TWO WAY SPLIT
CHOREOGRAPHER: K & K (UK) (April 2005)
kmdickens@ntlworld.com kekauk@yahoo.com
COUNT: 64 (32 + 32 in reverse)
TYPE: Partner Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: River Of Love/El Rio Amor by John Arthur Martinez
or try it to your favourite track of various tempos
Start In Right Side By Side (aka Sweetheart) - Same steps for both throughout
1-8 CROSS, BACK, TOGETHER, WALK, WALK, STEP PIVOT X 2
1-2& Cross Right over Left, step back on Left, step Right next to Left
3-4 Walk forward Left, Right
5-6 Step forward on Left, Pivot 1/2 turn right taking weight onto Right
7-8 Step forward on Left, Pivot 1/2 turn right taking weight onto Right
(Release left hands and raise right hand over man's head)
8-16 CROSS, BACK, TOGETHER, WALK, WALK, STEP PIVOT X 2
9-10& Cross Left over Right, step back on Right, step Left next to Right
11-12 Walk forward Right, Left
13-14 Step forward on Right, Pivot 1/2 turn Left taking weight onto Left
15-16 Step forward on Right, Pivot 1/2 turn Left taking weight onto Left
(Release left hands and raise right, passing over man then lady's head)
17-24 1/4 SIDE, BEHIND & CROSS POINT, BEHIND, POINT, CROSS, SIDE
17-18 Turn 1/4 Left stepping Right to side, step Left behind Right.
(Now in Reverse Indian position facing ILOD, rejoin left hands)
&19-20 Step Right next to Left (slightly back), cross Left over Right,
point Right toe to right side
21-22 Step Right behind Left, point Left toe to Left side.
23-24 Cross Left over Right, step Right to side (again slightly back)
25-32 CROSS, 1/4 TURN, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN, ROCK & COASTER
25-26 Cross Left over right, turning 1/4 Left step back on Right (RLOD)
27&28 Shuffle Left, Right, Left turning 1/2 Left (Back into Side by Side) (LOD)
(Release lady's right hand and take left hand over lady's head
then rejoin left hands into sweetheart)
29-30 Rock forward on Right, recover weight back onto Left,
31&32 Step back on Right, step Left next to Right, step Right forward
(Repeat all 32 counts again, this time starting on Left)
33-40 CROSS, BACK, TOGETHER, WALK, WALK, STEP PIVOT X 2
33-34& Cross Left over Right, step back on Right, step Left next to Right
35-36 Walk forward Right, Left.
37-38 Step forward on Right, Pivot 1/2 turn Left taking weight onto Left.
39-40 Step forward on Right, Pivot 1/2 turn Left taking weight onto Left.
(Release right hands & raise left hand over man's head)
41-48 CROSS, BACK, TOGETHER, WALK, WALK, STEP PIVOT X 2
41-42& Cross Right over Left, step back on Left, step Right next to Left
43-44 Walk forward Left, Right.
45-46 Step forward on Left, Pivot 1/2 turn Right taking weight onto Right
47-48 Step forward on Left, Pivot 1/2 turn Right taking weight onto Right
(Release right hands and raise left, passing over man then lady's head)
49-56 1/4 SIDE, BEHIND & CROSS POINT, BEHIND, POINT CROSS, SIDE
49-50 Turn 1/4 Right stepping Left to side, step Right behind Left
(Now in Reverse Indian position facing OLOD, rejoin right hands)
&51-52 Step Left next to Right (slightly back), cross Right over Left,
point Left toe to Left side
53-54 Step Left behind Right, point Right toe to Right side
55-56 Cross Right over Left, step Left to side (again slightly back)
57-64 CROSS 1/4 TURN, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN, ROCK & COASTER.
57-58 Cross Right over Left, turning 1/4 Right step back on Left (RLOD)
59&60 Shuffle Right, Left, Right turning 1/2 Right (Back into Side by Side) (LOD)
(Release lady's left hand and take right hand over lady's head
then rejoin right hands into sweetheart)
61-62 Rock forward on Left, recover weight back onto Right
63&64 Step back on left, step Right next to Left, step Left forward
KEEP SMILING AND START AGAIN...........
From: kmdickens@ntlworld.com
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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