GRACELAND SWING
CHOREOGRAPHER: DJ Dan & Wynette Miller (March 2006) djdan_miller@hotmail.com
COUNT: 32
TYPE: Partner Circle Dance
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: She's Not You by John Dean-124 bpm (CD: Always On My Mind)
She's Not You by Elvis Presley-119 bpm (CD: The 50 Greatest Hits, and others)
Open single hand hold, Man's right hand is joined with lady's left hand
Partners facing each other, Man facing OLOD lady ILOD, Opposite footwork, Man's steps listed
Elvis & John, start on the word "soft"
CHASSE, 1/4 TURN L, SHUFFLE FORWARD, 1/4 TURN R, CHASSE, 1/4 TURN L, SHUFFLE FORWARD
1&2 Step left to left side, Step right next to left, Step left to left side
& Turn 1/4 left on ball of left
3&4 Shuffle forward right, left, right
& Turn 1/4 right on ball of right
5&6 Step left to left side, Step right next to left, Step left to left side
& Turn 1/4 left on ball of left
7&8 Shuffle forward right, left, right
ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN LEFT, STEP, 1/2 PIVOT, SHUFFLE FORWARD
9-10 Rock left forward, Recover weight onto right
Let go hands
11&12 Shuffle left, right, left turning 1/2 left (RLOD)
13-14 Step right forward, Pivot 1/2 turn left (LOD)
Man right hand pick up lady left hand, Right open promenade
15&16 Shuffle forward right, left, right
SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN RIGHT TWICE TRAVELLING FORWARD, ROCKING CHAIR
Raise hands
17&18 Shuffle left, right, left turning 1/2 right (RLOD)
19&20 Shuffle right, left, right turning 1/2 right (LOD)
21-22 Rock left forward, Recover weight onto right
23-24 Rock left back, Recover weight onto right
Easier option man: 25-28 shuffles forward right and left
CHASSE, ROCK STEP BACK, CHASSE, ROCK STEP BACK, 1/4 TURN
Let go hands
25&26 Step left to left side, Step right next to left, Step left to left side
27-28 Rock right back, Recover weight onto left
29&30 Step right to right side, Step left next to right, Step right to right side
Man right hand pick up lady left hand, Right open promenade
31-32 Rock left back, Recover weight onto right
& Turn 1/4 right on ball of right
Open single hand hold, Start position
For mixer dance, change partners on count 31, man one lady forward
From: djdan_miller@hotmail.com
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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Step sheet presentation copyright ©2006 by Don & Patti Brown.
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