STAND BY
CHOREOGRAPHER: William Sevone (WM '71) October 28th 1998, Fremantle, Australia
email: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au
COUNT: 48
TYPE: Partner Circle Dance
LEVEL: Advanced Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: Stand By Your Man by Dixie Chicks-115 bpm ("Tribute To Tradition")
These Arms by Dwight Yoakam-122 bpm
I Want To Be With You Always by John Prine-124 bpm
When Love Goes Wrong by Asleep At the Wheel-116 bpm
Dance starts with couples side by side, hands joined - Ladies Right with Gents Left
Note: There is a complimentary Line dance version of this dance,
also choreographed by William Sevone
On grapevine partners release hands, Ladies move in front of Gents
LADY: 1&2 Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
3 Cross step Right over Left
4 Step backward onto Left
5-8 Right rolling grapevine, Left touch
(Ladies should now be on the outside)
GENT: 1&2 Forward shuffle Right, Left, Right
3 Cross step Left over Right
4 Step backward onto Right
5-8 Left grapevine, Right touch
(Gents should now be on the inside)
On Left and Right shuffles hands are rejoined-Ladies Left, Gents Right.
On 1/4 turn trailing hands are also joined.
LADY: 9&10 Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
11&12 Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
13 Step Left forward turning 1/4 Left
GENT: 9&10 Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
11&12 Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
13 Step Right forward turning 1/4 Right
On 1/4 turn release leading then following hands.
LADY: 14&15 Chasse shuffle Left, Right, Left
16 Cross Left over Right turning 1/4 Right
GENT: 14&15 Chasse shuffle Right, Left, Right
16 Cross Right over Left turning 1/4 Left
On counts 22-24 Ladies move in front of Gents.
LADY: 17-18 Pivot 1/2 turn Right, Step Left forward
19-20 Pivot 1/2 turn Right, Cross step Left over Right
21-22 Step backward onto Right, Step Left to side
23-24 Step Right behind Left, Step Left to side
(Ladies should now be on the inside)
GENT: 17-18 Pivot 1/2 turn Left, Step Right forward
19-20 Pivot 1/2 turn Left, Cross step Right over Left
21-22 Step backward onto Left, Step Right to side
23-24 Step Left behind Right, Step Right to side
(Gents should now be on the outside)
On Right and Left shuffles hands are rejoined-Ladies Right with Gents Left.
LADY: 25&26 Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
27&28 Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
GENT: 25&26 Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
27&28 Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
On 1/2 turn partners release hands. On 1/4 turn partners release hands
LADY: 29-30 Step Right forward, Pivot 1/2 turn Left
31-32 Step Right forward turning 1/4 Left, Touch Left next to Right
GENT: 29-30 Step Left forward, Pivot 1/2 turn Right
31-32 Step Left forward turning a 1/4 Right, Touch Right next to Left
On 1/4 turn Ladies release Right hand from Gents Left and extends Right arm in line
with Right foot and leaning body in same direction.
LADY: 33&34 Chasse shuffle Left, Right, Left
35 Turning 1/4 Right on Left foot touch Right to side
GENT: 33&34 Chasse shuffle Right, Left, Right
35 Turning 1/4 Left on Right foot touch Left to side
On 1/4 turn trailing hands are rejoined.
LADY: 36&37 Turn 1/4 Left on Left foot and chasse shuffle Right, Left, Right
GENT: 36&37 Turn 1/4 Right on Right foot and chasse shuffle Left, Right, Left
On 1/4 turn Ladies release Left hand from Gents Right and extends Left arm in line
with Left foot and leaning body in same direction.
LADY: 38 Turning 1/4 Left on Right foot touch Left to side
GENT: 38 Turning 1/4 Right on Left foot touch Right to side
On 1/4 turn trailing hands are rejoined.
LADY: 39&40 Turn 1/4 Right on Right foot and chasse shuffle Left, Right, Left
GENT: 39&40 Turn 1/4 Left on Left foot and chasse shuffle Right, Left, Right
On 1/4 turn partners release leading hands only.
LADY: 41 Cross step Right over Left turning 1/4 Left
42 Kick Left diagonally forward Left
43&44 Step Left back, step Right next to Left, step Left forward
45-46 Step Right forward, Kick Left diagonally forward Left
47&48 Step Left back, step Right next to Left, step Left forward
GENT: 41 Cross step Left over Right turning 1/4 Right
42 Kick Right diagonally forward Right
43&44 Step Right back, step Left next to Right, step Right forward
45-46 Step Right forward, Kick Right diagonally forward Right
47&48 Step Right back, step Left next to Right, step Right forward
From: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au (william sevone)
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