DESPERATE HEARTS

CHOREOGRAPHER: Norma J Fuller, AC Zone Director for NTA
		E-mail: DancinNJ@aol.com, Ph: 864-855-2767
COUNT: 32
TYPE: Couples Circle Dance (Right side by side position)
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: Desperately by George Strait-104 BPM (CD: Honkytonkville)
	You Can't Give Up On Love by Alan Jackson-108 BPM (CD: Greatest Hits Volume 11)
	Chains by Tina Arena-106 BPM (CD: Don't Ask)
	Forever Loving You by John Rich-98 BPM

BOTH STEP SCUFF, SHUFFLE,
MAN'S ROCK STEP, CHA BACK, LADY'S 1/2 TURN, CHA FORWARD

1-2	Step forward Right, Scuff Left
3&4	Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
5-6	Man:	Releasing Left hands, Rock forward Right, recover weight back to Left
	Lady:	Step Right forward, pivot 1/2 turn Left (BLOD)
7&8	Man:	Cha back Right, Left, Right
	Lady:	Cha forward Right, Left, Right

MAN'S ROCK STEP, CHA, LADY'S 1/2 TURN, CHA, BOTH WALK, CHA FORWARD

1-2	Man:	Rock back Left, recover weight forward Right
	Lady:	Step Left forward, pivot 1/2 turn Right
	(rejoin hands back into Right Side By Side)
3&4	Cha forward Left, Right, Left
5-6	Walk forward Right, Left
7&8	Both facing LOD Cha forward Right, Left, Right

MAN'S SIDE STEPS, SIDE CHA'S,
LADY'S 3/4 TURN LEFT, CHA BACK, STEP 1/4 TURN RIGHT, CHA 1/2 TURN RIGHT

1-2	Man:	Bringing Right hands over lady's head step Left on Left, step Right beside Left
	Lady:	Step 1/4 turn Left on Left, step back 1/2 turn Left on Right (facing Outside LOD)
	(For Styling hold lady's Right hand straight out toward OLOD on steps 3&4)
3&4	Man:	Cha slightly Left stepping Left, Right, Left facing LOD
	Lady:	Cha back Left, Right, Left in first position facing OLOD
5-6	Man:	Step very slightly Right, step Left beside Right
	Lady:	Step forward Right, step 1/4 turn Right on Left (facing RLOD)
7&8	Man:	Cha slightly Right stepping Right, Left, Right
	Lady:	Cha in place Right, Left, Right turning 1/2 Right back into Right side by side

STEP TOUCHES, WALK WALK

1-2	Step diagonal Left, touch Right beside Left
3-4	Step diagonal Right forward, touch Left next to Right
5-6	Step diagonal Left, touch Right beside Left
7-8	Walk forward Right, Left

REPEAT

From: TKANDR@aol.com

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