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The Rock & Roll Waltz
Choreographed by Max Perry, 8/7/96
Line Dance Routine, Intermediate/Advanced
Music: "The Rock & Roll Waltz" by Scooter Lee or by Kay
Starr
Counts and Steps follow . . .
Section A1
1,2,3,4,5,6 Step forward with left foot, step right next to left, step in place with
left, step forward right, step left next to right, step in place with right
(two forward hesitation steps)1,2,3,4,5,6
Step back with left foot, step right next to left, step in place with left, step back with
right foot, step left next to right, step in place with right
(two backward hesitations)
1,2,3,4,5,6 Cross left foot over right, step with
ball of right foot to right side, step in place with left foot, cross right foot over left
step with ball of left foot to left side, step in place with right foot traveling forward
(These are similar to crossing triples/serpentine/progressive twinkles)
1,2,3,4,5,6 Cross left foot over right, step with
ball of right foot to right side, step in place with left foot, cross right foot over left
foot (4), unwind (turn) 1/2 left ending up with weight on right (5,6) (feet end up
slightly apart)
Section A2
1,2,3 Rolling 360 degree left (3 step turn) - turn 1/4 left & step forward
with left foot,
turn 1/2 left as you step back on right foot, turn 1/4 left as you step side with left
foot (end facing front wall [12:00])
4,5,6 Cross right foot over left foot and rock forward, step in place with
left foot,
step right foot to right side
1,2,3,4,5,6 Box Turning - Step forward on left foot
& turn 1/4 left (to next wall [9:00]),
step right foot to right side, step left foot next to right foot.
Step back with right foot & turn 1/4 left (6:00), step to left side with left foot,
step right foot next to left foot
Note: The "box turning" is just a plain left box
turn forward, side, together, back, side, together - turning 1/4 left over steps 1 - 3,
and 1/4 left over steps 4 - 6 for a total of 1/2 turn left.
1,2,3,4,5,6 Repeat The Entire Section A2 - Rolling
Vine, Cross Over & Rock,
1,2,3,4,5,6 Turning Box
1 - 48 Repeat Sections A1 & A2
(in other words, repeat dance from start!)
Section B1 "... One, two and let's
rock..."
1,2,&,3 Step forward w/left foot, step forward
w/right foot, step to left side w/left foot (small step on count "&"),
step to right side with right foot (small step on count "3") feet should now be
a shoulder length apart
4,5,6 Move hips left, right, left (weight should be on left foot)
"... One, two and let's roll..."
1,2,&,3 Step forward w/right foot, step forward
w/left foot, step to right side w/right foot (count "&") step to
left side with left (small step on count "3") feet again are only a
shoulder width apart with weight on the left foot this time
4,5,6 Turn 1/4 right as you step forward on right foot (3:00),
Turn 1/4 right as you step to left side w/left (6:00), step right foot next to
left foot
(3 steps to turn 1/2 right total)
Section B2
1,2,&,3 Step forward w/left foot, step forward with right foot, step to left
side with left foot (small),
Step to right side with right foot (small step) feet are shoulder width apart,
weight on both
4,5,6 Scoot forward 3 times (have weight more on the left foot on the last
scoot)
1,2,&,3 Step forward w/right foot, step forward
with left foot, step to right side with right foot (small step), step to left
side with left foot (small step) feet again are shoulder width apart
4,5,6 Turn 1/4 right as you step forward w/right, turn 1/4 right as you step to left
side with left foot, step right next to left
Section B3
1,2,3, Cross left foot over right & rock step forward, step in place w/right,
step side with left foot (body turns slightly to right [1/8 or 45 degrees] as you
rock step) AKA "cross-over" rock
4,5,6 Cross right foot over left & rock step forward, step in place w/left, step
side w/right (body turns slightly to left [1/8 or 45 degrees] as you rock step)
AKA "cross-over" rock
1,2,3 Step forward with L foot & either hold for
counts 2,3 or tap left heel twice on 2,3
4,5,6 Step forward with R foot & either hold for counts 5,6 or tap right heel
twice on 5,6
1,2,3,4,5,6 Left Box Turn -
Step forward w/left foot & turn 1/4 left, step to right side with right, step left
next to right, step back with right foot & turn 1/4 left, step to left side with left
foot, step right next to left. (this is a box step with a total of 1/2 turn left over
counts 1 - 6)
1,2,3,4,5,6 Left Box Turn - same as above
Note: The 2 boxes have taken 4
measures (4 x 1,2,3) and will have you facing the same wall you started on. For team
routine, this is an excellent spot to modify the amount of turn to enable you to face
whichever direction you need to for a performance. All you would have to do is to
not turn on certain measures or to over turn parts of the box - comfortably each measure
of a box can turn from 1/8 to 1/2.
After A 4 Measure Intro (4 X 1,2,3 Or 12 Counts)
You Should Dance The Sections In This Order:
All Section A
All Section A
All Section B
All Section B
All Section A
All Section B
Have Fun with this and Thanks!
I just divided the sections to make them easier to teach.
Think of sections A1 & A2 as just "A", and sections
B1, B2, B3 as just "B"
As an extra little pose, you could take a side step to the left with the left foot upon
completion of all the sections to pose on one last beat of music at the end of the song.
If you choose to use the Kay Starr arrangement of the song, you will have to leave off a
couple of measures of the turning box in the B section to allow the dance to phrase,
as it is different than Scooter's version by just a couple of measures. |
