COMMITMENT

CHOREOGRAPHER:  Trent & Mary Cummings of Trent & Mary Country Dancing, 
		Hartland, WI (414) 367-4846
COUNT: 48
TYPE: Partner Dance
MUSIC: Commitment by LeAnn Rimes-108 bpm, 32-beat introduction

Open Sweetheart Position - Partners facing the LOD (Line-Of-Dance)

MAN AND LADY

WALK FORWARD L - R - L - TOUCH R NEXT TO L

1	Step forward on the left foot
2	Step forward on the right foot
3	Step forward on the left foot
4	Touch the right foot next to the left foot

STEP BACK R - STEP BACK L - 1/4 TURN R (CW) ON R - TOUCH L NEXT TO R

5	Step back on the right foot
6	Step back on the left foot
	During the turn, move the arms so that hands are joined 
	at shoulder height of the lady.
7	Step back on the right foot, turning 1/4 turn to the right (CW)
8	Touch the left foot next to the right foot
	Partners are now facing the outside of the circle in the 
	Tandem Position (the man behind the lady).

Option for steps 9-20: Keep hands joined at shoulder height of the lady.

BUMP HIPS L - L - R - R

	While bumping the hips left, move the joined left arms to be 
	around the lady's left waist.
9-10	Stepping slightly to the left on the left foot, 
	bump the hips to the left and then to the left again
	While bumping the hips right, move the joined right arms to be 
	around the lady's right waist.
11-12	Bump the hips to the right and then to the right again

BUMP HIPS L - R - L - R

	Keep arms around the lady's waist.
13-14	Bump the hips to the left and then to the right
15-16	Bump the hips to the left and then to the right
	Place weight on the right foot.

STEP L ON L - SLIDE R NEXT TO L - STEP L ON L - SLIDE R NEXT TO L

	Keep arms around the lady's waist.
17	Step to the left on the left foot
18	Slide the right foot next to the left foot, putting weight on it
19	Step to the left on the left foot
20	Slide the right foot next to the left foot, putting weight on it

	MAN				LADY

STEP L ON L - SLIDE R NEXT TO L		L-R-L 1-1/4 TURN L (CCW) ALONG 
1/4 TURN L (CCW) ON L - 		THE LOD, TOUCH R NEXT TO L
TOUCH R NEXT TO L

	Release left hands. The lady passes under the right arms 
	during her turn.
21-22	Step to the left on the		Stepping around on the left  
	left foot and slide the		foot then the right foot, 
	right foot next to the		start the 1-1/4 turn left 
	left foot			(CCW) along the LOD
23	Step to the left on the		Complete the turn, stepping 
	left foot, turning		around on the left foot
	1/4 turn left (CCW)
24	Touch the right foot next	Touch the right foot next 
	to the left foot		to the left foot
	Rejoin left hands, moving the arms to the Open Sweetheart 
	Position, partners facing LOD.

VINE RIGHT IN FRONT OF LADY		WALK BEHIND MAN TO INSIDE OF 
TOUCH L NEXT TO R			CIRCLE TOUCH L NEXT TO R

	The lady passes behind the man moving toward the inside of 
	the circle, passing under the right arms - she stays facing 
	the LOD. Release left hands. The man exchanges his right 
	hand for his left behind his back.
25	Step forward and to the 	Step back on the right foot
	right on the right foot
26	Cross the left foot in		Step to the left on the left foot 
	back of the right foot
27	Step back and to the 		Step forward on the right foot
	right on the right foot
28	Touch the left foot next 	Touch the left foot next 
	to the right foot		to the right foot
	Partners are now in the Left Open Promenade Position, facing 
	the LOD (the man's left and lady's right hands joined at 
	chest height, the man on the outside of the circle).

STEP SLIGHTLY FORWARD L-R-L		L-R-L 1/2 TURN L (CCW) ALONG 
TOUCH R NEXT TO L			THE LOD, TOUCH R NEXT TO L

	The lady passes under the man's left and lady's right arms 
	during her turn, moving in front of and slightly to the 
	right of the man.
29-31	Step slightly forward 		Stepping left-right-left 
	on the left foot,		along the LOD, turn
	right foot and left foot	1/2 turn to the left (CCW)
32	Touch the right foot 		Touch the right foot next 
	next to the left foot		to the left foot
	Move the arms to the Right Parallel Position, the man 
	facing the LOD, the lady OLOD (Opposite the LOD).
	The Right Parallel Position is the same as Closed, 
	except the lady is to the right of the man.

MAN AND LADY

1/2 CW WAGON WHEEL IN TWO SHUFFLES (R-L-R, L-R-L)

	Do not exceed 1/2 turn - it will be too difficult to 
	get into the Wrap Position.
33&34	Right shuffle forward in a clockwise circle, 
	moving 1/4 of a circle (Pinwheel)
35&36	Left shuffle forward in a clockwise circle, 
	moving 1/4 of a circle (Pinwheel)
	The man is now facing OLOD, the lady LOD, partners in 
	the Right Parallel Position.

	MAN				LADY

R SHUFFLE BEHIND LADY, 			R SHUFFLE FORWARD TOWARD 
TURNING 1/2 TURN R (CW) - 		OUTSIDE OF CIRCLE L SHUFFLE
L SHUFFLE FORWARD ALONG LOD		FORWARD INTO WRAP POSITION

	Do not release hands. Keep the man's right and lady's left 
	hands at waist level. As the man passes behind the lady and 
	turns to face LOD, the lady passes under the man's left and 
	lady's right arms into the Wrap Position.
	The man should shuffle wide behind the lady when going into 
	the Wrap Position.
37&38	Right shuffle forward, 		Right shuffle slightly forward 
	passing behind the lady, 	along LOD at a 45° angle to the right
	turning 1/2 turn right (CW)	(toward the outside of the circle)	
39&40	Left shuffle forward 		Left shuffle forward into 
	along the LOD			the Wrap Position
	Partners are now facing the LOD in the Wrap Position.
          Release the man's left and lady's right hands.
	As the lady turns, the man exchanges his right hand for his 
	left at waist level.

WALK SLIGHTLY FORWARD R-L-R		R-L-R ONE FULL TURN R (CW) ALONG 
TOUCH L NEXT TO R			THE LOD, TOUCH L NEXT TO R

41-43	Walk slightly forward 		Stepping right-left-right 
	right-left-right		along the LOD, turn
					one full turn right (CW)
44	Touch the left foot next	Touch the left foot next 
	to the right foot		to the right foot
	Rejoin right hands and move the arms to the Open Sweetheart 
	Position, partners facing the LOD.

MAN AND LADY

LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD - RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD

45&46	Left shuffle forward
47&48	Right shuffle forward

Start Over

Revised 10-16-98

From:	TrentRAC

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