Sec.III (17-24) BEHIND, HOLD, TURN, TURN, TOGETHER, TOUCH, TOGETHER, TOUCH
1,2RIGHT Step crossed behind L (& slightly back), HOLD
3,4Turn 1/4 L with LEFT Step forward, Turn 1/4 L with RIGHT Step side R [9 o’clock]
5,6LEFT Step beside R, RIGHT Toe/Touch side R
7,8RIGHT Step beside L, LEFT Toe/Touch side L
Sec.IV (25-32) ACROSS, HOLD, SIDE, SIDE [Twinkle], Forward/Rock, Back/Rock [Rocking Chair]
1,2LEFT Step across front of R (& slightly forward), HOLD
3,4RIGHT Step side R, LEFT Step side L & diagonal L
5,6RIGHT Rock/Step forward diagonal L, LEFT Recover/Step back with 1/8 Turn L [6 o’clock]
7,8RIGHT Rock/Step back, LEFT Recover/Step forward with 1/4 Turn L [3 o’clock]
Begin Again
Ending: You will be facing the front wall, at the beginning of Sec III, execute Right Step crossed behind L, then take a large Left side step, spread arms out to sides and create a “Pose” in a side lunge.
Notes: Timing for this dance is based on the rhythm of the “Slow Foxtrot”: Slow-Quick-Quick [Slow = 2 beats of music,
Quick = 1 beat of music]. Smooth, elegant, flowing, subtle rise & fall action; these are some of the features of the Slow Foxtrot.
Contact: michele.perron@gmail.com - micheleperron.com
Copyright © 2012 Michele Perron (michele.perron@gmail.com) All rights reserved
Internet Video Copyrights assigned to Edie Driskill (edie@linelessons.com)
