LOVE TRIP

CHOREOGRAPHER: Daniel Bernard, St-Thomas de Joliette, Québec, Canada
		e-mail: danielbernard@videotron.ca
COUNT: 64
TYPE: Partner Circle Dance
MUSIC: Love Trip by Jerry Kilgore (intro: 32 temps)

Position: Sweetheart, left hands together in front and right hands together on lady's shoulders.
Man begin with his right and lady with her left.

NOTE: On the first 8 counts (7&8) and the 4th (3&4),
counts and steps are different for man and lady.

MAN:	R SHUFFLE FORWARD 1/4 R, L SHUFFLE FORWARD 1/4 L, ROCK STEP, COASTER STEP;
LADY:	L SHUFFLE FORWARD 1/4 L, R SHUFFLE FORWARD 1/4 R, ROCK STEP, FULL TURN L

1&2	MAN:	Right shuffle forward with 1/4 turn right (Right, Left, Right)
	LADY:	Left shuffle forward with 1/4 turn left (Left, Right, Left)
	Arms:	on the first shuffle, pass right arms above the lady's head
		and bring them in front of partners
3&4	MAN:	Left shuffle forward with 1/4 turn left (Left, Right, Left)
	LADY:	Right shuffle forward with 1/4 turn right (Right, Left, Right)
	Arms:	pass right arms above the lady's head and bring them in sweetheart position
5-6	MAN:	Rock forward on Right, Recover on Left
	LADY:	Rock forward on Left, Recover on Right
7&8	MAN:	Step right back, Step left beside right, Step forward right
7-8	LADY:	Full turn left stepping Left, Right (Weight on right)
	Arms:	Release left hands and raise right arms over the lady's head
		(return in sweetheart position)
		Option: on the last count 7&8, man can release both hands
		and do a full turn right in triple step in place,
		return in sweetheart position at the end.

LEFT SIDE, BEHIND, SHUFFLE IN PLACE, RIGHT SIDE, BEHIND, SHUFFLE IN PLACE

1-2	Step left to side, cross right behind left
3&4	Shuffle in place Left, Right, Left
5-6	Step right to side, cross left behind right
7&8	Shuffle in place Right, Left, Right

MAN:	ROCK STEP, L SHUFFLE BACK, ROCK BACK, R SIDE SHUFFLE 1/4 TURN L;
LADY:	STEP L FORWARD, PIVOT 1/2 TURN R WITH HOOK, R SHUFFLE FORWARD, SHUFFLE 3/4 R

1-2	MAN:	Rock forward on Left, Recover on Right
	LADY:	Step forward on Left, 1/2 pivot Right hook Right over Left leg
	Arms:	Raise left arms, pass over lady's head
		and cross left hands over right between partners
3&4	MAN:	Shuffle back Left, Right, Left
	LADY:	Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
	Hands:	during the shuffle, switch left hands cross under the right hands
5-6	MAN:	Rock back on Right, Recover on Left
	LADY:	Step forward on Left, Pivot 1/2 turn right
	Arms:	raise right arms and pass over the lady's head.
7&8	MAN:	Right side shuffle with 1/4 turn left on count 8 (Right, Left, Right)
	LADY:	Shuffle in place 3/4 turn Right (Left, Right, Left)
	Arms:	during the lady's 3/4 turn, pass left arms over the lady's and the man's head,
		end with the left arms on the man' shoulder, right hands in front.
	Both partners are in ILOD position (face to center).

ROCK BACK (BOTH), MAN: L SHUFFLE 1/4 TURN R; LADY: 3/4 TURN L, STEP, PIVOT 1/2 TURN L (BOTH)

1-2	MAN:	Rock back on Left, Recover on Right
	LADY:	Rock back on Right, Recover on Left
3&4	MAN:	Left side shuffle with 1/4 turn right (Left, Right, Left) (like 1/4 moon)
3-4	LADY:	1/4 turn left stepping right forward, 1/2 turn left stepping left forward
	Arms:	pass left arms over man's head then lady's head, return in sweetheart position
5-6	Step Right forward, Pivot 1/2 turn Left
7-8	Step Right forward, Pivot 1/2 turn Left
	Arms:	release right hands and raise left arms

STEP R, LOCK STEP L, R SHUFFLE FORWARD, STEP L, LOCK STEP R, L SHUFFLE FORWARD

1-2	Step right forward, Lock left behind right
3&4	Right shuffle forward (Right, Left, Right)
5-6	Step left forward, Lock right behind left
7&8	Left shuffle forward (Left, Right, Left)

ROCK STEP FORWARD, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE RIGHT, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE RIGHT, ROCK BACK

1-2	Rock forward on Right, Recover on Left
3&4	Right shuffle turning 1/2 turn Right (Right, Left, Right)
5&6	Left shuffle turning 1/2 turn Right (Left, Right, Left)
	Arms:	on the second shuffle (5&6), keep left hands and bring them behind man's back,
	after the shuffle retake right hands in front
7,8	Rock back on Right, Recover on Left

MAN: 4 SHUFFLES FORWARD; LADY: 4 SHUFFLES TURNING 2 FULL TURNS

1-8	MAN:	4 shuffles forward, begin with right
	LADY:	4 shuffles forward with 1/2 turn left on each shuffle
	(2 full turn) begin with right
	Arms:	Release left hands and raise right hands. Finish in sweetheart position

RIGHT JAZZ BOX, SCUFF, LEFT JAZZ BOX, MAN: ENDS WITH TOUCH; LADY: ENDS WEIGHT ON R

1-2	Cross step right over left, Step left back
3-4	Step right to right side, Scuff left next to right
5-6	Cross step left over right, Step right back
7	Step left next to right
8	Touch right next to left for man and Step right next to left for lady (weight on right)

REPEAT AND HAVE FUN!

From: danielbernard@videotron.ca

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