Count:
48
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate waltz
Intro: Wait 8 measures (24 counts, start on vocals)
WALTZ FORWARD BASIC, BACK BASIC
1-2-3Step forward left, close right to left, step left in place
4-5-6Step back right, close left to right, step right in place
¼ LEFT TURN, BACK, POINT (HOLD)
7-8-9Turn ¼ left and step forward on left, close right to left, step left in place
10-11-12Step back on right, point left toe to side, hold (Note: dance ends here facing 12:00)
FORWARD, POINT (HOLD), BACK, RONDÉ
13-14-15Step forward on left, point right toe to side, hold
16-17-18Step back on right, sweep left foot from front to side (no wt)
BACK WEAVE 3**, SIDE, DRAW, TOUCH (9:00)
19-20-21Continue sweeping left foot around behind right, step side right, cross left over right ** see note
22-23-24Take a big side step to the right, draw left foot beside right, hold (no wt)
Note: during walls 3 & 6 (facing 9:00), change counts 19-21 to: Sweep left behind, turn ¼ right and step right, step side left together. Continue with counts 22-24 (Side, Draw, Touch) facing 12:00.
On Wall 3, you will Restart here.
FULL TURN LEFT IN 3 COUNTS, FRONT WEAVE 3 (9:00)
25-26-27Turn ¼ left and step left, turn ½ left and step back on right, turn ¼ left and step side on left
28-29-30Cross right over left, step side on left, cross right behind left
LEFT SIDE BALANCE, HALF RIGHT TURN WALTZ (3:00)
31-32-33Big step side on left, rock slightly back on right, recover forward on left, angling body slightly to the right in preparation for next steps
34-35-36Starting a large right face turn, step right, left, right to face 3:00
DIAMOND TURN ¾ LEFT (6:00) (WALTZ TO THE CORNERS OF THE ROOM, SQUARING UP TO THE BACK WALL)
37-38-39Starting a left turn (work to the corners of the room starting with 1:30), cross left over right, step right, step left slightly back
40-41-42Continue left turn (work to the next corner), step back right, step left, step right slightly forward
43-44-45Continue left turn (work to the next corner), cross left over right, step right, step left slightly back
46-47-48Step back diagonally on right squaring up to 6:00, step left to left side, step right together (6:00)
Restart on Wall 3 after 24 counts with variation, variation on Wall 6 for special ending
Ending: On wall 6 (12:00) dance counts 19-21 as in note above, to face 12:00. Continue with the rest of the dance.
When doing the final Diamond Turn, dance counts 37-39 to the corner (4:30), counts 40-42 to the 3:00 wall, counts 43-45 to the corner (1:30), and counts 46-48 squaring up to 12:00.
Karen Tripp, Cranbrook, BC, Canada
Email: karen@trippcentral.ca - Website: www.trippcentral.ca/dance
WALTZ FORWARD BASIC, BACK BASIC
1-2-3Step forward left, close right to left, step left in place
4-5-6Step back right, close left to right, step right in place
¼ LEFT TURN, BACK, POINT (HOLD)
7-8-9Turn ¼ left and step forward on left, close right to left, step left in place
10-11-12Step back on right, point left toe to side, hold (Note: dance ends here facing 12:00)
FORWARD, POINT (HOLD), BACK, RONDÉ
13-14-15Step forward on left, point right toe to side, hold
16-17-18Step back on right, sweep left foot from front to side (no wt)
BACK WEAVE 3**, SIDE, DRAW, TOUCH (9:00)
19-20-21Continue sweeping left foot around behind right, step side right, cross left over right ** see note
22-23-24Take a big side step to the right, draw left foot beside right, hold (no wt)
Note: during walls 3 & 6 (facing 9:00), change counts 19-21 to: Sweep left behind, turn ¼ right and step right, step side left together. Continue with counts 22-24 (Side, Draw, Touch) facing 12:00.
On Wall 3, you will Restart here.
FULL TURN LEFT IN 3 COUNTS, FRONT WEAVE 3 (9:00)
25-26-27Turn ¼ left and step left, turn ½ left and step back on right, turn ¼ left and step side on left
28-29-30Cross right over left, step side on left, cross right behind left
LEFT SIDE BALANCE, HALF RIGHT TURN WALTZ (3:00)
31-32-33Big step side on left, rock slightly back on right, recover forward on left, angling body slightly to the right in preparation for next steps
34-35-36Starting a large right face turn, step right, left, right to face 3:00
DIAMOND TURN ¾ LEFT (6:00) (WALTZ TO THE CORNERS OF THE ROOM, SQUARING UP TO THE BACK WALL)
37-38-39Starting a left turn (work to the corners of the room starting with 1:30), cross left over right, step right, step left slightly back
40-41-42Continue left turn (work to the next corner), step back right, step left, step right slightly forward
43-44-45Continue left turn (work to the next corner), cross left over right, step right, step left slightly back
46-47-48Step back diagonally on right squaring up to 6:00, step left to left side, step right together (6:00)
Restart on Wall 3 after 24 counts with variation, variation on Wall 6 for special ending
Ending: On wall 6 (12:00) dance counts 19-21 as in note above, to face 12:00. Continue with the rest of the dance.
When doing the final Diamond Turn, dance counts 37-39 to the corner (4:30), counts 40-42 to the 3:00 wall, counts 43-45 to the corner (1:30), and counts 46-48 squaring up to 12:00.
Karen Tripp, Cranbrook, BC, Canada
Email: karen@trippcentral.ca - Website: www.trippcentral.ca/dance
