OPEN ARMS

CHOREOGRAPHER: Niels B. Poulsen
		Email Address: niels@love-to-dance.dk
COUNT: 24
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance, Rise and fall
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: Open Arms by Collin Raye (Intro: 24 counts, on vocal) (Album: The Best Of Collin Raye: Direct Hits from 1984, Buy on: www.amazon.com)

I prefer Collin Raye's version, but the original 'Open Arms' by the American group Journey
works just as well

2 tags: After 3rd wall (facing 9:00) and after 9th wall (facing 3:00): add 2 twinkles and restart
dance (see step details below). If using Journey's version the tags occur at the same walls.

1-6	LEFT TWINKLE, CROSS, 1/2 TRIPLE TURN RIGHT

1-3	Cross Left over Right, step Right diagonally forward Right,
	step Left diagonally forward Left
4,5&6	Cross Right over Left, turn 1/4 Right stepping back on Left,
	turn 1/4 Right stepping small step Right to Right side,
	step slightly forward on Left (6:00)

7-12	ROCK FORWARD RIGHT, STEP BACK RIGHT, EXTEND LEFT BACKWARD OVER 3 COUNTS

1-3	Rock forward on Right, recover weight to Left, step back on Right
4-6	Keeping weight on Right extend (point) Left slowly backward over 3 counts
	(Option: stretch Left arm forward slowly to prepare for 1/2 turn Left) (6:00)

13-18	1/2 TURN LEFT, SWEEP RIGHT WITH 1/2 TURN LEFT, RIGHT TWINKLE

1-3	Turn 1/2 Left stepping onto Left,
	turn 1/2 Left on Left sweeping Right around over 2 counts (6:00)
4-6	Cross Right over Left, step Left diagonally forward Left,
	step Right diagonally forward Right

19-24	STEP FORWARD LEFT, STEP 1/4 LEFT, CROSS ROCK RIGHT, STEP RIGHT TO RIGHT

1-3	Square up to 6:00 stepping forward on Left, step forward Right,
	turn 1/4 Left (weight Left) (3:00)
4-6	Cross rock Right over Left, recover weight to Left, step Right to Right side

BEGIN AGAIN!

2 TAGS: After wall 3 (facing 9:00) and after wall 9 (facing 3:00)
add 2 twinkles, then restart

1-3	Cross Left over Right, step Right diagonally forward Right,
	step Left diagonally forward Left
4-6	Cross Right over Left, step Left diagonally forward Left,
	step Right diagonally forward Right

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