WHEN THEY BEGIN

CHOREOGRAPHER: Kim Ray (Oct 2005) (UK)
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: Begin The Beguine by Tom Jones (24 counts in on vocals) (Classics CD and various others)

WEAVE & SWEEP TO THE LEFT, WEAVE & SWEEP TO THE RIGHT

1-2	Cross right in front of left, step left to left side
3-4	Cross right behind left, sweep left out and back
5-6	Cross left behind right, step right to right side
7-8	Cross left in front of right, sweep right out to front

CROSS STEP WITH SWEEPS, ROCK RECOVER, 1/2 TURN RIGHT, HOLD

9-10	Cross right over left, sweep left out to front
11-12	Cross left over right, sweep right out to front (steps 9-12 moving forward)
13-14	Rock forward on right, recover back on left
15-16	1/2 turn right stepping right in place, hold

FORWARD LEFT LOCK STEP, 1/2 TURN LEFT, FORWARD RIGHT LOCK STEP, HOLD

17-18	Step forward on left, cross right behind left
19-20	Step forward on left, with weight on left 1/2 turn left
21-22	Step forward on right, cross left behind right
23-24	Step forward on right, hold

ROCK RECOVER, STEP BACK, SWEEP, WEAVE, 1/4 TURN RIGHT

25-26	Rock forward on left, recover back on right
27-28	Step back on left, sweep right out and back
29-30	Cross right behind left, step left to left side
31-32	Cross right over left, on right 1/4 turn right

WALKS FORWARD, FOOT LIFT, RIGHT LOCK STEP, HOLD

33-34	Walk forward on left, walk forward on right
35-36	Walk forward on left, lift right foot up and slightly back
37-38	Step forward on right, cross left behind right
39-40	Step forward on right, hold

HIP PUSHES

41-42	Step back on left, push left hip back
43-44	Step forward on right, push right hip forward
45-46	Keeping feet in same position push left hip back, push right hip forward
47-48	Push left hip back, hold

BACK CROSS BACK, STEP BACK, CROSS SHUFFLE BACK, HOLD

49-50	Step back on right, cross left over right
51-52	Step back on right (steps 49-51 facing right diagonal), step back on left straightening up
53-54	Cross right over left, step back on left
55-56	Cross right over left, hold

SIDE ROCK & CROSS, WEAVE, SWEEP

57-58	Rock left to left side, recover in on right
59-60	Cross left over right, step right to right side
61-62	Cross left behind right, step right to right side
63-64	Cross left over right, sweep right out and in front

Choreographers Note: The music progressively speeds up throughout the track.
At wall 4 you may wish to change your sweeping steps to a more kick sweep as this happens -
hopefully you will feel it as I do!

From: brjim@ptd.net

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