A ROSE

CHOREOGRAPHER: Andy Chumbley (November 2007)
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: The Rose by LeAnn Rimes (8 count into, start on the word "Love") (Album: You Light Up My Life)

ROCK RECOVER CROSS, 3/4 TURN RIGHT, SIDE SUFFLE, BEHIND SIDE CROSS

1&2	Rock right to right, step left slightly back, cross right over left
3&4	1/4 turn right stepping back on left, 1/2 turn right stepping forward on right,
	step forward on left
5&6	Step right to right, step left next to right, step right to right
7&8	Step left behind right, step right to right, cross left over right (9:00)

BEHIND SIDE CROSS, 1/4 TURN LEFT, FULL TURN LEFT, FORWARD SHUFFLE

1&2	Rock right to right, step left slightly back, cross right over left
3&4	Step left to left, step right behind left, 1/4 turn left stepping forward on left
5&6	1/2 turn left stepping back on right, 1/2 turn left stepping forward on left,
	step forward on right
7&8	Step forward on left, step right next to left, step forward on left (6:00)

LEFT BACK LOCKSTEP, RIGHT BACK LOCKSTEP, SIDE ROCK CROSS, 3/4 TURN RIGHT

1&2	Cross right over left, step left back to a left diagonal, cross right over left
3&4	Step left back to a left diagonal, step right back to a right diagonal,
	cross left over right
5&6	Step right to right, step left slightly back, cross right over left
7&8	1/4 turn right stepping back on left, 1/4 turn right stepping right to right,
	1/4 turn right stepping forward on left (3:00)

ROCKING CHAIR, COASTER CROSS, 1/2 TURN LEFT, ROCKING CHAIR

1&2	Rock forward on right, recover on left, rock back on right
3&4	Step back on left, step right next to left, cross left over right
5&6	1/4 turn left stepping back on right, 1/4 turn left stepping forward on left,
	step forward on right
7&8	Rock forward on left, recover on right, step back on left (9:00)

REPEAT

TAG: At the end of walls 2 & 4 add 4 count right, left, right, left sway

Optional: For a nice ending change counts 3&4 of the first section to a 1/4 turn right,
1/4 turn right (not 1/2) which will put you facing the front wall. Touch left toe behind
right and turn palms to the front with arms slightly away from the body.

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