Starts on first proper beat of music, right after the drum roll.
STEP LEFT KICK, BACK SLIDE TOUCH
1Step forward on left foot
2-3Kick right foot forward over counts 2-3
4Step back on right foot
5-6Slide left foot besides right (keeping weight on right) over counts 5-6
LEFT ¼ SWEEP, TWINKLE ¾
7Step forward on left foot
8-9With weight on left foot, make ¼ turn to left, sweeping right toe out to right side
¾ TURN OVER RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE PERFORMING A RIGHT OVER LEFT TWINKLE
10Cross right over left
11Make ¼ turn to right stepping back on left
12Make further ½ turn to right stepping forward on right foot
STEP-HOLD-HOLD, STEP-HOLD-HOLD, OR OPTIONAL VARIATION: STEP-LOCK-STEP, STEP-LOCK STEP
13-14-15Step forward on left foot, hold for two counts
16-17-18Step forward on right foot, hold for two counts
At certain times in the music, it may feel more natural to dance waltz-tempo lock shuffles left and right
13-14-15Step forward on left foot, lock right foot behind left, step forward on right
16-17-18Step forward on right foot, lock left foot behind right, step forward on left
STEP-TOUCH-TURN, SLIDE
19Step forward on left foot
20Touch right toe behind left foot
21Unwind ¾ turn over right shoulder (weight changes right foot)
22Make large-ish step on left to left side
23-24Slide right toe in (keeping weight on left foot) over counts 23-24
When dancing 8' Waltz, it feels very much like it is a dance of two halves. The above is the first half, the below is the second. Just dance it straight through.
CROSS, SIDE-ROCK-CROSS
24-26-27Cross right over left, hold for counts 26-27
28-29-30Step left to left side, recover weight onto right foot, cross left over right
SIDE, CROSS-ROCK-TURN
31-32-33Step right to right side, hold for counts 32-33
34-35-36Perform a left-over-right twinkle making a ¼ turn to left
ROCK-ROCK-TURN, TWINKLE
37-38-39Rock forward on right foot, rock back on left foot, make ¼ turn to right stepping right to right side
It's kind of like a twinkle
40-41-42Perform a left-over-right twinkle
FRONT-SIDE-BEHIND, POINT-HOLD-HOLD
43-44-45Step right over left, step left to left side, step right behind left
46Point left to left side
47-48Hold position for counts 47-48
REPEAT
RESTART
On the 6th wall (3:00 wall the second time around the room), dance the dance as normal, changing the following steps, then restart from the top.
37-38-39Rock forward on right foot, back on left, make ½ turn to right stepping forward on right
40-41-42With weight remaining on right foot, make a further ¼ turn (to front wall), sweeping left to left side. Hold for two counts
STEP LEFT KICK, BACK SLIDE TOUCH
1Step forward on left foot
2-3Kick right foot forward over counts 2-3
4Step back on right foot
5-6Slide left foot besides right (keeping weight on right) over counts 5-6
LEFT ¼ SWEEP, TWINKLE ¾
7Step forward on left foot
8-9With weight on left foot, make ¼ turn to left, sweeping right toe out to right side
¾ TURN OVER RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE PERFORMING A RIGHT OVER LEFT TWINKLE
10Cross right over left
11Make ¼ turn to right stepping back on left
12Make further ½ turn to right stepping forward on right foot
STEP-HOLD-HOLD, STEP-HOLD-HOLD, OR OPTIONAL VARIATION: STEP-LOCK-STEP, STEP-LOCK STEP
13-14-15Step forward on left foot, hold for two counts
16-17-18Step forward on right foot, hold for two counts
At certain times in the music, it may feel more natural to dance waltz-tempo lock shuffles left and right
13-14-15Step forward on left foot, lock right foot behind left, step forward on right
16-17-18Step forward on right foot, lock left foot behind right, step forward on left
STEP-TOUCH-TURN, SLIDE
19Step forward on left foot
20Touch right toe behind left foot
21Unwind ¾ turn over right shoulder (weight changes right foot)
22Make large-ish step on left to left side
23-24Slide right toe in (keeping weight on left foot) over counts 23-24
When dancing 8' Waltz, it feels very much like it is a dance of two halves. The above is the first half, the below is the second. Just dance it straight through.
CROSS, SIDE-ROCK-CROSS
24-26-27Cross right over left, hold for counts 26-27
28-29-30Step left to left side, recover weight onto right foot, cross left over right
SIDE, CROSS-ROCK-TURN
31-32-33Step right to right side, hold for counts 32-33
34-35-36Perform a left-over-right twinkle making a ¼ turn to left
ROCK-ROCK-TURN, TWINKLE
37-38-39Rock forward on right foot, rock back on left foot, make ¼ turn to right stepping right to right side
It's kind of like a twinkle
40-41-42Perform a left-over-right twinkle
FRONT-SIDE-BEHIND, POINT-HOLD-HOLD
43-44-45Step right over left, step left to left side, step right behind left
46Point left to left side
47-48Hold position for counts 47-48
REPEAT
RESTART
On the 6th wall (3:00 wall the second time around the room), dance the dance as normal, changing the following steps, then restart from the top.
37-38-39Rock forward on right foot, back on left, make ½ turn to right stepping forward on right
40-41-42With weight remaining on right foot, make a further ¼ turn (to front wall), sweeping left to left side. Hold for two counts
