Count:
24
Wall:
4
Level:
High Beginner - waltz
Wait 4 measures (12 counts), left lead
For Rita Masur, for our love of waltzes.
BALANCE LEFT AND RIGHT
1-2-3Step big side step on left, cross right behind, recover on left
4-5-6Step big side step on right, cross left behind, recover on right**
**Note: Dance ends facing 12:00 here
½ WALTZ BOX FORWARD, LADIES’ WISK
7-8-9Step forward left, step side on right, close left to right
10-11-12Step back on right, angle body slightly right and step side on left, hook right behind left (1:30)
DIAG. FORWARD, DIAG. FORWARD LOCKING STEP, HOVER FALLAWAY (1:30)
13-14&15&Still facing diagonally right, step forward on left (14), step forward on right (&), lock left behind right, step forward on right (15) (1:30)
16-17-18Still facing 1:30, step forward left with a checking action, step back on right with a slight rising action (hover), step back on left
BACK TURNING HOVER (9:00), FORWARD, SIDE DRAW TOUCH
19-20-21Square up to 12:00 and step back on right, turn ¼ left (9:00) with a slight rising action (hover) and step left, step forward on right
22-23124Step forward on left, step side on right, draw left to right
Note: Dance repeats twice, ends at 12:00. You have time to do counts 1-6 to the slow timing and finish gracefully with your own style.
Choreographer: Karen Tripp, Cranbrook, BC, Canada - Email: karen@trippcentral.ca
For Rita Masur, for our love of waltzes.
BALANCE LEFT AND RIGHT
1-2-3Step big side step on left, cross right behind, recover on left
4-5-6Step big side step on right, cross left behind, recover on right**
**Note: Dance ends facing 12:00 here
½ WALTZ BOX FORWARD, LADIES’ WISK
7-8-9Step forward left, step side on right, close left to right
10-11-12Step back on right, angle body slightly right and step side on left, hook right behind left (1:30)
DIAG. FORWARD, DIAG. FORWARD LOCKING STEP, HOVER FALLAWAY (1:30)
13-14&15&Still facing diagonally right, step forward on left (14), step forward on right (&), lock left behind right, step forward on right (15) (1:30)
16-17-18Still facing 1:30, step forward left with a checking action, step back on right with a slight rising action (hover), step back on left
BACK TURNING HOVER (9:00), FORWARD, SIDE DRAW TOUCH
19-20-21Square up to 12:00 and step back on right, turn ¼ left (9:00) with a slight rising action (hover) and step left, step forward on right
22-23124Step forward on left, step side on right, draw left to right
Note: Dance repeats twice, ends at 12:00. You have time to do counts 1-6 to the slow timing and finish gracefully with your own style.
Choreographer: Karen Tripp, Cranbrook, BC, Canada - Email: karen@trippcentral.ca
