MOONLIGHT & ROSES

CHOREOGRAPHER: Karen Hunn (UK)
COUNT: 32 with tags
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: The Heart Knows The Truth by Michael Martin Murphey-86 BPM (Michael Martin Murphey - Land Of Enchantment CD)

Intro: 8 Count intro, start on vocals.

Note: To fit with the music there is a slight change to the last
section of the dance on the second wall only. There is also an easy
4-count tag at the end of walls 2 and 5.

TOE & HEEL & HEEL & TOE, SYNCOPATED ROCK STEPS

1&	Touch right toe back, step right beside left
2&	Touch left heel forward, step left beside right
3&	Touch right heel forward, step right beside left
4&	Touch left toe back, step left beside right
5-6&	Rock forward on right, rock back onto left, step right beside left
7-8	Rock forward on left, rock back onto right

SMALL STEPS BACK, BACK ROCK, STEP-TURN-STEP, STEP-TURN-STEP

9&10	Small step back on left, small step back on right, small step back on left
11-12	Rock back on right, rock forward onto left
13&14	Step forward on right, pivot 1/2 turn left, step forward on right
15&16	Step forward on left, pivot 1/2 turn right, step forward on left

SYNCOPATED JAZZ BOX, POINT, 1/4 TURN COASTER STEP, PIVOT 1/2 TURN RIGHT

17-18	Cross right over left, step back on left
&19-20	Step right to right side, cross step left over right, touch right toe to right side
&	On ball of left turn 1/4 right
21&22	Step back on right, step left beside right, step forward on right
23-24	Step forward on left, pivot 1/2 turn right

DIAGONAL LOCK-STEPS, HEEL JACK (VAUDEVILLE), PIVOT 1/2 TURN LEFT

25-26	Step left to left diagonal forward, lock right behind left
&27-28	Step left to left diagonal, step right to right diagonal forward, touch left beside right
&29	Step back on left, touch right heel forward
&30	Step right in place, step forward on left
31-32	Step forward on right, pivot 1/2 turn left

Note: On wall 2 only replace steps 31-32 with a 1/2 pivot turn hook,
and then repeat from step 25 to finish with the normal pivot 1/2 turn left (as detailed below)

Second Wall Only (40 counts)
Complete the dance as normal from steps 1 to 30, and then add the following:

31	Step forward on right
32	Kkeeping weight on right, pivot 1/2 left hooking left in front of right
33-34	Step left to left diagonal forward, lock right behind left
&35-36	Step left to left diagonal, step right to right diagonal forward, touch left beside right
&37	Step back on left, touch right heel forward
&38	Step right in place, step forward on left
39-40	Step forward on right, pivot 1/2 turn left

Please note that at the end of the second wall you will be facing the front again to start wall 3.

Tag (End of Second & Fifth Wall's only) - JAZZ BOX
1-2	Cross step right over left, step back on right
3-4	Step right to right side, step forward on left

Dance sequence:
Wall 1 (32-count dance as normal)
Wall 2 (40-count dance with amended counts 31-32 and repeat of counts 25-32, plus 4-count TAG)
Wall's 3 & 4 (32-count dance as normal)
Wall 5 (32-count dance as normal, plus 4-count TAG)
Wall's 6 to end (32-count dance as normal)

ENJOY!

From: karen@fairweatherk.freeserve.co.uk

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
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