MOONLIGHT & ROSES
CHOREOGRAPHER: Karen Hunn (UK)
COUNT: 32 with tags
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: The Heart Knows The Truth by Michael Martin Murphey-86 BPM (Michael Martin Murphey - Land Of Enchantment CD)
Intro: 8 Count intro, start on vocals.
Note: To fit with the music there is a slight change to the last
section of the dance on the second wall only. There is also an easy
4-count tag at the end of walls 2 and 5.
TOE & HEEL & HEEL & TOE, SYNCOPATED ROCK STEPS
1& Touch right toe back, step right beside left
2& Touch left heel forward, step left beside right
3& Touch right heel forward, step right beside left
4& Touch left toe back, step left beside right
5-6& Rock forward on right, rock back onto left, step right beside left
7-8 Rock forward on left, rock back onto right
SMALL STEPS BACK, BACK ROCK, STEP-TURN-STEP, STEP-TURN-STEP
9&10 Small step back on left, small step back on right, small step back on left
11-12 Rock back on right, rock forward onto left
13&14 Step forward on right, pivot 1/2 turn left, step forward on right
15&16 Step forward on left, pivot 1/2 turn right, step forward on left
SYNCOPATED JAZZ BOX, POINT, 1/4 TURN COASTER STEP, PIVOT 1/2 TURN RIGHT
17-18 Cross right over left, step back on left
&19-20 Step right to right side, cross step left over right, touch right toe to right side
& On ball of left turn 1/4 right
21&22 Step back on right, step left beside right, step forward on right
23-24 Step forward on left, pivot 1/2 turn right
DIAGONAL LOCK-STEPS, HEEL JACK (VAUDEVILLE), PIVOT 1/2 TURN LEFT
25-26 Step left to left diagonal forward, lock right behind left
&27-28 Step left to left diagonal, step right to right diagonal forward, touch left beside right
&29 Step back on left, touch right heel forward
&30 Step right in place, step forward on left
31-32 Step forward on right, pivot 1/2 turn left
Note: On wall 2 only replace steps 31-32 with a 1/2 pivot turn hook,
and then repeat from step 25 to finish with the normal pivot 1/2 turn left (as detailed below)
Second Wall Only (40 counts)
Complete the dance as normal from steps 1 to 30, and then add the following:
31 Step forward on right
32 Kkeeping weight on right, pivot 1/2 left hooking left in front of right
33-34 Step left to left diagonal forward, lock right behind left
&35-36 Step left to left diagonal, step right to right diagonal forward, touch left beside right
&37 Step back on left, touch right heel forward
&38 Step right in place, step forward on left
39-40 Step forward on right, pivot 1/2 turn left
Please note that at the end of the second wall you will be facing the front again to start wall 3.
Tag (End of Second & Fifth Wall's only) - JAZZ BOX
1-2 Cross step right over left, step back on right
3-4 Step right to right side, step forward on left
Dance sequence:
Wall 1 (32-count dance as normal)
Wall 2 (40-count dance with amended counts 31-32 and repeat of counts 25-32, plus 4-count TAG)
Wall's 3 & 4 (32-count dance as normal)
Wall 5 (32-count dance as normal, plus 4-count TAG)
Wall's 6 to end (32-count dance as normal)
ENJOY!
From: karen@fairweatherk.freeserve.co.uk
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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