Position: Sweetheart Position. Both partners start on left foot.
1-3Dance forward LOD
4-6Dance forward
7-9Dance forward
10-12Dance backward against LOD (backing up)
PIVOT AND DANCE AGAINST LOD
13-15Step forward and on step #1 pivot ½ turn to right, assume reverse sweetheart position
16-18Dance forward RLOD (dancing against LOD)
SWAP DANCE LANES
19-21Man steps to left, left-right-left while lady steps to right, crossing left over right, left (twinkle step)
22-24Man steps back to right, right-left-right lady steps back to left, crossing right over left, right (twinkle step)
25-27Raise left hand, release right hand, lady does ½ turn in place (faces LOD), man does full turn in place (faces RLOD) remain in your respective dance lane
*** option below
28-30Step slightly apart
31-33Dance toward each other, in your dance lane, holding onto left hands.
34-36Dance slightly away from each other, maintaining your dance position and posture.
37-39Raise left hand, lady dances forward LOD while doing a full turn. Man steps in place turning to his left and falls back into the sweetheart position and picks up the lady's right hand.
40-42Both should be in sweetheart position and now dancing forward LOD.
REPEAT
Option:
25-27Man does not do a full turn. He remains facing RLOD
1-3Dance forward LOD
4-6Dance forward
7-9Dance forward
10-12Dance backward against LOD (backing up)
PIVOT AND DANCE AGAINST LOD
13-15Step forward and on step #1 pivot ½ turn to right, assume reverse sweetheart position
16-18Dance forward RLOD (dancing against LOD)
SWAP DANCE LANES
19-21Man steps to left, left-right-left while lady steps to right, crossing left over right, left (twinkle step)
22-24Man steps back to right, right-left-right lady steps back to left, crossing right over left, right (twinkle step)
25-27Raise left hand, release right hand, lady does ½ turn in place (faces LOD), man does full turn in place (faces RLOD) remain in your respective dance lane
*** option below
28-30Step slightly apart
31-33Dance toward each other, in your dance lane, holding onto left hands.
34-36Dance slightly away from each other, maintaining your dance position and posture.
37-39Raise left hand, lady dances forward LOD while doing a full turn. Man steps in place turning to his left and falls back into the sweetheart position and picks up the lady's right hand.
40-42Both should be in sweetheart position and now dancing forward LOD.
REPEAT
Option:
25-27Man does not do a full turn. He remains facing RLOD
