BAY PATH WALTZ
CHOREOGRAPHER: Bob Pfau (9/2000) 6 St. James Circle, Acton, Ma.
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COUNT: 48
TYPE: Couples/Circle Waltz
MUSIC: Their Hearts Are Dancing by The Forrester Sisters-100 BPM
Position: Closed dance position, Men facing OLOD, Ladies facing ILOD
Man's steps are listed, Ladies are mirror image
1/4 TURN, TOGETHER, IN PLACE (4)
1 Step forward on Left turning 1/4 left
2 Step Right together
3 Step Left in place (now facing 9:00)
4 Step back on Right turning 1/4 right
5 Step Left together
6 Step Right in place (now facing 6:00)
7 Step forward on Left turning 1/4 left
8 Step Right together
9 Step Left in place (now facing 3:00)
10 Step back on Right turning 1/4 right
11 Step Left together
12 Step Right in place (now facing 12:00)
CROSSOVER (Lady goes behind man); LADY TURNS into CLOSED DANCE POSITION
13 (Raise left arm) Step diagonally forward left on Left
14 Pivot 1/2 left to face partner (now facing ILOD)
15 Step Left in place
16-18 (With left arm raised) Turn 1/4 right while stepping Right, Left, Right
(now facing LOD), Lady turns 3/4 left ending in dance position (Lady facing RLOD)
TWINKLES (2)
19 Step Left across Right at 45° angle
20 Step Right next to Left while turning 1/4 left
21 Step slightly forward Left
22 Step Right across Left
23 Step Left together turning 1/8 right (facing LOD)
24 Step Right next to Left
STEP APART; LADY TURNS into CLOSED DANCE POSITION; WEAVE (6 counts)
(Slide hands to double hand hold)
25 Small step back on Left
26 Step Right beside Left
27 Step Left in place
28-30 (Raise left arm) Turn 1/4 right while stepping Right, Left, Right
(facing OLOD), Lady turns 3/4 left into closed dance position (facing ILOD)
31 Step Left to left
32 Step Right behind Left
33 Step Left to left
34 Step Right across Left
35 Step Left to left
36 Step Right behind Left
CROSSOVER (Lady goes behind Man); CROSSOVER (Man goes behind Lady)
37 (Raise left arm) Step diagonally forward left on Left
38 Pivot 1/2 left to face partner (facing ILOD)
39 Step Left in place
(Switch hands, Mans right and Ladies left, Raise right arm)
40 Step diagonally forward left on Right
41 Pivot 1/2 right to face partner (facing OLOD)
42 Step Right in place
FREE FULL TURN (outside); CROSS, SIDE, TOGETHER
43 (Release hands) Step toward LOD on Left beginning full left turn
44 Step on Right and continue turning
45 Step on Left completing full turn (facing OLOD) and sweeping right arm
behind Lady and into closed dance position
46 Step Right across Left
47 Step Left to left
48 Step Right next to Left
BEGIN AGAIN
notes: (for dancers/instructors)
Steps 10-12 and 34-36
Position body slightly to left of partner for smoother crossover
Steps 13-15:
MAN: Place and keep right hand on right thigh (first crossover only)
Steps 43-45:
Turn somewhat close to each other to make it easy to sweep into
closed dance position for final three steps (45-48)
From: bobpfau@yahoo.com (robert pfau)
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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