DEAR JOHN

CHOREOGRAPHER:  Lisa Strong, Vancouver, BC e-mail: lstrong@uniserve.com
		http://users.uniserve.com/~lstrong
COUNT: 48
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC:  There's Your Trouble by Dixie Chicks-134 BPM (CD "Wide Open Spaces")
	Whatja Do That Fo' by Catalinas-134 BPM (CD "Everybody Dance" (Ripete Records))
	Red Lips, Blue Eyes, Little White Lies by Gary Allan-126 BPM (CD "It Would Be You")
	Why Haven't I Heard From You by Reba McEntire (teaching song) (CD "Read My Mind")
	Any other West Coast Swing song

BRUSH, BRUSH, SHUFFLE, ROCK, ROCK, SIDE, BEHIND

1	Brush LEFT foot diagonal forward across right
2	Brush LEFT foot diagonal back left
3&4	Shuffle LEFT diagonally back (LEFT, RIGHT together, LEFT)
5	Rock back onto RIGHT
6	Rock forward onto LEFT
7	Step RIGHT to right side
8	Cross-step LEFT behind RIGHT

RIGHT VINE, SWEEP TURN, SLIDE

&	Step ball of RIGHT to right side
9	Step LEFT in front across RIGHT
10	Step RIGHT to right side
11	Step LEFT behind right
&	Step ball of RIGHT to right side
12	Step LEFT in front across RIGHT
13	Step RIGHT to right side
14	Touch LEFT toe to the front
15	Sweep LEFT toe from the front in a counter-clockwise arc,
	turning 1/4 (9:00 wall), ending with LEFT toe beside RIGHT foot
	(staying weighted right)
16	Step-slide LEFT foot forward

FORWARD, FORWARD, BACK, BACK, TOUCH, 1/2-TURN, SHUFFLE

17	Step RIGHT forward
18	Step LEFT forward
19	Rock back onto RIGHT
20	Step LEFT back
21	Touch RIGHT toe behind LEFT heel
22	Heel turn 1/2 right (3:00 wall), staying weighted left
23&24	Shuffle slightly back (RIGHT, LEFT together, RIGHT)

TOUCH, 1/4-TURN, COASTER, SIDE&FORWARD, SIDE &FORWARD

25	Touch LEFT toe behind RIGHT heel
26	Heel turn 1/4 left (12:00 wall), staying weighted right
27&28	Step LEFT back, step RIGHT beside LEFT, step LEFT forward
29	Step RIGHT to right side
&	Transfer weight onto ball of LEFT foot
30	Step RIGHT in front of LEFT
31	Step LEFT to left side
&	Transfer weight onto ball of RIGHT foot
32	Step LEFT in front of RIGHT

BACK, TAP, HOLD, SLIDE, FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT, FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT

33	Step back onto RIGHT
34	Tap LEFT toe beside RIGHT
35	Hold
36	Step-slide LEFT forward
37	Step RIGHT forward
38	1/2 pivot turn left
39	Step RIGHT forward
40	1/2 pivot turn left

BACK, TAP, HOLD, SLIDE, FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT, SIDE, SLIDE

41	Step back onto RIGHT
42	Tap LEFT toe beside RIGHT
43	Hold
44	Step-slide LEFT forward
45	Step RIGHT forward
46	1/2 pivot turn left (6:00 wall), ending weight forward on LEFT
47	Big step RIGHT to right
48	Slow slide LEFT to the right

BEGIN AGAIN

From:	lstrong@uniserve.com (Lisa)

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