WALTZIN' AROUND
 Choreographed by Don Deyne, 106 S High St, Apt D, Shiloh, IL 62269 email: [drdeyne@apci.net] (618) 624-5833 The Information Super Dance Floor: http://homepages.apci.net/~drdeyne |
| Description: | 60-count (10 waltz series) couples dance started in closed couple position Use as a dance on it's own, as an amalgamation, or as learn the individual moves to add to your waltz |
Assumption: Reader knows the basic couples waltz. So this is more of a guide than a precise step description.
WALTZ LOD 1-6 Couple waltzes forward line-of-dance (Lead left turn on 6) 1/2 TURN L 7-9 Couple turns 1/2 turn left Set lady to your left side (step straight forward with left foot - pelvis does not turn) Step through on 1 pivot left and step down LOD on 2 (lady is now facing LOD, man RLOD) 10-12 Couple waltzes slightly RLOD WALTZ RLOD 13-18 Couple waltzes reverse line-of-dance MAN'S 1/2 TURN L 19-21 Man turns left under left arm (now facing LOD in "left open promenade") Remove right hand from lady's shoulder, turn 1/2 left under your left/lady's right hands 22-24 Couple waltzes slightly forward LOD COUPLE PIN-WHEELS L 25-30 Couple waltzes in pin-wheel fashion turning 1/2 left to face RLOD (Use joined hands as an axis) Lady dances slightly backwards to facilitate the pin-wheel LADY'S 1/2 R & MAN'S 1/2 TURN L 31-33 Couple turns 1/4 to face each other (man recovers lady's left hand in his right "2-hand open") 34-36 (Release lady's right hand from man's left) Couple turns 1/4 to face forward LOD (Now facing LOD in "right open promenade") Waltz LOD w/lock steps 37-39 Step diagonally forward (left for men, right for ladies), lock step, step forward (partners move apart) 40-42 Step diagonally forward, lock step, step forward (partners move towards each other) 43-48 Repeat steps 37-42 Lady's 1/2 L & man's 1/2 turn R 49-51 Couple turns 1/4 to face each other (man recovers lady's right hand in his left) 52-54 (Release lady's left hand from man's right) Couple turns 1/4 to face forward RLOD (left open promenade) Whip to closed position, man facing LOD 55-57 MEN: 1 - Turn left to face diagonally forward LOD take a healthy step on the left 2 - Face LOD and step sligtly to the right side on right foot 3 - Turn slightly diagonally left, moving left arm towards RLOD (acts as a lead for the lady's turn) and step left crossed behind right LADIES 1-2-3 - Waltz in a 1/2 right arc around the man 58-60 Turn the lady into a 1/2 left turn under man's left arm returning to closed couple