ROVER'S RETURN
CHOREOGRAPHER: Nigel & Barbara Payne (12/03)
COUNT: 64
TYPE: Circle Phrased Fun Mixer Dance
MUSIC: The Happy Wanderer by Dave Sheriff-120 bpm (Start On Vocals) (Single DSCD60)
Position: Man facing LOD on inside of circle, Lady facing RLOD on outside of circle.
Side by side man's right shoulder to ladies right shoulder
Hands: Mans right to ladies left. Mans left to ladies right.
MAIN VOCALS
WALK RIGHT, LEFT. RIGHT. KICK LEFT
Man Lady
1-3 Walk forward right, left, right Walk back right, left, right
4 Kick left forward Kick left forward
WALK LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT. TOUCH RIGHT
5-7 Walk back left, right, left Walk forward left, right, left
8 Touch right beside left Touch right beside left
WALK RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, TURNING 1/2 TURN RIGHT. HIP BUMPS
Both
9-12 Walk right, left, right, left turning 1/2 right (Take weight on left)
13-16 Bump hips right twice, Bump hips left twice (Weight ends on left)
Man now on OLOD facing RLOD. Lady now on ILOD facing LOD
WALK RIGHT, LEFT. RIGHT. KICK LEFT
Man Lady
17-19 Walk forward right, left, right Walk back right, left, right
20 Kick left forward Kick left forward
WALK LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT. TOUCH RIGHT
21-23 Walk back left, right, left Walk forward left, right, left
24 Touch right beside left Touch right beside left
WALK RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, TURNING 1/2 TURN RIGHT. HIP BUMPS
Both
25-28 Walk right, left, right, left turning 1/2 right (Take weight on left)
29-32 Bump hips right twice, Bump hips left twice (Weight ends on left)
(Now back in starting positions)
CHORUS.
During the chorus you will be shuffling forwards, weaving in and out of the people in front of you
i.e: People starting on inside of circle will shuffle to the outside of the circle and then back
to the inside of the circle. People on the outside of the circle will shuffle to the inside of
circle, then shuffle back to the outside of the circle, grabbing hands as you pass the person in
front of you. i.e: left to left and then right to right.
SHUFFLE FORWARD X 4
Everybody
33&34 Shuffle forward right, left, right to right diagonal
35&36 Shuffle forward left, right, left to left diagonal
37&38 Shuffle forward right, left, right to right diagonal
39&40 Shuffle forward left, right, left to left diagonal
SHUFFLE FORWARD X 2. FULL TURN RIGHT WITH NEW PARTNER
41&42 Shuffle forward right, left, right to right diagonal
43&44 Shuffle forward left, right, left to left diagonal
You have now moved forward 6 partners, link right arms with this partner
45&46 Shuffle right, left, right 1/2 turn right
47&48 Shuffle left, right, left 1/2 turn right
SHUFFLE FORWARD X 4
49&50 Shuffle forward right, left, right to right diagonal
51&52 Shuffle forward left, right, left to left diagonal
53&54 Shuffle forward right, left, right to right diagonal
55&56 Shuffle forward left, right, left to left diagonal
You have now moved on a further 4 partners
FULL TURN RIGHT. TOUCH. HOLD
As you turn with you new partner, rejoin hand hold, Mans right to ladies right
57-62 Walk round to the right completing full turn right
stepping right, left, right, left. right, left
63-64 Touch right beside left, Hold (As you touch and hold join hands back in start position)
BEGIN AGAIN
Note: You will dance the whole dance 5 times
Then repeat the chorus section counts 33-64 one more time
Then weave until the end of the track
From: nigel@paynen.fsnet.co.uk
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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