ONCE 'ROUND

CHOREOGRAPHER: William Sevone (WM '71) (September 18th 2002) Fremantle, Australia
		email: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au
COUNT: 38
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Advanced Beginner
MUSIC: Leavin' by Shelby Lynne-60 bpm ('I Am Shelby Lynne')

Choreographer's note: A unusual title created by the fact that this dance only
lasts the four walls or 'once around the track' and an unusual count of 38 - which
fits in nicely to end the dance facing the 'home' wall. My favouite tracks from
this album have always been 'Your Lies' (I wish I could have done a dance to this
track - but I don't think I would have ever done it justice) and (in second place)
this one. For nearly three years I have been putting off creating a dance to this
piece of music because I felt that it may have been a little too mournful and slow.
Then, early this morning and for no apparent reason I started to 'hum' the
tune....could it have been a sign - or just me being a little melancholy, whatever
the reason...here is the end result. The dance, whilst being slow does allow the
dancer to feel the mood of the words within the song and act upon it accordingly.

Dance starts on the 34th count of the intro and one count before Shelby sings
'I'm...' as in 'I'm leavin'....'. Feet together and weight being on left

2X SIDE STEP-TOE TOUCH WITH EXPRESSION, WALK BACK, 1/4 RIGHT SIDE STEP, CROSS TOE TOUCH

1-2	Step right to right side, (with slight bounce) Touch left toe next to right
3-4	Step left to left side, (with slight bounce) Touch right toe next to left
5-6	Step backward onto right, Step backward onto left
7-8	Turn 1/4 right and step right to right side, Cross touch left toe over right
	Style note: Optional: on counts 2, 4 and 8 click fingers at waist height

1/4 LEFT STEP FORWARD, 5X KNEE POPS WITH EXPRESSION, 1/4 RIGHT STEP FORWARD

9-10	Turn 1/4 left and step forward onto left, Step right next to left
11-12	Pop left knee forward, (straighten left knee) Pop right knee forward
13	(straighten right knee) Pop left knee forward
14	(straighten left knee) Pop right knee forward
15	(straighten right knee) Pop left knee forward
16	(straighten left knee) Pop right knee forward
17	(straighten right knee) Pop left knee forward
18	Turn 1/4 right and step forward onto left
	Dance note: Knee pops: left pop-left arm forward bent at elbow/right arm by
	side-click left fingers-hip push to right, Knee pops: right pop-right arm
	forward bent at elbow/right arm by side-click right fingers-hip push to left

STEP FORWARD, BEHIND TOE TOUCH, 2X 1/4 LEFT SIDE STEP, STEP BEHIND, 1/4 RIGHT STEP FORWARD

19-20	Step forward onto right, Tap/touch left toe behind right heel
21-22	Turn 1/4 left and step left to left side, Turn 1/4 left and step right to right side
23-24	Cross step left behind right, Turn 1/4 right and step forward onto right

TOE TOUCH, 1/4 LEFT SIDE STEP, TOE TOUCH, 1/4 RIGHT STEP FORWARD,
TOGETHER, 1/4 RIGHT SIDE STEP, TOE TOUCH, 1/4 LEFT STEP FORWARD

25-26	Touch left toe next to right, Turn 1/4 left and step left to left side
27-28	Touch right toe next to left, Turn 1/4 right and step forward onto right
29-30	Step left next to right, Turn 1/4 right and step right to right side
31-32	Touch left toe next to right, Turn 1/4 left and step forward onto left

1/4 LEFT SIDE STEP, 1/4 LEFT ROCK BACKWARD, ROCK,
1/2 RIGHT STEP BACKWARD, 1/4 RIGHT SIDE STEP, CROSS STEP

33-34	Turn 1/4 left and step right to right side, Turn 1/4 left and rock backward onto left
35-36	Rock onto right, Turn 1/2 right and step backward onto left
37-38	Turn 1/4 right and step right to right side, Cross step left over right

DANCE FINISH: On count 32 of the 4th wall just add:
left hand on hat brim, right hand on right hip

From: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au (William Sevone)

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