RINGS
CHOREOGRAPHER: Sue Halliday - (518)371-7579 - BASICLYSUE@aol.com
COUNT: 32
TYPE: Couples
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: Smoke Rings In The Dark by Gary Allan-120 BPM
Position: Couples in LOD, Closed Position (Man facing LOD)
ROCK, REPLACE, SHUFFLE, MAN ROCK, REPLACE, SHUFFLE/LADY STEP, PIVOT, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE
1-2 Man: Rock forward Left foot, Replace back on Right foot
Lady: Rock back Right foot, Replace forward on Left foot
3&4 Both: Shuffle in place, Man: left, right, left, Lady: right, left, right
5-6 Man: Rock back Right foot, Replace forward on Left foot
Lady: Step forward Left foot, Pivot 1/2 turn CW (weight on Right foot)
Man raises his left hand (lady's right) as she turns
7&8 Man: Shuffle in place, right, left, right
Lady: 1/2 turn CW shuffle in place, left, right, left
Man takes lady's left hand in his right hand
(Couples are now facing each other in a Double Hand Position)
ROCK, REPLACE, SHUFFLE, MAN ROCK, REPLACE SHUFFLE/LADY STEP, PIVOT, SHUFFLE
9-10 Man: Rock forward Left foot, Replace back on Right foot
Lady: Rock back Right foot, Replace forward on Left foot
11&12 Both: Shuffle in place, Man: left, right, left, Lady: right, left, right
13-14 Man: Rock back Right foot, Replace forward on Left foot (Slightly to left)
Lady: Step forward Left foot, Pivot 1/2 turn CW (weight on Right foot)
Man releases lady's right hand
(Couples are now facing LOD with lady's left hand in man's right)
15&16 Both: Shuffle forward, Man: right, left, right, Lady: left, right, left
WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE, STEP PIVOT, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE
17-18 Man: Walk forward left, right, Lady: Walk forward, right, left
19&20 Both: Shuffle forward, Man: left, right, left, Lady: right, left, right
Release Hands
21-22 Man: Step Right foot forward, Pivot 1/2 turn CCW (weight on Left foot)
Lady: Step Left foot forward, Pivot 1/2 turn CW (weight on Right foot)
23&24 Both: Shuffle 1/2 turn in place
Man: 1/2 turn CCW right, left, right
Lady: 1/2 turn CW left, right, left
ROCK, REPLACE, MAN SHUFFLE IN PLACE/LADY 1/2 TURN CCW SHUFFLE,
MAN WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE/LADY BACK, BACK, SHUFFLE
Man's right hand behind lady's back,
Lady's left hand behind man's back (Lady's on top)
25-26 Man: Rock back Left foot, Replace forward Right foot
Lady: Rock back Right foot, Replace forward Left foot
27&28 Man: Shuffle in place, left, right, left
Lady: Shuffle 1/2 turn CCW, right, left, right
Man takes lady's right hand in his left
(Couples are now in Closed Position)
29-30 Man: Walk forward right, left, Lady: Step back left, right
31&32 Both: Shuffle in place, Man: right, left, right, Lady: left, right, left
BEGIN AGAIN
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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