EAST COAST SWITCH
CHOREOGRAPHER: Fred Rapoport & Debbie Small
COUNT: 48
TYPE: Couples Mixer
LEVEL: Medium
MUSIC: No One Needs To Know by Shania Twain
Maybe Baby by Buddy Holly
My Next Broken Heart by Brooks & Dunn
The Cheap Seats by Alabama
Little Rock by Reba McEntire
If I Ain't Got You by Marty Stuart
Any East Coast Swing Tempo (136-146 BPM)
Dance starts in double open hand hold position
Gentleman facing outside of dance floor;
lady facing inside of dance floor
SIDE STEPS AND SLIDES
1-4 (Gentleman) Step to L with L and slide R next to L
Step to L with L and touch R next to L
(Lady) Step to R with R and slide L next to R
Step to R with R and touch L next to R
5-8 (Gentleman) Step to R with R and slide L next to R
Step to R with R and touch L next to R
(Lady) Step to L with L and slide R next to L
Step to L with L and touch R next to L
PIVOT SWINGS & UNDERARM TURN
9&10 (Gentleman) Shuffle to L (L,R,L)
(Lady) Shuffle to R (R,L,R)
11 (Gentleman) Pivot 1/4 CW turn R, as you rock back R
(release lady's left hand)
(Lady) Pivot 1/4 CCW turn L, as you rock back L
(release gentleman's right hand)
12 (Gentleman) Rock forward L, as you pivot 1/4 CCW turn L,
to face partner
(Lady) Rock forward R, as you pivot 1/4 CW turn R,
to face partner
13&14 (Gentleman) (Rejoin hands) Shuffle to R (R,L,R)
(Lady) (Rejoin hands) Shuffle to L (L,R,L)
15 (Gentleman) Pivot 1/4 CCW turn L, as you rock back L
(release lady's right hand)
(Lady) Pivot 1/4 CW turn R, as you rock back R
(release gentleman's left hand)
16 (Gentleman) Rock forward R, as you pivot 1/4 CW turn R,
to face partner
(Lady) Rock forward L, as you pivot 1/4 CCW turn L,
to face partner
17&18 (Gentleman) (Rejoin hands) Shuffle to L (L,R,L)
(Lady) (Rejoin hands) Shuffle to R (R,L,R)
19 (Gentleman) Pivot 1/4 CW turn R, as you rock back R
(release lady's left hand)
(Lady) Pivot 1/4 CCW turn L, as you rock back L
(release gentleman's right hand)
20 (Gentleman) Rock forward L
(place lady into outside underarm turn)
21-23 Step in place (R,L,R)
24 Touch L next to R
20 (Lady) Rock forward R
21-23 Pivot 1 1/2 CW underarm turn
(under gentleman's raised left arm)
stepping (L,R,L)
facing partner directly in front of him
24 Touch R next to L
Partners join, in closed dance position, having rotated 1/4 CW turn from
original dance position.
EAST COAST SWING, TUCK & TURN
25&26 (Gentleman) Shuffle to L (L,R,L)
(Lady) Shuffle to R (R,L,R)
27&28 (Gentleman) Shuffle to R (R,L,R)
(Lady) Shuffle to L (L,R,L)
29 (Gentleman) (Release lady's right hand) Rock back L,
opening and pivoting slightly away from partner
(Lady) (Release gentleman's left hand) Rock back R,
opening and pivoting slightly away from partner
30 (Gentleman) Rock forward R, as you pivot back toward partner
(Pick up lady's right hand)
31&32 (Place lady into outside underarm turn)
Pivot 1/4 CCW turn L, as you shuffle in place (L,R,L)
33&34 Shuffle in place (R,L,R)
30-31 (Lady) Rock forward L, as you pivot back toward your partner
(Pick up gentleman's left hand) touch R next to L
&32 Step forward R, and pivot 1/4 CW turn R
(under gentleman's raised left arm)
33&34 Shuffle (L,R,L)
as you complete 1/2 CW turn R to face partner
35-36 (Gentleman) Rock back L, forward R
(Lady) Rock back R, forward L
Gentleman and lady are facing each other at original start location,
in single hand hold position. (Gentleman holding lady's right hand in his left only)
SHUFFLES & TURNS
37&38 (Gentleman) (Release hands)
Shuffle forward (L,R,L)
passing partner on right side
(Lady) (Release hands)
Shuffle forward (R,L,R)
as you complete 1/2 CCW turn L,
passing partner on right side
39&40 (Gentleman) Shuffle forward (R,L,R)
as you complete 1/2 CCW turn L
(Lady) Shuffle backward (L,R,L)
41-42 (Gentleman) Rock back L, forward R
(Lady) Rock back R, forward L
43&44 (Gentleman) Shuffle forward (L,R,L)
as you complete 1/2 CW turn R
(Lady) Shuffle forward (R,L,R)
45&46 (Gentleman) Shuffle backward (R,L,R)
(Lady) Shuffle forward (L,R,L)
as you complete 1/2 CW turn R
47-48 (Gentleman) Rock back L, forward R
(Lady) Rock back R, forward L
Gentleman and lady are back at starting original dance positions,
offset one partner to the left
REPEAT
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
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