THE WAIKATO WALTZ

Choreographer: Jan Wyllie , Anne Bradbury & Josie Janssen

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This dance won the C.W.D.I. Choreography Competition in N.Z. on 4th May 2002. The title is pronounced Why Cat O

1-2-3Step forward on left, tap/touch right beside left, scuff right forward

4-5-6Step forward on right, tap/touch left beside right, scuff left forward

7-8-9Waltz forward left-right-left

10-11-12Waltz straight back right-left-right while making ¼ turn left

13-14-15Waltz forward left-right-left

16-17-18Waltz straight back right-left-right while making ¼ turn left (same as steps 7-12)

19-20-21Step forward on left, tap/touch right beside left, scuff right forward

22-23-24Step forward on right, tap/touch left beside right, scuff left forward (same as steps 1-6)

25-26-27Step forward on left, step forward on right, pivot ¼ turn left transferring weight to left

28-29-30Step right across left, touch left to left side, hold

31-32-33Making ¼ turn right step back on left, making ½ turn right step forward on right, step left beside right

34-35-36Step forward on right, touch/sweep left toe to left side, hold

37-38-39Sweep left across right, step right to right, rock/step left to left

40-41-42Step right across left, step left to left, rock/step right to right

43-44-45Step left across right, hold, tap right toe behind left

46-47-48Step back on right, making ¼ turn left step forward on left, step right beside left

49-50-51Step forward on left, slide right to left, step down on right

REPEAT

RESTART
On walls 3, 5 and 6, leave off the last 3 counts and start the dance again after count 48.