LACE ACROSS CHA

CHOREOGRAPHER:  Pete & Mel Ostrander
		4 Hillcrest Ave., Plattsburgh, NY 12901
		518-563-9050 - e-mail: Peteostra@aol.com
COUNT: 32
TYPE: Partner Circle Dance - maybe done as mixer
LEVEL: Beginner
MUSIC:  Commitment by LeAnn Rimes
	Any medium speed cha cha.

Start in closed position line of dance 

		MAN				WOMAN

ROCK, RECOVER, CHA,			ROCK, RECOVER, CHA,
ROCK, RECOVER, CHA			ROCK, RECOVER, CHA

1	Rock to left on left		Rock to right on right
2	Recover on Right		Recover on left
3&4	Cha in place			Cha in place
5	Rock to right on right		Rock to left on left
6	Recover on left			Recover on right
7&8	Cha in place			Cha in place

ROCK FORWARD, CHA, ROCK SIDE, CHA	ROCK BACK, CHA, VINE LEFT, CHA

9	Rock forward on left		Rock back on right
10	Recover on right		Recover stepping forward on left
11&12	Cha in place			Cha forward
	Raising left hand up 		Raising right hand lady goes 
	drop right hand			under raised hands
13	Rock side on right		Step out to left on left
14	Recover on left			Step behind left on right
15&16	Cha in place moving slightly	Cha in place, drop right 
	to left, place right hand  	hand hold, pick up mans 
	behind so woman can take right	right with left
	dropping left hand hold

WALK, WALK, CHA, CROSS,			TURN TWO, CHA, CROSS, 
SIDE, CROSS, SIDE, CROSS		SIDE, CROSS, SIDE, CROSS

17-18	Taking small steps 		Stepping back on right, 
	walk forward left, right	begin 1-1/4 CW turn
					Step forward on left,
					completing turn
19&20	Cha in place turning 1/4 turn	Cha in place coming to 
	right, raising right hand,	Butterfly position
	twirl lady CW 1-1/4 turns 		
	coming to Butterfly position
	(hands joined, 
	arms out to sides) 
21	Cross right over left		Cross left over right
22	Step side left			Step side right
23&24	Cha (cross right over left,	Cha (cross left over right,
	step side left, 		step side right, 
	cross right over left)		cross left over right)

LACE ACROSS, CHA, LACE ACROSS, CHA	LACE ACROSS, CHA, LACE ACROSS, 
					1/2 TURN CHA

25-26	Raise left hand, drop right	Raise right hand, drop left hand,
	hand, walk behind lady to  	walk in front of man to mans left
	ladies right side 		(inside circle), right, left 
	(outside circle) left, right
27&28	Cha forward left, right, left	Cha forward right, left, right
29-30	Walk forward right, left	Walk forward left, right
31&32	Cha in place			Cha in place
	Drop left hand, pick up ladies	Drop left hand, raise right hand 
	left with your right, twirl  	twirl under raised hands 1/2 CCW 
	lady CCW 1/2 turns to end in 	turns to come to closed position LOD
	closed position LOD

VARIATION TO DO DANCE AS A MIXER

29-30	Walk forward turning 1/2 CW 	Walk forward left, right,
	Right, left, take left hand  	reach left hand to man in 
	of lady behind you		front, raise hands 
31&32	Cha in place turning 1/2 CW	Cha in place twirling 1/2 CCW
	with new partner, twirling 	left, right, left to closed 
	lady 1/2 CCW to closed		position LOD
	position LOD

BEGIN AGAIN, HAVE FUN

From:	luv2danc@together.net (Peter H. Ostrander)

Reformatted for display on web site 
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm