WHERE I BELONG 2000 (BACK IN BABY'S ARMS) CHOREOGRAPHER: Steve Lustgraaf COUNT: 32 TYPE: 2 Wall Contra Dance MUSIC: Back In Baby's Arms by Patsy Cline Choreographed for Dance Roundup '99 at Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake MN This dance is done in 2 opposing lines -- guys on one side, gals on the other. Start the dance facing your partner, about one step away. Line up so your partner is to your right across from you. The lines cross, so you need to be able to go through the other line SIDE, BEHIND, KICK BALL CROSS, SIDE, STEP FORWARD, STEP PIVOT 1-2 Step side left with left, right behind in fifth position 3&4 Kick left forward, step back onto ball of left, cross right in front of left 5-6 Step left to left side, step forward on right (this requires bringing right foot close to left before stepping forward) 7-8 Step forward left, pivot 1/2 turn right, weight ending on right SIDE, BEHIND, KICK BALL CROSS, SIDE, STEP FORWARD, STEP PIVOT 9-10 Step side left with left, right behind in fifth position 11&12 Kick left forward, step back onto ball of left, cross right in front of left 13-14 Step left to left side, step forward on right (this requires bringing right foot close to left before stepping forward) 15-16 Step forward left, pivot 1/2 turn right, weight ending on right STEP AROUND 17-24 Eight steps forward starting with the left (The idea here is to hook partner's right elbow in yours and walk around 1 1/2 times to the right ending on the opposite side you started from) SHUFFLE ROCK, SIDE ROCK, POINT, TOUCH 25&26 Side shuffle to the left, starting with left 27-28 Right behind, replace weight to left 29-30 Side rock with right, replace weight to left &31-32 Place right next to left, point left to left side, touch left next to right REPEAT 12-COUNT INSTRUMENTAL SECTION Done after third time through the dance (second chorus). This is only done one time. Leave it out if using another song 1&2 Shuffle left 3-4 Right rock behind 5&6 Shuffle right 7-8 Left rock behind 9-10 Step forward left, pivot 1/2 turn right 11-12 Step forward left, pivot 1/2 turn right Reformatted for display on web site Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas by Don & Patti Brown http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm