ROSES AND RAIN
CHOREOGRAPHER: Lana Harvey, Tucson, AZ, USA,
keedance@juno.com, (520) 797-7295
COUNT: 48
TYPE: Partner Dance
MUSIC: Roses And Rain by John McCabe-128bpm**See note
STEP BRUSHES, CROSS & 1/4 TURN
1 Step forward on Right
2 Brush Left forward
3 Hold
4 Cross Left over Right stepping down on it
5 Brush Right forward
6 Hold
7 Cross Right over Left stepping down on it
8 Brush Left forward
9 Hold
10 Cross Left over Right stepping down on it
11 Turning 1/4 to left side, step back on Right
12 Step Left next to Right
Partners: Unit turns. Man moves back slightly,
lady stays in place on turns
STEP BRUSHES, CROSS & 1/4 TURN
13 Step forward on Right
14 Brush Left forward
15 Hold
16 Cross Left over Right stepping down on it
17 Brush Right forward
18 Hold
19 Cross Right over Left stepping down on it
20 Brush Left forward
21 Hold
22 Cross Left over Right stepping down on it
23 Turning 1/4 to left side, step back on Right
24 Step Left next to Right
Partners: Unit turns. Man moves back slightly,
lady stays in place on turns
FORWARD-HOLD-1/2 TURN BACK, BACK-HOLD
25 Step forward on Right
(Prep turn by pointing Right toe slightly to right side)
26 Hold
27 Pivoting 1/2 to right side on ball of Right, step back with Left
28 Step back on Right past the Left, weight shifted back to Right
29-30 Hold
31 Shifting weight to Left, step forward on it
(Prep turn by pointing Left toe slightly to left side)
32 Hold
33 Pivoting 1/2 to left side on ball of Left, step back with Right
34 Step back on Left past the Right, weight shifted back to Left
35-36 Hold
Partners: On 27-31 you are in left side by side position, hands remain joined
On 32 you will return to right side by side position
WALTZ FORWARD, FORWARD-STEP-BACK, 1/2 TURN-1/2 TURN-CLOSE, BACK-STEP-FORWARD
37 Shift weight Right and step forward on Right
38 Step Left next to Right
39 Step Right next to Left
40 Step forward on Left
41 Step Right in place
42 Step back on Left past Right, weight on it
43 Pivoting 1/2 turn to Right on ball of Left, step forward on Right
44 Pivoting 1/2 turn to Right on ball of Right, step back on Left
45 Step Right next to Left
46 Step back on Left
47 Step in place on Right
48 Step forward on Left, weight on it
Partners: Count 43 - Man brings Left hands up,
Right hands down releasing Right hands on pivot
Count 44 - Man picks up lady's Right hand
returning to right side by side position
Begin again
**Optional bonus pattern for instrumental after 6th dance pattern (24 counts)
1 Step forward on Right
2 Kick Left forward
3 Hold
4 Step back on Left past Right
5 Touch Right toe back
6 Hold
7 Step forward on Right
8 Kick Left forward
9 Hold
Make 1/2 turn on left waltz pattern:
10 Step back on Left
11 Step Right 1/4 turn to left
12 Step Left 1/4 to left
13 Step forward on Right
14 Kick Left forward
15 Hold
16 Step back on Left past Right
17 Touch Right toe back
18 Hold
19 Step forward on Right
20 Kick Left forward
21 Hold
Make 1/2 turn on left waltz pattern:
22 Step back on Left
23 Step Right 1/4 turn to left
24 Step Left 1/4 to left
Without bonus pattern you will finish at the end of pattern
and take one step forward on Right (count 1).
With bonus pattern you will end half way through the pattern
taking one step forward Right (count 25).
**Music on same CD as Dizzie Lizzie And Boogie Woogie John
(dance: Dizzie Lizzie, Deb Crew, bcrew@georgian.net)
To order music, contact John McCabe, E-mail: johnmccabe@sprint.ca or call
(905) 841-8439. Fax (905)356-7053.
***Many thanks to Jim and Judy Wells, iama2stepper@juno.com,
for working out the partner version.
From: keedance@juno.com (Lana L Harvey)
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
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