RHYTHM OF MY HEART

CHOREOGRAPHER: Glennys Croston - Tel: 01205 367703 - Email: GlennysCroston@aol.com
COUNT: 56
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Rhythm Of My Heart by Rod Stewart-96 bpm (Start at count 32 (heavy drum beat)) (CD Vagabond Heart)
	Trying To Get To New Orleans by The Tractors-132 bpm (CD The Tractors) (Faster Country)

RIGHT AND LEFT HEEL SWITCHES, CLAPS x 2

1&2	Touch right heel forward, step right beside left, touch left heel forward
&3&4	Step left beside right, touch right heel forward, clap, clap
&5	Step right beside left, touch left heel forward
&6	Step left beside right, touch right heel forward
&7&8	Step right beside left, touch left heel forward, clap, clap

RIGHT & LEFT STEP LOCK STEP FORWARD, ROCK FORWARD RECOVER, HALF TRIPLE TURN RIGHT

&9&10	Step forward on right, bring left behind right, step forward on right
11&12	Step forward on left, bring right behind left, step forward on left
13-14	Rock forward on right, recover weight on left
15&16	Triple step right, left, right turning half right

STEP TURN RIGHT, FORWARD STEP LOCK STEP, CROSS ROCK, RIGHT CHASSE

17-18	Step forward on left, pivot half turn right
19&20	Step forward on left, bring right behind left, step forward on left
21-22	Cross rock right over left, recover on left
23&24	Right side, together, side

CROSS ROCK RECOVER, QUARTER LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD, PIVOT HALF TURN LEFT, RIGHT FORWARD SHUFFLE

25-26	Cross rock left over right, recover on right
27&28	Left forward shuffle turning quarter left
29-30	Step forward on right, pivot half turn left
31&32	Step forward on right, bring left to right, step forward on right

ROCK RECOVER, LEFT QUARTER TURN, CHASSE, CROSS SIDE BEHIND & CROSS

33-34	Rock forward on left, recover on right
35&36	Step side, together, side turning quarter left
37-38	Cross right over left, step left to side
39&40	Step right behind left, step left beside right, cross right over left

SIDE ROCK RECOVER, CROSS SHUFFLE, SIDE ROCK RECOVER, QUARTER RIGHT TURN, COASTER STEP

41-42	Rock to side on left, recover on right
43&44	Cross left over right, step right to side, cross left over right
45-46	Rock right to side, recover on left
47&48	Coaster step turning quarter right

HALF PIVOT TURN RIGHT, FORWARD STEP LOCK STEP, ROCK FORWARD RECOVER, ROCK BACK RECOVER

49-50	Step forward on left, pivot half turn right
51&52	Step forward on left, bring right behind left, step forward on left
53-54	Rock forward on right, recover on left
55-56	Rock back on right recover on left

NOTE: For Rod Stewart track only - To finish the dance at the 7th wall (facing the back wall) complete counts 1 - 8 then cross right over left and unwind half turn left to finish dance facing your home wall.

From: GlennysCroston@aol.com

Reformatted for display on web site
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