ROSES AND RAIN

CHOREOGRAPHER:  Lana Harvey, Tucson, AZ, USA,
		keedance@juno.com, (520) 797-7295
COUNT: 48
TYPE: Partner Dance
MUSIC: Roses And Rain by John McCabe-128bpm**See note

STEP BRUSHES, CROSS & 1/4 TURN

1	Step forward on Right
2	Brush Left forward
3	Hold
4	Cross Left over Right stepping down on it
5	Brush Right forward
6	Hold
7	Cross Right over Left stepping down on it
8	Brush Left forward
9	Hold
10	Cross Left over Right stepping down on it
11	Turning 1/4 to left side, step back on Right
12	Step Left next to Right

Partners: Unit turns. Man moves back slightly,
	lady stays in place on turns

STEP BRUSHES, CROSS & 1/4 TURN

13	Step forward on Right
14	Brush Left forward
15	Hold
16	Cross Left over Right stepping down on it
17	Brush Right forward
18	Hold
19	Cross Right over Left stepping down on it
20	Brush Left forward
21	Hold
22	Cross Left over Right stepping down on it
23	Turning 1/4 to left side, step back on Right
24	Step Left next to Right

Partners: Unit turns. Man moves back slightly,
	lady stays in place on turns

FORWARD-HOLD-1/2 TURN BACK, BACK-HOLD

25	Step forward on Right
	(Prep turn by pointing Right toe slightly to right side)
26	Hold
27	Pivoting 1/2 to right side on ball of Right, step back with Left
28	Step back on Right past the Left, weight shifted back to Right
29-30	Hold
31	Shifting weight to Left, step forward on it
	(Prep turn by pointing Left toe slightly to left side)
32	Hold
33	Pivoting 1/2 to left side on ball of Left, step back with Right
34	Step back on Left past the Right, weight shifted back to Left
35-36	Hold

Partners: On 27-31 you are in left side by side position, hands remain joined
	On 32 you will return to right side by side position

WALTZ FORWARD, FORWARD-STEP-BACK, 1/2 TURN-1/2 TURN-CLOSE, BACK-STEP-FORWARD

37	Shift weight Right and step forward on Right
38	Step Left next to Right
39	Step Right next to Left
40	Step forward on Left
41	Step Right in place
42	Step back on Left past Right, weight on it
43	Pivoting 1/2 turn to Right on ball of Left, step forward on Right
44	Pivoting 1/2 turn to Right on ball of Right, step back on Left
45	Step Right next to Left
46	Step back on Left
47	Step in place on Right
48	Step forward on Left, weight on it

Partners: Count 43 - Man brings Left hands up,
	Right hands down releasing Right hands on pivot
          Count 44 -  Man picks up lady's Right hand
	returning to right side by side position

Begin again

**Optional bonus pattern for instrumental after 6th dance pattern (24 counts)
	1	Step forward on Right
	2	Kick Left forward
	3	Hold
	4	Step back on Left past Right
	5	Touch Right toe back
	6	Hold
	7	Step forward on Right
	8	Kick Left forward
	9	Hold
		Make 1/2 turn on left waltz pattern:
	10	Step back on Left
	11	Step Right 1/4 turn to left
	12	Step Left 1/4 to left

	13	Step forward on Right
	14	Kick Left forward
	15	Hold
	16	Step back on Left past Right
	17	Touch Right toe back
	18	Hold
	19	Step forward on Right
	20	Kick Left forward
	21	Hold
		Make 1/2 turn on left waltz pattern:
	22	Step back on Left
	23	Step Right 1/4 turn to left
	24	Step Left 1/4 to left
Without bonus pattern you will finish at the end of pattern
and take one step forward on Right (count 1).
With bonus pattern you will end half way through the pattern
taking one step forward Right (count 25).

**Music on same CD as Dizzie Lizzie And Boogie Woogie John
(dance: Dizzie Lizzie, Deb Crew, bcrew@georgian.net)
To order music, contact John McCabe, E-mail: johnmccabe@sprint.ca or call
(905) 841-8439. Fax (905)356-7053.

***Many thanks to Jim and Judy Wells, iama2stepper@juno.com,
for working out the partner version.

From:	keedance@juno.com (Lana L Harvey)

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