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LONELY HEARTS AND HONKY TONKS

CHOREOGRAPHED BY: LARRY COWLEY & SUE WHITE (LARRAME’S DANCE RANCH) APRIL 99  Email: larrame@x-stream.co.uk 
DESCRIPTION: 76 COUNT PARTNER DANCE
POSITION: INDIAN POSITION ( MAN BEHIND LADY, BOTH FACING OUTSIDE LINE OF DANCE, HANDS JOINED AT LADIES SHOULDERS)

MUSIC:
"SETTLIN’ FOR WHAT THEY GET" - MARK CHESNUTT (TOE THE LINE 4)

COUNTS STEPS/DESCRIPTION

(MAN & LADY USE SAME FOOTWORK UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)

ROCK STEP, L CROSS SHUFFLE, ¼ TURN, ¼ TURN, R CROSS SHUFFLE.

1-2 ROCK STEP L TO L SIDE, IN PLACE ON R

3&4 STEP L ACROSS IN FRONT OF RIGHT, STEP R TO R, STEP L ACROSS FRONT OF R (DROP L HANDS).

5-6 STEP R TO R SIDE WITH ¼ PIVOT L, STEP L BACK WITH A ¼ PIVOT L

7&8 STEP R ACROSS IN FRONT OF L, STEP L TO L, STEP R ACROSS IN FRONT OF L.

ROCK STEP, L CROSS SHUFFLE, ¼ TURN, ½ TURN, R FORWARD SHUFFLE

1-2 ROCKS STEP L TO L SIDE, IN PLACE ON R

3&4 STEP L ACROSS IN FRONT OF R, STEP R TO R, STEP L ACROSS FRONT OF R (DROP R HANDS)

5-6 STEP R TO R SIDE WITH ¼ PIVOT L, STEP BACK ON L WITH ½ TURN L (TO FACE L.O.D)

7&8 R SHUFFLE FWD (NOW IN SWEETHEART POSITION)

DIAGONAL STEP LOCKS LEFT & RIGHT WITH SCUFFS

1-4 STEP L 45deg L, SLIDE R BEHIND L, STEP L 45deg L, SCUFF R BESIDE L

5-8 REPEAT ABOVE STEPS TO RIGHT

ROCK STEP, BACK SHUFFLE, ROCK STEP FWD SHUFFLE

1-2 STEP FWD ON L, ROCK IN PLACE ON R.

3&4 SHUFFLE BACK ON L.R.L

5-6 STEP BACK ON R, ROCK IN PLACE L

7&8 SHUFFLE FWD R,L,R

CROSS STEP, SHUFFLE, CROSS STEP, SHUFFLE (LADY TURNS ½ CW)

1-2 MAN: DROPPING R HANDS RAISING L, CROSSING IN FRONT OF LADY. STEP L IN FRONT OF R, STEP R TO R

3&4 SHUFFLE IN PLACE L,R,L

1-2 LADY: CROSSING BEHIND MAN. STEP L TO L, STEP R BEHIND L

3&4 SHUFFLE IN PLACE L,R,L

5-6 MAN: CROSSING BEHIND LADY. STEP R BEHIND L, STEP L TO L,

7&8 SHUFFLE IN PLACE R,L,R

5-6 LADY: CROSSING IN FRONT OF MAN. STEPPING ½ TURN CW ON R,L, (DROPPING MANS L HAND & PICKING UP R, NOW IN OPEN POSITION)

7&8 SHUFFLE IN PLACE R,L,R

STEP, STEP, SHUFFLE, (LADY 1 FULL TURN CW TRAVELING FWD)

1-2 MAN: STEP FWD L,R

1-2 LADY: STEP FWD L,R, MAKING A FULL TURN CW.

3&4 BOTH: SHUFFLE FWD L,R,L

DIAGONAL STEP LOCKS RIGHT & LEFT WITH SCUFFS

1-4 STEP R 45deg R, SLIDE L BEHIND R, STEP R 45deg R, SCUFF L BESIDE R

5-8 REPEAT ABOVE STEPS TO LEFT

STEP ROCK, SHUFFLE x 2, LADY MAKES 1 FULL TURN CCW

1-2 MAN: STEP FWD ON R, ROCK IN PLACE L

3&4 BACK SHUFFLE R,L,R

1-2 LADY: STEP FWD ON R, ROCK IN PLACE L STARTING FULL TURN CCW

3&4 SHUFFLE R,L,R COMPLETING FULL TURN (PICKING UP HANDS IN SWEETHEART POSITION)

5-6 BOTH: STEP BACK ON L, ROCK IN PLACE R

7&8 SHUFFLE FWD L,R,L

FORWARD STEP LOCK STEP SCUFF x 2

1-4 STEP FWD R, LOCK L BEHIND R, STEP FWD R, SCUFF L BESIDE R

5-8 REPEAT ABOVE STEPS, STARTING ON LEFT

STEP ROCK, ½ TURN SHUFFLE CW, STEP ROCK ¼ TURN CCW, STEP, STEP

1-2 STEP FWD ON R, IN PLACE L

3&4 ½ TURNING R SHUFFLE CW

5-6 STEP FWD ON L, IN PLACE R

7-8 STEP LEFT ¼ TURN CCW, STEP IN PLACE R

BEGIN AGAIN

 
 

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