PARADISE WALTZ

CHOREOGRAPHER: Sal Gonzalez
DESCRIPTION: Partner Dance (Mixer)
COUNT: 60
MUSIC:  Any favorite waltz music

Performed counter-clockwise around outside of dance floor
Couples start in Sweetheart Position.  Holding hands Right with Right,
and Left with Left, facing LOD

FORWARD TURNING WALTZ, BACK TURNING WALTZ

(Do not release hands, raise left hand over lady)
1	Stride forward with Right and begin making 1/2 right turn with the step
	(Facing BLOD and do not release hands)
2	Step slightly back of Left foot
3	Step Right foot next to Left
4	Stride back with Left and begin making a 1/2 right turn with the step
	(Facing LOD release Right hands and pick up again behind mans back)
5	Step slightly forward on Right foot. (Releasing Left hands)
6	Step Left foot next to Right

MAN: TWO FORWARD WALTZES; LADY TWO TURNING WALTZES

7-9	MAN	Forward Right, Left, Right
	(man leaves lady by raising Right hand above lady head and letting the lady
	hand rotate in the man's palm)
	LADY	Stride forward on Right foot and make a full right turn with three steps
	(man will pick-up her Left hand in front with the man's Left to start left turn)
10-12	MAN	Forward Left, Right, Left
	(release both Right hands, and raise Left hand above lady's head to start  turn)
	LADY	Stride forward on Left foot and make a full left turn with three steps
	(man will pick-up her Right hand on count 6 bringing it to her Right hip)

WHEEL BASIC

13-18	Man leads lady in a 6 count wheel
	(In Sweetheart position, man has his Right hand on her Right hip)

FOUR FORWARD WALTZES

(Do not release hands)
19	Stride forward with Right and begin opening up Right
20	Step Left foot slightly beyond Right (Still facing outside of circle)
21	Step Right foot behind Left (Still facing outside of circle)
22	Stride forward with Left and face line of dance
23	Step Right foot slightly beyond Left
24	Step Left foot next to Right
25	Stride forward with Right and begin opening up Right
26	Step Left foot slightly beyond Right (Still facing outside of circle)
27	Step Right foot behind Left (Still facing outside of circle)
28	Stride forward with Left and face line of dance
29	Step Right foot slightly beyond Left
30	Step Left foot next to Right

TWO FORWARD WALTZES

31-33	Forward Right, Left, Right
34-36	Forward Left, Right, Left
	(man brings Right hand from lady's Right hip to sweetheart position by moving  it
	upon lady's shoulder before count 5)

FORWARD WALTZ, TURNING WALTZ

37	Stride forward with Right foot
38	Step Left foot slightly beyond Right
39	Step Right foot next to Left (Start raising Right hand over lady's head)
40	Stride forward with Left and begin making a 1/2 left turn with a step
	(Both facing BLOD releasing Left hand and pick it up at count 6)
41	Step slightly beyond back of  Right foot
42	Step Left foot next to Right (Pick up her Left hand in front with man's Left)

BACK, DRAG, TURNING WALTZ

(Do not release hands)
43	Stride back with Right foot
44-45	Drag Left foot slowly together to the supporting foot
46	Stride forward with Left foot
	(Release man's Right, raise Left over lady's head and pickup Right on count 6)
47	Step forward on Left foot and pivot 1/2 turn Left
48	Shift weight forward to Left foot (Pickup her Right hand in sweetheart position)

FORWARD WALTZ. MAN: TURNING WALTZ; LADY: FORWARD WALTZ

49	Stride forward on Right foot
50	Step Left foot slightly beyond Right
51	Step Right foot next to Left
52-54	MAN	Make a 3 count turn left and arrive at new partner
	LADY	Forward Left, Right, Left to new partner

FORWARD WALTZ, FORWARD WALTZ

55	Stride forward on Left foot
56	Step Left foot slightly beyond Right
57	Step Right foot next to Left
58	Stride forward on Left foot
59	Step Right foot slightly beyond Left
60	Step Left foot next to Right

START OVER