The Information Super Dance Floor - DESPERADO WRAP
DESPERADO WRAP
Choreographed by Harry & Norie Raymos - Country Desperados, Vallejo, California
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Description: 24-count, couples circle dance
COUNTS: 24
DIFFICULTY: Beginner
MUSIC: A Different Light - Doug Stone
Someone to Love You - Martin Del Rey
I Buy Her Roses - Sammy Kershaw
Originally prepared by: Mike Armstrong (marmstr@ibm.net)
POSITION: Tandem/Indian (Ladies in front of Gent) facing outside LOD
with gents arms over ladies shoulders, hands joined R arm crossed over L
SWAY L, R, L, R
1-2 Side step left, touch together right
3-4 Side step right, touch together left
MEN: VINE L LADIES: L 3-STEP TURN
5 Side step left Face 1/4 turn left and step left
6 Step right behind left Pivot 1/2 turn left and step right
7 Side step left Pivot 1/4 turn left and step left
TOUCH R
8 Touch together right
MEN: VINE L LADIES: L 3-STEP TURN
9 Side step right Face 1/4 turn right/step right
10 Step left behind right Pivot 1/2 turn right and step left
11 Side step right Pivot 1/4 turn right/step right
TOUCH R
12 Touch together left
VINE L 1/2 TURN L, TOUCH R
13-14 Side step left, step right behind left
15 Face 1/4 turn left/step left and pivot 1/4 turn left
(release left hands)
16 Touch together right
VINE R 1/2 TURN R, TOUCH L
17-18 Side step right, step left behind right
19 Face 1/4 turn right/step right and pivot 1/4 turn right
20 Touch together left (recover left hands)
SWAY L, R, L, R
21-22 Side step left, touch together right
(raise left hand over lady's head, lowering it to her right shoulder)
23-24 Side step right, touch together left
(raise right hand over lady's head, lowering it to her left shoulder)
Begin again
NOTES: I see this dance done in the St Louis area, started at count 21.
This is among a group of dances I classify as "sways".
The music is slow and the mood romantic, feel the music and DON'T RUSH IT.
Don

