ELVIS BLESSED MY SOUL

CHOREOGRAPHER: Trent & Mary Cummings, Hartland, WI (March, 2003) (262) 367-4846
		E-Mail: TrentRAC@aol.com, Website: www.trentandmary.com
COUNT: 64
TYPE: Circle Partner Dance
MUSIC: Elvis Blessed My Soul by Dean Brothers-140 bpm

Position: Closed Position, Man facing LOD, Lady facing RLOD, Steps are opposite

Note: The dance is done in a Quick-Quick-Slow (Q-Q-S) rhythm (1=Q, 2=Q, 3-4=S)

(MAN): WALK FORWARD (LADY): WALK BACK

1-4 (QQS)	Man:	Walk forward left, bring right together, walk forward left, pause
		Lady:	Walk back right, bring left together, walk back right, pause
5-8 (QQS)	Man:	Walk forward right, bring left together, walk forward right, pause
		Lady:	Walk back left, bring right together, walk back left, pause

(MAN): STEP IN PLACE, 3/4 TURN LEFT (LADY): 1-1/4 TURN RIGHT, STEP IN PLACE

		(Release man's right hand and lady's left, raise man's left arm
		and lady's right, lady turns under the raised arms.)
9-12 (QQS)	Man:	Step in place left, step in place right, step in place left, pause
		Lady:	Begin 1-1/4 turn right stepping right, left,
			finish turn stepping right, pause
		(Man now turns under the same raised arms.)
13-16 (QQS)	Man:	Begin 3/4 turn left stepping right, left,
			finish turn stepping right, pause
		Lady:	Step in place left, step in place right, step in place left, pause
		(Join hands in Double Hand Hold Position, now facing partner,
		man facing outside of circle, lady facing inside of circle.)

SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK, RECOVER, ROCK, RECOVER

		(Moving along LOD)
17-20 (QQS)	Man:	Step to the left with left, bring right together,
			step to the left with left, pause
		Lady:	Step to the right with right, bring left together,
			step to the right with right, pause
		(Rocks done at slight angle: Man does cross rocks, lady angles
		body to left on first rock, and to right on second rock.)
21-24 (QQS)	Man:	Rock forward on right, rock back on left,
			step slightly to the right with right, pause
		Lady:	Rock back on left, rock forward on right,
			step slightly to the left with left, pause
25-28 (QQS)	Man:	Rock forward on left, rock back on right,
			step slightly to the left with left, pause
		Lady:	Rock back on right, rock forward on left,
			step slightly to the right with right, pause

DO-SI-DO SHUFFLE AROUND PARTNER

		(Release both hands, you will both be moving clockwise around your partner.)
		(Move forward, toward your partner, right shoulder to right shoulder.)
29-32 (QQS)	Man:	Step forward right, step forward left, step forward right, pause
		Lady:	Step forward left, step forward right, step forward left, pause
		(Finish by moving past your partner, and begin passing back to back.)
33-36 (QQS)	Man:	Step left behind right, step right with right,
			bring left together with right, pause
		Lady:	Step to the right with right, bring left together,
			step to the right with right, pause
		(Continue moving clockwise around your partner, passing left
		shoulder to left shoulder, and finish by squaring off face to face.)
37-40 (QQS)	Man:	Step right behind left, step back left,
			bring right together with left, pause
		Lady:	Step back left, step back right, step back left, pause
		(Join man's right hand with lady's left.)

BUTTERFLY STEP

		(Moving along LOD)
41-44 (QQS)	Man:	Step to the left with left, bring right together,
			turn 1/4 to the left with left, pause
		Lady:	Step to the right with right, bring left together,
			turn 1/4 to the right with right, pause
		(Now facing LOD in Right Open Promenade Position, inside hands joined.)
45-48 (QQS)	Man:	Turn 1/4 to the left with right, bring left together,
			turn 1/4 to the right with right, pause
		Lady:	Turn 1/4 to the right with left, bring right together,
			turn 1/4 to the left with left, pause
		(You have momentarily turned away from each other,
		then back, and now again facing LOD.)

LASSO STEP

		(Raise joined hands. Lady begins turning to her left,
		counter-clockwise in a circle around the man, passing left
		shoulder to left shoulder. Do not pass under arms.
		Man keeps hands raised over his head, while guiding the lady around him.
		Hint: If the lady continues "looking" directly at the man
		on Steps 49-56, she will always be turning correctly.)
49-52 (QQS)	Man:	Step left behind right, step right to right, step in place left, pause
		Lady:	Begin lasso stepping right, step left, continuing lasso step right, pause
		(Lady will now begin passing around the back of the man.)
53-56 (QQS)	Man:	Step right in front of left, step left to left, step in place right, pause
		Lady:	Continuing lasso step left, step right, finishing lasso step left, pause
		(Lady should now be back to the man's right side, facing LOD with the man.)

(MAN): STEP IN PLACE, FREE SPIN LEFT (LADY): 1/2 TURN RIGHT, FREE SPIN RIGHT

		(Lady now switches directions and turns 1/2 turn right under the raised arms.)
57-60 (QQS)	Man:	Step in place left, step in place right, step in place left, pause
		Lady:	Turn 1/2 turn to the right, stepping right, left,
			finish turn stepping right, pause
		(Lady is now facing RLOD, man still facing LOD.
		Release both hands, lady continues turning right, man turns left,
		one full turn, no hands joined.)
61-64	(QQS)	Man:	Begin full turn to the left, step right, step left,
			finish full turn stepping right, pause
		Lady:	Begin full turn to the right, step left, step right,
			finish full turn stepping left, pause
		(Back into Closed Position, man facing LOD, lady facing RLOD.)

START AGAIN

From: TrentRAC@aol.com

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