REACHING OUT

CHOREOGRAPHER: Charlotte Skeeters, 8-28-98 (char.skeeters@sv.sc.philips.com)
COUNT: 64
TYPE: Circle Line Dance, 2 circles facing each other in slot
LEVEL: Easy Intermediate
MUSIC:  Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with
	Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, Ricky Scaggs, Levon Helm, Emmylou Harris
	CD "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" Vol.II
	Internet ordering: www.musicblvd.com
	Start after the piano intro, at the vocals

LOD = Line of Dance (counter-clock-wise)
RLOD = Reverse Line of Dance (clock-wise)

NOTE: Start dance with 2 circles facing each other. Inside circle
facing out and outside circle facing in, offset in slot.

FIRST SECTION...."Line Dance" part:

SHUFFLE SIDE RIGHT, CROSS-SIDE-CROSS, SHUFFLE SIDE RIGHT, ROCK, ROCK

1	Right step side right
&	Left close next to right
2	Right step side right
3	Left cross behind right
&	Right step side right
4	Left cross behind right
5	Right step side right
&	Left close next to right
6	Right step side right
7	Left rock-step behind right
8	Right rock-step forward

SHUFFLE SIDE LEFT, CROSS-SIDE-CROSS, SHUFFLE SIDE LEFT, ROCK, ROCK

9	Left step side left
&	Right close next to left
10	Left step side left
11	Right cross behind left
&	Left step side left
12	Right cross behind left
13	Left step side left
&	Right close next to left
14	Left step side left
15	Right rock-step behind left
16	Left rock-step forward

SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN, ROCK, ROCK, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN, ROCK, ROCK

17	Right step forward (starting your 1/2 turn left)
&	Left step next to right (continuing turn)
18	Right step back (finishing turn)
19	Left rock-step back
20	Right rock-step forward
21	Left step forward (starting your 1/2 turn right)
&	Right step next to left (continuing turn)
22	Left step back (finishing turn)
23	Right rock-step back
24	Left rock-step forward

FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT, FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT, HEEL-&-HEEL-&-HEEL, HOLD-CLAP-CLAP:

25	Right step forward
26	Pivot 1/2 turn left (transfer weight to left)
27	Right step forward
28	Pivot 1/2 turn left (transfer weight to left)
29&	Right heel touch forward, Right step next to left
30&	Left heel touch forward, Left step next to right
31	Right heel touch forward
&32	Hold and clap hands twice

SECOND SECTION..."Partner Part" where you weave in-&-out changing hands!

SHUFFLE FORWARD, ROCK 1/4, ROCK, SHUFFLE 45° ANGLE RIGHT, ROCK, ROCK

	(Reach out RIGHT HAND and pick up RIGHT HAND
	of person coming toward you)
33	Right step forward
&	Left close next to right
34	Right step forward (shuffle)
	(you should be slightly past each other)
35	Left step forward into 1/4 turn right
36	Rock weight to side on Right
	(Release hand of this partner. Reach out LEFT HAND and pick up
	LEFT HAND of person coming toward you at 45° angle right.)
37&38	Shuffle forward stepping Left, Right, Left at 45° angle right
	crossing behind previous partner, crossing in front of new partner
39	Right rock-step side right
40	Left rock-step in place
	(you should be side by side, one person facing LOD,
	the other person facing RLOD)

SHUFFLE 45° ANGLE LEFT, ROCK, ROCK, SHUFFLE 45° ANGLE RIGHT, ROCK, ROCK

	(Release hand of this partner, Reach out RIGHT HAND
	and pick up RIGHT HAND of person coming toward you)
41&42	Shuffle forward stepping Right, Left, Right at 45° angle left
	crossing behind previous partner, crossing in front of new partner
43	Left rock-step side left
44	Right rock-step inplace
	(you should be side by side, still facing LOD or RLOD)
	(Release hand of this partner, Reach out LEFT HAND
	and pick up LEFT HAND of person coming toward you)
45&46	Shuffle forward stepping Left, Right, Left at 45° angle right
	crossing behind previous partner, crossing in front of new partner
47	Right rock-step side right
48	Left rock-step in place
	(you should be side by side,
	one person facing LOD or RLOD *DON'T RELEASE HANDS*)

3/4 CCW SHUFFLE RIGHT, SHUFFLE LEFT, SHUFFLE FORWARD, SHUFFLE FORWARD

	(With LEFT HANDS still connected, execute next 2 shuffles
	turning in a 3/4  counter-clock-wise circle around each other)
49&50	Circle Shuffle stepping Right, Left, Right starting CCW 3/4 turn (left)
51&52	Circle Shuffle stepping Left, Right, Left finishing CCW 3/4 turn
	*You are now facing either into or out of the circle*
	(Release hand of partner)
53&54	Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right (moving into or out of circle)
55&56	Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left

FORWARD, PIVOT 1/4, FORWARD, PIVOT 1/4, SHUFFLE FORWARD, SHUFFLE FORWARD

57	Right step forward
58	Pivot 1/4 turn left (transfer weight left)
59	Right step forward
60	Pivot 1/4 turn left (transfer weight left)
61&62	Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right (moving into or out of circle)
63&64	Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
	You should now be facing into a slot and diagonally right
	from the person you just released.

BEGIN AGAIN!

CHOREOGRAPHER NOTES:

From trial and error and with the help of my students, the following
teaching hints will save you and your students much grief.

FIRST 32 CTS....before the weaves begin.

When starting the dance, they will be in a slot facing the reference
#1 PERSON who is facing them diagonally right. I tell my students to
reach out and shake right to right hands...this seems to help them
remember who their ref. person is and where they need to be at end
of 16 cts. (back to same slot) at which time they will be doing the
1/2 turning shuffles into the correct slot.

SECOND 32 CTS....the weaves in-and-out.

When they reach the section where they will be *KEEPING HANDS* and
executing the 3/4 circle turn, I make them stop and make note that this
person they are holding hands with is now their reference #2 PERSON.
At the end of the dance they must be facing in a slot and diagonally
right to this reference #2 PERSON.

I know...this all sounds a bit much, but if and when you decide to
teach this dance....you will THANK ME.

From:	Char.Skeeters@sv.sc.philips.com (Charlotte Skeeters)

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