GETTING CLOSER...!

CHOREOGRAPHER: William Sevone (WM '71) (September 5th 2002) Fremantle, Australia
		email: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
MUSIC: Love Is After Me by Charlie Rich-125 bpm ('The Complete Charlie Rich On Hi Records')

- this album is available throughout the world. The music also appears on an album
called ' The Twisted Wheel Story' which is only available within Europe and the USA.

Choreographer's note: Please indulge an old man with a long memory...This dance is
a continuation of the theme that I used for the dance 'Northern Soul', the only
difference being that the music (and singer) this time are the 'real mcoy' from
that period in time. Back in the late 1960's, this piece of music was a 'floor
filler' for the 'Northern Soul' dancers. The record label used to be covered up and
was referred to as a 'secret sound' by the D.J's at the time. If it wasnt for
Charlie who in the early to late 1960's bended music genres, combining country,
jazz, gospel, blues, soul and rockabilly into new forms of 'Country Music' (which
were critically acclaimed - but a financial disaster as far as chart hits were at
the timer) todays Country 'stars' may well still be 'doing the rounds'. He started
making records in 1958 but only had one hit prior to his R&B top 30 hit 'Mohair
Sam' in 1965, he had to wait around eight years before success came knocking on
ther door again - by which time he had become the 'Country' singer which most
people know today...and the rest (as they say) is history. Charlies last album in
1992 ('Pictures & Paintings') was jazz influenced - musically 'his own man' to the
end, he died in the summer of 1995.

Dance starts on the vocal with feet together and weight on right

2X SAILOR STEPS, STEP BEHIND, UNWIND 3/4 LEFT, FORWARD SHUFFLE

1&2	Cross step left behind right, step right to right side, step left in place
3&4	Cross step right behind left, step left to left side, step right in place
5-6	Cross step left behind right, Unwind 3/4 left (weight on left)
7&8	Step forward right, close left next to right, step forward right

HEEL SWITCH, 2X SYNCOPATED CROSS TOUCH WITH HOLD, STEP, CROSS SHUFFLE

9&10	Touch left heel forward, step left next to right, touch right heel forward
&11-12	Step right next to left, cross touch left toe over right, Hold
&13-14	Step left next to right, cross touch right toe over left, Hold
&	Step right next to left
15&16	Cross step left over right, step right to right side, cross step left over right

SIDE ROCK WITH EXPRESSION, ROCK, STEP BEHIND, SIDE STEP,
3/4 LEFT JUMP, STEP, STEP FORWARD, BENDING TOE TOUCH

17-18	Rock right to right side, Rock onto left
	Dance note: Count 17: Apply emphasis on rock by 'dipping' right shoulder
	and 'flicking' right arm to right side
19-20	Cross step right behind left, Step left to left side
21	(on the spot) Jump up turning 3/4 left landing on same spot with right (left off floor)
22	Step down (forward) onto left
23-24	Step forward right, (bend knees slightly forward) Touch left toe next to right

STEP BWD, 1/2 RIGHT STEP FORWARD, SIDE STEP, STEP BEHIND,
STEPCROSS, SIDE ROCK WITH EXPRESSION, STEP, 1/4 LEFT

25-26	Step backward left, Turn 1/2 right and step forward right
27-28	Step left to left side, Cross step right behind left
&29	Step left next to right, cross step right over left
30	Rock left to left side
	Dance note: Count 30: Apply emphasis on rock by 'dipping' left shoulder and
	'flicking' left arm to left side
31-32	Step onto right, Turn 1/4 left (left off floor)

DANCE FINISH: The dance will finish (during the music fade) at the end of the 9th wall, replace count 32 with -

32	Step onto left (with left hand on hat brim and right hand behind back)

From: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au (William Sevone)

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