WITHOUT YOU

CHOREOGRAPHER: Suzanne Phillips - Amarillo, Texas
COUNT: 80
TYPE: 1 Wall Line Dance, Phrased, with one TAG
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: I Can't Smile Without You by Barry Manilow (Dance begins after 13 'whistling with piano' beats)

Sequence: Intro, A, TAG, B, B, A, B, B, A, B, +

INTRO: STEPPING IN FRONT OF EACH-3 WALKS FORWARD. ON THE WORDS "YOU KNOW I ..."

6-8	Step forward left, step forward right, step forward left

PART A
1-8	BIG SIDE, DRAG-CLOSE, 1/8 CROSS-SHUFFLE, SIDE-ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS-STEP, CLOSE

1-2	Right step BIG side right, Left drag-close beside right
3&4	Right cross-step toward 10:30 with pointed toe,
	(travel in diagonal) Left step behind right, Right Step forward
5-6	Left side-rock, Recover on Right to 12:00
7-8	Cross-step Left over Right, Step Right to close

9-16	BIG SIDE, DRAG-CLOSE, 1/8 CROSS-SHUFFLE, SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS-STEP, SIDE-TOUCH

1-2	Left step BIG side left, Right drag-close beside left
3&4	Left cross-step toward 1:30 with pointed toe,
	(travel in diagonal) Right step behind left, Left Step forward
5-6	Right side-rock, Recover on Left to 12:00
7-8	Cross-step Right over Left, Touch Left beside right

17-24	FORWARD SHUFFLE, STEP 1/4, DRAG-TOUCH, BACK SHUFFLE, BACK, SWEEP-1/4 TURN (6:00)

1&2	Left step forward, Right step to back of left heel, Left step forward
3-4	Right step forward turning 1/4 left, Left drag toe to right in a touch
5&6	Left step back, Right step to toe of left, Left step back
7-8	Right step behind, Sweep Left toe in arc (front-to-back) turning 1/4 left with sweep
	(weight on right)

25-32	COASTER BACK, ROCK FORWARD ROCK & CLOSE, SIDE-POINT, STEP BEHIND, SIDE-POINT, TOUCH BEHIND

1&2	Left step back, Close right beside left, Step Left forward
3&4	Right forward Rock, Recover back on Left, Close right beside left
5-6	Left point to left side, Step left in back of Right
7-8	Right point to right side, Touch right to back of Left

33-40	RIGHT FULL TUMBLE, 1/8 FORWARD. SHUFFLE, CROSS-ROCK, RECOVER, BIG SIDE 1/8, DRAG-CLOSE

1	Step Right 1/4 right pivoting 1/2 right (3/4 turn completed)
2	Step left back pivoting 3/8 right (7:30)
3&4	Step Right forward (diagonal), step left to heel of right, step Right forward
5-6	Cross-rock Left over right, Recover back on right
7-8	BIG Step left 1/8 (squaring body), Drag right toe to close
	(Easier Option: Counts 1-2 Step diagonally Right, Walk forward Left, ... then continue)

41-48	LEFT FULL TUMBLE, 1/8 FORWARD SHUFFLE, CROSS-ROCK, RECOVER, BIG SIDE 1/8, DRAG-TOUCH

1	Step Left 1/4 left pivoting 1/2 left (3/4 turn completed)
2	Step right back pivoting 3/8 left (4:30)
3&4	Step Left forward (diagonal), step right to heel of left, step Left forward
5-6	Cross-rock Right over left, Recover back on left
7-8	BIG Step right 1/8 (squaring body), Drag Left toe right to touch
	(Easier Option: Counts 1-2 Step diagonally Left, Walk forward Right,..... then continue)

49-56	FORWARD SHUFFLE, STEP 1/4 PIVOT, DRAG-TOUCH, BACK SHUFFLE, BACK, SWEEP-1/4 TURN (12:00)

1&2	Left step forward, Right step back side of left, Left step forward
3-4	Right step forward turning 1/4 left, Left drag toe to right in a touch
5&6	Left step back, Right step back to left toe, Left step back
7-8	Right step behind, Sweep Left toe in arc front-to-back turning 1/4 left with sweep
	(weight on right)

57-64	COASTER BACK, FORWARD ROCK & CLOSE, SIDE-POINT, STEP BEHIND, SIDE-POINT, STEP BEHIND

1&2	Left step back, Close right beside left, Step Left forward
3&4	Right forward Rock, Recover back on Left, Close right beside left
5-6	Left point to left side, Step left in back of Right
7-8	Right point to right side, Step right to back of Left

TAG: Danced only Once
FORWARD LOCK-STEP, SWEEP-STEP, SWEEP-STEP, WALK, WALK

1&2	Step Left forward, lock-step Right back of left (locking ankles), Step Left forward
3-4	Sweep Right in 1/2 arc to front of left, Step Right forward of left
5-6	Sweep Left in 1/2 arc to front of right, Step Left forward of right
7-8	Walk forward Right, Walk forward Left

PART B:
65-72	RIGHT DIAGONAL SHUFFLE, TOUCH FRONT, SWEEP. LEFT DIAGONAL SHUFFLE, TOUCH FRONT, SWEEP

1&2	Step Right diagonally right, Step Left to side-back of right heel, Step Right forward
&3-4	Touch left toe in front of right, Sweep Left toe in 1/2 arc to behind right heel,
	ending toe at back, weight right
5&6	Step Left diagonally left, Step Right to side-back of left heel, Step Left forward
&7-8	Touch Right toe in front of left, Sweep Right toe in 1/2 arc to behind left heel,
	ending toe at back, weight left

73-80	BACK 1/2 TURNING SHUFFLE, PIVOT 1/2, RECOVER FORWARD, KICK-BALL, TOUCH, WALK, WALK

1&2	Step Right diagonally back (into a 1/2 right shuffle turn),
	step left over right, step right forward completing turn
3-4	Left step forward into 1/2 pivot right, Recover forward on right
5&6	Kick left forward, step Left together, Touch right toe beside left
7-8	Step right forward, step left forward

REPEAT PART B - STEPS 65-80

RESTART: Dancing counts 1-80 + the 65-80 Part B repeat. Do Not include TAG

RESTART again: Dancing counts 1-78. No TAG

For the ending, only dance Part B once, replacing steps 79-80 with:
7	Sweep right toe in small arc around front of left toe
8	Pose in a toe-propped ankle cross
Hold pose as music fades

Choreographer's Note: The dance begins in a fairly melancholy mood but becomes bolder and more
dramatic near the end, thus allowing room for MUCH expression in stylizing. Dance with feeling!
You gotta love Barry Manilow!

From: suzphil@msn.com

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