DON'T DESPAIR!
CHOREOGRAPHER: Gary & Marie Lafferty
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted by Blue Lagoon-100 bpm (64-count intro)
BEHIND-SIDE-CROSS, SIDE-ROCK & CROSS, "SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, IN FRONT, SIDE-ROCK, CROSS"
1&2 Cross-step Right behind Left, step Left on Left, cross-step Right over Left
3&4 Rock to Left on Left, recover weight onto Right, cross-step Left over Right
5& Step to Right on Right, cross-step Left behind Right
6& Step to Right on Right, cross-step Left over Right
7&8 Rock to Right on Right, recover weight onto Left, cross-step Right over Left
BUMP LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT, 1/4 TURN, BUMP RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT
1&2 Step to Left on Left bumping hips to Left, bump hips to Right, bump hips to Left
& Turn 1/4 Right on ball of Left foot hitching Right knee slightly
3&4 Step to Right on Right bumping hips to Right, bump hips to Left, bump hips to Right
ROLLING TURN TO LEFT WITH SIDE-SHUFFLE
5-6 Turn 1/4 Left stepping forward onto Left, turn 1/2 Left stepping back onto Right
7&8 Turn 1/4 Left stepping to Left on Left, step on Right beside Left, step to Left on Left
RIGHT CROSS-ROCK & SIDE, LEFT CROSS-ROCK & 1/4 TURN
1&2 Cross-rock Right over Left, recover weight back onto Left, step to Right on Right
3&4 Cross-rock Left over Right, recover weight back onto Right,
turn 1/4 Left stepping forward onto Left
HITCH-POINT 1/4 TURN (x 2), SYNCOPATED JAZZBOX WITH 1/4 TURN RIGHT
&5 Hitch Right knee up, turn 1/4 Left on ball of Left foot pointing Right out to Right side
&6 Hitch Right knee up, turn 1/4 Left on ball of Left foot pointing Right out to Right side
7&8 Cross-step Right over, step back on Left, turn 1/4 Right stepping forward onto Right
LEFT MAMBO FORWARD, RIGHT MAMBO BACK, "SWITCH & HITCH & HEEL & POINT"
1&2 Rock forward on Left, recover weight back onto Right, step on Left beside Right
3&4 Rock back on Right, recover weight onto Left, step on Right beside Left
5& Point Left out to Left side, step on Left beside Right
6& Hitch Right knee up, step down onto Right beside Left
7&8 Touch Left heel forward, step on Left beside Right, point Right out to Right side
START AGAIN
Music available on the album "Sentimental Fools" or on European-release cd-single
Track is also available to download from Itunes (79p) - it's the "Radio Edit" you need
Alternative floor-splits - "Have Fun Go Mad" or "Lamtarra Rhumba"
Please note that the preferred intro is 64 counts, starting on main vocals;
dance should finish on home wall after 8 repetitions
From: gary@garylafferty.co.uk
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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