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Choreographer: Jan Wyllie

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This dance was written for Joy Murdoch from Balclutha New Zealand during my Oct. 2005 workshop tour. The music was of emotional importance for Joy and her husband Keith, who has left the planet

ROCK FORWARD & BACK, BACK LOCK, ¼ ROCK RETURN, BACK LOCK

1&2Rock/step forward on left, rock back on right, step back on left

3&4Step back on right, lock/step left in front of right, step back on right

5-6Making ¼ left rock step forward on left, rock back on right

7&8Step back on left, lock/step right in front of left, step back on left

½ ROCK RETURN, ½ SHUFFLE, ROCK FORWARD ¼ RETURN, STEP TOUCH STEP TOUCH

9-10Making ½ right rock/step forward on right, rock back on left

11&12Making ½ right shuffle back over right shoulder shuffle forward right, left, right

13-14Rock/step forward on left, rock back on right while making ¼ left

&15Step left to left, touch right beside left

&16Step right to right, touch left beside right

SIDE ROCK RETURN, BEHIND SIDE ACROSS, SIDE ROCK RETURN, ROCK RETURN

17-18Rock/step left to left, rock/return weight sideways onto right

19&20Step left behind right, step right to right, step left across right

21-22Rock/step right to right, rock/return weight sideways onto left

23-24Rock/step right behind left, rock/return weight to left

SIDE STEP ¼ TURN, SHUFFLE FORWARD, FULL TURN, STEP PIVOT ¼

25-26Step right to right, pivot ¼ left transferring weight to left

27&28Shuffle forward right, left, right

29-30Step forward left, right while making a full turn left (or just walk forward)

31-32Step forward on left, pivot ¼ right transferring weight to right

REPEAT

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On walls 3 and 5 after count 16
1-2-3-4Take weight on left and sway hips left, right, left, right
Restart dance from the beginning

Music

About the Choreographer

Jan Wyllie

Jan Wyllie is an acclaimed line dance choreographer whose remarkable creativity has resulted in over 540 innovative dances archived in the dance community. With a passion for inspiring movement and connection, Jan's work continues to enrich the global line dancing landscape, inviting dancers of all levels to express themselves through rhythm and camaraderie.

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