DIAMOND DREAM

CHOREOGRAPHER: Nigel & Barbara Payne (04/04)
COUNT: 48
TYPE: Partner Waltz Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: The Old Double Diamond by Dave Sheriff-96 bpm (Start on vocals) (Covers 4)

Starting Position: Man facing LOD, Lady facing RLOD in front of man.
Hands: Right to Right, Left to Left. Right crossed over Left

MAN: LEFT & RIGHT BASIC FORWARD
LADY: LEFT BASIC BACK, RIGHT BASIC WITH 1/2 TURN

1-3	Man: Step forward on left, Step right beside left, Step left in place
	Lady: Step back on left, Step right beside left, Step right in place
4-6	Man: Step forward on right, Step left beside right, Step right in place
	Lady: Turn 1/2 over right shoulder stepping right, left, right (facing LOD)
	Hands:	As the lady makes her turn, Gent takes his hands up above the ladies head
	making an arch with his hands, palms facing down. Ladies hands will be raised
	with gents, with her finger tips touching mans palms. i.e. like a ballet dancer.
	Hands will stay like that until completion of the next full turn.

MAN: LEFT & RIGHT BASIC FORWARD
LADY: BASIC FULL TURN RIGHT. RIGHT BASIC FORWARD

7-9	Man: Step forward on left, Step right beside left, Step left in place
	Lady: Full turn right stepping left, right, left
	Hands: On completion of full turn, hands come down to ladies shoulder,
	right to right, left to left.
10-12	Man:  Step forward on right, Step left beside right, Step right in place
	Lady: Step forward on right, Step left beside right, Step right in place

MAN: LEFT & RIGHT BASIC BACK
LADY: BASIC 1/2 TURN LEFT. RIGHT BASIC FORWARD

13-15	Man: Step back left, Step right beside left, Step left in place
	Lady: Turn 1/2 left stepping left right left (now facing RLOD)
	Hands: As lady turns bring right hand over ladies head ending back in
	cross hand hold right over left
16-18	Man: Step back right, Step left beside right, Step right in place
	Lady: Step forward on right, Step left beside right, Step right in place

PINWHEEL CLOCKWISE TO COMPLETE FULL TURN RIGHT STEPPING LEFT BASIC, RIGHT BASIC, LEFT BASIC

	Hands: Release hands as you step towards each other.
	Man places his right hand on ladies left hip. Lady places her right hand on man's left hip
19-27	Both: Complete full turn right around each other stepping left, right, left, right,
	left, right, left, right, left (Now facing each other, man facing LOD, lady facing RLOD)

MAN: RIGHT BASIC BACK
LADY RIGHT BASIC BACK

	Hands: As you both step apart pick up hands back into cross hold right to right,
	left to left, Right over left
28-30	Both: Step back right, Step left beside right, Step right in place

BOTH: STEP, KICK. COASTER STEP X 2

31-33	Both: Step left forward to right diagonal,
	Kick right forward to right diagonal over 2 counts
34-36	Both: Step back on right, Step left beside right,
	Step forward on right angling toward left diagonal
37-39	Both: Step left to left diagonal, Kick right to left diagonal over 2 counts
40-42	Both: Step back on right, Step left beside right, Step forward on right
	Hands:Hands remain crossed throughout this section

MAN: LEFT & RIGHT BASIC FORWARD
LADY:LEFT & RIGHT BASIC MAKING FULL TURN LEFT

	Hands: Release left hands and raise right hands, to allow lady to turn
43-48	Man: Step forward on left, Step right beside left, Step left in place
	Lady: Turn 1/2 back over left shoulder stepping left, right, left (facing LOD)
	Man: Step forward on right, Step left beside right, Step right in place
	Lady: Turn 1/2 over left shoulder stepping right, left, right (now facing RLOD)
	Hands: Rejoin hands in cross hold, right over left

BEGIN AGAIN

From: nigel@paynen.fsnet.co.uk

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