COPPER RIVER

CHOREOGRAPHER: Trent & Mary Cummings (March 2001), Hartland, WI (262) 367-4846
COUNT: 32
TYPE: Partner Circle Dance
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: Copperhead Road by Steve Earle-160 bpm

Position: Open Sweetheart

COPPER RIVER

Note: The dance is done in a Q-Q-S, Q-Q-S rhythm.
You are actually half-timing the music.
The man and the lady are on same foot.

DIAGONAL LOCK SHUFFLES

1&2	Step right diagonally right, lock left behind right, step right diagonal right
3&4	Step left diagonally left, lock right behind left, step left diagonal left
5&6	Step right diagonally right, lock left behind right, step right diagonal right
7&8	Step left diagonally left, lock right behind left, step left diagonal left

1/2	LEFT, BACK COASTER, 1/2 LEFT, BACK COASTER

	Release left hands, man's right hand goes over lady's head
	and stay joined behind man's back. Join left hands in front of lady.
9&	Pivot 1/2 left while stepping back on right, step back on left
10	Bring right together with left
11&12	Step left back, step right next to left, step left forward
	Release right hands, man's left hand goes over lady's head,
	then go back into Open Sweetheart.
13&	Pivot 1/2 left while stepping back on right, step back on left
14	Bring right together with left
15&16	Step left back, step right next to left, step left forward

FORWARD COASTER, CROSS TRIPLE BACK, BACK COASTER, CROSS TRIPLE FORWARD

17&18	Step right forward, step left next to right, step right back
19&20	Step left back, lock right in front of left, step left back
21&22	Step right back, step left next to right, step right forward
23&24	Step left forward, lock right behind left, step left forward

MAN: WALKS FORWARD Q-Q-S, Q-Q-S
LADY: 1/2 TURN RIGHT, 1/2 TURN LEFT
BOTH: FORWARD COASTER, BACK COASTER

	Release left hands, man pulls lady towards him with right hand,
	keeping arms at waist level.
25&26	MAN:	Walk forward right, left, right
	LADY:	Pivot and turn 1/2 right while stepping back right, left, right
	Go back into Open Sweetheart.
27&28	MAN:	Walk forward left, right, left
	LADY:	Pivot and turn 1/2 left while stepping forward left, right, left
29&30	Step right forward, step left next to right, step right back
31&32	Step left back, step right next to left, step left forward

REPEAT

From: TrentRAC@aol.com

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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