KICKSTART MY HEART

CHOREOGRAPHER: Patrick Latendresse, email address: biggpat@total.net
COUNT: 48
TYPE: Circle Dance
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: I Can Love You Better by Dixie Chicks-112 BPM

Sweetheart Position
(man on lady's left side, right hand over lady's right shoulder
and left hand in front of man’s left shoulder)

TURNING FORWARD SHUFFLE, ROCK-STEP, REPEAT ON OPPOSITE FOOTWORK

1&2	Forward shuffle left, right, left, while turning 1/2 right
3	Rock back on right
4	Forward step left
5&6	Forward shuffle right, left, right, while turning 1/2 left
7	Rock back on left
8	Forward step right

WALK AND TURN

		MAN				LADY
9	Forward step left		Step forward on left
10-11	Complete turn left		Step forward on right
	on right, left			Step forward on left
12	Forward step right		Step forward on right
	Release right hand,		Release right hand,
	holding left during turn,	holding left hand while man turns,
	taking right hand back		taking right hand back
	on count 12			on count 12
13	Forward step left		Forward step left
14-15	Forward step right		Complete turn right
	Forward step left		on right, left
16	Forward step right		Forward step right
	Release left hand,		Release left hand,
	holding right hand		holding right hand
	during turn,			during turn,
	taking left hand		taking back left hand
	on count 16			on count 16

FORWARD AND BACK ROCK-STEP, TOE POINT, COASTER-STEP 1/4 TURN LEFT

	The couple returns to sweetheart position and same steps
17	Rock forward on left
18	Recover onto right
19	Rock backward on left
20	Recover onto right
21	Point left foot forward
22	Point left foot to side
23	While starting 1/4 turn left, step back with left
&	Step right next to left
24	Step forward on left
	Release left hand, lady will pass man's right hand over her head
	(from her shoulder, up and over), join hands behind man's back
	Lady is now behind the man, with hands at about belt lavel

REPEAT ON OPPOSITE FOOTWORK

	Couple is now facing outside the circle of dance
25	Rock forward on right
26	Recover onto left
27	Rock backward on right
28	Recover onto left
29	Point right foot forward
30	Point right foot to side
31	While starting 1/4 turn right, step back with right
&	Step left next to right
32	Forward step right
	DO NOT release hands! Couple is now facing LOD, man's left hand
	is behind his back, his right hand in front of lady's belt-buckle

FORWARD SHUFFLES 4X

33&34	Forward shuffle left, right, left
35&36	Forward shuffle right, leftm right
37&38	Forward shuffle left, right, left
39&40	Forward shuffle right, leftm right

WALK BACK, ROCK-STEP, KICK-BALL-CHANGE

		MAN				LADY
41	Step back left			Step back left
42	Step back right			Step back right
43-44	Step back left			While turning one
	Step back right			complete turn left,
					Step back left, right
	Release lady's left hand,	Release man's left hand
	turning her left one		during turn, returning to
	complete turn on count 43-44	sweetheart position after turn
	BOTH
45	Rock back on left
46	Forward step right
47	Forward kick left
&	Step left next to right
48	Step right next to left

REPEAT

From:	biggpat@total.net (Patrick Latendresse)

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm