A HARD SECRET TO KEEP
CHOREOGRAPHER: Lindy Bowers & Sandy Albano (April 19, 2005)
Sandy Albano email: flutterby02@earthlink.net; Phone: 321-239-2220
lindy Bowers email: KickNBoot@cfl.rr.com; Phone: 407-721-5106
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
MUSIC: A Hard Secret To Keep by Mark Chesnutt
TOUCH OUT, IN TWICE, SWAYS, STEP LOCK, SCUFF, 1/4 TURN LEFT, JAZZ BOX CROSS
1&2& Touch Right toe out to right, touch in next to left, touch out, touch in
3 Step Right to right with sway (dip leading shoulder down)
& Touch Left next to Right (straighten up shoulder)
4 Step Left to left with sway (dip leading shoulder down)
& Touch Right next to Left (straighten up shoulder).
5& Step forward right diagonal on Right, lock Left behind
6& Step Right forward, scuff Left
7&8& Left Jazz box with 1/4 turn Left (squaring up to 9:00 wall),
cross Right over Left (weight to Right)
STEP TOUCHES; FULL TURN, CROSS; STEP LEFT, ROCK, RECOVER,
1/4 TURN LEFT, ROCK, RECOVER, STEP FORWARD
1& Step Left to left, touch Right toe to Left
2& Step Right to right, touch Left toe to Right
3&4& Full turn left (1/4, 1/2, 1/4), Cross Right over Left (weight to Right)
5& Step Left to left, Rock back on Right
6& Recover on Left, 1/4 turn left stepping on Right
7&8 Rock back on Left, recover on Right, step forward on Left
SWEEP STEPS BACK TWICE, HIP BUMPS, CHASSE TOUCH
&1 Sweep Right across Left, step on Right
&2 Step back on Left, step slightly back on Right
&3 Sweep Left across Right, step on Left
&4 Step back on Right, step slightly back on Left
& Touch Right to Left instep
5&6& Bump hips Right, Left, Right, Left
7&8& Chasse to Right stepping Right, Left, Right, touch Left toe
ROCKING CHAIR, TURN, KICK, ROCK BACK, RECOVER,
RIGHT LOCK STEP, SCUFF, ROCK, RECOVER, 1/4 TURN TOUCH
1& Rock forward on Left, recover on Right
2& Rock back on Left, recover on Right
3& Turning 1/2 right step back onto Left, Kick Right
4& Rock back on Right, recover Left
5& Step forward on Right, lock Left behind Right
6& Step forward on Right, scuff Left
7& Rock forward on Left, recover on Right
8& Step 1/4 turn Left on Left, touch Right toe to Left instep
Tag: After first complete pattern (at end of wall #1....on 9:00 wall) = Z-BOX
1& Step forward on Right diagonal, touch Left to Right
2& Step Left to Left, touch Right to Left
3& Step back on Right diagonal, touch Left to Right
4& Step Left to Left, touch Right to Left
Restart: On wall #4, in pattern #2: After finishing the full turn on count 4, instead of crossing
over with the Right on ct "&", touch the Right beside the Left and restart the dance.
(You will be facing the front wall to restart).
From: TKANDR@aol.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 ©2004 by Don & Patti Brown.
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