WHY NOT?
CHOREOGRAPHER: Cindy Truelove, Perth, Western Australia
Phone: 618 9271 8171 Fax: 618 9371 1110
http://www.geocities,com/~cindyt
COUNT: 30
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
MUSIC: Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin') by Ronnie McDowell-84 bpm
Count In: You will count three sets of eight, then say 7 - 8.
So the first step of the dance is on count 27 from the very start of music
(which is before the singing)
This dance is dedicated to those dancers who like to FEEL the music,
not just dance the steps. Please see important note at bottom.
SAILOR STEPS, ROCK STEP
1&2 Cross ball of Left behind, step Right to side, step Left to side
3&4 Cross ball of Right behind, step Left to side, step Right to side
5 Rock back on Left
6 Rock forward on Right
FULL TURN RIGHT, ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE BACK
7 Step Left forward starting full spin right
8 Complete spin by stepping Right forward
9 Rock forward on Left
10 Rock back on Right
11&12 Shuffle back stepping Left, Right, Left
FULL TURN RIGHT, STEP SIDE, CROSS, ROCK SIDE, CENTRE
13 Step Right into 1/4 turn right
14 Step Left a further 1/4 turn right starting 1/2 spin to right
15 Complete full turn right by stepping Right to right side
16 Cross Left over Right
17 Rock Right to side
18 Rock weight to Left at centre
CROSS, 1/2 TURN RIGHT, CROSS, ROCK SIDE, CENTRE
19 Cross Right over Left
20 Turn 1/4 right and step Left back
21 Turn a further 1/4 turn right and step Right to side (facing 6:00)
22 Cross Left over Right
23 Rock Right to side
24 Rock weight to Left at centre
1/4 TURN RIGHT, SAILOR, ANGLE ROCK, 1/2 TURN LEFT
& Swing Right leg out and around turning 1/4 right (facing 9:00)
25&26 Cross ball of Right behind, step Left to side, step Right to side
27 Rock Left forward at angle to right corner
28 Rock back on Left
29 Step Left into 1/4 turn left
30 Step Right into a further 1/4 turn left (3:00)
BEGIN DANCE AGAIN
Choreographers Note: This dance will feel awkward when you first learn it as
we are used to learning line dances in sets of eight. Because of the phrasing
of this dance, there was no way I could figure out how to uniformly fit and
phrase groups of eight.... so I tried something different - groups of six
(why not..couples often dance in groups of six beats). Consequently, the
Downbeats corresponding to the dance steps are changing throughout the dance
and don't always come at the beginning of a set of steps. Once you have
learnt the dance it is great to forget everything you know about how line
dances are 'supposed' to be phrased and just dance & feel the music!!!
This step description prepared by Cindy - Permission to copy is Given.
From: dozer@mail.tik.com.au (Robyn)
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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Step sheet presentation copyright ©1997 by Don & Patti Brown.
All rights reserved.
Copyright for the dance remains with the original choreographer.
This step sheet may be copied, however, please retain all copyright credits.