SEVEN YEAR ITCH

CHOREOGRAPHER: Trent & Mary Cummings (February, 2004)
COUNT: 32
TYPE: Circle Partner Dance
MUSIC: Seven Year Ache by Tricia Yearwood-120 bpm
	Wave On Wave by Pat Green-108 bpm (Medium)

Position: Right Open Promenade, lady on right, hands joined in single hand hold position,
opposite footwork

STEP, LOCK, STEP, TOUCH, STEP, LOCK, STEP, TOUCH

1-2 	Man:	Step left at 45 degree angle (left), lock right behind left
	Lady:	Step right at 45 degree angle (right), lock left behind right
3-4	Man:	Step left at 45 degree angle (left), touch right next to left
	Lady:	Step right at 45 degree angle (right), touch left next to right
5-6	Man:	Step right at 45 degree angle (right), lock left behind right
	Lady:	Step left at 45 degree angle (left), lock right behind left
7-8	Man:	Step right at 45 degree angle (right), touch left next to right
	Lady:	Step left at 45 degree angle (left), touch right next to left

VINE APART, CLAP, VINE TOGETHER WITH 1/4 TURN

	Release hands on vine, turn to face each other, and rejoin in the Closed Position
	Optional rolling turn for Steps 9-12:
	Man turns one full turn left, lady turns one full turn right
9-10	Man:	Step left with left, step behind with right
	Lady:	Step right with right, step behind with left
11-12	Man:	Step left with left, touch right next to left and clap
	Lady:	Step right with right, touch left next to right and clap
	Optional rolling turn for Steps 13-16:
	Man turns one full turn right, lady turns one full turn left
13-14	Man:	Step right with right, step behind with left
	Lady:	Step left with left, step behind with right
15-16	Man:	Turn 1/4 right and step down on right, touch left next to right
	Lady:	Turn 1/4 left and step down on left, touch right next to left
	Rejoined in the Closed Position

STEP SLIDES TOWARD LOD, WALK TOWARD CENTER OF CIRCLE

	Man's left and lady's right hands joined - lady turns under man's left arm
	Lady's optional rolling full turn to the right for Steps 17-20:
17-18	Man:	Step left to the left, slide right next to left
	Lady:	Step right to the right, slide left next to right
19-20	Man:	Step left to the left, touch right next to left
	Lady:	Step right to the right, touch left next to right
21-24	Man:	Walk backward (towards center of circle) right, left, right, touch left
	Lady:	Walk forward (towards center of circle) left, right, left, touch right

TURN TOWARDS LOD, AND WALK ON A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TOWARDS OLOD, KICK

	As you turn, rejoin hands in Right Open Promenade Position, single hand hold
25-26	Man:	Turn 1/4 left (toward LOD) and step down on left,
	Lady:	Turn 1/4 right (toward LOD) and step down on right,
27-28	Man:	Angling 45 degrees toward OLOD, step right, left, kick right forward
	Lady:	Angling 45 degrees toward OLOD, step left, right, kick left forward

WALK BACK, HOOK

	As you begin to walk back, straighten up to face LOD squarely
29-32	Man:	Walk back right, left, right, hook left in front of right
	Lady:	Walk back left, right, left, hook right in front of left

START AGAIN

From: TrentRAC@aol.com

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
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