AN OLD COUNTRY WALTZ

 

SONG: An Old Country Waltz by Terry and Jenny Bennetts  www.terryandjenny.com.au

CHOREOGRAPHER: Jan Wyllie, Hervey Bay, Qld., Australia

Email:janwyllie@iinet.net.au   Web Site: http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~janwyllie/

DANCE:48 counts,  2 walls, 180bpm, Intermediate Level, 24 count intro      Released January 2008

2 tags

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STEPS           PATTERN OF DANCE

                                 Step Back Hook Hold, Waltz Fwd 1/4, Step Back Hook Hold, Waltz Fwd 1/4

1,2,3                         Step back on R, Hook L across R, Hold

4,5,6                         Waltz fwd L,R,L making 1/4 turn left

7,8,9                         Step back on R, Hook L across R, Hold              

10,11,12                 Waltz fwd L,R,L making 1/4 turn left       (now facing the back)

 

                                 1/2 Waltz, Step Fwd Touch Hold, Step Back Drag, Step Back Drag Together

13,14,15                 Making 1/2 left waltz back R,L,R 

16,17,18                 Step fwd on L, Touch R beside L, Hold

19,20,21                 Step back on R, Drag L heel towards R for 2 counts

22,23,24                 Step back on L,  Drag R heel towards L, Step R beside L

 

                                 Diagonal Waltz, Step Back Touch Hold, Diagonal Waltz, Step Back Touch Hold

25,26,27                 Facing the right corner waltz fwd L,R,L

28,29,30                 Step back on R, Touch L beside R, Hold

31,32,33                 Turning towards the left corner waltz fwd L,R,L

4,35,36                   Step back on R, Touch L beside R, Hold

 

                                 Step Touch Hold, 1/2 Waltz, Step, Step Hook Step Down, Step Touch Hold

37,38,39                 Turning to front wall step fwd on L, Touch R beside L, Hold

40,41,42                 Making 1/2 left (over left shoulder) waltz back R,L,R 

43,44,45                 Step fwd on L, Hook R behind L, Step R behind L

46,47,48                 Step fwd on  L, Touch R beside L, Hold

 

                                 *There is a 6 count tag at the end of wall 3

1,2,3                         Step R to right, Touch L beside R, Hold

4,5,6                         Step L to left, Touch R beside L, Hold

 

                                 *There is an 18 count tag at the end of the 6th wall (facing the front)

                                 Please do the 6 beat tag above and add the following 12 steps   - -  restart dance

7,8,9                         Waltz back R,L,R making 1/2 turn left

10,11,12                 Step fwd on L, Touch R beside L, Hold

13,14,15                 Waltz back R,L,R making 1/2 turn left

16,17,18                 Step fwd on L, Touch R beside L, Hold

 

                     

               

 These Aussie singers have a great old fashioned sound—and I love that!

The waltz is pretty fast so you will have to keep your wits about you., but the steps

are all very manageable so you shouldn’t have a problem.

If you can’t find the music please email janwyllie@iinet.net.au

         See you on the floor sometime...Jan         

Original sheet by

Jan Wyllie