STAND BY

CHOREOGRAPHER: William Sevone (WM '71) October 28th 1998, Fremantle, Australia
		email: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au
COUNT: 48
TYPE: Partner Circle Dance
LEVEL: Advanced Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: Stand By Your Man by Dixie Chicks-115 bpm ("Tribute To Tradition")
	These Arms by Dwight Yoakam-122 bpm
	I Want To Be With You Always by John Prine-124 bpm
	When Love Goes Wrong by Asleep At the Wheel-116 bpm

Dance starts with couples side by side, hands joined - Ladies Right with Gents Left
Note: There is a complimentary Line dance version of this dance,
also choreographed by William Sevone

On grapevine partners release hands, Ladies move in front of Gents

LADY:	1&2	Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
	3	Cross step Right over Left
	4	Step backward onto Left
	5-8	Right rolling grapevine, Left touch
		(Ladies should now be on the outside)
GENT:	1&2	Forward shuffle Right, Left, Right
	3	Cross step Left over Right
	4	Step backward onto Right
	5-8	Left grapevine, Right touch
		(Gents should now be on the inside)
On Left and Right shuffles hands are rejoined-Ladies Left, Gents Right.
On 1/4 turn trailing hands are also joined.

LADY:	9&10	Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
	11&12	Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
	13	Step Left forward turning 1/4 Left
GENT:	9&10	Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
	11&12	Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
	13	Step Right forward turning 1/4 Right
On 1/4 turn release leading then following hands.

LADY:	14&15	Chasse shuffle Left, Right, Left
	16	Cross Left over Right turning 1/4 Right
GENT:	14&15	Chasse shuffle Right, Left, Right
	16	Cross Right over Left turning 1/4 Left
On counts 22-24 Ladies move in front of Gents.

LADY:	17-18	Pivot 1/2 turn Right, Step Left forward
	19-20	Pivot 1/2 turn Right, Cross step Left over Right
	21-22	Step backward onto Right, Step Left to side
	23-24	Step Right behind Left, Step Left to side
		(Ladies should now be on the inside)
GENT:	17-18	Pivot 1/2 turn Left, Step Right forward
	19-20	Pivot 1/2 turn Left, Cross step Right over Left
	21-22	Step backward onto Left, Step Right to side
	23-24	Step Left behind Right, Step Right to side
		(Gents should now be on the outside)
On Right and Left shuffles hands are rejoined-Ladies Right with Gents Left.

LADY:	25&26	Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
	27&28	Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
GENT:	25&26	Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
	27&28	Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
On 1/2 turn partners release hands. On 1/4 turn partners release hands

LADY:	29-30	Step Right forward, Pivot 1/2 turn Left
	31-32	Step Right forward turning 1/4 Left, Touch Left next to Right
GENT:	29-30	Step Left forward, Pivot 1/2 turn Right
	31-32	Step Left forward turning a 1/4 Right, Touch Right next to Left
On 1/4 turn Ladies release Right hand from Gents Left and extends Right arm in line
with Right foot and leaning body in same direction.

LADY:	33&34	Chasse shuffle Left, Right, Left
	35	Turning 1/4 Right on Left foot touch Right to side
GENT:	33&34	Chasse shuffle Right, Left, Right
	35	Turning 1/4 Left on Right foot touch Left to side
On 1/4 turn trailing hands are rejoined.

LADY:	36&37	Turn 1/4 Left on Left foot and chasse shuffle Right, Left, Right
GENT:	36&37	Turn 1/4 Right on Right foot and chasse shuffle Left, Right, Left
On 1/4 turn Ladies release Left hand from Gents Right and extends Left arm in line
with Left foot and leaning body in same direction.

LADY:	38	Turning 1/4 Left on Right foot touch Left to side
GENT:	38	Turning 1/4 Right on Left foot touch Right to side
On 1/4 turn trailing hands are rejoined.

LADY:	39&40	Turn 1/4 Right on Right foot and chasse shuffle Left, Right, Left
GENT:	39&40	Turn 1/4 Left on Left foot and chasse shuffle Right, Left, Right
On 1/4 turn partners release leading hands only.

LADY:	41	Cross step Right over Left turning 1/4 Left
	42	Kick Left diagonally forward Left
	43&44	Step Left back, step Right next to Left, step Left forward
	45-46	Step Right forward, Kick Left diagonally forward Left
	47&48	Step Left back, step Right next to Left, step Left forward
GENT:	41	Cross step Left over Right turning 1/4 Right
	42	Kick Right diagonally forward Right
	43&44	Step Right back, step Left next to Right, step Right forward
	45-46	Step Right forward, Kick Right diagonally forward Right
	47&48	Step Right back, step Left next to Right, step Right forward

From: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au (william sevone)

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